With the battle over, defeat filled Shen Wuji's eyes. He took one long look at Li Hao, then turned and left the platform dejectedly.
He had lost to Li Hao, who possessed a nine sequences immortal seal and a soul lifespan of only a hundred years. His pride had been utterly shattered. If Li Hao had possessed a thousand-year soul lifespan, he could still have found some other excuse, some shred of consolation. But now, even that consolation was beyond his reach. He had been thoroughly outclassed!
"Young master!"
The Ancient God Clan elder hurried over. Seeing the look in Shen Wuji's eyes, his heart jolted, and he grew terribly anxious, afraid Shen Wuji's Dao Heart might collapse and leave him unable to recover.
Heavenly prodigies shone with an exposed edge, like an unsheathed peerless treasure sword. But once that edge was blunted, the sword would lose all its brilliance.
"I'm fine."
Shen Wuji's voice was low and hoarse. After those words, he lowered his head in silence and said nothing more.
Compared to his earlier wild gaze, arrogant bearing, and eyes that looked down upon everything, he now resembled a defeated peacock. Yet he showed no obvious despondency. He had merely become more restrained, and his eyes were undergoing a transformation.
As a top heavenly prodigy, he felt unbearable pain at that moment. But this battle had not crushed him completely, nor had his Dao Heart collapsed. Something within him had simply changed. He was no longer the same as before. He had become more reserved, awakening something sharper within himself.
The Ancient God Clan elder had no idea what his young master was thinking. Worry filled his face, but he did not know how to console him. This was also a rare opportunity, and something everyone was bound