What everyone found even more unexpected was this.
After being rebuked so mercilessly, that powerful figure from Penglai Immortal Island did not utter even a single threat. He stood there in thought for a moment, then turned and left, vanishing into the depths of Penglai without a trace.
"He was at least someone with genuine Dao Master-level power, an invincible existence capable of contending with an Upper Yin God, and he just left like that, not daring to let out so much as a fart?" someone said in disbelief.
Although the old Dao Master from earlier had been powerful, his strength had deteriorated, and he had long since fallen from his peak. Calling him a Dao Master had been a matter of courtesy.
This powerful figure from Penglai was different. Some of the Old Antiques present were all too familiar with that air of supremacy over heaven and earth. It was unmistakably something possessed only by those Masters of the Dao Traditions who had commanded the winds and rain during the age of Daochang!
"He looks like more than just a Dao Master. Over the long years, some invincible figures buried part of their strength to escape the erosion of time. This might be a former top-tier Dao Master, or even... an Immortal!"
"To erupt with Dao Master-level presence immediately upon awakening-it's simply unimaginable what level someone like that actually stands at."
"Then what sort of figure could drive him back with a single rebuke?"
"No wonder King Chen has always been so arrogant and overbearing, with nothing to fear. With that sort of status and backing, there really are very few people under heaven who could make him wary!"
"Mystery solved. The ultimate Cultivation Second-Generation: King Chen."
"The bastard's already so rich, yet he still robs us of our