"This..."
Everyone stood frozen in shock, staring incredulously at Yuwen Yuan, who was now kneeling on one knee. He was the master of the Great Sound Pavilion—how could he just kneel like that? And he had even called himself Azure Dragon's guardian. What was going on?
Meanwhile, Azure Dragon's sudden loss of strength also left everyone bewildered. Lin Chuan's power had long since become a fixed impression in their minds, so this sudden near-collapse gave everyone quite a fright.
Shui Mochan in particular knew better than anyone what kind of person Yuwen Yuan was: proud, powerful, flawless. Yet this man, whom she had always regarded as incomparably formidable, was now kneeling before Azure Dragon with such devout respect. If she had not witnessed it herself, she would never have believed it even if beaten to death.
"Azure Dragon... what did he just do?" Northern Dipper asked with a dazed expression.
Given what had happened, along with Lin Chuan's sudden collapse, everyone knew that Lin Chuan must have acted just now. Yet not one of them had seen when or how Azure Dragon made his move. Forget spiritual energy fluctuations—he had not even released the slightest trace of an aura.
"Don't worry. Lin Chuan is fine. He's just a little exhausted and will recover after resting," Mu Yucun, the Supreme Purity clone, stepped forward and said.
"What exactly happened?" Vermilion Bird asked.
"This is a Mangekyō Sharingan Dojutsu that Azure Dragon just evolved: Kotoamatsukami. It can directly invade another person's mind without being noticed and alter their will." Zero Burial's calm explanation echoed beside them, yet it struck everyone like a thunderbolt, leaving them with expressions of utter disbelief.
Faced with everyone's shock, Zero Burial's expression did not change in the slightest, because when he had first learned of this Dojutsu's