“Xiaotian, what’s wrong? Is your injury acting up? Why don’t you go back and recover?”
Emperor Qin asked with concern upon seeing Li Xiaotian suddenly acting strangely.
“That’s fine, then I’ll be heading back.”
Li Xiaotian spoke, then bid farewell to everyone at the banquet and quickly left the great hall.
After exiting the hall, Li Xiaotian took a deep breath and inwardly queried the Demon Lord.
“Master, what exactly happened? What occurred just now? Why didn’t I sense anything?”
“Just now, hehe, that dog hid in the sky and observed you for a while. Fortunately, I hid well and wasn't discovered by him. However, that dog clearly prefers to kill by mistake rather than let me go. Luckily, someone intervened and scared him away.”
The Demon Lord sneered. Seeing Li Xiaotian subconsciously looking up, he quickly warned him.
“Don’t look up, go! Go back to your place! Act as if nothing happened.”
Li Xiaotian forced himself to suppress the urge to look up at the sky, feigning injury, and quickly returned to his residence.
“Although that dog has left, we must still guard against him having other means to probe in secret. So, you should act as if nothing happened and focus on recovering from your injuries.”
The Demon Lord continued to instruct, his tone rather serious, indicating his apprehension towards the enemy who had killed him.
Hearing this, Li Xiaotian went to the cultivation room, took out a portion of the Black Dragon’s corpse, and began to devour its flesh and blood to recover his strength.
His Demonic Devouring Art was no longer a secret, so even if someone were secretly observing him, there was no need to conceal it, as it would make him appear too deliberate.
“Master, is that person invincible? Wasn’t it said that all the ancient Invincibles had disappeared? How did he remain in the world?”
Li Xiaotian asked. The ancient Demon Lord was already a peak Heavenly realm expert with a great chance of breaking through to Invincible. Therefore, only an Invincible expert could have killed the Demon Lord. Even among peers, the Demon Lord possessed the ability to protect himself.
“Likely so. That dog, I will surely seek retribution from him sooner or later! Hmph! The Human Race has major problems! That dog should be a traitor to the Human Race!”
The Demon Lord’s tone carried a hint of anger, it was unclear whether it was anger at being killed or at the existence of a traitor within the Human Race.
“Invincible!!! Traitor!!”
Li Xiaotian was filled with shock upon hearing this, and simultaneously felt a chill down his spine. An Invincible expert was targeting him, which instantly filled him with pressure.
Moreover, especially the word "traitor" mentioned by the Demon Lord, though Li Xiaotian didn’t fully understand the situation, he had a hunch that this definitely involved an earth-shattering secret, related to the ancient Invincibles, and related to the Sea of Blood!
“What happened just now then?”
“It must be that you reversed the Demonic Devouring Art, and he detected it. He doesn’t fear you obtaining my inheritance, but he fears that I am still alive!”
The Demon Lord spoke through gritted teeth. He had many enemies in ancient times. If he were killed by his enemies, he would accept it. However, the expert who killed him, he had never met before. The first time they met was when he was being killed.
This filled him with indignation and hatred. He would not provoke others, but if others provoked him, he would definitely return the favor manifold.
“But you don’t need to worry. With Tongtian in Yan Province, that dog wouldn’t dare to act excessively. However, you must be careful from now on. He won’t deal with you personally, but he will definitely arrange for others to deal with you.”
The Demon Lord warned, his tone more solemn than ever. Although he didn't know who the hidden mastermind was, he believed that the other party would definitely continue to test Li Xiaotian, or rather, they wouldn't bother with tests and would simply send someone to kill Li Xiaotian.
And at this moment, he still needed to rely on Li Xiaotian’s body to recover. Therefore, if Li Xiaotian died, he would have no hope at all.
“Mm, I will be careful.”
Li Xiaotian replied, his heart becoming serious. He wasn’t afraid of being tested, nor was he afraid of someone trying to kill him. As long as the opponent’s strength wasn’t too formidable, he was confident in handling everything.
“Master, is the Tongtian you mentioned the person inside the ancient bronze coffin? What is his identity?”
Li Xiaotian asked. He still remembered what the Demon Lord had said earlier. If Tongtian hadn't scared away the hidden threat, perhaps he and the Great Qin would have perished. Therefore, Tongtian had indirectly saved his life.
“Heh heh, of course. However, he's not much better off than I am. But he's lucky to have a good elder brother, so he's doing a bit better than I am now.”
The Demon Lord chuckled, as if opening a floodgate, and continued.
“Tongtian was revered as the Sword Master by people of ancient times, the foremost figure in the ancient sword dao. His sword could injure the Invincible! Do you know of the Sword Pavilion? That’s the sect he founded.”
“Foremost figure in sword dao! Could injure the Invincible! The Ancestral Master of the Sword Pavilion!”
Li Xiaotian’s heart stirred slightly. He recalled the two times he had seen the other party draw his sword, one sword had deterred the Sea of Blood, preventing it from crossing into the combat zone, and one sword had slain the resurrected Old Ancestor of the Tian family, a truly earth-shattering feat.
“Only such a powerful expert could create a hegemonic force like the Sword Pavilion.”
Li Xiaotian thought to himself. He thought of the Sword Pavilion’s Sect Master, Jian Chen, and Jian Lin, whom he knew well, all sword dao experts he had encountered, all remarkably impressive.
“Kid, stop daydreaming. Hurry up and break through to the Heavenly realm. There are many secrets in this world, but you will only be qualified to access them when you become a Heavenly realm expert. You are too weak now, and knowing too much will do you no good.”
The Demon Lord spoke further, his tone laced with displeasure. He had just glimpsed Li Xiaotian’s thoughts and felt a surge of dissatisfaction. He and Tongtian were of comparable strength, yet this boy admired others instead of him, which made him quite unhappy.
After speaking, without waiting for Li Xiaotian’s reply, the Demon Lord fell back into a deep slumber.
Li Xiaotian’s heart tightened, and he then collected his thoughts, starting to focus on recovering his strength.
Breakthrough to the Heavenly realm? I should be close, Li Xiaotian thought.
Although reversing the Demonic Devouring Art caused him to fall back a realm, it also brought him considerable gains.
The most apparent change was that when he devoured all things, he could faintly sense a fluctuation. It was a very wondrous feeling. If he guessed correctly, that should be the power of Laws.
Therefore, what Li Xiaotian needed to do next was to quickly recover his realm, and then grasp that fluctuation. Then, the breakthrough to Dominator would not be far off.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed. The celebratory atmosphere from Great Qin’s great victory the previous day had not yet dissipated, and humans from all regions were celebrating.
The events on the battlefield gradually spread, and unexpectedly, the fastest spreading news was not the death of a Dominator of the Monster Race in this battle, but the incident where the Master of the Desolate Hall led the strong forces of the Desolate Hall to descend upon the battlefield and then suddenly flee.
The Desolate Hall had once again become famous!