After Xiao Yu entered, Yao Tianhuo was the first to strike up a conversation, and the two began chatting.
Unlike the imposing senior he had been when dealing with Xiao Yan in the original story, Yao Tianhuo acted as though he were catching up with an old friend. One could also say he treated Xiao Yu as an equal.
That was because he could not see through Xiao Yu's strength.
To him, Xiao Yu might have been young, but the trace of spatial force he had just used told Yao Tianhuo that this young man was far from simple.
Moreover, because Xiao Yu had not yet withdrawn the Myriad Transformation Flame he had used earlier to conceal his aura, he looked like an ordinary person in Yao Tianhuo's eyes.
But Yao Tianhuo would not have believed Xiao Yu was an ordinary person even if someone beat him to death. This was where Xiao Yu differed from Xiao Yan, who had only been a Dou Emperor when he encountered Yao Tianhuo.
Yao Tianhuo could sense that Xiao Yu was capable of harming him. If he displeased the young man, the last wisp of his remaining soul might well be scattered to the winds.
Under such circumstances, how could Yao Tianhuo dare put on the airs of a senior? Staying alive mattered most. With that as his starting point, he naturally had to humble himself if he wanted to ask Xiao Yu for help.
As they chatted, Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yu each gained a basic understanding of the other.
"So that's how it happened. I never imagined you had been through so much, Yao Lao. What a pity that a mighty Dou Zun expert of your generation should have fallen here."
After hearing Yao Tianhuo's account, Xiao Yu spoke with a