"Oh?" Lin Taichu looked at Bai Renhan in surprise and asked with a smile, "Why did Brother Bai choose me?"
"I noticed that Brother Lin cultivates an extremely rare technique. When you wielded the long halberd just now, a mysterious radiance seemed to flow faintly around you. It must be related to the technique you specialize in."
"And in my memory, apart from that inheritor within the Azure Emperor's Mausoleum, no one seems to possess a Divine Ability like that, one capable of changing the trajectory of attacks."
"Therefore, I guessed that the inheritor might very well be Brother Lin. If Brother Lin joins forces with me, we can sweep through the remaining eight teams, earn higher points, break into the top three, and enter the Star Pavilion."
Bai Renhan spoke eloquently, his spirits high as he looked expectantly at Lin Taichu, as though he had already seen a bright future ahead.
Lin Taichu's gaze froze, and his heartbeat abruptly stalled for an instant.
So that was it?
His earlier guess had been wrong. He had always known that there was an inheritor in the Azure Emperor's Palace, yet he had never considered this possibility.
Because it was simply too unbelievable.
The scope of the Azure Emperor's Palace inheritance was incomparably vast, encompassing nearly the entire Imperial City. There were countless Disciples within it, while each Star Baptism only had several hundred slots. All those who entered possessed astonishing talent.
Yet among them, he had not found anyone matching Bai Renhan's description.
Thus, he had ruled out the inheritor, forgetting that the Star Baptism selection was not limited to Disciples. Elders or masters could also enter, provided they had reached the peak of the sixth level of the Yuan king realm.
And in his battle against Mu Yuntian just now,