After searching for two days, Lu Hao had made it all the way to the boundary wall without finding anything. He could not help feeling disappointed. It seemed his earlier smooth sailing had all but used up his good luck. With no other choice, he changed direction and continued exploring.
Half a day later, Lu Hao stood in a tree, watching what was happening outside the forest.
A pack of chaos beasts was fighting a Rank Eight martial artist outside the forest.
Lu Hao was delighted at the sight. The man fighting was none other than an old acquaintance—the Rank Eight martial artist E Sheng had taken away. Looks like my luck is pretty good after all. I've run into an old friend again. I wonder how much I can get out of him this time.
Lu Hao surveyed the surroundings and spotted his old acquaintance E Sheng farther back. But the middle-aged Earth Cave martial artist standing beside E Sheng made his expression turn grave. Lu Hao had never seen this man before, yet when he looked at him, he could sense that the man's strength was extraordinary. He might even be stronger than Lu Hao.
Even Lu Hao was startled by his own intuition. His Golden Body had already undergone six forgings. Someone stronger than him—a Seven-Forged Golden Body?
Impossible. The resources needed for a Seven-Forged Golden Body are far too great these days. Even a king couldn't provide them. If he doesn't have a Seven-Forged Golden Body but is still stronger than me, could he have come from the Rank 9 Domain? The more Lu Hao thought about it, the more likely it seemed. After all, if this middle-aged man was still Rank Eight and served under E Sheng, he would have helped clear out the chaos