"—I am Zheng Qing, dean of Edge Academy at First University. I have been ordered here to clean up the Black Prison. The people around me are all my colleagues... and the one up there is Dean Yao of Jiuyou Academy. You should already know him."
Zheng Qing chuckled and said, half seriously and half in jest, "I know you are different from Caitou Kai, so I'm giving you a chance to resolve these troubles peacefully."
The little purple flower tightened its bud and warily sized up the uninvited guests in midair without saying a word.
After a brief pause, the Young Legendary added with unusual sincerity, "—Of course, to show our sincerity, we have already given you a benefit. That seed you just swallowed... it was a Xuanhuang Great Pill refined by First University from the essence of Xuanhuang Wood. It is especially effective at drawing out the potential in one's bloodline and flesh. The more ancient and great the bloodline, the more astonishing the potential it can awaken... I imagine you have already felt that surging power, haven't you?"
The Yellow Flower Cat crouching on the Young Legendary's shoulder turned its head aside and flattened its ears.
It took great effort not to roll its eyes in front of an enemy.
The little purple flower, however, did not notice the cat's unusual reaction.
Though it only half believed the words coming from the Young Legendary before it, the vigorous blood energy swelling within its body was undeniably real, like an erupting volcano—torrential and immense.
To its delight, it sensed that its strength had already surpassed what Caitou Kai had possessed when he left this body. It seemed as though it could reach Caitou Kai's peak state at any moment.
What rotten luck.
It had originally been formed from