While Blood Blade Saint was still wavering in shock and uncertainty, the Energy Entity underlings around him had already moved to surround Xiao Yan, frightening him into hurriedly shouting, "Get back! This is the young master of the Xiao Clan—how dare you lay a hand on him?!"
The Energy Entities all trembled at his words, then instantly scattered and fled, vanishing without a trace.
Blood Blade Saint wiped at the nonexistent cold sweat on his brow and said ingratiatingly to Xiao Yan, "I presume you've come to see Lord Xiao Xuan, little brother? Hehe, there are still some troublesome fellows along the way. Let me lead you, so you won't waste any time. How does that sound?"
"Hehe, then I'll trouble you."
Xiao Yan smiled and did not refuse Blood Blade Saint's eagerness. There were indeed quite a few powerful beings deep within the Heavenly Tomb. Though he did not fear them, he had no wish to waste time on them.
"Hehe, it's nothing, nothing. Within this Heavenly Tomb, no one would dare touch Lord Xiao Xuan's descendants." Blood Blade Saint chuckled, then floated into the air and flew toward the depths of the Heavenly Tomb.
As an ancient burial ground, the Heavenly Tomb held countless buried strong individuals. Among the Energy Entities formed within it were many capable of rivaling Dou Sheng experts. Whenever Xiao Yan and Blood Blade Saint passed through their territories, they would try to swarm them in hopes of feasting on Xiao Yan's flesh and blood.
"He is Lord Xiao Xuan's descendant."
With just that casual sentence from Blood Blade Saint, those Energy Entities that were practically overlords within the Heavenly Tomb were frightened pale, each turning around and fleeing as fast as they could. As old monsters who had survived in the Heavenly Tomb