"Shen Yi of the Ten Seat Holders apologized to me?"
For a long while, Liu Guifen could not come back to his senses.
Ever since obtaining the Dao Ancestor's Legacy from that emerald dagger,
not even crushing Emperor Potian with sheer pressure or severing the soul of the Dark Night Supreme had stirred his blood as much as Shen Yi's verbal apology did now.
Liu Guifen truly realized that he was different now.
"I... have grown stronger..."
In the past, Liu Guifen would never have dared imagine himself standing on equal footing with a Ten Seat Holder. After all, he was an old man who had failed even the preliminary selection for five consecutive Ten Seat Holder events.
But now, not only had Shen Yi apologized to him, he might even have the chance to explore the Ancestor God's opportunity within the Inverted Buddha Pagoda alongside him! Steady, steady...
"Everything is only beginning. I can take it slowly."
"I, Liu Guifen, squandered half my life and came into greatness late. 'Emperor Guifen' is only a stepping stone—my dream is to become 'Dao Ancestor Guifen'!"
Dao Ancestor!
Before those words, what were the Ten Seat Holders but passing clouds and drifting smoke?
Throughout the endless river of history, only the Ten Ancestors, such as the Devil Ancestor and Sui Yin, were qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
Of course, that was all for later.
By the time Liu Guifen recovered his wits, Aunt Xiang had already crushed the World-Elephant Spider Lotus Crystal and smeared it over the scar where Shen Yi's hand had been cut off.
"Sizzle, sizzle..."
Within the bedchamber, the sound of flesh and blood rapidly growing was audible to the naked ear.
Before their eyes, Shen Yi grew from one hand to an arm, then a