From contact to response, less than a second had passed. In such a short time, he had determined the nature and power of the attack and delivered a perfectly precise countermeasure. That level of control was absolutely not something an ordinary peak King Realm cultivator could achieve!
Let alone a peak King Realm cultivator—even Luo Hao, at the mid Emperor Realm beside them, could not do it!
Therefore... Zhao Ran understood. What he had seen was not the other party's true cultivation, but a hidden level of strength!
His ability to see through others' cultivation did not stem from great strength, but from a talent he had obtained through a special opportunity. As long as someone had not reached the Emperor Realm, he could easily see through them, regardless of what sort of disguise secret art they used.
He had never dared tell anyone about this talent. He had used it many times, and it had never failed him. It was precisely because of this golden finger that he could make judgments in advance, seek fortune and avoid disaster, and sail smoothly along with the current for so many years without encountering much danger.
Yet now, he had clearly seen that the other party was at the peak of the King Realm, only for him to possess strength terrifying even to Zhao Ran himself. His never-failing talent was completely useless. From this alone... the person before him had to be a Core Disciple, a sect leader's disciple!
At that thought, all the arrogance in Zhao Ran's eyes vanished. He cupped his fists toward Nie Yun and bowed, wearing a humble expression. "I offended you just now. I hope Senior Brother Nie Yun can forgive me!"
"Senior Brother?"
"Senior Brother Zhao Ran called him Senior Brother?"
Seeing Zhao Ran's abrupt