At that moment, Pei Ming looked as steady as an old dog on the surface, but inside, he was panicking like crazy. The only reason he was not trembling was that he was barely holding himself together to keep his dignity from collapsing.
Had reaching the Supreme Ruler realm made one fearless of death?
What a joke!
The reason he could usually maintain an indifferent air and calmly watch flowers bloom and wither, civilizations rise and fall, and stars be born and die was simply that he had never encountered an existence capable of threatening his life.
After all, upon reaching this realm, it was nearly impossible to die easily. Even if his True Spirit shattered, he could still survive until the next cycle.
But...
Ma Ran's battle record was genuinely horrifying.
Destiny Supreme Zhu Ding had been tough enough, hadn't he?
Ma Ran had beaten him down.
Fusion Supreme Qing Dai had been patient enough, hadn't she?
Ma Ran had shattered her.
Supreme Light Lin Ke had been clever enough, hadn't she?
She had nearly been hammered to death on the spot by Ma Ran as well.
Even after escaping the Sinful Universe and returning to the Endless Planes, Lin Ke seemed to have been psychologically scarred. She would rather take on the "debt" of ten high-risk orders and let the Unified Will of the Infinite Planes command her than come and clash head-on with Ma Ran.
To be honest, just reading the description of Ma Ran in the mission briefing was enough to make Pei Ming unwilling to have any kind of connection with this man.
Before coming to the Sinful Universe, Pei Ming had also made thorough preparations.
To borrow the prestige of the Unified Will of the Infinite Planes and intimidate Ma Ran, he had even