"Holy Master Lin out-Black Emperors the Black Emperor and out-Duan Des Duan De..."
Ye Fan muttered under his breath. He had seen scoundrels before, but never one this shameless. Truly, every creature had its bane; even a vicious dog had a villain to grind him down.
"What were you saying?"
Lin Xian asked with a hostile expression. As the illustrious Tianxuan Sacred Lord, how could he be lumped together with the likes of Duan De and the Black Emperor? Who in the Big Dipper Star Domain did not know that Holy Master Lin championed the public good and righteousness, a peerless model of the Eastern Wasteland's righteous path?
"Nothing. I was saying how insightful you are, Holy Master."
Ye Fan gave a light cough and hurriedly changed the subject. "What do you all think, fellow Daoists?"
The Emperor's Sons wore peculiar expressions, but they were curious too. Just what other abilities did a dog capable of laying out Great Emperor Formation Patterns possess?
"Isn't Great Emperor Wu Shi's successor supposed to be an Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo?"
Primordial Beginning was puzzled. Why would an utterly ordinary big black dog have such potential? He examined the Black Emperor's essence with his Dharma eye. This was simply a mutt, without any special bloodline, much less an exotic breed.
"The Big Black Dog is far from ordinary. Supposedly, he was tempered with Great Emperor Wu Shi's Emperor Blood and consumed the essence of Immortal Medicine. His treatment was no worse than an Emperor's Son's."
Lin Xian sighed. "Great Emperor Wu Shi personally nurtured him and created scriptures for him to prove that ordinary mortals need not be inferior to imperial offspring and prodigies. Turning decay into wonder-that is truly a mighty means of creation."
The Emperor's Sons erupted in astonishment. Raising a