Lin Xiao remembered that Emperor Shitian was one of the bosses in Wind and Cloud II.
Although he had ultimately fallen.
His strength was not to be underestimated.
Never mind anything else-the ability to live for a thousand years alone was already beyond what ordinary figures in the Martial Arts World could match.
And he had spent a thousand years creating a whole series of martial arts, including the Sacred Heart Formula, the Four Sacred Heart Ultimates, and the Four Sacred Heart Tribulations.
Many people thought Emperor Shitian was weak, without considering whom they were comparing him to.
In truth, he was hardly weak.
After all, the last of the Four Tribulations, the God-Slaying Tribulation, was a supreme art that could rival Sword Twenty-Three!
His eventual downfall could only be blamed on his own excessive courting of death.
A classic case of being terrible at the game but addicted to playing.
"If you don't court death, you won't die."
"From now on, that'll be my motto."
Reminding himself of this, Lin Xiao slowly picked up the Sacred Heart Formula and began leafing through it.
The next moment, he became utterly absorbed in its martial arts.
A long, long time passed.
Only then did Lin Xiao reach the book's final page.
Ice-blue light surged in the depths of his eyes.
"The Sacred Heart Formula really is extraordinary."
"Profound Ice Ultimate!"
At a mere thought, the Profound Ice Ultimate of the Four Sacred Heart Ultimates began circulating naturally.
The temperature inside the Little Shop plummeted.
Had anyone been inside the Little Shop, they would probably have been shivering uncontrollably.
Yet Lin Xiao wore a comfortable expression.
He closed his right hand, and icy energy condensed into a longsword radiating a bone-chilling cold.
"Amazing."
Lin Xiao's eyes lit up, and he curled a