"They couldn't do it, but that didn't mean this little fellow couldn't. I sensed a trace of threat from him. He must have something on him that can threaten the very essence of a Heavenly Sovereign."
Hua Xi pointed at the innocent-looking Xiao Yan with a beaming smile.
"Something that can threaten the essence of a Heavenly Sovereign?"
Crystal-like flames suddenly flared in the Immortal Bird Beast Sovereign's beautiful eyes, and her crystalline gaze turned thoughtfully toward the depths of the Sovereign Sea in Xiao Yan's abdomen.
Just as the Immortal Bird Beast Sovereign was about to probe Xiao Yan's Sovereign Sea further, the spiritual sense in her heart began to pound wildly. It was warning her—warning her frantically.
The Immortal Bird Beast Sovereign, having sensed the deadly crisis descending upon her, immediately shifted her gaze away. Only then did the wildly beating spiritual sense in her heart slowly return to normal.
"Phew!"
The Immortal Bird Beast Sovereign secretly let out a breath of relief, then looked deeply at the seemingly harmless Xiao Yan. "Boy, you're the one. Hurry up and take out your trump card."
"Ah, seniors, I am merely someone who ascended from a lower plane. In order to protect myself, I deliberately made myself a protective talisman containing a full-powered strike of my own before ascending."
"This is the only attack I have that can ensure my safety. I was planning to use it if I encountered some great crisis in the future. Do you really have the heart to make me use it up here?"
Xiao Yan rubbed his brow and sighed helplessly.
"So that's what happened. It turns out you're a prodigy from a lower plane who broke through the shackles of your plane and ascended. What was your strength before you ascended?"
The Immortal