"I ran into someone unexpected."
The Astrologer Emperor bared his teeth in pain. He no longer bothered to keep up appearances, dropping onto the ground and circulating his power to heal the injuries within him.
Mu Qing's final Starfall had wounded him.
"Anyone capable of hurting you would have to be at least a half-Supreme expert, right? Did that fellow from the Holy-Slaying Party make a move?"
the Pale Demon God asked.
Chen Jiusheng of the Holy-Slaying Party was a half-Supreme expert.
The Astrologer Emperor shook his head. "I told you, it was someone unexpected. I originally wanted to find that guy from the Holy-Slaying Party and test my strength, but I ran into Mu Qing on the way."
"Mu Qing?"
The Pale Demon God was quite astonished, then found it somewhat hard to believe. "Why would Mu Qing be here? Didn't the Primordial Chaos Realm disappear?"
They had heard some news about it as well.
The Astrologer Emperor nodded with a grave expression. "I was injured while fighting him. And his realm seems to be only at the peak of the Extreme Rank. It's truly unimaginable combat power!"
It had merely been a test, yet he had sustained injuries. It even made him wonder whether he was really a half-Supreme.
"He's already at the peak of the Extreme Rank? His rate of improvement is quite fast."
The Pale Demon God spoke in a low voice.
He was somewhat surprised inwardly, but then understood.
"No wonder my own strength has improved recently. So it's because Mu Qing has improved tremendously, and my strength has risen along with his."
the Pale Demon God thought to himself.
He had barely cultivated at all during this period, yet his strength had likewise reached the limit of the peak Extreme Rank. With the abilities