Su Ye understood.
Of course. How had he nearly forgotten? The First Rule Stone Pillar had been left behind by the First Heavenly King.
Yet Su Ye had never mentioned it, and the First Heavenly King had seen through his experience at a glance.
What a sharp eye.
Su Ye clasped his fists respectfully. "I was merely lucky, senior."
"Lucky?"
Xiao Qingtian shook his head, his gaze deepening.
"Luck alone wouldn't have let you take the... Divine Cores left by those two Ancient God-Demons in the Burial God Graveyard."
The words "Divine Cores" struck the empty Main Hall like a thunderclap!
Su Ye's pupils contracted. This shocked him far more than anything Xiao Qingtian had said before!
Obtaining the Divine Cores in the Burial God Graveyard was one of his greatest secrets.
Even Xia Zhiqiu, Zhang Xuan, and the others who had gone there with him knew nothing about them. Su Ye himself had yet to decide what to do with the two Divine Cores.
But... Xiao Qingtian had seen through that too?
The First Heavenly King's perception was terrifying!
Wait...
Could the First Heavenly King have obtained a Divine Core in the Burial God Graveyard himself, then used it to reach his current position?
That would explain how he knew about them.
Noticing Su Ye's body tense and the wariness that flashed through his eyes, Xiao Qingtian waved a hand. His tone remained gentle.
"Relax, young man. If I meant to take your Divine Cores, you wouldn't be standing here talking to me. Obtaining them proves you have the talent to comprehend higher Laws. I'm simply curious: how many did you get, and what are their attributes?"
There was no point hiding them now. It would only seem petty.
Su Ye took a deep breath and willed them forth.