It was in the brief instant before Sect Master Luo raised his hands and closed them to unleash Immortal Art: Tianyan Forty-Nine.
The eight had seen two Blood Rune marks on the young man's palms—tracking marks left on a killer only after the death of direct descendants of the Southern Sea Dragon Palace.
Once those Blood Runes marked someone, the only way to wear them down was to keep circulating Spiritual Power and let time slowly grind them away.
There was almost no way to remove them completely. Except death, of course.
The young man had made no attempt to hide the marks on his palms when he struck.
That could mean only one thing: he did not fear the Southern Sea Dragon Palace. Or he had deliberately shown an opening to draw its attention.
Don't tell me this kid thinks killing two high-ranking princes of the Southern Sea Dragon Palace wasn't enough.
Is he planning to kill a few more princes next? Maybe even the crown prince?
The moment that thought arose in the minds of the eight Tribulation-Crossing Pseudo-Immortal Powerhouses, they could no longer shake it.
It also hardened their earlier suspicion.
The young man sitting beside them had to be an Immortal reincarnated to cultivate anew.
At that thought, the Eight Sect Masters turned their eyes in unspoken accord toward the blue-robed figure on the enormous chair at their center.
The handsome young man's fair face showed not the slightest concern over the Blood Rune marks he had inadvertently revealed.
He simply watched the cultivators below, his expression as still as an ancient well.
The sect masters of the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea were gradually getting used to it.
As they saw it, if a reincarnated Immortal let the mere Southern Sea Dragon Palace cow