"Half Emperor..."
The white-bearded old man seated beside Xiao Yan, who had kept his eyes closed like withered wood, suddenly lifted his eyelids. An almost imperceptible sharpness radiated from him.
Xiao Yan felt as though an icy needle had pierced straight through the depths of his soul, and he could not help drawing a sharp breath. Just a wisp of unconsciously leaking intent was already this terrifying! This old man's Soul Power had definitely entered the Emperor Realm!
"Is the evidence conclusive?" the white-bearded old man asked.
Gongsun Lin stood in the center of the hall, enduring dozens of heavy gazes capable of piercing through space, and slowly nodded. "Only someone at the Half Emperor realm could confront the Sword Head."
Azure Dragon Sword Saint Gongsun Shu's ancient, weathered face was tightly furrowed as he spoke in a low voice. "Though the Soul Clan has kept a low profile over the years, they were capable of wiping out the once-flourishing Xiao Clan. Their strength must be formidable. Now, they also have the Natural Realm, which possesses a Half Emperor, aiding them. Once these two forces join together, they will be like a monstrous flood. Should they turn against our Sword Clan, our clan alone will be hard-pressed to withstand them."
"Clan leader, when you entered the Hun Realm back then, did you uncover the true strength of the Hun Clan experts?" Gongsun Mie, the Sword Clan's current Great Elder, asked.
Gongsun Lin frowned slightly and sighed. "When I entered the Hun Realm, I only faced the Four Demon Saints of the Hun Clan and Hun Tiandi. Even Nihility Devouring Flame never made a move."
Gongsun Sanbu added at the right moment, "A thousand years ago, Nihility Devouring Flame was injured by the old clan leader. After recuperating for a thousand