"Hum~"
Tian Mingzi made the first move.
He simply reached out and grasped at the empty air where Xiao Lin stood.
At once, the surrounding space twisted.
Assuming Xiao Lin was only a Nine-Transformation Dou Venerable, Tian Mingzi did not immediately use a Dou Technique. Instead, he simply displayed his control over spatial power as an Initial Half-Saint.
A Half-Saint still bore the word "Saint." Even such a simple strike possessed terrifying power!
Sensing the changes in the space around him, Xiao Lin first waved the group from the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace back. Then he extended his right hand, palm upward, before turning it over and pressing down.
"Hum~"
The next second, the twisted space around Xiao Lin was instantly smoothed out!
"A Half-Saint? How is that possible? You were so badly wounded two years ago, and your injuries haven't even healed yet. How could you have broken through to Half... Of course! You forced a breakthrough, and that's why your injuries haven't improved at all, isn't it?"
Seeing Xiao Lin effortlessly smooth out the spatial fluctuations, Tian Mingzi's expression instantly changed as he realized something.
That might have been a casual strike, but even so, a Nine-Transformation Dou Venerable could not have dealt with it so easily.
Between a Nine-Transformation Dou Venerable and a Half-Saint lay a heavenly chasm!
Naturally, Tian Mingzi's expression changed when he first realized this.
But once he considered Xiao Lin's current condition, he immediately began filling in the blanks himself.
The solemn look on his face vanished once more.
He had no fear of an injured Initial Half-Saint, either!
Seeing Tian Mingzi invent an explanation before he had even said anything, Xiao Lin felt deeply gratified!
Still, Xiao Lin was also somewhat surprised by the cultivation Tian Mingzi had displayed.
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