"A Heavenly Demon Hall Disciple? Could it be that Demon Hall disciples are now all taught the Supreme Demonic Art directly?" Old Man Fan asked, watching Huang Xiao with some curiosity.
"It isn't necessarily the Supreme Demonic Art! There are other possibilities," Old Man Zhu said, equally curious.
They were clearly somewhat surprised that Supreme Demonic Qi had appeared on a youngster, regardless of how he had come to carry traces of it.
Anyone who could come into contact with Supreme Demonic Qi was far from ordinary. Even within the Demon Hall, it was not something just anyone could access.
"You're more than just a Heavenly Demon Hall Disciple, aren't you?" Old Man Zhu asked, staring at Huang Xiao. "Are you a descendant of some old fellow among the Demon Hall's higher-ups?"
"Your guess is a little off, Senior. I'm alone, with no relatives in the Demon Hall," Huang Xiao said.
"Yes, exactly! Senior Brother Huang was only forced to join the Demon Hall partway through. He wasn't originally one of them," Zhangsun Youyue hurriedly said.
"Little girl, shut your mouth. You, speak for yourself!" After rebuking Zhangsun Youyue, Old Man Zhu barked at Huang Xiao.
"Of course, you're also right, Senior. My position in the Demon Hall is indeed somewhat special. I'm currently the Heavenly Demon Hall's candidate in the contest for the Hall Master's Seat," Huang Xiao said.
"The contest for the Hall Master's Seat during the Thousand-Year Period?" Old Man Zhu asked, briefly taken aback.
Huang Xiao had already told them about the Thousand-Year Period earlier.
"Yes, I'm one of the three. The Heavenly Demon Hall's candidate was originally someone else..." Huang Xiao recounted the matter of Chao Jue and how he had taken his place.
"So that lad named Pang Yi from the God-Burying Hall is