Exposing Shortcomings

In fact, even damage to one's cultivation was something many Supremes were unwilling to accept.

Damage to cultivation inevitably led to a drop in combat power, and even with massive resources invested, it was difficult to make up for.

The worst outcome was dropping in rank. That could even affect one's lifespan. Wouldn't it be better to peacefully live out three hundred years and enjoy the riches of the world?

Paranoid barked orders at Liu Qingyu not just because he was a senior, but because he looked down on him from the bottom of his heart.

—Anyone who did not dare to challenge Above Supreme was not worth treating pleasantly.

But this old lady was different. At the very least, she had tried, and she had failed.

Then again, had he himself truly succeeded? That really... was hard to say.

Especially when she said that failing to advance had felt humiliating—those words struck right at his heart.

People like us should have this kind of pride! With that sentence alone, Paranoid's impression of Old Lady Jia changed drastically.

He nodded with deep feeling. "Yes, Above Supreme... that truly is an experience with nine chances of death and one chance of survival."

Old Lady Jia gave him a suspicious look and cautiously asked, "Senior, could you tell me how you succeeded in advancing?"

Without hesitation, she had already acknowledged him as a senior—what he had said proved it.

Whether he was bluffing or trying to intimidate her could be seen just by looking at Panda's reaction beside him.

Given Old Lady Jia's understanding of Panda, she believed he would not simply sit by and watch her become a laughingstock.

"Succeeded in advancing..." Paranoid gave a bitter smile.

Whenever he was with Qu Jianlei, he had always insisted that he had succeeded.