The instant the figure who had hidden in the dark recesses of space and slain Gu Chenfeng emerged from the void,
countless people across heaven and earth looked stunned.
He was a middle-aged man in an ocher robe, its broad sleeves flowing like those of a Daoist robe.
His features were regular and his figure tall and slender. A great golden seal that warped space hovered three feet above his head, and he held a longsword engraved with dragon patterns.
He betrayed neither joy nor anger, yet an invisible imperial majesty radiated from him, awing all around.
"Emperor Xuan!"
This man was actually the supreme sovereign of the Great Li Dynasty.
At this moment, Emperor Xuan's aura surged like a tide, and the might of heaven and earth gathered around him. He, too, was a Grandmaster at the Source Manifestation Realm.
His aura was even no weaker than that of his younger brother, the Sea-Calming King.
At this sight, not only the martial artists of the Four Great Sects and the civil and military officials of the Great Li Dynasty,
but even the princes and princesses watching from afar-everyone was utterly shocked.
Emperor Xuan, who spent his years nurturing his health and cultivating the Dao, neglected court affairs, and was not in good health,
was actually the Great Li Dynasty's fifth Grandmaster.
As shock filled their hearts, some also felt a chill.
His Majesty had hidden himself far too deeply. Despite possessing such earth-shaking cultivation, he had concealed it until now.
Who knew how much power he still controlled in secret, or how many people's secrets he had seen through?
This imperial disposition, as unfathomable as an abyss, made everyone shudder.
And throughout the battle just now, Emperor Xuan had actually used a treasure to remain hidden within the space