Hearing the people around him gossiping—and especially seeing Luo Shuqing's grave expression—Zhou Ji couldn't help but laugh smugly.
He looked at Luo Shuqing and sneered. "Luo Shuqing, Luo Shuqing, you didn't see this coming, did you? Did you really think my Zhou Family dared to confront you today just because of my granduncle?"
"So what if you're in the late stage of the Dividing Soul Stage? Your cultivation is nothing in front of a Dividing Soul peak expert!"
Hearing the smugness in Zhou Ji's words, Luo Shuqing took a deep breath. Her gaze darkened. "So what if he's at the Dividing Soul peak? His cultivation is only slightly greater than mine. It's not as if I can't fight him!"
"Besides, strength has never depended on cultivation alone!"
At that, Zhou Ji smiled again, the corners of his mouth lifting with a hint of mockery. "Heh, you're right. Strength does depend on more than cultivation."
"But don't forget that my granduncle is also in the middle stage of the Dividing Soul Stage. And what if you have to face both of us?"
He paused, and before Luo Shuqing could speak, continued with a beaming smile. "Oh, I forgot to tell you: the person beside me isn't from my Zhou Family. He's Third Elder Qin Yaowu of the Qin Family of Qingfeng City!"
"With the Qin Family's resources, do you really think Third Elder Qin's methods and Magic Artifacts are inferior to yours? And even if you truly had some godlike ability and could just barely hold your own against Third Elder Qin and my granduncle—"
"The Qin Family has several Body Integration Stage ancestors. If necessary, my Zhou Family can easily ask one of them to come to Black Stone City in person!"
"By then, no matter how powerful your methods