After staring blankly for a moment before the Spirit Mirror, Xiahou You suddenly exclaimed in excitement:
"The Abyssal Pavilion! Right! There's still the Abyssal Pavilion! Young Master Taiping is the Abyssal Pavilion Thirteenth Seat!"
Heavenly Lord Shihu also exclaimed excitedly:
"Heavenly Lord Cangzhu! It really is Heavenly Lord Cangzhu! He's a peerless powerhouse whose combat strength is very likely above even the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage's!"
Xiahou You asked in wonder:
"Heavenly Lord Cangzhu's combat strength is actually above the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage's?"
Heavenly Lord Shihu nodded.
"Rumor has it that this First Seat of the Abyssal Pavilion once led all thirteen seats of the pavilion to slay a Primordial Lord of the Nine Abysses."
"There are even rumors that he once drew on the Abyssal Pavilion's power to exchange blows with the Demon Mother."
Xiahou You said, dumbfounded:
"He exchanged blows with the Demon Mother and actually survived?"
Just then, Heavenly Lord Cangzhu's voice continued gently from within the Spirit Mirror:
"Today, if anyone dares obstruct the realm breakthrough of my Abyssal Pavilion's Thirteenth Seat, I, Cangzhu, will make certain they never return."
Although Heavenly Lord Cangzhu's words were utterly calm,
the murderous aura within them stabbed straight at Liu Dong Cang and the others like a succession of sharp blades.
For a moment, the blazing killing intent around them involuntarily subsided somewhat.
Yet Liu Dong Cang still seemed unwilling to give up just like that.
He smiled and returned Heavenly Lord Cangzhu's greeting with a bow.
"This junior, Liu Dong Cang, disciple of Dong Cangzi, pays his respects to Senior Cangzhu."
Clearly, he intended to invoke Dong Cangzi's name to threaten Heavenly Lord Cangzhu.
Heavenly Lord Cangzhu put away his smile and said expressionlessly:
"I'm not particularly fond of wasting words."
Liu Dong Cang continued smiling broadly.
"Senior Cangzhu,