Yang Mei's expression was unbearably grim. Li Yi's strength surpassing his was one reason; another was that his chances of seizing those bone fragments from Li Yi had all but vanished. Yet now he urgently needed those fragments to increase his strength. Whether to face the increasingly powerful Main Body or Hongjun, whose actions were full of uncertainty, he needed to grow stronger!
"Could they be after the fragments on me, too?"
Li Yi swept the area with his spiritual sense and spotted Luo Hou and Shen Ni speeding toward him. His expression darkened at once, and cold light flickered in his eyes.
"Are you after the same thing as Yang Mei?"
Li Yi fixed his gaze on Shen Ni and Luo Hou as they arrived, his tone full of certainty. Aside from that, he couldn't think of any other reason.
"Reincarnation Emperor Lord, you have far too many fragments. Give me a quarter of them, and I'll leave immediately."
Luo Hou stared solemnly at Li Yi and spoke without preamble. To be honest, ever since he learned that Li Yi had reached the same level as him, he had been reluctant to provoke him. Besides, Li Yi had that person backing him, and they were certainly not someone to trifle with.
But he couldn't pass up an opportunity like this. Even if it meant falling out with Li Yi completely, he was willing to take that risk.
Li Yi shifted his gaze from Luo Hou to Shen Ni, who remained utterly composed. He understood that they had made up their minds to take the bone fragments from him by force.
But Li Yi wasn't surprised. This was the ironclad rule of cultivation: before absolute profit—especially profit that could help one attain eternal enlightenment—everything else was an illusion. Even former