Ten days passed in a blink. In a desolate area with scarce energy, within a mountainside, Li Xiaotian slowly opened his eyes.
"Master! You're awake. Someone has arrived. their aura is not weak. My wife and I weren't confident we could kill them in one blow, so we didn't act, fearing exposure."
Before Li Xiaotian, a middle-aged man spoke. Beside him stood a middle-aged woman and a young boy.
They all appeared human. The middle-aged man had a simple, honest face, the middle-aged woman was beautiful, and the young boy looked as if he had stepped out of a painting. Notably, the boy bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Li Xiaotian.
They were the Kui Snake family of three, the result of Li Xiaotian's efforts over the past half month.
He had helped the little Kui Snake's parents awaken their sentience and taught them to shapeshift. Now, they looked no different from normal humans.
Of course, during their shapeshifting, all three had adopted human forms. Since Li Xiaotian had helped them, they felt a sense of kinship towards humans.
It was worth noting that the little Kui Snake, due to limited comprehension and being personally taught by Li Xiaotian after awakening his sentience, had perfectly mimicked Li Xiaotian's appearance when shapeshifting.
Thus, the current little Kui Snake was almost identical to Li Xiaotian in his youth.
This made Li Xiaotian somewhat speechless, as anyone unfamiliar might mistake him for his illegitimate son.
"Someone's here? Who could it be?" Li Xiaotian frowned. This was a barren region of this world, devoid of any fortunate encounters. Logically, no one should be here.
Immediately, his divine sense spread out. Upon sensing the auras outside, he was stunned.
"Mo Tian?" Simultaneously, a divine sense reached him from outside. The person was the Bliss City Lord.
"Let's go!"
Li Xiaotian said to the Kui Snake family of three, then instantly appeared outside the mountain. At this moment, the Bliss City Lord also flew over from a distance.
Li Xiaotian harbored many questions for the Bliss City Lord. After all, the City Lord had saved him; without his intervention, he would never have had a chance to escape.
As the Bliss City Lord drew closer, the Kui Snake family of three displayed hostility, staring intently at the City Lord. A killing intent permeated the air.
Seeing this, the Bliss City Lord abruptly stopped a thousand meters away from Li Xiaotian, looking at the Kui Snake couple behind Li Xiaotian with a look of surprise.
A trace of shock coursed through him. Experts! Two peak sixth-order powerhouses!
How was this possible? Mo Tian actually had companions!
"They are friends," Li Xiaotian said, addressing the Kui Snake family and simultaneously speaking to the Bliss City Lord.
"Senior, please don't worry. This family are native powerhouses of this world, and they are my friends," Li Xiaotian said to the Bliss City Lord, then continued.
"Thank you for your help that day, Senior. I, Li Xiaotian, will never forget your life-saving grace!"
At this point, he saw no need to conceal his identity from the Bliss City Lord. After all, the fact that the City Lord dared to intervene and save him indicated that he was not a lackey of the God Clan.
"Li Xiaotian, are you truly human?" the Bliss City Lord asked, flying over at a leisurely pace, his gaze occasionally flicking to the Kui Snake family of three, though his mind was in turmoil.
Native powerhouses in this world! Two peak sixth-order powerhouses, and he didn't know about them?
He knew that since entering this world, he had only encountered beings with low intelligence, all very primitive, akin to wild beasts. But these three before him had shapeshifted, which was an utter surprise.
The Bliss City Lord stopped ten steps away from Li Xiaotian, not moving any further. At this distance, with his strength, he was confident he could escape if anything went awry.
Clearly, the presence of the Kui Snake family filled him with caution.
After all, with two peak sixth-order powerhouses and Li Xiaotian, if these three decided to target him, he would not even have a chance to resist.
"May I ask for your esteemed names, fellow Daoists?" the Bliss City Lord addressed the Kui Snake couple.
"Li Zhen! Li Rou! Li Yuntian!" the Kui Snake family of three replied. Although Li Xiaotian had called them friends, they had not let go of their hostility.
Hearing this, Li Xiaotian's lips twitched. This family was really latching onto him. With so many surnames in the world, why insist on using Li? He was truly speechless.
The Bliss City Lord, however, looked at Li Xiaotian with a strange glint in his eyes. Clearly, he had begun to doubt Li Xiaotian's earlier words. If these three were truly native beings, would they coincidentally share the same surname as Li Xiaotian?
"Li Xiaotian, you clearly don't believe me. I thought you were alone, but I didn't expect you to have helpers. It's likely that even if I hadn't intervened back then, you would have had a contingency plan, wouldn't you?"
The Bliss City Lord said unhurriedly. Two peak sixth-order powerhouses, if they were to cause trouble, would be quite useful.
"Ahem," Li Xiaotian coughed dryly and smiled helplessly, then voluntarily walked towards the Bliss City Lord.
"Senior, you've misunderstood. They are genuinely native beings of this world, they just shapeshifted recently," Li Xiaotian explained, but without dwelling on it, he changed the subject.
"Senior, is there something you need from me?"
"Yes, there is," the Bliss City Lord nodded, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes. He had initially intended to recruit Li Xiaotian into the Half-God Hall, believing him to be alone.
But after seeing the Kui Snake family, he became hesitant.
"Senior, please speak freely. You saved my life, and I am willing to swear upon the Great Dao that I will never forget this kindness!" Li Xiaotian said earnestly, sensing the Bliss City Lord's hesitation.
A sharp glint appeared in the Bliss City Lord's eyes. Swearing upon the Great Dao was not something to be done lightly, indicating that the other party was truly grateful for his life-saving grace.
"Li Xiaotian, I want to know, are you human or a Half-God?" the Bliss City Lord asked, his eyes fixed intently on Li Xiaotian.
"What does Senior wish me to be? Human is fine, and Half-God is also acceptable!" Li Xiaotian replied. Then, he transformed his aura, instantly radiating demonic energy, becoming identical to the Bliss City Lord's aura.
Immediately after, his aura shifted to become fierce, that of the Ancient God Clan.
Then, it turned bloody, of the Blood Clan!
"This! This!" Seeing this transformation, the Bliss City Lord was utterly shocked, his eyes wide with disbelief.
He could also change his aura, but he admitted he couldn't do it as authentically as Li Xiaotian. No one in the entire void universe could achieve such a feat.
After all, the auras emanating from Li Xiaotian were those of true demons, the Ancient God Clan, and the Blood Clan – completely genuine.
"How did you do this? What exactly are you?" the Bliss City Lord asked, somewhat losing his composure.