Facing Pang Tong's question, Chen Changsheng merely glanced at him and said,
"What, are you worried something happened to the Blade Emperor?"
"Blade Emperor Zhang Zhen had rarely shown himself since bearing Heaven's Mandate. Saving people from the Forbidden Ground was the last time he acted."
"With the state of the world having been turned into this, given his status, there was no reason for him not to appear, was there?"
"Say whatever you want to ask. I don't like beating around the bush."
"If the Blade Emperor has come into contact with the Uncanny, without inviting the Desolate Heaven Emperor Wu Li and the Phoenix Empress, do you stand a chance?"
The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere fell silent.
After a long while, Chen Changsheng pointed at Pang Tong and said, "Your assessment of a strong person's strength is still a little off."
"If something happened to Zhang Zhen, Hua Feng alone would probably be stretched thin."
"To deal with Zhang Zhen, I'd have to invite Wu Li out."
Hearing Chen Changsheng call him by name so directly, Pang Tong's eyelids could not help twitching a few times.
"Has the Blade Emperor truly reached such a level?"
"Yes. He is the only one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Chen Shisan on a certain path."
"The Blade Emperor and the Sword God—those two titles seemed to be on equal footing no matter how one looked at them. Without genuine skill, could he possess such a title?"
"But the Blade Emperor was taught by you. Would he not even listen to you?"
"You are mistaken. The Blade Emperor was not taught by me; he joined halfway through."
"For him to achieve what he had today, I merely added a little fuel to the flames."
"So in certain