They were the Three Great Dragon Kings.
They had guarded the door for over half a year without leaving even a single step.
At that moment, sensing the erupting aura, a trace of shock flashed through all three of their eyes.
"The master is coming out of seclusion."
The North Dragon King spoke in a deep voice.
The South Dragon King nodded.
"This aura... it is far stronger than it was a year ago."
The West Dragon King frowned.
"It is more than stronger. It is a qualitative transformation."
The three exchanged glances, seeing reverence in one another's eyes.
Just then, a figure swiftly streaked over and landed beside them.
It was Venerable Skyfire.
"Hall Master..."
He had just begun to speak when another voice interrupted him.
"The young master is coming out of seclusion."
Qing Lin's voice came from ahead.
She stood directly before the doors with her back to the others, her gaze fixed tightly on the sealed entrance.
For more than half a year, she had not taken a single step away. She had remained there guarding the door, and now her eyes were filled with anticipation and joy.
Hearing this, Venerable Skyfire looked toward the doors. Feeling the increasingly powerful aura, he could not help but marvel.
"This presence of the Hall Master... could he be about to break through to Half-Saint?"
Qing Lin nodded lightly, the corners of her lips curling upward.
"He should be."
She sensed it more clearly than Venerable Skyfire did.
The aura pouring out from behind the door was rising at an astonishing rate.
Each surge was stronger than the last. When it reached its peak, the breakthrough would come.
Venerable Skyfire drew a sharp breath.
Half-Saint?
Before entering seclusion, the Hall Master had only been a Sixth-Turn Dou Venerate. In