Luring Chu Sheng into Making a Move

Aboard the spirit vessel.

Master Wu Wang looked at the two men and finally spoke slowly.

"Now, can you tell this poor monk who you really are?"

Hearing this, the man in black robes turned back, his tone filled with undisguised contempt.

"Even if I told you, you wouldn't know."

Master Wu Wang stared fixedly at him.

"You two... are presumably not from the Star Alliance?"

The moment those words fell, the smile on the black-robed man's face faded somewhat.

Even the companion beside him, who had remained silent all along, showed a trace of barely perceptible surprise in his eyes.

The black-robed man stepped forward, his voice lowering.

"Old bastard, you do have some eyes. How did you figure it out?"

Master Wu Wang raised his eyes to look at him.

"This poor monk has lived for over two thousand years. In my youth, I saw countless sects and powers. Within the hundred domains of the Star Alliance, the aura of every sect and faction has its own origins and patterns."

"But the auras on you two... are something this poor monk has never seen before. They do not resemble anything belonging to this world at all."

The black-robed man gave a soft laugh.

"Your discernment is indeed quite good. We truly are not people of the Star Alliance."

Master Wu Wang continued to press him.

"This poor monk is very curious. How did you learn of Sky-Piercing Trial Cliff, and how did you discover this poor monk's identity?"

The black-robed man let out a low laugh.

"Our vast divine dynasty commands several hundred star domains. How could we know nothing at all about the affairs of our neighbors?"

"You old monk hid yourself quite deeply, though. We investigated for so many years, yet only recently managed to finally