For a moment, the atmosphere between Great Heavenly Demon Venerable and Su Xin was taut as a drawn bow. Even Great Heavenly Demon Venerable himself had not expected Su Xin to say such things.
After a long while, Great Heavenly Demon Venerable suddenly sneered. "Jianghu martial artists these days certainly have a lot of nerve. Do you know who you are speaking to? You want an explanation from me? Back in ancient times, not even the Human Emperor ever made me give him an explanation!"
Su Xin said calmly, "So what if you were once in the Heaven-Connecting Realm? Demon Venerable, you were in the Heaven-Connecting Realm before—but are you still in it now?"
As the words fell, Su Xin's gaze turned incomparably sharp as he stared straight at Great Heavenly Demon Venerable.
Previously, both Su Xin and Lu Potian had instinctively assumed that Great Heavenly Demon Venerable was extraordinarily powerful. And he truly was powerful—but in reality, he was not the same as the Heaven-Connecting Realm existence they had imagined.
At first, Great Heavenly Demon Venerable's consciousness had not yet awakened. Acting solely on instinct, he had used a demonic illusion technique that ensnared Su Xin. That strike had left an extremely deep impression on Su Xin, making him instinctively believe that this was the true strength of the Heaven-Connecting Realm, leaving him no chance even to resist.
But only now did he realize that the Great Heavenly Demon Venerable of old was no longer Heaven-Connecting, nor could he possibly retain the combat strength of the Heaven-Connecting Realm.
Driven by instinct, that Demon Venerable relic had attacked Su Xin. Su Xin had been caught off guard in that instant and thus fallen prey to it, but once he reacted and defended with the full force of his primordial spirit,