"Sword Martial Lord?" True Lord Xuyang thought for a moment and realized he had never heard of such an Ancestral God before, but he found nothing strange about that.
The world was vast, and Ancestral Gods were numerous. It was perfectly normal that he had never heard of the Sword Martial Lord. True Lord Xuyang cupped his hands in gratitude and said:
"I am True Lord Xuyang. Thank you, Sword Martial Lord, for saving my life!"
"If you hadn't stepped in so nobly, I fear I would have had no escape from this calamity."
True Lord Xuyang's tone was utterly sincere as he formally expressed his gratitude, while inwardly he was overwhelmed with emotion.
A single sword strike had instantly killed a Two-Star Ancestral God.
Had he not witnessed it himself, True Lord Xuyang would never have believed it.
Qin Hao nodded slightly. Rather than dwelling on True Lord Xuyang's words, a thought struck him, and he asked, "Of those two Ancestral Gods, one was an Ancestral God of the Outer Realm Demon Spirits, and the other belonged to the Demon Spirit Society. Why were they chasing you, True Lord Xuyang?"
"It's embarrassing to say, but several others and I had originally joined forces to ambush Demon Venerable Yuantai, Qixiu, and their companions. Instead, we encountered an Eternal Storm near the Nether River."
True Lord Xuyang concealed nothing. With a bitter smile, he said, "An Eternal Storm is incredibly dangerous. Even an Ancestral God swept into one is very likely to die. All of us were sucked into the Eternal Storm. Some of the others died, and some went missing. As for me..."
"Unfortunately, the Eternal Storm happened to transport me into the Ancient Heavensea Ruins along with Demon Venerable Yuantai and Qixiu. I was alone, and I'd also been