Amalia and Kenny Lin's arrival was unexpected, and since they had broken through while outside the Andromeda Universe, they too would be subjected to the universe's restrictions when attempting to advance further.
However, Hsu Ziyan was a native cultivator of this universe, and under its strict laws, progress was nearly impossible.
That was why he had resorted to extreme measures—using the chaos of the alien invasion as cover, he had sacrificed an entire planet's human population in a blood ritual to shatter the restrictions that was binding him.
Santiago watched as his foster father's power grew stronger and stronger, his excitement rising along with it.
In truth, he had no knowledge of the blood ritual Hsu Ziyan had performed a year ago.
At the time, he only knew that his foster father had made a secret agreement with the aliens.
