When this aura spread out, Wang Chong shrank back, fear surfacing on his face.
"Y-you're in the Body Integration Realm!" Wang Chong cried out.
Ling Xiu, whose spirits had just sunk to rock bottom, was shocked to the core. She immediately stared unblinkingly at Yang Chen, the astonishment in her eyes even greater than Wang Chong's.
Yang Chen was actually in the Body Integration Realm.
She—she hadn't seen wrong, had she?
Ling Xiu instinctively thought she was dreaming. In her eyes, Yang Chen had always been a spoiled young master with little real ability, yet arrogant and lofty, his eyes fixed above his head. He was merely a disciple who had risen to prominence by relying on that mysterious master of his. Letting him take advantage of her had been a sacrifice she made for her Lineage.
If Yang Chen had not possessed that background, she certainly would not have spared him a second glance. Setting everything else aside, she had reached the Golden Venerate Stage at her age—something Yang Chen could never rival.
Yet now, she realized that she seemed to have made a mistake. Why had she been so certain that Yang Chen was a spoiled young master?
In an instant, she understood. She had never carefully considered it before, but thinking about it now, everything became clear.
If Yang Chen truly had no ability whatsoever, would his mysterious master have allowed him to leave the Profound Dao Sect to carry out missions? Certainly not. His master understood better than she did exactly how capable Yang Chen was.
Moreover, no matter how foolish Yang Chen was, he should have known that the Changbai City region was Purgatory Gate's territory. Coming here rashly and acting so high-profile was practically digging his own grave.
Now, it seemed that Yang Chen's