When he learned that Ling Tian and the others were coming, Xiao Shi was so excited that he immediately announced he was leaving seclusion and would follow Ling Tian and the others from then on. His reason was simple enough: he had mastered the first three moves of Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash and had barely managed to grasp the fourth. That was already his limit, and there was no point in continuing his seclusion.
That was right. Despite cultivating for so many years, Xiao Shi had only barely mastered the fourth move of Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash. By his estimation, he would have to break through to the Quasi-Saint level to master it completely. That wasn't something he could accomplish just by staying in seclusion.
Young Leader had also cultivated Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash, and he knew Xiao Shi had done even better than he had at the time. He also knew Xiao Shi had reached his limit for now. What he needed to do was raise his cultivation level, and that couldn't be rushed; it would take a combination of favorable circumstances.
Now that he had mastered a mighty secret art, the next step was to fight others and discover his own shortcomings. Young Leader also surmised that the Outer Realm Cultivators' incursion into Beast Soul Valley would bring together the younger generation of the God Realm, making it a grand gathering of heroes. There couldn't be a better time for Xiao Shi to go out and temper himself.
Thinking this over, he smiled. "All right, go out and temper yourself for a while. Remember, when facing a Quasi-Saint-level expert, staying alive comes first. Remember who it was, and your master will avenge you."
Xiao Shi had no doubts about that. He knew that Ancient Divine