Collecting Materials

"Greetings, Senior. May I ask who you are?" Zhang Tie asked.

The void outside the door seemed to have been torn apart by some force. A man in azure robes stood there, surrounded by fine dark-purple mist, within which the phantom of an ape faintly appeared.

The man hovered three inches above the ground like a ghost. At the center of his forehead, a mysterious vertical mark flickered in and out of sight, like a giant dragon concealed within the clouds. Though it revealed only the slightest hint of itself, it already inspired a sense of majesty and power.

"I am Chai Yuan's elder. I came today to discuss a matter with you."

The man's voice was like two pieces of raw iron scraping against each other, carrying a metallic coldness and hardness.

"Chai Yuan was inferior in skill in the arena and died by your hand. I have nothing to say about that."

"However, the essence bloodline of our Sky-Treading Demonic Ape clan must never fall into outsiders' hands. Therefore, you need to hand his body over to me." As his words fell, a killing-intent-laced pressure descended instantly.

"It is already a great honor for this junior that Senior came personally." Zhang Tie's voice carried just the right amount of humility, though cold sweat seeped from his palms as he took out Chai Yuan's body.

As Zhang Tie looked at the man before him, a chill rose in his heart.

Although the other party claimed he had come to "discuss" the matter, the oppressive pressure and gloomy expression made the situation perfectly clear to Zhang Tie—if he dared refuse, he would certainly meet no good end. The man might even kill him on the spot!

He could not naively believe that, because this was Blood Sky City and fighting