"Long time no see!"
Lin Chuan's gaze swept across all the cultivators present. Quite a few of them had been among those who had besieged him at the Immortal Allure Inn in Kirin City. With cultivators' memories, and only a year having passed, Lin Chuan remembered these people vividly.
The previously clamorous hall abruptly fell silent. The cultivators who had shouted the loudest all shut their mouths, their eyes filled with shock as they looked at Lin Chuan.
If they remembered correctly, when Azure Dragon had fought everyone a year ago, he had only been at the early Deity Transformation stage. Yet in just one year, he had crossed two successive ranks and reached the late Deity Transformation stage. Such progress was beyond everyone's expectations and gave them an ominous feeling.
Moreover, many people noticed Lin Chuan's eyes. Those eyes called the Sharingan had left an incomparably deep impression on everyone. Yet a year ago, there had only been seven tomoe revolving within them. Now, when they met again, there were already nine. Judging from the number alone, the power of those eyes had undergone a qualitative leap, making the cultivators who noticed this detail even more uneasy.
The Heaven's Extremity Sect Master and the Nine Star Peak Master undoubtedly understood Azure Dragon best, because they had essentially been the two dealing with Azure Dragon during that battle. Thus, they paid close attention to his changes. Beyond these details, they had also noticed the strange jade pendant floating beside Lin Chuan.
It was something they had never seen before, yet Azure Dragon now openly allowed it to float at his side. Its meaning was obvious. More importantly, they both found it somewhat familiar, as though they had seen it somewhere before.
"From today onward, I am the master of Floating