I Am Loaded With Passive Skills

Chapter 4333: Chapter 2017: Receiving the Ancestor_2

"Such... agility, it must be Hidden Bitter!"

"With Hidden Bitter here, Lord Shou must also be here, so he can only be Lord Shou. But what is the cause of such injuries?"

"Could it be that... He has failed in transcending the tribulation, did not seal as an ancestor, and is now pretending?"

These words brought a sinking feeling to the heart.

It is widely known that Lord Shou’s vanishing technique is unrivaled, his clone technique is second to none, and any other abilities, however strong, follow behind.

But superior to all these is Lord Shou’s ability to preserve his own life.

Since the Dao Imparting Mirror, there have been few in the five regions that can injure Lord Shou, and previously, none of the ancestors had ever acted against Lord Shou. Who could have made him suffer injury?

It can only be the Ancestor God Destruction Tribulation!

"In other words, Lord Shou returning now is not the savior."

"He isn’t even comparable to a single hair of Bazhun’an, simply incapable of surviving the major tribulation, a mere chicken?"

This felt like the final blow to crush the inner defenses of one’s heart.

Waiting and waiting, one thought Lord Shou would come with a grand display, never expecting he would mess up this big.

In such a state, how could he oppose Saint Xin?

Let alone previously he was a loudmouth leader, directly challenging Demon Medicine Deity and the four ancestors?

The path to Godhood-Sealing as an ancestor is known to be arduous, yet who knew it would be this difficult.

Even Lord Shou, has gone mad sealing up?!

...

"Odd!"

"Too odd!"

Beside the Time Realm Channel, Saint Xin was steady and calm, had yet to cut off the World Sealing Chains, wary of deception.

And afar, watching Xu Xiaoshou standing atop He Ting Peak, a sense of strange emerged in his heart; how can just one word, "odd," describe it?

Looking at it, Xu Xiaoshou’s weakness was overwhelming!

His condition was at the ultimate low, barely surviving under the Ancestor God Destruction Tribulation, managing to escape with life intact.

Most likely, he has not even transcended the thunder calamity.

Using the Time Realm, Shengshen Continent’s Plane separation, along with his World Sealing Chains, he threw the major calamity into the Time Realm and ran out himself?

But...

If interpreted this way, Xu Xiaoshou certainly did not seal as an ancestor.

Yet Saint Xin could clearly sense an ultimate transformation from the boy’s Body, Spirit, and Will paths.

It was unrelated to his condition but stemmed from his essence.

"Divine Shedding..."

The physique, though damaged, holds the essence of an ancestor god surpassing divine shedding.

The soul, though damaged, possesses a strength not inferior to Sword Deity Hua’s.

The consciousness, though fragmented, appears broken, yet Saint Xin knows Xu Xiaoshou has a Sea of Consciousness, and certainly wouldn’t be as deranged as Cursed Yin.

He already has the essence of an ancestor god, even faintly exuding a Zero Ancestral God’s aura, akin to the beast-like Bazhun’an.

The various wounds on his body have yet to heal, seeming irreversible, grinding his condition to the lowest point.

Despite this!

Underneath the tattered appearance, Saint Xin sees the ultimate explosive force of an ancient swordsman.

He is convinced, Xu Xiaoshou may be close to dying, but should at least release an attack as strong as the single-word Sword of Taiyi.

This strike should not be borne by oneself.

This strike is best spent on Zero and cause significant damage; failing that, even Divine Farmer Hundred Grass deity could take it.

"Xu Xiaoshou?"

Saint Xin first spoke.

But the response was only the silent far distance.

The youth in tattered black clothes stood at the summit of He Ting Mountain, stepping on Qing Shi stone, Hidden Bitter tilted, facing the rustling wind, staring into the distance, unknown whether adjusting his breath or contemplating.

Ignoring...

Saint Xin’s eyelids drooped slightly, yet he wasn’t angry, chuckled lightly: "Should it be calling you Xu Xiaoshou, or Dao Ancestor, or Name Ancestor?"

These words caused an uproar across the five regions.

What relation does it have with Dao Ancestor or Name Ancestor?

Above the Sea of Memory, Zero’s gaze shook, perplexed why Saint Xin mentioned him, feeling unexpectedly connived.

No...

Probably just an offhand remark, not a big deal...

Already in direct communication, across the five regions everyone eagerly awaited what reaction Lord Shou, whether an ancestor or not, would show.

Yet he chose to ignore still!

"Ghost Willow."

Xu Xiaoshou slightly curled his finger.

With a thunderous explosion, the sky cracked into countless fissures, from them extended thousands of haunting green willow branches, hanging toward the Dead Sea across the five regions.

"God Worship Willow, hear my command!!!"

This shout almost broke the sound barrier; to discerning ears, it was clear as an oath of loyalty, leaving the people of the five regions utterly dumbfounded.

God Worship Willow, what are you doing?

You are the leader of the Nine Great Ancestral Trees, a symbol of authority!

Have you forgotten your aloofness at Sacred Mountain Gui Zhe, or the legendary "Willow hangs eternal, Dao leads three thousand" from the Ancestor Tree Atlas?

"This willow flatter..."

Someone gulped down saliva, feeling increasingly absurd.

In former Holy Divine Palace, many had seen God Worship Willow, knew that even Sword Deity Hua and Hallmaster Dao treated it with reverence.

Now such a devoted posture, how could it not be laughable?

Saint Xin couldn’t laugh; the Nine Great Ancestral Trees shared a trait, closer to Heaven and Earth’s Dao than cultivators.

Therefore, they can better perceive a person’s powerful existence, today’s performance seemingly indicates something.

"Surely Xu Xiaoshou has succeeded in sealing as an ancestor!"

"Yet bearing such wounds—is it possible he indeed faced the No-Self Tribulation, and before Elder Wuyue opened the Time Realm Channel, forced through the Three Tribulations Array?"

"Thus when the channel opened, no excess calamity aura spilled out? This certainly explains why not even I noticed when he emerged..."

Saint Xin’s heart shook, watching the God Worship Willow branches hanging over the five regions, swiftly taking all uninitiated mortals from Shengshen Continent.

From a rational perspective, He should intervene.

But Xu Xiaoshou’s oddness, either dressing up as God, playing the master, or truly having a rare thing, in sum, very odd!