"Congratulations, Master! Congratulations!"
Inside the cave abode, Black King sincerely showered him with flattery.
What answered him was a single sentence.
"Quiet. I'm thinking!"
Black King flicked out his forked tongue, looking thoroughly aggrieved as he slunk off to one side. Yet his vertical pupils still kept glancing at Luo Chen, whose brows were tightly furrowed.
He had obviously succeeded, so why was he unhappy?
Yes, he had obviously succeeded!
"That shouldn't be..."
Luo Chen stared uncertainly at the armor plate in his hand, then switched his mana and activated it.
In an instant, the blue armor plate transformed into a ray of light that enveloped Luo Chen. Its patterns were ancient and simple, like flowing water.
From the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, over his limbs and torso, even around his most vulnerable eyes, a layer of qi armor emerged.
He summoned the Flowing Fire Hammer and smashed it against himself.
A dull boom rang out. Luo Chen did not budge in the slightest. Though the powerful vibration struck his internal organs, it had virtually no effect under Luo Chen's formidable physique.
His gaze fell upon Black King.
"Release a water arrow and attack me."
Black King squirmed. "Master, that doesn't seem right! How would this lowly one dare commit insubordination? That would be a grave disrespect..."
"Too much nonsense. If I tell you to fire, then fire. Keep the attack at around the Early Stage Tier 3."
As Luo Chen's tone hardened, Black King did not dare delay any longer. He immediately condensed Demon Power and spat out a black water arrow.
The water arrow came fiercely, its Demon Qi biting cold. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator would die at a touch, while even an Early Stage Golden Core cultivator would have to mount