Of the Emberlight Lineage's power, aside from those three instances, Xu Xiaoshou had only encountered it when he touched the famed sword Yanmang and entered that illusion, and when he caught a glimpse of it on the Wretched Saint.
According to Ba Zunan, that had been a Holy Emperor! And now, combined with the reactions of the Gray Mist Man and Ba Zunan...
These people seemed to have all stayed on Void Island? Oh no...
Xu Xiaoshou panicked.
He did not want to wade into the muddy waters of Void Island.
By his estimation, it was a true land of exile.
And what had been exiled there were Ghost Beasts in human form—very likely all Saints!
Ba Zunan's very first words had been that explosive?
Could it be that he had truly chosen the wrong person for this follower?
The Gray Mist Man subconsciously took a step back. He seemed to harbor an instinctive terror toward the person before him, not daring to get too close at all.
After a long silence, he finally said with difficulty, "I am from the Black Lineage."
"Heh!"
Ba Zunan laughed coldly. "The Black and White Lineages both regard me as their sovereign. You wish to break free?"
The atmosphere instantly turned murderous.
Xu Xiaoshou's hands and feet began to turn cold.
Had he not previously spoken with that remarkably easygoing Ba Zunan, he might have thought these were two different people.
When facing outsiders, this fellow was simply domineering to the extreme.
The Gray Mist Man fell silent.
He retreated another step, his gaze evasive. His lips moved, but he closed them again.
"Speak!"
Ba Zunan barked.
Even Storyteller jumped at that shout.
He had captured the sealed Ghost Beast.
He also knew that his brother had been looking for sealed Ghost Beasts.