This voice was different but familiar.
"Senior?" Lin Mu said inwardly.
A faint chuckle followed.
"Who else would it be?" Xukong replied.
Lin Mu's focus sharpened immediately, not having expected Xukong to awaken so soon again. The reason he had contacted the Saintess and not Xukong was for the same reason as he didn't want to disturb him.
"You know what this is?" he asked.
"I might," Xukong said. "What you've isolated… appears to be a distilled form of something known as a Bloodline Shackle."
The words struck Lin Mu like a sudden realization that refused to fully take shape.
"Bloodline Shackle?" he repeated.
Before he could process further, the Saintess reacted.
"You…" she said, her voice carrying clear surprise. "That voice… you are…"
Xukong did not hide his presence.
"I allow you to hear me," he said.
The Saintess remained silent for a brief moment before speaking again.
