Those words struck the Floating Dao Arena like a heavy hammer.
Everyone's gaze snapped toward the source of the voice.
At some point, a stooped figure had appeared in a corner of the main hall's High Terrace.
He wore drab hemp robes, without the slightest ripple of spiritual energy around him, like an old farmer from the mortal world who had just finished working the fields.
The instant the Grand Hua Old Ancestor recognized him, every trace of color drained from his face.
He opened his mouth, but only a strange, choking rattle came from his throat. He could not force out a single word.
The crowd erupted.
"Who is that?"
"If even the Grand Hua Old Ancestor is this terrified, he must be an old monster in the Longevity Realm!"
"What did he just say? He suffered from this condition too? Doesn't that mean the Grand Hua Old Ancestor really has been contaminated by Corruption?"
Once the seed of suspicion was planted, it instantly grew into a towering tree.
When the crowd looked at the Grand Hua Old Ancestor again, their gazes had changed completely.
Their reverence and respect had vanished without a trace, replaced by undisguised fear and disgust.
A man whose own Dao Fruit had been tainted by Corruption had actually flown the banner of saving Central Province while scheming to lay his hands on the Return-to-Void Dao Seed? What a colossal joke!
Zhao Tu, the master of the Supreme Force Immortal Vein, reacted fastest. The burly man with a brutish face suddenly stepped forward, crushing the warship's deck beneath his foot.
"You old dog of Grand Hua!"
Zhao Tu pointed straight at Grand Hua's nose and unleashed a torrent of abuse, spittle flying everywhere.
"You dared to hide this from us and deceive us! You hypocrite