The Earth Rankings Training Ground seemed frozen by invisible ice, the stagnant air suffocating.
Yan Li wore a savage suit of battle armor forged from scales coursing with dark-purple demonic patterns. His scarlet demonic eyes, like two infernal orbs burning with the karmic fire of the Nine Netherworlds, locked fiercely onto the figure opposite him.
That gaze held more than simple hostility and killing intent.
A death match pact, a hundred thousand Immortal Profound Crystals, and a Sovereign Divine Weapon capable of suppressing and safeguarding a sect's destiny—Chen Fei had staked such an earth-shaking wager on this Earth Rankings challenge. This was naked contempt!
He treated Yan Li as a fish on the chopping block, certain that Yan Li would become a stepping stone to a higher position!
Fury blazed to the heavens in Yan Li's heart, yet his expression remained utterly calm.
Naturally, he had heard the rumors of Chen Fei forcing back more than twenty Heavenly Demons of the same rank in the Fire Spirit Secret Realm. But so what?
Back then, cultivators and mighty Primordial Demons had surrounded them, restraining the enemy and sharing much of the pressure. Had Yan Li been in Chen Fei's position, he was confident he could have been even more ruthless, even more merciless!
Chen Fei certainly possessed strength, but today, Yan Li would be the victor. The hundred thousand Immortal Profound Crystals and the Heaven-Calling Ruler would belong to him!
At the other end of the Training Ground, Chen Fei stood with his hands behind his back. His robe remained motionless amid the invisible energy turbulence, his expression calm and unruffled. He seemed oblivious to Yan Li's icy gaze, which hungered to devour him, to swallow him alive and strip his flesh. His deep eyes were like two bottomless, cold pools