Seeing how confident Gu Ding looked, Avadia felt somewhat puzzled. No matter how he looked at it, though, he could not see where Gu Ding's confidence came from. He had even swept the surrounding area several times with his spiritual power, reaching far into the distance, yet found no ambushes or traps.
"You think I'll be scared just because you're putting on a show?" After several rounds of probing, Avadia had determined that no one was lying in wait nearby and finally felt relieved. Still, to be safe, he remained on guard and chose to attack from afar.
A silver whip appeared in his hand, clearly condensed from Great Dao Power. With a flick of his wrist, the long whip lashed out countless afterimages through the void, like a tide of serpents blotting out the sky as it surged toward Gu Ding.
As the swarm of serpents flooded in through every opening, Gu Ding threw a punch through the air. The moment the invisible force of the punch emerged, all laws retreated from the void. The serpent swarm seemed to be suppressed by an invisible enormous force, vanishing and collapsing piece by piece.
Avadia's expression changed drastically at the sight. He immediately recalled the rumors that Gu Ding had killed a Fifth Order Lord of Chaos in a single strike. Only now, after witnessing this scene, did he realize the rumors were true. Without a second thought, he turned and fled into the distance.
"You run pretty fast!"
He had barely escaped any distance when a voice came from in front of him. Gu Ding had already blocked his path.
"S-Senior..." Avadia forced a flattering smile onto his face.
"Didn't you just say you would kill me with your own hands and expose the lie our Material Realm fabricated?" Gu