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Following the fall of Hai Bodong's voice, this time it was Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma who simultaneously stopped their tracks. Subsequently, both of them revealed expressions that practically asked, "Are you kidding me?"
"Hai Bodong, are you serious?"
To ensure he hadn't misheard, Jia Xingtian actually dug at his ear. Although Fa Ma said nothing, his expression clearly conveyed the same sentiment as Jia Xingtian's. In response, Hai Bodong directly rolled his eyes at the two of them.
"What do you mean, am I serious? Didn't I just say? This was said by Yun Shan!"
"Otherwise, why would I ask you if there were any other experts above the level of Dou Huang within the borders of the Jia Ma Empire? If I knew there was a Dou Zong in the Jia Ma Empire, and I knew who he was, would I even be asking you?"
At this moment, Hai Bodong looked at Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma with eyes that seemed to be looking at a pair of fools. Now, both Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma furrowed their brows. After all, before Hai Bodong spoke up, they truly had never known about this matter!
"Hai Bodong, first tell us exactly what Yun Shan said to you just now." Fa Ma opened his mouth and asked with an expression of urgency.
After all, if there really was a Dou Zong expert within the Jia Ma Empire, that was an existence capable of shattering the current balance between all factions!
He could not afford not to worry!
"That's right, Hai Bodong, stop speaking in riddles. Regarding this kind of matter, could it be that you intend to keep us in the dark?"
Fa Ma was anxious, but Jia Xingtian was even more anxious than him!
Fa Ma's Alchemist Association was at least neutral, but his Imperial Family was the ruler of the Jia Ma Empire!
For a Dou Zong expert they knew nothing about to have appeared within the Jia Ma Empire without them noticing—could Jia Xingtian not be worried?
"Sigh, it's not that I want to hide it from you, it's just that what I know is also limited. I only just learned of this from Yun Shan's mouth."
Subsequently, Hai Bodong recounted every word Yun Shan had said to him, leaving nothing out.
After listening to Hai Bodong's narration, Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma fell silent.
At this time, their minds were also operating at high speeds, trying to figure out who this Dou Zong expert was. Of course, calling them a Dou Zong expert might not be entirely accurate, but in their general understanding, that was the meaning.
"Tell me, if according to what Yun Shan said, there exists a person within the Jia Ma Empire stronger than him, who could it be if not a Dou Zong expert? Jia Xingtian, you don't think you are that person stronger than Yun Shan, do you?"
As he spoke, Hai Bodong glanced at Jia Xingtian and asked in return.
As for Fa Ma, that went without saying. He was currently only a mid-level Dou Huang, and his strength was about equal to Hai Bodong's, let alone being stronger than Yun Shan.
"I am inferior to Yun Shan; I still have that much self-awareness. If the two of us were to engage in a life-and-death struggle, my chances of winning would definitely not exceed thirty percent!"
Regarding the power dynamic between the two, Jia Xingtian and Yun Shan's predictions were roughly the same. One felt he had a more than seventy percent chance of winning, while the other felt his chances did not exceed thirty percent.
After a brief pause, Jia Xingtian spoke again: "Therefore, if there really is such a person as Yun Shan described in our Jia Ma Empire, then that party is indeed most likely a Dou Zong expert!"
On this point, Jia Xingtian reached the same conclusion as Hai Bodong.
Although Fa Ma did not say it explicitly, he clearly agreed with this assessment.
"I never expected it. To think such a Dou Zong expert was actually hidden within the borders of our Jia Ma Empire!"
Thinking of Yun Shan's status, Fa Ma likewise did not think the man was talking nonsense.
After all, there was no point in fabricating someone stronger than oneself out of thin air, was there? At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Jia Xingtian's mind as he recalled an event!
"Right, do you two still remember the incident that happened in the Imperial Capital eighteen years ago?"
"Eighteen years ago?"
"Ah, could it be him!"
Following the fall of Jia Xingtian's voice, Hai Bodong and Fa Ma were stunned for a moment, and then a certain memory immediately surfaced in their minds.
They still vividly remembered that eighteen years ago, within the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire, a terrifying force had suddenly swept through. Subsequently, each of their factions had searched for the source of that power.
However, today, eighteen years later, they still had not discovered its origin.
In fact, by now, every party had essentially given up the search. In their view, it was likely that some expert had simply happened to pass over the skies of the Jia Ma Empire's Capital back then. Thus, as time passed, they stopped taking it seriously.
However, when combined with what Yun Shan said today, and considering that he too had searched for the source of that power back then, doesn't everything suddenly make sense?
In the minds of Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma, it was clear: Yun Shan must have accidentally stumbled upon a trace of that power's source sometime during these eighteen years!
Thinking of it this way, everything truly became logical.
One had to admit that through a series of coincidences, the three of them had actually guessed part of the truth!
As for the incident eighteen years ago, it naturally referred to the time when Xiao Lin awakened his past life's wisdom. At that moment, his soul sublimated into the Heaven Realm, and his Heaven Realm soul power swept across the entire Jia Ma Empire Capital.
To this day, very few people mentioned this event anymore.
But for Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma, the memory was absolutely fresh!
Even if they wanted to forget it, they couldn't!
"Speaking of which, I suddenly thought of something else."
Just then, Hai Bodong spoke up again, drawing the gazes of Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma.
"My Mittel Clan has some commercial cooperation with a certain force in the Luo Yan Empire."
"Once, their representative told me that our Jia Ma Empire might possess a Dou Zong. At first, I didn't care much, thinking he was talking nonsense, but thinking about it now, I feel what he said might be true!"
"Because he told me that on the final day of the Secret Realm journey back then, the notorious Black Eagle Bandit Group of the Luo Yan Empire and their Dou Huang leader, Ying Changkong, were all wiped out by a mysterious person without a sound."
"He suspected the one who did this was a Dou Zong expert from my Jia Ma Empire! Combined with what we are discussing now, I believe this matter is most likely true."
Hai Bodong solemnly dropped another bombshell on Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma!
Wouldn't you know it, Hai Bodong's guess was right once again!
Both of these incidents were indeed personally caused by Xiao Lin.
Although Xiao Lin had not yet reached the Dou Zong realm at the time, his strength had long since surpassed it. Now that he was being identified by Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma as the expert Yun Shan claimed surpassed him, they had truly stumbled upon the truth.
"To think such a thing happened?"
"It seems Yun Shan really has found the Dou Zong expert hidden within our Jia Ma Empire's borders!"
After hearing what Hai Bodong said, Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian spoke one after the other.
During their conversation, Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma had already returned to the main hall of the Yun Lan Sect. At this moment, all three were quite silent. Clearly, they were shocked by the fact that a Dou Zong expert was actually hidden within the Jia Ma Empire.
After a long silence, Jia Xingtian finally spoke once more: "Now, I only hope that this Dou Zong expert holds no hostility toward my Jia Ma Empire."
These words from Jia Xingtian also drew agreement from Hai Bodong and Fa Ma.
However, since the other party hadn't caused any trouble for eighteen years, the three of them weren't overly worried at this point. After all, if the other party wanted to cause trouble, why would they hide until now?
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