The Hidden Dragon Abyss was vast, a circular chasm nearly ten kilometers in diameter.
At that moment, quite a few people had gathered around the Hidden Dragon Abyss. Chen Changan took a rough look and counted at least a thousand.
The weakest among them were all at the World King God Realm. Chen Changan was perhaps the one with the lowest cultivation here.
Though Lin Xiaozhong wasn't welcome in the Lin family, he was still one of their own, so most people generally humored him.
But outside the family, the kid was even less welcome.
When they saw Lin Xiaozhong, many people's faces twisted with undisguised disdain. Some even turned their backs, pretending they hadn't seen him at all.
Lin Xiaozhong paid them no mind and headed straight for the people he knew.
"Well, well. You're all here?"
"It's been a hundred years or so since we last parted."
"I thought you'd been so shaken by my excellence that you'd fallen into despair and couldn't bear to show your faces again."
"But I suppose I worried for nothing. With skin as thick as yours, you really have nothing to fear."
Those few simple remarks made Chen Changan regret everything. He regretted ever showing up with Lin Xiaozhong.
The guy was born to draw hate. The things he said were so damn punchable.
Though everyone had turned their backs to Lin Xiaozhong, their slightly trembling shoulders showed they were doing their utmost to hold back their anger.
When no one responded, Lin Xiaozhong didn't feel awkward at all. Instead, he sighed wistfully.
"I know. When you face me, you can't help but feel inferior."
"But you have your own strengths, don't you?"
"You're simply not as good as me, but you're still better than a lot of people. You're... excellent."
"You