"Come to think of it, why is this Xie Ciyuan so weak? He's no match for you or Xia Xunyang. That doesn't make sense." He Miaojun was rather puzzled. "He's the Qilin Demon Emperor's Karmic Tribulation Reincarnation. Is he really that bad at fighting?"
Divine Detective Lianshan Jingcheng analyzed, "Two possibilities. First, the Qilin Demon Emperor is too weak. Second, Xia Xunyang is too strong."
Lianshan Xin asked, "Dad, what about me?"
Lianshan Jingcheng said objectively, "Your cultivation art counters him. That doesn't count as truly being stronger than Xie Ciyuan."
Lianshan Xin chuckled. "Dad, would you believe I could beat Xie Ciyuan to death even without the Dragon Subduers Immortal Art?"
Thinking of Lianshan Xin's Netherworld Ghostfire, Lianshan Jingcheng silently mourned for Xie Ciyuan. "You counter Xie Ciyuan far too thoroughly. Whether it's the Dragon Subduers Immortal Art or Netherworld Ghostfire, meeting you is his tribulation."
The Dragon Subduers Immortal Art's restraining effect needed no explanation, and Netherworld Ghostfire specifically countered those powerful figures returning through reincarnation.
Had Xie Ciyuan known Lianshan Xin's circumstances, he would surely have cried, "Since Heaven brought Xin into this world, why did it also bring Yuan?"
"What about Xia Xunyang, then?" He Miaojun was still puzzled. "Does Xia Xunyang have the makings of someone who can achieve Dao Integration?"
"That's not impossible, is it? Why can't the new surpass the old?" Lianshan Xin said. "Without me, this era would most likely belong to Xia Xunyang. Even Shui Shui probably wouldn't be his match."
It wasn't that Lianshan Xin looked down on Lin Ruoshui's talent or combat strength. In fact, Lin Ruoshui had always ranked above Xia Xunyang on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. But Xia Xunyang simply had too many fathers.
This was, after all, a world where people competed through their fathers. Lin