The great hand of soul power thundered forth, bearing magic power suffused with Three-Colored Qi Light.
Yet just as the Great Nether World-Swallowing Hand was about to descend, this terrifyingly powerful handprint was affected by a mighty force and vanished in an instant.
"What?"
This time, it was Zhang Yuan's turn to be surprised.
A figure emerged from the shadows: a bearded, middle-aged man with ordinary features.
It was none other than the Ancient True Lord who had disguised himself as the [Death-Severing Baleful Fiend King].
Clad in a Confucian Robe, the middle-aged man shook his head slightly. "Hiding a Divine Ability within Immortal Arts-an ordinary person really would have fallen for that. How devious. It seems that after all these years, the atmosphere in the Dust-Dyed Realm hasn't changed much. It still hasn't become any more honest and simple."
His tone held considerable feeling, along with some disappointment.
Is this his true appearance?
Zhang Yuan turned a deaf ear to his words. Looking at the utterly unfamiliar bearded middle-aged man before him, a guess arose in his mind, but he quickly rejected it.
This was neither his True Body nor his true appearance, but another Incarnation, just like before. His features were so ordinary that he had probably shaped them casually for convenience, without making them particularly detailed.
As for being called devious, Zhang Yuan felt nothing about it.
Before calling him devious, had this fellow considered himself?
Hiding in the shadows and impersonating other Ghost Deities-only a True Lord from the Dust-Dyed Realm would do something like that.
This isn't looking good...
Zhang Yuan's gaze darkened slightly.
His early Mahayana Realm cultivation, combined with his Celestial Person Early Stage attainment in Conceptual Images, allowed him to face most Ghost Deities within the Demon King Palace without fear. But