Emperor Ling forcibly endured the pain within his body, his pupils contracting violently as he warily watched Lord Xuan Tong.
Mu Yu, a woman who had long lived deep within the imperial palace, had been kept like a canary in a cage. How could she have obtained such lethal power? The moment Lord Xuan Tong appeared, Emperor Ling understood: the power must have been bestowed upon Mu Yu by Lord Xuan Tong!
"Lord Xuan Tong..."
Emperor Ling silently repeated the name in his heart. It felt somewhat familiar. Suddenly, his pupils rapidly widened, and he looked at Lord Xuan Tong with his entire body faintly trembling. "Y-you... you're Lord Xuan Tong!"
Emperor Ling remembered. Several days ago, during the battle between the Heaven Swallowing Race and the Giant God Race at Demon God Ridge, the victor had been none other than Lord Xuan Tong of the Heaven Swallowing Race!
Combining the surging devouring power he sensed within his body with Lord Xuan Tong's self-introduction, Emperor Ling instantly confirmed that the man before him was the member of the Heaven Swallowing Race who had cleaved off a Giant God's head with a single sword strike at Demon God Ridge!
Although Emperor Ling had never left the imperial palace in Lingxiao City since ascending the throne, the court officials of Lingxiao City delivered fresh news from the Celestial God Tomb every day.
It was through those memorials that Emperor Ling had seen scattered mentions of Lord Xuan Tong!
"You know me?"
Lord Xuan Tong looked at Emperor Ling in surprise.
"Lord Xuan Tong fought the Giant God at Demon God Ridge and severed its head with a single sword strike. What unparalleled valor—that feat made your name resound throughout the world in a single day. How could I not know of you?"