As his words fell, the enormous Sovereign Spirit God, towering a hundred thousand feet high, suddenly stopped. A trace of amusement appeared in his cold, godlike eyes.
"Hehe, I truly never expected the Dou Qi Continent's lineage to produce another Heavenly Sovereign Expert."
The moment that voice rang out, Luo Hetu's and Luo Yu's ears roared. The young couple exchanged a glance, finally seeing the same mixture of confirmation and disbelief in each other's eyes.
"As expected, Senior Xiao Yan really isn't an ordinary Earthly Sovereign, but a true Heavenly Sovereign Expert. And he's one who ascended from a lower plane!"
An indescribable light shone in both Luo Hetu's and Luo Yu's eyes.
Even though they had already made bold guesses about Xiao Yan's identity, they still found it somewhat unbelievable when the truth was confirmed.
After all, Heavenly Sovereign Experts who ascended from lower planes were almost invariably the most astonishing talents among billions upon billions of living beings.
Their caliber was even slightly higher than that of Heavenly Sovereigns from the Great Thousand World. Once a supreme expert capable of becoming a Heavenly Sovereign in a lower plane came to the Great Thousand World, reaching immortal grade was practically assured, provided they did not fall.
They even possessed considerable potential to reach saint grade.
"Hehe, I merely had a little luck on my side. But Senior, can you now tell me your true connection to the Dou Qi Continent?"
Xiao Yan smiled faintly.
"I can."
The Spirit Emperor, towering a hundred thousand feet high, nodded slightly and told Xiao Yan, "Come with me. As for these two youngsters, with the Eight Directional Spirit Gods protecting them, they cannot possibly be in danger."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan followed without hesitation. By his reckoning, the chances of the Spirit Emperor