"Roar...?!"
The Earth-Radiant Dragon Lizard's attack stance, only half-formed, came to an abrupt halt!
Its massive body began trembling violently beyond its control.
The thick bone plates on its back creaked under unbearable strain, and the floating rubble came crashing down.
The surface of the deep pool was pressed downward by the invisible pressure, forming rings of bizarre ripples.
Its savage vertical pupils—
were now replaced by boundless shock, unbelievable horror,
and a rapidly growing trace of reverence!
Before this pressure, the power that had allowed it to dominate an entire region seemed so tiny and laughable.
Like a firefly before the bright moon, a stream before the vast ocean!
This was a level of power beyond its comprehension!
Absolutely not something a human Soul Master could possess!
It even surpassed the legendary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts of its understanding!
A thought that made even its soul feel insignificant surfaced uncontrollably.
"Y-You are...?"
Within the spiritual realm, its deep, thunderous voice rang out once more, but all its former brutality and intimidation had vanished.
In their place were unconcealed suspicion and probing, along with a faint tremor that even it had failed to notice.
It even unconsciously lowered its head slightly, angling its most threatening horns and fangs away.
Atop the stone pillar, Xia Ming still stood with his hands behind his back.
He looked down calmly at the colossal beast below, whose demeanor had changed drastically because of his aura, like a god gazing upon the mortal world.
Then he spoke.
His voice was not loud, yet it clearly pierced the barriers of space and the turbulence of energy.
It rang directly within the Earth-Radiant Dragon Lizard's soul, carrying divine majesty:
"You may address me as—"
"God of Qilin."
As those four words fell, invisible laws seemed to resonate with