"Why? Did you think I was taking advantage of you? Your father promised me himself back then."
Yan Dong looked at the dazed Lin Ao. Suddenly, his expression turned serious.
He walked over to Lin Ao and sniffed.
"Are you Lin Ao, or 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva'?"
Yan Dong regarded Lin Ao warily, his eyes fierce. Ready to attack at any moment, he let his aura rise steadily.
"Uncle Yan! You can actually sense Fate?"
Lin Ao looked astonished. Yan Dong could actually sense the aura of Fate?
"It's godfather!!!!"
"Now's not the time to talk about that. You still haven't answered my question. How can you prove you're the original Lin Ao?"
Yan Dong didn't let his guard down. If anything, he grew more vigilant by the second.
"Ahem, god...father?"
"How do you know so much about it? You can even smell it?"
Considering how much Yan Dong had told him last time, calling him that once wasn't too much to ask.
"Ahem... That thing used to threaten me... Ahem, anyway, I'd recognize its aura even if it were ground to dust. Answer my question!"
Yan Dong didn't explain the details. Back then, "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" had caught him and strong-armed him into helping establish the Yama Hall. It had even trained Ye Chen to become the hall's next master.
He still recognized its aura to this day. As his cultivation improved, that feeling only grew stronger—and "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" felt more dangerous than ever.
"Because I killed 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva' and absorbed all of his power."
Lin Ao told him the truth. His Fate Avatar had been "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva," and he had indeed devoured him.
Yan Dong was shocked. He could hardly believe it. Even he hadn't been confident he could take on "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva." Lin Ao had killed him?
"I'm going to