The fierce battle between two True Martial Realm experts had already left everyone present dazzled, but just then, a grand and righteous aura descended with a thunderous crash. A dragon roared through the nine heavens, and the entire imperial city was engulfed.
A middle-aged martial artist dressed in golden finery strode through the air, his presence peerless.
"It's the Xiao Family's founding ancestor, Xiao Tian'ao!"
The middle-aged martial artist was recognized in an instant. He was none other than the Xiao Family's True Martial Realm ancestor.
Back in the days of Great Jin, this ancestor had secretly made plenty of moves, hoping to contend with the Great Jin court, but every attempt had failed.
Xiao Tian'ao had also appeared during the chaos at the end of Great Jin, but after Great Zhou had secured the realm, the Xiao Family's ancestor had gone into seclusion and not taken a single step outside the Xiao Family for decades.
"Xiao Tian'ao, after all these years, has your Xiao Family still not given up on that unrealistic dream of yours?"
A cold voice rang out. Two figures emerged from the Imperial Palace. One wore a python robe and radiated an imposing aura.
The other wore a suit of scarlet flame armor and carried a Blazing Coiling Dragon Spear. Dragons roared along the shaft, which seemed almost alive. It was unmistakably a divine weapon!
The Dugu Clan, the Fanyang Lu Clan, and the other forces with no intention of moving against Great Zhou all wiped the cold sweat from their brows. They had known it would come to this.
Great Zhou's foundations were not as deep as Great Jin's, but the fact that Great Zhou had once destroyed Great Jin proved that it was no weaker in strength.
Su Xin did not recognize either of