At those words, everyone inside the Dragon-Trapping Tower turned their eyes toward Xu Taiping.
At that moment, Xu Taiping stood there.
His gaze was fierce, his fists clenched, and his body kept trembling faintly.
Though he tried hard to restrain it, his killing intent suddenly surged forth like the ignited flames of Flame Mountain.
The instant veins bulged at his temples, the True Essence churning around him whirled upward like flames, with his body at its center.
Rumble...
As though responding to his killing intent, the runes inside the Dragon-Trapping Tower lit up in unison, while Xiaohei's body swelled in size.
This was the first time Heaven-Hunting Great Sage had seen Xu Taiping lose his composure like this.
Yet he was not disappointed in the slightest.
Instead, his eyes were filled with gratification.
Yes, now that is more like a person, he thought.
With that thought, Heaven-Hunting Great Sage gently patted Xu Taiping's shoulder once more, then said in a gentle voice:
"Xu Taiping, hide this killing intent away and store it up. If Ping'an truly died in Yaochi Sacred Land, use it to avenge him. If he hasn't died, use it to rescue him from Yaochi Sacred Land."
As he spoke, Heaven-Hunting Great Sage drew upon nearly all of the greater part of his Divine Soul Power, pressing down Xu Taiping's raging divine soul little by little like an invisible hand.
"Hiss... whew..."
After drawing a deep breath and slowly exhaling, Xu Taiping finally steadied his mind.
Just then, Ping'an in the phantom image spoke again:
"Eldest Brother, if one day you really find this moonlight stone, or see these words Ping'an left behind."
"Do not come to rescue Ping'an."
"Ping'an only left these words to tell you, Eldest Brother, that last year, while trying to save me, Second