"Suppressed internal power?" Huang Xiao hurriedly checked himself. "I'm fine? No, there's a little suppression, but the effect is almost imperceptible."
Huang Xiao tested his power and found that it was indeed affected somewhat, but the suppression was almost negligible for him.
He glanced at the people on his side and found that none of them seemed to be experiencing anything like that. They were probably in much the same state as he was.
Yet Senior Xuanyuan and the others really had suffered a reduction in their power. How strange.
Is it because we're a little farther away? Huang Xiao quickly rejected the idea.
Such a short distance could not possibly account for such a huge difference.
Could it be because we came from the Martial World? Huang Xiao wondered.
He felt that made sense.
But even if their power was barely affected while Senior Xuanyuan and the others were all suffering suppression, their side still had no chance of winning against Jiang Hengdao.
"Jiang Hengdao, besides the Cross-Realm Grand Formation, you're also doing this for your Ruthlessness Dao, aren't you?" Xuan Yuanjun called out.
"That's right." Jiang Hengdao's gaze fell on Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao. "Zuo Qiu Yi probably mentioned it to you, didn't he? I'm treating all this as a trial to temper myself. Such opportunities are rare, and I'd like this trial to last a little longer. That way, I'll benefit even more. By letting you live now, I'll reap astonishing returns from you later. It's a bargain that pays off no matter how you look at it, so tell me, why would I kill you now?"
"Aren't you afraid of something unexpected happening? Of capsizing in the gutter?" Xuan Yuanjun asked.
"Xuan Yuanjun, I've always been cautious in everything I do," Jiang Hengdao said with