"As expected of a Demon King. It could certainly take a beating."
"Zisu was no weakling, and its speed was unrivaled. Had it faced another Great Cultivator, it might really have succeeded."
"Unfortunately... it ran into me!"
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Liu Yu smiled coldly.
Then he circulated his magic power and flashed over to the underwater volcano where the "Sunflower" grew.
At a time like this, the benefits of concealing his strength became apparent.
Revealing part of his strength, but not all of it, could lead opponents to misjudge his abilities and make the wrong choices.
First, he had wiped out the Hehuan Sect in a single battle and slain Nangong Tian on the spot. Then he had survived the Blood Sea Devil Lord's pursuit, and later joined forces with True Lord Thunderclap to kill a Demon King.
To other cultivators, these feats merely suggested the combat strength of a Great Cultivator, making it easy for them to reach the wrong conclusion.
After all, possessing nascent soul late stage strength while still at the nascent soul middle stage was already impressive enough in their eyes.
Anything beyond that exceeded their imagination.
Only acquaintances like Huang Mei and Mo Mei knew a little more. But they were on good terms and allied with him, so naturally they would never reveal such matters, given their shared interests.
"Sunflower."
Landing at the underwater crater, Liu Yu casually released a strand of magic power and drew the golden flower into his palm.
Up close, he could see numerous pale silver lines crisscrossing the Sunflower's surface. Without careful scrutiny, they would have been easy to miss.
These silver lines accorded with the rules of the Great Dao, allowing the flower to continue slowly absorbing heaven and earth spiritual energy to sustain