Protector Wu's heart was full of shock and wariness. His gaze fixed on Xiao Yan, now carrying a few shades more gravity.
Seeing the shock and confusion in Protector Wu's eyes, Xiao Yan curled his lips into a cold smile. "A lackey of the Soul Hall, with such a dense aura of sinister energy about you—trying to hide it was hopelessly naive!"
He had been able to detect Protector Wu so easily partly because the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was exceptionally sensitive to the aura of souls, and partly because the golden trait "Strictest Father of Alien Races" made him especially sensitive to the aura of alien races like those of the Soul Hall.
"Hmph! All talk!"
Protector Wu snorted, a trace of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
"But so what if you found me? Since you dared to barge into the Misty Cloud Sect today and provoke me and old Sect Master Yun, don't expect to leave alive!"
As his words fell, the frigid aura around Protector Wu surged. A vast Dou Zong pressure bore down on Xiao Yan, while his black robe stirred without a breeze and the eerie skull patterns on it glimmered with ghostly green light.
"Protector Wu, stop wasting your breath on this brat!"
Yun Shan spoke up too, his voice aged and imposing, his cold gaze fixed on Xiao Yan.
"This boy has extraordinary talent and boundless potential. If we let him live, he'll become a scourge. We must kill him today!"
Yun Shan was likewise filled with shock and wariness.
Since he had colluded with Protector Wu, he knew the other man's goal was to deal with Xiao Yan. At first, he hadn't thought much of this young upstart, but he had never expected Xiao Yan to grow so frighteningly fast, breaking