Beneath the light of the stars and moon, the entire city lay utterly silent.
Suddenly!
An invisible soul fluctuation spread from somewhere, rippling outward like water disturbed by a falling stone. Many keenly perceptive people sensed the immense, terrifying power within it.
Inside his room, Xiao Yu opened his eyes. He paused, then looked out the window.
It felt as though someone stood there, watching him. Sensing the somewhat familiar soul fluctuation, Xiao Yu suddenly smiled and cupped his hands toward that spot.
"Impressive, boy..."
An aged yet resonant voice suddenly sounded beside Xiao Yu's ear.
Then the soul fluctuation vanished.
"As expected of Yao Lao," Xiao Yu marveled. "He could even sense that I was in the city."
Although he had not deliberately concealed his aura, the newly awakened Yao Lao had still detected him within the vast Jia Ma Holy City. Such terrifying ability truly lived up to the name of a Venerable.
After that, Xiao Yu put the matter aside and returned to his own business.
As for why Yao Lao had suddenly come over, perhaps he had sensed Xiao Yu's aura after awakening, and Xiao Yu's current Dou Wang strength had piqued that irreverent old man's interest, prompting him to take a look.
Who could have imagined that, after only two years apart, the youth he remembered as merely a Dou Shi or Da Dou Shi would have made such a terrifying leap?
"Little Yanzi certainly is fortunate to have such a monstrous older cousin, and one he gets along with, too. Still, this little fellow will probably have his confidence battered black and blue by that cousin of his in the future."
"What rotten luck. If I'd met his older cousin back then instead of that brat, I would have hit the jackpot. Heh