The Bloodstone Grand Lord was wary of the Children of the Heavenly Dao not because they were powerful, but because they were favored by their world's Heavenly Dao Fortune. That often gave them abilities beyond the ordinary.
Such people had extraordinary luck and often escaped danger.
They could even turn misfortune into opportunity and grow at astonishing speed.
Let one's guard slip, and they might turn the tables.
For a demonic cultivator bent on destroying the world, a Child of the Heavenly Dao was not only a tremendous source of nourishment but also the greatest obstacle.
That was why he paid such close attention to Xia Qingchen and Yue Yuna.
Zhou Yan, by contrast, had performed well in both strength and other respects.
But the Bloodstone Grand Lord took only a passing interest in him because of his strength. Beyond that, he gave him little thought.
He likely knew too little about Zhou Yan and the Human Realm. Had he known anything about Zhou Yan's exploits there, he would never have underestimated him so badly.
After all, besides those favored by Heavenly Dao Fortune, there was an even more extraordinary kind of person.
A Child of the Heavenly Dao was merely favored by a world's Heavenly Dao Fortune. Zhou Yan, however, was clearly in a class above... The Bloodstone Grand Lord's attacks were not especially powerful, but he was incredibly fast.
Zhou Yan and the others learned firsthand that speed could overcome anything. He ran all six of them in circles.
The Bloodstone Grand Lord rarely struck, but when he did, nothing could withstand him. Both Mingxia True Person's Golden Light Mantra and Mingjing Grandmaster's Diamond Dharma Form crumbled in a single blow.
Liu Hen and Yue Qingshan fared even worse. Both were badly wounded, blood spilling from their mouths.