Sikong Jing's face slowly changed, returning to his true appearance.
Thud...
Ling Yuyue dropped to the ground on the spot. She stretched out a hand, trembling as she pointed at Sikong Jing, too shocked to speak for a moment.
The seven Quasi-Emperor Palace Masters had already climbed back to their feet...
The Cloud Soaring Palace Master stared wide-eyed. "Why does this person look somewhat familiar?"
"He does look familiar, but I can't remember who he is." The second Quasi-Emperor Palace Master racked his brains.
Then the Golden Mystery Palace Master suddenly said, "He is... he is the disciple or something of that Sword Extinction Totem's chosen master from nearly twenty years ago."
"I remember now. He's the son of the Nine Heavens Successor."
Back when the Sword Extinction Totem incident happened...
Sikong Jing and Teng Bahun had fought atop the Sword Extinction Totem against the forces and subordinates of numerous Heavenly Emperors and Quasi-Emperor Palaces. When Boundless Sea split apart, he and Teng Bahun had even crossed the void rift together.
At the time, nearly all the Quasi-Emperor Palace Masters had been present. They had all seen Sikong Jing before.
At the same time, Ling Liaoyuan's mouth fell open as well. "You are... the son of the Nine Heavens Successor."
In an instant, it was as though everything had become clear.
The so-called Demon Sword was the spirit-shadow incarnation of the Nine Heavens Successor's son.
He had actually returned from the Vast Cosmos Great World, and he truly was a native-born resident of the Spirit Seal Realm.
That also explained his terrifying Nine Heavens Sword Dao. His father, Sikong Ding, was the true successor of the Nine Heavens Emperor. After swallowing the Nine Heavens Essence Blood of the Boundless Sea Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family branch, he had become the Nine Heavens