Once the aftershocks dispersed, Yun Shan's figure emerged, looking as calm and unruffled as before, as though the Fire Lotus had barely harmed him.
"So this is a Dou Zong? Even I would be injured if that Fire Lotus struck me, yet Yun Shan came through without a scratch... hiss!"
Aside from astonishment, Jia Xingtian's eyes held deep concern. Who knew how long it had been since a Dou Zong had appeared in the Jia Ma Empire?
Previously, the strongest fighters of both the Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect had only been at the Peak Dou Emperor level, keeping the scales balanced. Now, however, Yun Shan's breakthrough to Dou Zong had shattered that balance.
Whether or not the Misty Cloud Sect intended to seize control of the Jia Ma Empire, the Imperial Family's authority over the empire would diminish considerably from now on.
In the future, even if members of the Misty Cloud Sect committed offenses, fear of Yun Shan would force the Imperial Family to bow its head and pretend not to see, even when its own dignity was affronted.
If this continued, what dignity would the Imperial Family have left in Jia Ma? As one side weakened and the other grew stronger, the situation would only intensify. Perhaps in less than ten years, the Jia Ma Empire would imperceptibly become the Misty Cloud Sect's Jia Ma...
The others had not considered any of this. They were merely stunned by Yun Shan's strength. In a small place like Jia Ma, a Dou Zong was a rare sight, and most people naturally knew little about the gap between a Dou Emperor and a Dou Zong.
They had known it was enormous, but never imagined it could be this enormous. A terrifying killing move capable of instantly slaying a