"An Awakened One's competitive spirit?" Jing Yuexin laughed in anger when she heard that.
Back then, she had been the one to drive Empire Storm away. Now he actually dared to come back, which already irritated her greatly.
What she found even less tolerable was that he was actually curious about her beauty! Most beautiful women liked being admired by men, but Jing Yuexin did not care much about that—her strength alone was enough to make her proud.
If someone admired her silently from afar, she would not mind. It would mean that, based on looks alone, she was worthy of First One.
That was why Empire Storm's praise had caught her quite off guard. She truly had not expected it.
But immediately afterward, she could no longer contain her anger: First One is standing right here, and you're looking to die! Still, she was too embarrassed to bring up the subject, merely letting out a cold laugh. "It's rare to see someone hiding in the shadows and being competitive."
Hearing that, Empire Storm felt even more conflicted... What the hell was this mess?
He had not been mentally prepared to completely fall out with Digital Phantom. He only wanted to recover some face and, while he was at it, take a look at a beauty.
The main reason he had chosen to hide nearby was because... he had the Wind Attribute! The Wind Attribute's greatest strengths were perception, concealment, and movement techniques.
Empire Storm had believed that, if he hid himself, there was no way anyone could discover him.
Without that confidence, would he have been stupid enough to show up early with such obvious hostility?
Fine, there had indeed been a bit of hostility, but he truly had only wanted to recover some face.
While displaying his strength,