"Big niece, if that's all you've got, then I suppose you'll have to become my stronghold wife today."
Faced with the Demon Queen's challenge, Xu Yue did not respond. Instead, he clasped his hands behind his back and continued speaking.
It had to be said that the Grandmasters of this world truly had some skill.
When Xu Yue had dealt with the Life-Taking Yaksha, he had mainly relied on drugs combined with the Dao Heart Demonic Seed's advantage in realm. Against the Mystic Maiden Incarnation, he had likewise relied on his realm to stir up a thread of karma and frighten her. Both had been opportunistic tricks.
Now, facing a Grandmaster head-on whose true qi was more abundant than his and whose realm was nearing the peak of the same cultivation level, he was indeed at something of a disadvantage.
Xu Yue would rather deal with a Half-step Outer Scenery than directly clash with such a slippery Grandmaster.
In the end, his true qi was simply too lacking. Those two exchanges just now had consumed quite a bit. It was about time to consider breaking through to Six Apertures.
"Heh, putting on an act."
The Demon Queen's judgment was exceptionally sharp. After catching her breath and pondering carefully, she had also noticed the differences in their earlier exchange.
His palm force had indeed been extraordinarily condensed. Even her Heavenly Net Skill had been unable to dissolve it, and those techniques had turned decay into magic.
He had even made her suffer a small loss the moment they met.
But no matter how condensed his true qi was, it had limits. It likewise could not conceal the hidden danger of his inability to sustain his strength!
Otherwise, if his true qi had merely matched hers—no, even if it had only been