Ye Lin did not answer Chen Mu's question. Instead, he crouched down and picked up the now-useless fragments of the Ten Thousand Emperors Bell from the pool of Lin Chen's blood.
His expression looked somewhere between laughter and tears.
Then a self-mocking smile appeared on his face. "Truly, Xiao He was the making of me-and the undoing of me..."
"..." Strength aside, Chen Mu kept feeling that this fellow was a lunatic.
Even though Lin Yuan had lost his Pangu Divine Blood, he still possessed the strength of the third level of the Great Emperor Realm.
Since Ye Lin could suppress him so easily, he certainly had some strength.
But how much?
Chen Mu had the system open Ye Lin's personal panel and studied it.
Why waste his divine sense and energy when he could check the data directly?
Wasn't an instant system check far more convenient?
[Checking...] [Check successful!] [Name: Ye Lin] [Identity: Elder of the Pangu Sacred Domain] [Life script: Reincarnated Demon Venerable]
Reincarnated Demon Venerable?
Chen Mu finally understood why he had felt such an overwhelming sense of déjà vu ever since Ye Lin appeared.
He checked the cultivation field next. Fortunately, Ye Lin wasn't all that strong-only the fifth level of the Great Emperor Realm.
He could suppress Lin Yuan, but he wasn't strong enough to impress Chen Mu.
After all, this fellow was a reincarnated mighty expert. With the experience, cultivation manuals, and training methods from his previous life, his strength was bound to grow far faster than an ordinary person's.
Not to mention, he might also have brought along treasured artifacts accumulated in his previous life.
A bona fide destined protagonist! A child of fortune!
Since this was a fantasy world, Chen Mu couldn't say he was particularly surprised.
He joked to