Chapter 664: Saint-Realm Showdown, All Smoke and Mirrors

After the Xuan Ice Flood Dragon spoke, not only was Hu Hetian shaken with shock and dread-Matsu Floris, too, was rocked to the core, a storm of thoughts flashing through his mind. First came the memory of his mother, Lin Yiyun-how she had fallen in love, secretly pledged herself, had a son, and then faced resistance from every level of the Lin clan. The truth, he realized, had never been that the Lin clan looked down on Swain Floris; it was that Lin Yiyun represented their hope and future. The clan...