And now, Chi You looked completely different from before.
His once-young face was now covered in a thick beard, giving him an air of authority.
And that authority was very real.
Throughout the Jiuli Tribe, Chi You's word had become law.
The people of the Jiuli Tribe now treated Chi You with the loyalty they would show a king.
Chi You had become a worthy king.
Sadly, no one but Chi You himself understood the suffering in his heart.
He knew full well that this was a battle doomed to failure, yet he could only stake his life on seeing it through.
That feeling had made Chi You want to die more than once.
Yet every time he fought, it was as though the gods themselves lent him aid. He always won and survived, shaken but unharmed.
When it happened once or twice, Chi You had still thought it might be a coincidence.
But as time went on, it happened far too often.
Chi You was no fool. He immediately guessed that someone was pulling strings behind the scenes.
Sure enough, before long, a man dressed in splendid robes appeared before him.
This was the guise Zhunti had used when he first met Chi You.
"Back then, I told you that you possessed the aura of the Five Emperors, and that you and I were destined to become teacher and disciple."
"Now, I have come."
This man was none other than an avatar of Zhunti.
Originally, Zhunti had not wanted to handle this matter himself.
To him, it was rather beneath his dignity.
After all, his status spoke for itself.
He was a Sage!
But he had never expected Houtu to send Xing Tian and the others!
The others would have been manageable, but Xing Tian was simply too powerful.