"Hm?"
Just as Xu Taiping was worrying that Old Daoist Huang would expose his true identity, Old Daoist Huang, who had been glaring at him in accusation, suddenly seemed to discover something about him and began studying him with a look of wonder.
"Elder Huang..."
"Don't move!"
Xu Taiping had just been about to step forward and explain things to Old Daoist Huang, but before he could finish, Old Daoist Huang sternly cut him off.
As that rebuke rang out, an extraordinarily violent Aura Fluctuation spread from Old Daoist Huang, suddenly making this stretch of heaven and earth shudder with a thunderous rumble.
Xu Taiping, who stood closest to Old Daoist Huang, felt his chest constrict under the shock of that Aura Fluctuation and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Clang!
Seeing this, the Azure-Eyed Evil Lord beside him drew his Immortal Sword, Po Jun. It descended from the sky and plunged heavily into the ground before Xu Taiping.
In an instant, a Sword Qi barrier formed from Gui Water Sword Gang enveloped Xu Taiping completely.
"Hiss... whew..."
The instant the Sword Qi barrier enclosed him, Xu Taiping began gulping down air like a drowning man dragged up from the depths.
At the sight, Old Daoist Huang first gave an "Oh," then swiftly reined in his Aura Fluctuation.
For a moment, everyone, including the Azure-Eyed Evil Lord, felt their hearts ease.
By now, Cloud Crane True Lord, Xu Taiping, and the others could confirm that Old Daoist Huang before them was undoubtedly in the Heaven Shocking Realm.
Otherwise, his Aura Fluctuation alone would not have been unbearable for the powerful cultivators before him.
For a moment, everyone instinctively grew wary of Old Daoist Huang.
The two masses of Sword Qi in the Azure-Eyed Evil Lord's sleeves spiraled around his body