"Are you really going to challenge Mu Qing? Do you know that he is a Heavenly Pride of the Spacetime Gate, someone being fully nurtured just like you?"
Beside the small universe, a burly Dragon King Hall expert frowned.
Ao Zichen waved a hand dismissively. "That Mu Qing is arrogant as hell. He would not even give me any face."
"Besides, he has been using some concealment secret art to hide his aura all this time. His strength cannot possibly be that impressive!"
The Dragon King Hall half-step Dharma Body expert beside him hesitated somewhat, but seeing how stubborn Ao Zichen was, he gave up trying to dissuade him.
According to the original plan, they were supposed to pick a few geniuses with some renown in the Royal Court and challenge them, building momentum for Ao Zichen after defeating them smoothly.
These candidates had also been selected by Dragon King Hall in advance, and they had even made discreet arrangements so as not to provoke anyone's hostility.
Yet Ao Zichen had thrown the plan into disarray the moment he arrived, insisting on directly challenging Mu Qing of the Spacetime Gate.
In his words, challenging a Heavenly Pride from a supreme power would create even greater momentum.
However, the Dragon King Hall expert beside him frowned, worried that this might make enemies of the Spacetime Gate.
"Come to think of it, Mu Qing of the Spacetime Gate does not seem to have caused much of a stir within the Royal Court either. Perhaps he truly is inferior to Ao Zichen."
The Dragon King Hall expert gave it some thought. He had indeed rarely heard any news about Mu Qing.
He thought to himself that if Ao Zichen defeated Mu Qing, the higher-ups of Dragon King Hall could simply offer the Spacetime