Today's third update: Chapter 3635! 3/4!
Since the conflict erupted, every seemingly passive response from the Lord of the Wild Race may have concealed a deeper meaning—his ultimate goal had also been to fight Zhu Ganglie with everything he had!
"The reason isn't complicated." Yue Chan'er met Xu Buwan's probing gaze. The gentle smile on her lips remained unchanged, and her voice was soft yet every word clear.
"The Lord has devoted himself to cultivation for many years. His insights into the various Great Daos and the accumulation of his own cultivation have long become unfathomable. Even he himself finds it difficult to accurately assess just how far he has come.
"What he needs isn't a mediocre sparring partner, but a sufficiently hard, sufficiently weighty 'touchstone' capable of withstanding his full strength, one that can truly test the final results of these twenty years of accumulation."
She tilted her head slightly, her gaze seeming to fall once more upon the battlefield isolated by violent energy. There was a strange note of admiration in her voice.
"And this Pig Race Marshal... whether it is his bottomless ancient foundation, that world-shaking Nine-Toothed Rake, or the fully aroused, utterly unrestrained fighting spirit and ferocity he possesses now, all of it is 'just right' for the Lord's requirements."
"What?!"
Xu Buwan's pupils suddenly contracted, and unconcealable shock flashed across her stunning face.
This answer had completely exceeded her expectations!
The Lord of the Wild Race had actually harbored such a pure purpose of "testing himself"?
But did he... know Zhu Ganglie's true origins and strength?
If he had underestimated his opponent, wouldn't that be courting death?
Zhu Ganglie could not be measured against the strongest experts of ordinary Tier-A Races!
Besides, did his strength... really need testing?
Not long ago, he had already