First Marquis growled and roared.
He voiced his unwilling question.
He could not understand it. He was so innately gifted and powerful—what gave Chu Qing the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with him?
If Chu Qing had come from a top-tier sect and had been specially cultivated as that sect's hidden foundation—
Then he could understand.
If Chu Qing had received Heaven's blessing and thus possessed an immensely powerful foundation, then he could understand that too.
But—
Chu Qing had been born a mud-legged commoner.
He had no ties to any top-tier sect. If anything, he bore life-and-death grudges against them.
He bore even deeper hatred toward Heaven.
What gave someone like that the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with him?
He roared in fury.
The Giant's Tendons and Bones within him rang like metal. Patterns surfaced over them, seeking to suppress Chu Qing's Exotic Treasure bones.
His flesh writhed. The blood and flesh of Forbidden Zone Mythological Creatures madly repaired him, erupting with terrifying power.
All his hidden foundations and roots fully blossomed at this moment.
"I, the First Marquis of Region 10086, am someone who will contend for the Grand Duke Venerable Position!"
"A mere mortal creature is nothing more than a tiny stumbling block in my path."
His confidence surged. For a time, he actually suppressed Chu Qing and beat him back.
Chu Qing sneered. "You are inferior to me not because your foundation is inferior to mine, nor because your roots are inferior to mine."
"It is because everything you possess was given to you by others!"
As he said this, Chu Qing's fighting spirit soared into the heavens. Under First Marquis's suppression, he began to counterattack bit by bit.
"I, Chu Qing, began in coarse hemp clothes and bare feet, devouring dragon sinews