"How dare you!" The first elder on the right leaned forward. "Today, you are a prisoner awaiting judgment. What hospitality do you expect?"
"So that's how it is! Then let's pick up the pace and restore my status as a guest sooner!" Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly. "I am the Snow-Clad Marquis of the Great Wilderness Dynasty, surname Su, given name Lin, bone age twenty-seven. I am suspected of having ties to the Ancient Gate. As for my true origins, this is not a convenient place to explain them. However, I can tell you that my identity has no necessary connection to what I have done. If you elders insist on knowing more out of hidebound stubbornness, you might as well crack my skull open. Searching my primordial spirit would be more convenient."
The elders throughout the hall exchanged looks.
Behind the hall was another tea room, where seven people sat.
They were none other than Azure Abyss Willow Leaf, Mei Jiu, Lu Wuyin, Zi Xia, River Origin Fairy, Li Lun, and Yin Shisan.
Seven of the Thirteen Heavenly Stars.
The seven who each governed one of Heavenly Dao's Seven Laws.
"Brother Liu!" Mei Jiu said. "Is this kid really only twenty-seven?"
That one question sent waves surging through everyone's hearts.
Twenty-seven?
Was that possible?
He could kill someone in the way-grasping first realm through sheer combat strength.
River Origin Fairy smiled beautifully. "If he really is only twenty-seven, then his intentions are clear. He is telling Azure Abyss that he is an unparalleled prodigy. He also knows that many important figures are watching. At twenty-seven, he can stand shoulder to shoulder with those in the way-grasping realm. He is betting that those important figures cannot bear to discard such a promising seedling. Furthermore, he specifically mentioned the Soul-Searching Art. What