The man from the Blazing Sun Divine Clan was high-spirited, sharp as a spear, looking down upon all beneath heaven. Even a supreme expert like Zhao Rulíng seemed no more than crumbling earth and stray dogs in his eyes. In truth, he did possess the capital for such arrogance.
Lord Bei had cultivated heavenly divine abilities and carried the treasure Thousand Knots with him, yet a single strike from this man had injured his Primordial Spirit. Terrified, he had deliberately avoided fighting him, which showed just how extraordinary the man was and how formidable his battle prowess.
However, Zhao Rulíng had faced even a ruthless figure like the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord head-on. Though he took this man of the Blazing Sun Divine Clan seriously, he was not afraid.
He laughed loudly and said,
"What a boastful mouth. Since leaving the palace, I have seen no shortage of powerful men. In terms of strength, you are not the strongest, but in terms of bluster, you are certainly the greatest. Even in the Ancient Era, the God Slaying Spear was not invincible throughout the world, much less the thing in your hand—a lowly imitation that does not even qualify as a divine weapon. What gives you the right to be so arrogant?
"Today, I will let you people of the Blazing Sun Divine Clan learn an old saying of our Human Clan: there are always greater men beyond men, and heavens beyond heavens!"
The moment his words fell, terrifying divine light burst from Zhao Rulíng's eyes. His left eye transformed into a blazing sun, his right into a bright moon. Beneath the radiance of sun and moon, an incomparably vast aura rose up, turning into strings of black-and-white spheres of qi that circled his body. With a thought, the natures of