The human form of the tiger patriarch looked so old one would think he was senile. However, his eyes were shining with a light of boundless wisdom, as though he could see through Xiang Shaoyun with a single glance.

Xiang Shaoyun could sense an ethereal aura about the patriarch, giving him the illusion that he was merely looking at a phantom instead of a solid entity. The sensation was disconcerting, and it gave him the feeling that the patriarch was a person he could never defeat.

Xiang Shaoyun saluted the patriarch and greeted, "Greetings, senior."

"So you're Xiang Shaoyun? I heard about you from Little White many years ago. Looking at you today, you're indeed a giant among men," said the patriarch with a sonorous voice. 

"I do not deserve...