Although he had captured the renowned Myriad Beast Esteemed Immortal, the strongest member of Friend Civilization, Ning Zheng showed no trace of pride.
Was the Myriad Beast Esteemed Immortal weak?
Not weak.
The second-strongest combatant of the Immortal Realm and Nether Realm.
He had just held off the siege of several Nether Realm Esteemed Immortals alone, and had even gained the upper hand!
But first, he had been wounded in the Nether Realm's group assault. Then, inside the tomb, Jiusui had ambushed the Beast Tamer's weakest point—the main body—and killed him outright.
Because his logic had been solidified as Esteemed Immortal Embers, he had possessed all kinds of flaws.
"It's all fate." Ning Zheng murmured:
"No matter how strong someone is, they can suffer defeat again and again through a string of coincidences, and eventually be pushed into the abyss."
"He lived for countless tens of millions of years, yet died simply because of several consecutive defeats."
Ning Zheng felt a trace of wariness.
The Esteemed Immortals of this era all believed in strong luck, but luck could bring success, and luck could also bring ruin.
"Right now, I'm extraordinarily powerful, but immense power must come at a price."
"Three trillion units of Calamity Qi, gathered from the deaths of all living beings across the myriad heavens and worlds, have entered my body. My soul has already begun to be polluted. If I don't expel it soon, I may go mad."
"Unless I can obtain an enormous amount of Luck Value in a short time and neutralize the Calamity Qi inside me."
Ning Zheng's gaze was shadowy, as if he had made some decision. "Should I expel it, or neutralize it?"
Elsewhere.
"This is no longer power on the same level as ours."
"If the Esteemed Immortal realm were divided