This sudden change in Qin Fengming left everyone present dumbfounded on the spot.
As cultivators or Demon Cultivators from Myriad Gaze Island and the nearby waters, who could possibly be unaware of the Life and Death Arena? Now that they saw an outsider Great Cultivator actually agree to ascend the Life and Death Arena with the Young Island Master of Blazing Flame Island and fight to the death, everyone was utterly astounded.
Of course, everyone knew of Blazing Flame Island. Its island master was a top existence in the Sea of No Hope.
In everyone's mind, anyone who agreed to fight to the death with the only son of an Integration stage cultivator was either a fool or someone whose head had been caught in a door.
Qin Fengming was certainly no fool. The reason he had agreed so decisively was that he had seen what had become of Rong Qing and the others—and, more importantly, Qin Bing'er behind them, whom they were protecting.
The four of them, including Rong Qing, were covered in wounds, and one of Yan Ming's arms had already been severed.
Bing'er's pretty face was icy cold, her teeth clenched tight, and fury seemed to surge from her eyes. What shocked and enraged Qin Fengming most of all was the clearly visible handprint on Bing'er's cheek.
Qin Bing'er was Qin Fengming's reverse scale. Whoever touched her would force him to cast aside his life to protect her.
"Bing'er, who injured you?"
Suppressing his anger, Qin Fengming widened his eyes and stared at Bing'er's face. His tone held little fluctuation, but his expression had already turned extremely grim, and a vast, ferocious aura suddenly erupted from him.
As that ferocious aura spread, the many shapeshifting demon cultivators and human cultivators within fifty zhang of him felt an