"Could... could it be him?"
The Five Great Noble Families had once included the Heaven Family, but now it had been destroyed, leaving only the Lin, Ma, Xin, and Yuan Families.
The ancestors of all four families had now emerged from seclusion. Because of the Heaven Family's destruction, they had finally gathered together again.
Ever since the Five Great Noble Families had grown stronger and stronger, the four of them had rarely met. But now that they were together again, one of them was missing.
"It definitely isn't him. It can't be!"
Rumors about the Heaven Family's destruction were flying everywhere, but that wasn't what worried them most. They had only one real concern: had the Hou Family's founding ancestor been reincarnated?
After all, he had been their master. Though they now wanted to wipe out the Hou Family, they still feared him deeply.
It was a fear that came from the bottom of their hearts, mixed with guilt.
"Master is dead. There's no chance he was reincarnated."
"There must be something wrong with the story about the Heaven Family. The Hou Family couldn't have been hiding its strength all along, as the rumors claim."
"Don't forget, everyone saw the Hou Family's fortune dwindling bit by bit. Its fortune had already vanished. How could its strength possibly surpass the Heaven Family's?"
"The Hou Family has help, but who in the Land of Heavenly Halberd could help them? And who could destroy the Heaven Family?"
"Now, our enemy will probably come after our four families. We don't know who they are. What should we do?"
The four exchanged glances. Facing an unknown enemy, one powerful enough to destroy the Heaven Family, they truly couldn't feel at ease.
"We can't follow in the Heaven Family's footsteps. If we fight alone, we may