Qing Chen narrowed his eyes, and the temperature around him plunged:
"Speak."
"Ancestor Heavenly Serpent... the reason he-he was able to venture deep into Immortal-Severing Island back then and uncover those secrets... was because-because he himself was one of the Holy Sons of the Moon-Worshipping Divine Cult!"
Zhaoshenzi practically shouted it, afraid of speaking even a fraction too slowly. "Precisely because he was a Holy Son, many of the restrictions in dangerous places that targeted outsiders might... might have been far less powerful against him!
"Sect Leader, although your divine might is unrivaled and your combat strength far surpasses Ancestor Heavenly Serpent's, you do not have the status of a Holy Son, after all. If you go to the deepest part of the Blood Jiangshi Legacy Mansion on Immortal-Severing Island, I fear... I fear it will be far more dangerous than what the ancestor encountered back then!"
He had finally said it.
Qing Chen stared at him, with not a trace of surprise in his eyes, only understanding.
Wretch. You really did hold something back.
That old bastard Heavenly Serpent was actually a Holy Son too? It seems this status is quite useful after all. He now had a clearer sense of things.
"Very good."
Qing Chen nodded. "Only telling me now? It seems my punishment just now was still too light."
He wasted no more words. The five fingers of his right hand abruptly clenched!
Buzzz-!
The Demon Seal and Blood Seal inside Zhaoshenzi were activated simultaneously, erupting with terrifying power far beyond what they had unleashed before!
"Aaaaah-!!!"
A scream several times more agonized than before rang throughout the hall!
Zhaoshenzi's entire body seemed to be slammed viciously into the ground by an invisible, immense force, and he rolled about frantically.
Beneath his skin, dark-red and gold-black patterns