"Excellent!" Dias raised his hand. "A truly splendid contest. I hereby declare the challenge passed!"
With the announcement, the projections on the field disappeared. Behemoth reappeared in the arena, while Yuan Shouzhen took his place among those advancing.
The other experts in the Advancement Zone, whether they knew him or not, all looked at Yuan Shouzhen with a trace of wariness in their eyes. Only the Gold Emperor chuckled and walked up without the slightest reservation.
"Old Yuan, long time no see."
The Gold Emperor came before Yuan Shouzhen with a chuckle. "You really are growing younger the longer you live."
Yuan Shouzhen glanced at the Gold Emperor and smiled faintly. "What, you came, but Wan Guiyuan is still putting on airs?"
"He has matters to handle. The Yuan Cultivation Society is busy with business, and he handles countless affairs every day, so he couldn't get away." The Gold Emperor smiled. "My company, on the other hand, is already running smoothly. I'm just a hands-off boss, an idle man."
"But you—why are you so concerned about Wan Guiyuan?" The Gold Emperor abruptly changed the subject, looking at Yuan Shouzhen. "Are you still worried that he can restrain your ability?" Back when they had yet to undergo Feather Transformation, they often sparred and exchanged insights. Yuan Shouzhen's ability was practically the nemesis of everyone else's. Whether it was the Martial Combat Faction's physical attack, the Spell Faction's curses, or the Illusion Faction's Mental Control, none could affect him; instead, they would be turned around and used against their wielders. It could be called an invincible ability.
Yet there was one ability alone that could restrain Yuan Shouzhen.
That was Wan Guiyuan's Myriad Aspects Return to Origin!
Judging purely by its efficiency against others, Myriad Aspects Return to Origin, which could only