Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth
At this moment, Xiao Lin, who had been drawn to the Spatial Wormhole in the Imperial Capital the Heavenly Serpent Empire, finally came to his senses under the watchful eyes of the two Dou Zong, which were tinged with hostility.
"I apologize, but I rarely see Spatial Wormholes in the Northwest Continent. My apologies for any offense."
Xiao Lin knew that his actions could easily cause misunderstandings, so he immediately clasped his hands in apology.
He is not the kind of person who likes to act arrogantly and domineeringly just because he is powerful.
In Xiao Lin's understanding, these kinds of people are usually just minor characters.
He had finally awakened his Past-Life Wisdom, and he didn't want to repeat Original Work mistakes of the original work where he was just a background character.
Therefore, if it's his own fault, he will naturally apologize.
After seeing Xiao Lin's sincere apology, the two Dou Zong guarding the Spatial Wormhole exchanged a glance and gradually relaxed.
As long as Xiao Lin didn't intend to destroy the Spatial Wormhole, that was fine with them.
Moreover, Xiao Lin didn't actually do anything to the Spatial Wormhole; he just stared at it for a little longer.
It was only because Xiao Lin was stronger that he aroused the vigilance of the two Dou Zong.
Therefore, seeing Xiao Lin's good attitude, they naturally wouldn't pursue the matter further.
"Not at all. As you said, Spatial Wormholes are indeed quite rare in the entire Northwest Continent. It's perfectly normal that you're looking at them for a little longer; we're just being too tense."
You can't hit someone who's smiling at you. If Xiao Lin's attitude is good, the other party's attitude will naturally be good too.
They are all top-tier Dou Zong in the Northwest Continent. They wouldn't be foolish enough to start a fight over something like this for no reason; that would be pure idiocy!
Moreover, in the eyes of these two Dou Zong, Xiao Lin was even stronger than them.
Now that Xiao Lin is being so polite, why would they refuse to give him face and foolishly offend Xiao Lin?
If this gets back, even if they are Dou Zong, they'll probably get a scolding from their own ancestors!
"If I'm not mistaken, you're also here to attend the Founding Ceremony of the Heavenly Serpent Empire, right?"
At this moment, another Dou Zong elder spoke up and asked.
"That's right, I am Lin Xiao from the Jia Nan Academy!"
Xiao Lin then introduced himself.
When these two Dou Zong heard the words "Jia Nan Academy," their eyes lit up!
As two of the most powerful forces in the Northwest Continent, how could these two Dou Zong not have heard of the Jia Nan Academy?
Or rather, how many people across the entire Northwest Continent are unaware of the Jia Nan Academy?
Perhaps, after excluding Xiao Lin and Dean Mang Tianchi, Jia Nan Academy's strength will be slightly weaker than that of the Heavenly Serpent Empire.
Even in terms of reputation alone, Jia Nan Academy is far superior to the Heavenly Serpent Empire!
It is no exaggeration to say that, from Dou Zong to beginners, there is definitely no more than one percent of people in the entire Northwest Continent who do not know about the Jia Nan Academy.
This is the status of the Jia Nan Academy in the Northwest Continent.
"So it's a friend from the Jia Nan Academy! What an honored guest! I am the Water Snake of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion!"
"Heavenly Serpent Mansion Fire Snake!"
After Xiao Lin introduced himself, the two elders at the Dou Zong Realm also revealed their names and the sects they belonged to.
Upon hearing that these two Dou Zong were from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, Xiao Lin showed no surprise.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that he had already guessed it.
After all, although the Heavenly Serpent Empire is the most powerful country in the entire Northwest Continent, there are actually only a handful of forces within its borders that can produce two Dou Zong at once.
Furthermore, their ability to control Spatial Wormholes further narrows down the scope of the investigation.
Ultimately, in Xiao Lin's mind, it was nothing more than the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
Although Xiao Lin had only met the Heavenly Serpent and Earth Serpent, two of the four Dou Zong of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family, he had not met the Mystic Serpent and Yellow Serpent, who were ranked third and fourth respectively.
However, based on the attire of the other guards around Blackstone Square, Xiao Lin could basically rule out that the two Dou Zong in front of him were the Mystic Serpent and Yellow Serpent of the Imperial Family.
After all, if they were guards from the Imperial Family, they would naturally be dressed similarly to the palace guards Xiao Lin had seen when he entered the Imperial Palace a few days ago.
Of course, that's not the main point.
The key point is that although the two Dou Zong, Mystic Serpent and Yellow Serpent, from the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family had never met him, they should at least know that he, Xiao Lin, was representing Jia Nan Academy to participate in the Founding Ceremony.
However, these two Dou Zong in front of them did not show this.
Therefore, Xiao Lin could naturally rule out the possibility that the two Dou Zong in front of him were the Mystic Serpent and Yellow Serpent of the Imperial Family.
After excluding the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family, the only force capable of producing two Dou Zong and controlling the only Spatial Wormhole in the Imperial Capital is naturally the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, whose strength surpasses that of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family!
Similar to how the four strongest members of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family are named after Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow respectively, the five strongest members of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion are named after Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth respectively.
These are the Golden Snake, Wood Snake, Water Snake, Fire Snake, and Earth Snake!
The two Dou Zong guarding the Spatial Wormhole are the Water Snake and the Fire Snake of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
The two of them were dressed in blue and red robes, respectively.
The one in the blue robe is naturally the Water Snake, while the one in the red robe is the Fire Snake!
That's right, the people in the Heavenly Serpent Mansion who obtained the five code names of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth were all Dou Zong.
In other words, the number of Dou Zong in the Heavenly Serpent Mansion is already one more than that of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family.
Why do I say "on the surface"?
Because, it is said, the previous Golden Snake of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, that is, the Former Mansion Lord, did not perish.
More than thirty years ago, the other party was already Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong expert.
Su Qian, the First Elder of the Jia Nan Academy, had also mentioned this to Xiao Lin.
The Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion is said to be from the same era as Bu Tianchi, the dean of the Jia Nan Academy.
All of the above information comes from the Jia Nan Academy's intelligence system.
Before coming to the Heavenly Serpent Empire to participate in the Founding Ceremony, Xiao Lin naturally did a lot of intensive study.
However, there was one thing that Jia Nan Academy's intelligence system was unaware of.
Is the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion truly dead?
Because, since the other party abdicated more than 30 years ago, he has not shown his face in public.
Rumors are circulating throughout the Heavenly Serpent Empire that the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion has perished.
However, the people of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion chose to remain silent on this issue.
Therefore, this has become an unsolved mystery.