() Dark clouds blanketed the sky. Thunder rumbled without cease, and acidic rain came pouring down.
This was the Demon Realm's characteristic rain. Acid rain did not fall every time it rained, but there would always be at least ten such downpours a year. They could corrode plants severely, even inflict fatal damage. For that very reason, the plants capable of surviving in the Demon Realm possessed vitality and endurance far surpassing those of the surface world.
Not only plants—Devil Race citizens were the same. The arena was open-air, with few places to shelter from the rain, yet this did nothing to dampen the audience's fervor. They braved the downpour as they watched the projected live broadcast in the arena.
All the spectators of the Blood Fiend Empire shouted Lei Chan's name in unison. Though their cries could not reach the ancient battlefield, though they could barely make out the two high-speed figures.
Lei Chan and Bai Ye, the "Fallen One."
From the moment the two entered true combat, people could only catch the occasional pause in their movements. Most of the time, their vision was filled with blood qi that covered the sky and a dreamlike river of stars...
The vast majority of the audience fixed their eyes on the giant screen replaying the battle in slow motion. Yet even slowed down, it was still incomparably swift. Only Chen Rui and a handful of others could keep up with Lei Chan and Bai Ye's movements in time.
Chen Rui could tell that, although the battle between the two looked fierce, they had only been using probing, conventional attacks thus far, attempting to find the best moment to break through.
Bai Ye was a level weaker in raw power, but Chen Rui had fought him before. That battle had given