The Events of Eighteen Years Ago
As Hai Bodong finished speaking, this time Jia Xing Tian Fa Ma both stopped in their tracks.
Then, both of them gave me a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"
"Hai Bodong, are you serious?"
To make sure he hadn't misheard, Jia Xing Tian even picked at his ears.
Although Fa Ma didn't say anything, judging from his expression, he clearly shared the same opinion as Jia Xing Tian.
In response, Hai Bodong rolled his eyes at the two of them.
"What do you mean I'm serious? Didn't I just say that Yun Shan said it? Otherwise, why would I ask if there are any other Dou Emperor or higher experts within your Jia Ma Empire?"
If I knew there was Dou Zong within the Jia Ma Empire, and if I knew who he was, would I be asking you?
At this moment, Hai Bodong looked at Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma with the same gaze he would give someone an idiot.
At this moment, both Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma frowned.
After all, they had no idea about this before Hai Bodong brought it up!
"Hai Bodong, tell me what exactly Yun Shan just said to you?"
Fa Ma asked anxiously.
After all, if there really were Dou Zong within the Jia Ma Empire, that would be someone capable of disrupting the current balance of power among all the factions!
This left him no choice but to worry!
"Yes, Hai Bodong, stop beating around the bush. Are you really going to keep this from us?"
Fa Ma anxious, but Jia Xing Tian was even more anxious!
The Alchemist Guild of Fa Ma is at least neutral, but its Imperial Family is the ruler of the Jia Ma Empire!
Unbeknownst to them, a Dou Zong appeared within the territory of the Jia Ma Empire. How could Jia Xing Tian not be anxious?
"Well, it's not that I wanted to hide it from you, it's just that I only know so much, and I only just found out from Yun Shan."
Immediately afterwards, Hai Bodong repeated everything Yun Shan had just told him verbatim.
After hearing Hai Bodong's account, Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma silent.
At this moment, their minds were racing, trying to figure out who this Dou Zong was.
Of course, calling them Dou Zong wouldn't be accurate, but that's roughly the meaning they understood.
"If, as Yun Shan said, there exists someone stronger than him within the Jia Ma Empire, then who else could it be but Dou Zong?"
Jia Xing Tian, you don't actually think you're stronger than Yun Shan, do you?
As he spoke, Hai Bodong glanced at Jia Xing Tian and asked in return.
As for the Fa Ma, that goes without saying.
The opponent is only a mid-level Dou Emperor right now, and his strength is only about the same as his, let alone stronger than Yun Shan.
"I'm not as good as Yun Shan, I'm aware of that. If the two of us were to fight to the death, my chances of winning would definitely not exceed 30%!"
Both Jia Xing Tian and Yun Shan had similar predictions regarding the relative strength of the two.
One person felt they had a 70% or higher chance of winning, while the other felt their chances were no more than 30%.
After a pause, Jia Xing Tian spoke again, "So, if there really is such a person as Yun Shan described within our Jia Ma Empire, then that person is indeed most likely a Dou Zong!"
In response, Jia Xing Tian reached the same conclusion as Hai Bodong.
Although Fa Ma didn't say it explicitly, he clearly agreed with it.
"I never expected that such a Dou Zong would actually be hidden within the borders of our Jia Ma Empire!"
Considering Yun Shan's identity, Fa Ma also didn't think the other party was just making things up.
After all, there's no point in creating someone stronger than yourself out of thin air, is there?
At that moment, a sudden inspiration struck Jia Xing Tian, and he thought of something!
"By the way, do you guys remember what happened in the Imperial Capital eighteen years ago?"
Eighteen years ago?
"Ah, could it be him!"
As Jia Xing Tian finished speaking, Hai Bodong and Fa Ma were stunned for a moment, and then something immediately came to mind.
They vividly remembered that eighteen years ago, a terrifying force suddenly swept through the Gama Imperial Capital.
Subsequently, each of them searched for the source of that power.
However, eighteen years later, they still haven't discovered the source of that power.
Even now, all parties have basically given up on finding the source of that force.
In their view, it was probably just some powerful figure who happened to be passing by the Gama Imperial Capital.
Therefore, over time, they stopped taking it seriously.
However, considering what Yun Shan said today, and the fact that the other party had also searched for the source of that power, doesn't all of this make sense?
In the minds of Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and Fa Ma, it was clear that Yun Shan must have unintentionally found traces of the source of that power over the past eighteen years!
Thinking about it this way, everything really does make sense.
To be fair, by sheer chance, the three of them actually guessed part of the truth!
As for the incident eighteen years ago, it naturally refers to the time when Xiao Lin awakened his Past-Life Wisdom, his soul ascended to the Heavenly Realm, and then the Heavenly Mirror's Soul Power swept across the entire Gama Imperial Capital.
This matter is rarely mentioned nowadays.
But for Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bodong, Fa Ma, it was an unforgettable memory!
Even if they wanted to forget, they couldn't!
"Speaking of which, something just suddenly came to mind."
Just then, Hai Bodong suddenly spoke again, attracting the attention of Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma.
"My Mittel Family has some business cooperation with a force in the Falling Goose Empire. Once, they told me that our Jia Ma Empire might have Dou Zong (Master of Fighting)."
At first I didn't pay much attention and thought he was making things up, but now I think what he said might be true!
Because he told me that on the last day of their trip to the Secret Realm, their infamous Black Eagle Bandit Group from the Falling Goose Empire and their Dou Emperor leader, Ying Changkong, were all silently killed by a mysterious person.
He suspects that the one who did this was Dou Zong from my Jia Ma Empire!
Based on what we've been discussing, I think it's highly likely that this is true.
Hai Bodong solemnly dropped another bombshell on Jia Xing Tian Xingtian and Fa Ma!
And believe it or not, Hai Bodong's guess was right again!
Both of these incidents were indeed orchestrated by Xiao Lin.
Although Xiao Lin was not yet at the Dou Zong Realm at the time, his strength had actually surpassed it long ago.
Now, Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma have mistaken him for the powerful figure Yun Shan mentioned who surpassed him; it can truly be said that they guessed correctly by sheer chance.
"Is there really such a thing?"
"It seems that Yun Shan has indeed found the Dou Zong hidden within our Jia Ma Empire!"
After listening to what Hai Bodong said, Fa Ma and Jia Xing Tian spoke one after the other.
During the conversation, Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma had already returned to the main hall of the Misty Cloud Sect.
At this moment, all three remained quite silent.
Clearly, they were all shocked that Dou Zong was still hidden within the territory of the Jia Ma Empire.
After a long silence, Jia Xing Tian finally spoke again, "Now I only hope that this Dou Zong doesn't harbor any hostility towards my Jia Ma Empire."
Jia Xing Tian's words were met with agreement from Hai Bodong and Fa Ma.
However, since the other party hadn't caused any trouble in the past eighteen years, the three weren't too worried at this point.
After all, if the other side wanted to cause trouble, why would they hide until now?