Chapter 56

Thud! A dull sound broke the somewhat noisy atmosphere. Before Du Bufan could reply, Old Su, a soul master, dropped straight to his knees before him. The old man's frail body trembled slightly, each shudder like a flickering candle in the wind struggling against a gale—the absolute picture of overwhelming emotion. His face was somewhat twisted from excessive tension, and the blood still lingering at the corner of his mouth looked particularly striking in the sunlight. Yet he paid it no heed; his eyes held only a profound awe for Du Bufan, as if the person standing before him were an unreachable, all-controlling Dominator. "Exalted One, this humble old man, Su Ping, unworthily serving as an elder of the Soul Master Guild of the Luyu Ancient Kingdom, dares to boldly ask: who might the Exalted One be? Are you a soul master from Yeyu City, or an exalted figure sent from the Soul Master Guild headquarters?" Old Su's voice carried a trace of a quiver, sounding like a battered bellows being dragged with difficulty, every single word imbued with reverence. Even as blood slowly continued to drip from the corner of his mouth, staining his somewhat tattered garments, he did not dare show the slightest disrespect. His posture resembled that of the most devout believer worshipping the deity in his heart.