The man in black did not speak immediately. Instead, he silently withdrew his power.
Seeing this, Chen Wen also put away the Flying Sword in his hand.
"Over the years, I have lost count of how many challengers I have encountered."
"You are the first person to defeat me at the same realm."
The man in black spoke leisurely.
The first person to defeat him at the same realm?
Chen Wen's pupils contracted slightly, as though he had thought of something.
"I presume you have already realized it. Yes, whenever I encountered a challenger who entered, I would suppress my Cultivation Level."
"The purpose was to fight the challenger fairly. That is also the rule of this passage."
"And you are the First Person to clear it in all these years."
The man in black glanced at Chen Wen and spoke again.
Chen Wen was not particularly surprised by this.
After all, even with his abilities and accumulation, he had only barely managed to overcome the other party.
If he had not used Absolute Defense to block the man in black's strike from the start, it was truly uncertain who would have won in the end.
Just then, the man in black changed the subject. "Actually, before you, there was someone who came infinitely close to defeating me."
"But he ultimately lost because of combat experience. Such was fate."
"Who was that?" Chen Wen asked instinctively.
"A lad named Xiao Xuan. He was also an exceptionally proud lad."
The man in black seemed to recall the scene from that day and could not help sighing.
Xiao Xuan?
Chen Wen's pupils contracted.
Having fought the man in black himself, he naturally knew just how strong the man in black was.
Xiao Xuan had only lost in combat experience, which showed just