Liang Youshan remained calm and composed. She understood Han Debiao's strength.
Lin Zong's face lit up with joy. The Scarlet Fire Ape was a fifth-rank lower-grade beast, but it possessed boundless strength and had defeated many Spirit Transformation body cultivators.
Body cultivators, too, came in all ranks and grades; not all of them possessed the same strength. If Han Debiao had been a body cultivator from a major power, Lin Zong naturally would not have proposed a sparring match.
He had made indirect inquiries and learned that Han Debiao came from Mysterious Sun Planet, where none of the factions had Void Refinement cultivators.
The Scarlet Fire Ape let out an enraged roar. Its body swelled in size, and crimson flames surged from its surface, making it resemble an enormous Crimson Fireball.
Just then, a blinding mass of black radiance lit up. The flames flickered wildly before vanishing, as though they had encountered their nemesis.
Han Debiao was completely unharmed, his body shrouded in black radiance. The Scarlet Fire Ape staggered backward, retreating more than a dozen steps in succession.
He had consumed many top-grade Dragon Scale Pills, along with other heavenly materials and earthly treasures that strengthened his qi and blood. He had also tempered his body with the Heavenly Thunder Spirit-Tempering Disk. His physical strength was exceptionally formidable, far beyond what a fifth-rank Scarlet Fire Ape could compare to.
This Scarlet Fire Ape was far stronger than ordinary fifth-rank demon beasts, but it was still no match for Han Debiao.
Lin Zong was dumbfounded at the sight.
The Scarlet Fire Ape had defeated many Spirit Transformation body cultivators. Even if it was no match for Han Debiao, it should not have lost so quickly!
Something occurred to him, and he looked toward Cao Jingxia.
Cao Jingxia merely smiled without