As Hao Qi and Lin Xiong conversed, Puzhi and the others sat nearby, listening in. They still wore looks of utter disbelief—Hao Qi actually knew this Mental Aspect Powerhouse, and their relationship seemed impossibly close. Only Puzhi knew who this man was, having heard the basic history of Hao Qi's past: during those ten years of practicing martial arts, this man was the sworn brother who had financed Hao Qi, and who had presumably died in an accident. Never had he imagined the man would come back to life... No, more accurately, this must be a Lin Xiong from a parallel world who was still alive. The relationships involved were far too complex for Puzhi to puzzle out on the spot, so he simply stopped trying and listened as Lin Xiong recounted his experiences.
In Lin Xiong's world, several decades had passed. During this time, he had traveled across five oceans: the Blue Sea, the Red Sea, the Cheng Sea, Qinghai, and the Black Sea. By sheer coincidence, he had also journeyed to the Green Forest Valley in the East, one of the Four Quarters, where he listened to a sermon by the Tree Emperor, one of the Four Emperors. It was a monumental stroke of supreme fortune, and it was entirely upon this great fortuitous encounter that Lin Xiong later became a False Mental Aspect, as well as the lowest-ranked of the Nine Martial Kings.
"What? You're one of the Nine Martial Kings?!" Hao Qi asked, immensely surprised.
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