Longyan Star Domain.
The Huo Luo Clan's encampment.
Numerous Huo Luo Clan experts had gathered in the hall. They sat quietly, their gazes fixed on the seat of honor, which... remained empty.
Bzzzz!
Bzzzz!
In an instant, a fiery-red streak descended from the sky, settled over the seat, and expanded into the graceful figure of a woman. It was none other than:
The Huo Luo Clan's holy maiden—Zi Xiao.
"We pay our respects to Your Holiness!"
The experts all cupped their fists, their perfectly unified voices shaking heaven and earth and carrying far into the distance.
"Everyone."
Zi Xiao gently raised her left hand and pressed it downward, and silence immediately fell.
She was now very different from when she had first been resurrected. Her aura was as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea, terrifying beyond measure. Every movement exuded a presence unique to the pinnacle of the Dao realm.
After a period of secluded cultivation, Zi Xiao had fully recovered her cultivation, reaching the realm she had held before her resurrection.
However, the restrictions of this world still prevented her from using several great Divine Abilities.
She now possessed eighty percent of her ancient strength. Further cultivation would do her no good. To advance any further, she could only plunder heaven and earth and seek new opportunities.
"Everyone."
Zi Xiao's cool voice carried far:
"In the epoch before last, generation after generation of our Huo Luo Clan's ancestors drove rough carts and wore ragged clothes as they forged a path, finally bringing our clan to the summit of the hundred strongest clans. What splendor we enjoyed then, what glory."
"But nothing remains powerful forever, nor does anything endure forever. In this age, our Huo Luo Clan has declined. But I am here, and I will