He Awakened

"Freeze!"

A soft, low shout suddenly rang out across the world, and the two milky-white pillars radiating terrifying auras in midair came to an abrupt halt.

"What... what is that?"

Everyone who had been ready to charge stared blankly at the figure that had suddenly appeared before them in midair.

Even the Pill Tower Ancestor found the scene somewhat surreal as he looked at that familiar back. The Heaven Refining Ancient Array, which even he could not withstand, had actually been stopped by a single sentence from this little fellow?

"Yao Chen, has Xiao Yan been hiding his cultivation?"

The Pill Tower Ancestor twisted his slightly stiff neck and looked toward Yao Chen beside him.

"Mm, perhaps."

Yao Chen replied uncertainly.

At that very instant, the Heaven Refining Ancient Array silently changed masters, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was horrified to discover that it had lost control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Array.

There was only one reason for this.

Time rewound to two minutes earlier.

Inside Xiao Yan's body, Xiao Yan gave up control of his body and allowed a great consciousness to temporarily take over. As for his own consciousness, it shrank off to one side and silently watched everything unfold.

That was right, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint had awakened!

"Demonic Lotus Saint, can we make a deal? Since you should have taken control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, killing a few people for me should be easy, right? Not many—just those two Five-Star Dou Sheng covered in sinister aura down there. Help me get rid of them."

Xiao Yan spoke very politely as he negotiated with this big shot.

"No."

The big shot answered succinctly.

"I've even lent you my body for the time being. Why won't you help me with such a small