As if he had seen through Ye Lin's misgivings, Black Emperor said with a face full of disdain.
"Little brat, your cultivation isn't much, but your vigilance is pretty high."
In his eyes, everyone in this Star River Cosmos was a child.
After all, he had existed far longer than this Star River Cosmos had lived.
Seeing the others lost in thought, Ye Lin waved his hand and laid down a restriction around them, then began walking through the little village alone.
Black Emperor followed behind Ye Lin with his head held high and chest puffed out.
The villagers, who had originally been hiding in the shadows, watched them with panicked expressions.
They were people, not idiots.
The commotion outside earlier had been so fierce that they could tell these people were anything but ordinary.
Even Li Chen, who had previously handled Li Xiaoyao and the others with ease, was now hiding in his room with the door shut tight.
These people were simply too terrifying.
Those world-destroying disturbances outside earlier had not been fake at all.
Every one of these people possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth. Naturally, he did not dare go out and face them.
After walking for a while, Ye Lin stopped before the giant tree from earlier.
This fellow was the one Gu Qingzhi had promised to protect for ten years.
Ye Lin could also sense the astonishing vitality contained within its body. It was not far from taking form.
"A true spirit of flora, not bad, not bad. Boy, take it down. The vitality contained in its body will be useful to you."
Black Emperor stood beside Ye Lin and spoke loudly, his black claw pointing straight at the giant tree before them.
Ye Lin merely raised his head and looked at