Within the Eternal Night Secret Realm,
The Wood Clone propped his chin on one hand, legs crossed, and looked calmly at the familiar old man before him without the slightest hint of surprise.
"Looks like Young Friend Lin wasn't surprised. When did you discover me?"
Seeing that the Wood Clone showed none of the surprise he had expected upon seeing him, Sima Hao looked at him curiously and asked in astonishment.
"You want to know? Beg me!"
The Wood Clone grinned, glanced at Sima Hao, and replied lazily.
"Young Friend Lin, you jest. It seems your eye discovered me. Truly extraordinary. If I'm not mistaken, your eye should also be SSS-grade, perhaps even a little higher in grade than your Wood Release, right?"
Sima Hao chuckled.
"Tch, stop showing off your cleverness. Even a pig could guess that. Haven't you noticed that those two up there didn't react at all?"
The Wood Clone spoke with contempt.
"Hehe... It seems Young Friend Lin is quite angry."
Sima Hao showed no major emotional reaction to the Wood Clone's words. Such minor verbal provocation was nowhere near enough to make him lose his temper. He chuckled, then turned to Ya'en.
"Your Holiness, Pope."
"Sima Hao, it seems you truly intend to abandon your current identity."
Ya'en looked calmly at Sima Hao. Back at Sakura Martial University, he had already tested Sima Hao. He had not expected him to truly make up his mind, or else he would not have come here so soon.
"Hehe... The mere Abe Family is not enough for me to cling to. Your Holiness, Pope, does what you said before still stand?"
"Oh?"
Ya'en immediately sat up straighter and looked at Sima Hao with interest.
"Have you made your decision? You should know better than anyone that once you