Niu Youdao walked over and circled Yuan Gang, finding no difference in the skin tone of his bare upper body.
Calling it pale gold did not seem quite right, but neither did bronze. The color was not so aged; it was more like the hue of fresh copper.
"Chi You's Formlessness..." Niu Youdao muttered. He found that the Hard Qi Cultivation Yuan Gang practiced had repeatedly exceeded his expectations. He reached out and grabbed Yuan Gang's newly grown arm, kneading it over and over.
After confirming that there was no problem, Niu Youdao noticed that Yuan Gang's reaction was somewhat off. He was staring fixedly at Yun Ji.
Yun Ji was already beginning to feel uncomfortable under his gaze.
After Niu Youdao let go, Yuan Gang stepped forward and stopped before Yun Ji, looking at her with utter sincerity.
Yun Ji asked uneasily, "What is it?"
Yuan Gang raised his clenched fists. "I want to try with you."
Yun Ji warily asked, "Try what?"
Yuan Gang said, "Spar with me."
He was one of the people who knew Yun Ji's strength. Yet he still made such a request, leaving Niu Youdao and Yun Ji exchanging glances.
The incessant clanging of excavation rang through the Heavenly Demon Palace. Black Stone, who had just returned from outside, immediately came back to report. He saluted Wu Chang, who was sweating profusely as he carved away atop a scaffold. "Holy Venerable!"
Wu Chang's voice seemed to echo back from the stone wall before him. "Lü Wushuang has not returned yet?"
Black Stone said, "We have confirmed it repeatedly. At the Sacred Realm entrance and exit, our people have recently investigated even those coming and going in disguise. We are certain that Lü Wushuang has never returned."
Wu Chang stopped working. "And over at