"Shameless boasting!"
Wei Xinlong narrowed his eyes, an icy gleam blazing in them.
After his Second Awakening, his strength had soared to the nine resonances of bone tempering. Then, using the treasure medicine his aunt had bestowed on him, he had forcibly raised his cultivation to Bone Tempering Ten Resonances.
That speed of cultivation was enough to make him proud.
Gradually, much of his humiliation-fueled anger toward Lin Shuguang had faded.
It wasn't that he was magnanimous. Rather, Wei Xinlong had grown dismissive of Lin Shuguang for still not daring to enter the Secret Realm. He instinctively regarded Lin Shuguang as an ant beneath his feet and naturally stopped taking him seriously.
Had others not egged him on today, he wouldn't have revisited the humiliation of being trampled under Lin Shuguang's feet a month ago.
Yet now, contrary to his expectations, Lin Shuguang dared act so brazenly before him despite showing no sign of an awakening.
Utter arrogance!
"Heh." Wei Xinlong gave a cold sneer.
He strode forward, his violent aura sweeping out, stirring up clouds of dust beneath his feet as the surrounding trees rustled furiously.
"Don't try to provoke me. You can't bear the consequences!" Wei Xinlong raised his chin slightly, looking down with cold arrogance. "Lin Shuguang, I'll give you one last chance. If you kneel before me now, kowtow, and admit your mistake, I can let bygones be bygones."
Lin Shuguang looked impatient. "Finished talking nonsense? Get in the ring!"
"As you wish. I guarantee this will be the decision you regret most!" With a mocking look, Wei Xinlong tossed out those words and headed toward the ring.
A large group of followers trailed behind him, along with the bow-wielding young man who had been helped to his feet.
Before leaving, the lackey looked at Lin