Bloodline Awakening

"Tut, tut. He even brought out the Great Nirvana Finger, yet still ended up like this—completely suppressed before everyone, without even the slightest ability to fight back. This time, Gu Yao's sense of defeat will probably be carved into his bones. It seems we underestimated Xiao Ling before."

At the peak of a mountain range thousands of zhang away from the plaza stood an ancient tree so vast it would take several people to encircle it. Its branches were lush with leaves, and three figures stood quietly atop them, their robes fluttering gently in the mountain wind.

One of them, a man in silver robes, raised his eyes toward the sky above the plaza. There was a hint of amusement in his gaze, but his tone could not conceal his admiration.

Beside him, a broad-shouldered, powerfully built man spoke, his heavy voice rolling through the forest like muffled thunder and shaking several leaves loose.

"Xiao Ling truly is formidable. Gu Yao clearly fought with everything he had, yet I still feel that he never forced out Xiao Ling's true strength. That Heavenly Tier Dou Technique that could devour the power of annihilation probably was not even Xiao Ling's trump card."

Though this man had an honest-looking face and appeared somewhat simple-minded, the aura surrounding him was as vast and mighty as the heavy earth. Every breath he took seemed to make the air around him tremble slightly, making it clear that his strength was anything but ordinary.

"If the two of you were to fight Xiao Ling now, even if you joined forces with Gu Yao at his peak, the three of you might still not be his match."

A gentle voice came from the figure standing at the forefront. He wore a thin azure robe, and his handsome, refined