"Don't worry. How could I possibly lose? Since I dared to name such stakes, it means I'm confident I can defeat him. Otherwise, why would I be boasting so shamelessly here?"
"Just trust me. Although you feel somewhat uneasy, Li Changsheng is so certain.
That means he must have some confidence in himself." There was no need to nitpick with him over this. Seeing this, she took Li Changsheng's hand and said,
"All right. Since this is your decision, I shouldn't change it casually. I only hope you'll keep your word."
"Don't worry. I'll definitely be able to do it."
And so, Li Changsheng and the Demon King before him began fighting above the sea once more. This battle was far more intense. Under the impact of their clash, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals below were shaken so badly that they became dizzy and disoriented, while the waters beneath them trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
Before long, some of the creatures below fled to the shore, because if they did not come up soon,
they might be the ones to die the next second. Not long afterward, the two of them stopped fighting, yet—
they suddenly burst into loud laughter. Only the two of them understood the meaning behind that laughter. Li Changsheng then said to the Demon King before him,
"Well? I kept my word. Didn't I defeat you within the Path of Death?"
Although the Demon King was reluctant to admit it, that was indeed the truth.
"I never expected that, before those Ancient Great Gods, I was still so smug and lofty.
Yet before you, I lost so thoroughly.
Were those people useless, or are you simply stronger?"
"But don't worry. Since I lost, I'll do as you say. Tell me, where do you