Chapter 400: Chapter 399- "Your grandson is currently being held in custody by the Enforcing Authorities of Sky Mist City. Until he is proven innocent, he will not be released."
After hearing her words, the old man suddenly became motionless.
Several seconds passed.
It was as though he had completely blacked out.
The strange presences around him also became deathly still.
Then, his eyes slowly rolled backward until only the whites remained visible.
A chilling silence descended upon the street.
Finally, a voice emerged from his mouth.
No.
Not a voice.
Thousands of voices.
"I... want... my... grandson."
The moment those words fell, the air itself seemed to grow heavier.
Then, without any warning, the old man took another step forward.
To Grey, that single step felt as though the entire world was collapsing around him. It felt as if the very heavens above were trembling violently and were on the verge of crashing down upon their heads.
An indescribable pressure descended from the old man, causing the air itself to become heavy and suffocating.
Instinctively, Grey’s body reacted. Every fiber of his being screamed at him to retreat. His feet had already begun moving backward when he suddenly felt a familiar fluctuation coming from within his shadow.
The shadow was afraid.
He could clearly sense its fear.
Yet, beneath that fear lay something even stronger, an intense hunger and a terrifying bloodlust. It was as though the shadow had encountered prey that it desperately wished to devour.
That faint emotion instantly steadied Grey’s mind.
The fear in his heart gradually subsided, and his rapidly beating heart calmed down. The foot that was about to step backward halted abruptly.
A low snort escaped his lips.
Instead of retreating, he took a step forward.
Boom!
An extremely powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body.
It was as if a dormant volcano had exploded within him.
Waves of intense heat surged out from his body and spread into the surroundings. The air distorted from the scorching temperature, and the ground beneath his feet began to crack slightly.
Grey had activated his Special Brilliance Form!
The moment the transformation was completed, he felt an overwhelming wave of confidence wash over him. Every muscle in his body seemed to contain explosive power, and his senses became exceptionally sharp.
However, he did not allow this sudden confidence to cloud his judgment.
The old man was far too terrifying.
Even now, Grey could not see through his cultivation.
At that moment, the old man finally completed his step forward.
Boom!
Grey’s expression changed.
It truly felt as though the sky itself had collapsed onto his shoulders.
An unimaginable pressure descended upon him, causing his blood to churn and his breathing to become labored.
However, a sharp glint flashed through his eyes.
Without the slightest hesitation, he performed several hand seals with astonishing speed before thrusting his palm toward the old man.
A moment later, a blazing sphere of fire appeared in front of him.
The surrounding temperature instantly soared.
The fireball expanded rapidly until it became nearly the size of a carriage.
Then...
Whoosh!
It shot toward the old man like a blazing meteor.
Grey had learned this technique during his period of secluded cultivation.
In fact, he had only mastered it two days ago, and this was the very first time he was using it in battle.
The technique itself did not possess a name. He had found it among the numerous techniques he had looted from the sinister old man in Green City.
After mastering it, however, Grey had decided to give it a name.