At the peak of the Mother Tree, both sides panted in great gulps, their bloodshot eyes fixed on each other.
"Are all you Deities this fierce?" Zhou Leng slowly circled the Calamity Envoy, searching for his flaws.
"I never expected there to be a human like you." The Calamity Envoy moved with Zhou Leng, his eyes unblinking.
"You're very powerful. Your fighting style surpasses any Martial Saint Realm expert I've known. It has the feel of the Great Dao being simple, of returning to one's true nature." Zhou Leng seemed to genuinely be chatting with the Calamity Envoy.
"Want to learn? I can teach you."
"Thank you. Teach me, then."
"Worship me as your god first."
"Fine. You're a god. Teach me, then."
The Calamity Envoy suddenly smiled. "I'm beginning to like you Blue Star people—more precisely, Dragon Nation people. With words like that, even Demons wouldn't dare say it. Among the countless heavenly regions, only a race like yours can truly ascend to godhood, without exception."
"Just average. Third in the universe." Zhou Leng continued stalling as he recovered his strength.
The Calamity Envoy said, "You deliberately retreated step by step, luring me away from the Mother Insect's corpse. Were you afraid I would absorb the Mother Insect's power?"
"Yes."
"Then you planned to use Destructive Stellar Power to damage my mortal body, before wearing down my strength through a battle of flesh and blood?"
"Yes."
"You're talking to me now to gather your final strength, so you can unleash everything and deliver a fatal blow?"
"Yes."
"After I kill you, I'll take a walk around your Dragon Nation first. Then I'll destroy this interesting civilization."
"Why must you destroy a civilization?"
"Have you played games?"
"I have."
"I said before that, to me, the Ten Realms are merely