The gazes of the two supreme demigods collided in midair, and the air instantly filled with the smell of gunpowder.
The Sky Phoenix Maiden stared at the Black Mountain King and sneered. "Black Mountain King, you're here awfully early!"
The Black Mountain King gave a cold laugh. "It's for the God position. Of course I came early!"
The Sky Phoenix Maiden shot back, "The God position doesn't go to whoever arrives first. Strength decides who gets it!"
The Black Mountain King sneered. "If I weren't strong, would someone as proud as you even speak to me?"
"You..."
The Sky Phoenix Maiden bristled at his words. He had struck a nerve. As a supreme talent of the Phoenix Clan, she was indeed proud. She could hardly be bothered to glance at other demigods.
Just as the Black Mountain King had said, if he had not been strong, she would never have deigned to speak to him.
The Black Mountain King watched her seethe and sneered. "Save whatever you've got for the Inheritance Land. Don't stand here flapping your lips at me. I can't stand it!"
With that, the Black Mountain King ignored her.
"Just you wait!"
The Sky Phoenix Maiden was furious. She wished she could kill him on the spot.
Seeing the two of them with swords drawn and bows bent, the surrounding crowd grew even more excited.
The other Demon Race demigods had been reduced to spectators, but none of them seemed upset. They knew all too well how far behind the Black Mountain King and the Sky Phoenix Maiden they stood.
They might all have been demigods, but the gulf in strength between demigods could be vast.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a mighty pressure descended over Phoenix City. A huge Phoenix Phantom of a Two-Headed Phoenix appeared overhead, its shadow