Qin Zheng's pupils remained utterly still as he looked at the man who had suddenly appeared.
He sized the other man up, then spoke calmly.
"Level ninety-three."
"Looks like you're an elder of the Clear Sky Sect."
Though Qin Zheng's words carried the tone of a question, his attitude was incomparably certain.
It was as though he had already seen through everything about the man.
At Qin Zheng's words, the middle-aged man's heart lurched.
His name was Tang Lie.
He was the Blazing Sun Douluo, ranked seventh among the Clear Sky Sect's elders!
A level ninety-three assault-type Title Douluo!
But...
He had not even released his martial soul, much less used any of the Clear Sky Sect's secret techniques.
How could this man be so certain that he was an elder of the Clear Sky Sect?
Could it be... that the Clear Sky Sect's secluded location had truly been exposed?
Tang Lie's heart filled with doubt and wariness.
However, now was not the time to think about such things.
Tang Lie took a deep breath, cupped his hands toward Qin Zheng once more, and spoke in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency has sharp eyes."
"I am Tang Lie, a level ninety-three assault-type Title Douluo, seventh among the Clear Sky Sect's elders. My title... is Blazing Sun!"
Tang Lie introduced himself, neither servile nor overbearing.
After a brief pause, he continued:
"Earlier, I heard Your Excellency say that you are from Spirit Hall. Might I ask whether the Clear Sky Sect has offended Spirit Hall in some way, to the point that Your Excellency has personally come to our sect to demand an explanation?"
At this point, Tang Lie's tone gradually turned solemn.
"If you cannot give us a proper reason, then considering Your Excellency's earlier slaughter of the villages belonging