The Thunderclap Hell Vine said nothing.
Of course it couldn't speak. Two auras bore down on it: one vast beyond measure, the other promising the annihilation of all life. They crushed its soul like two invisible mountains. As a descendant of the Thunder God that had lived for forty thousand years, it had felt the pressure of a Titled Douluo, witnessed a Limit Douluo in action, and even sensed a Demigod's Destruction Law in the ancestor surnamed Xu. But no aura had ever made it feel so insignificant.
Those two auras felt like gazing up at a sky of stars with no end in sight. It knew they existed, yet it could neither touch nor resist them. It couldn't even summon the thought of resistance.
At last, a dry thought emerged from deep within the vine, trembling to its core. "What... what are you? A god reincarnated? Are you even human?"
"Hey, why are you insulting me? I'm a purebred human, the real deal." Xiao Cheng sounded rather put out. "Though you're not entirely wrong. In a sense, I do have a connection to the gods—I'm the Child of Armageddon. With the Thunder God's bloodline running through you, your inherited memories should tell you what that means."
The Thunderclap Hell Vine fell silent for so long that Xiao Ran couldn't help glancing at his son, as though worried Xiao Cheng had stunned the vine senseless.
Xiao Ran was also deeply surprised by the aura and status of the Super Divine Artifacts Xiao Cheng had revealed. He knew his son had plenty of secrets, but he had never imagined they ran this deep. Still, he did not press him. He trusted that Xiao Cheng would tell them when he felt ready.
Finally, the Thunderclap Hell Vine gave a low, sigh-like hum.