Chapter 161: Xiao Xuan
They advanced without obstruction and had already reached the depths of the Heavenly Tomb. Everything around them was as black as ink, the surrounding light exceptionally dim. Standing here felt like standing in a void, filling one with a sense of bewilderment and unease.
This was the depths of the Heavenly Tomb.
Here stood an ancient stone tablet. It rose alone within this pitch-black region, solitary and desolate, as though it would endure forever.
"Descendant of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yu, requests the ancestor to appear." Having arrived here, Xiao Yu stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
The moment Xiao Yu's voice fell, faint ripples spread through the space before them. Then, a figure clad in pale blue silently emerged. His appearance caused no heavenly phenomenon, yet everyone vaguely felt as though this entire world could not withstand a single fist or kick from him.
The figure raised his head, revealing a face that was not exceptionally handsome, yet carried a unique charm. His black hair hung over his shoulders, while his ink-black eyes were like black holes—deep, filled with an unusual wisdom, and possessing an intoxicating allure.
"The Xiao Clan... someone has finally come. My years of waiting have not been in vain." The man in blue stepped through the air and slowly came before Xiao Yu. His soft voice carried a trace of comfort and a trace of release.
"Ancestor." Feeling the power of his bloodline, Xiao Yu found it exactly as Lei Qi had described. He was undeniably their old ancestor. Though there might have been an enormous divergence in the bloodline, she could still feel a sense of closeness, and she immediately knelt to bow before him.
"Rise. It is wonderful to see someone from the Xiao Clan again." Xiao Xuan muttered.
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