Just as he spoke, a Whale Demon swooped down with its abyss-like maw gaping, seeking to swallow Ni Zhao and the others in one gulp.
Ni Zhao looked straight at the Whale Demon diving toward them with its abyssal maw wide open and spoke, his eyes as still as an ancient well:
"Senior Li Daoyan, how much longer do you intend to watch the show?"
At the name "Li Daoyan," shock suddenly filled Xu Taiping's eyes. He had been wondering how Ni Zhao, the Thirteenth Seat, would face the entire Third Demon Abyss.
What happened next left Xu Taiping rooted to the spot.
The instant Ni Zhao finished speaking, a figure extremely familiar to Xu Taiping suddenly appeared beside him.
The newcomer was none other than the Azure-Eyed Evil Lord, Li Daoyan.
Xu Taiping said in disbelief:
"Senior Li Daoyan was also one of the eight reckless men of Foolishly Wielding a Sword?"
But upon seeing the Kunwu Sword hanging at Li Daoyan's waist, Xu Taiping immediately shook his head and said:
"No, I only gave Senior Li Daoyan the Kunwu Sword when I was in Golden Court Prefecture. Why would Senior Li Daoyan have it at this point in time?"
After a brief moment of confusion, a thought suddenly surfaced in Xu Taiping's mind that made his hair stand on end-
The Li Daoyan before me is the very Li Daoyan who fought shoulder to shoulder with me in Golden Court Prefecture!
As for why Li Daoyan, whose soul had scattered and spirit dispersed in Golden Court Prefecture, could appear here completely unharmed, Xu Taiping had an extremely bold guess-
Ni Zhao summoned Li Daoyan from his time in Golden Court Prefecture out of the River of Time!
He thought this because Li Daoyan had once used the Kunwu