Shattering Grade

Shen Yi sent the Holy Monk back to the Heaven Worship Platform and had the people of Heavenly Heart Temple tend to him carefully. Master and the White Emperor had also suffered severe injuries.

They still needed time to recuperate.

The Devil Master simply sat cross-legged in the air, propping up his chin as he quietly watched Shen Yi arrange everything, without urging him on.

He never seemed to be in a hurry.

Over the long years, he had enough patience to do anything, including waiting for an opponent worthy of a battle.

Whoosh.

Shen Yi stepped out of the void.

He stood opposite the Devil Master.

"Shen... Yi?"

The Devil Master seemed to be confirming his name.

Shen Yi gave a slight nod.

"Xi Tianyang. That is my name."

Shen Yi cupped his fists.

"I have long admired your great reputation, Senior."

Xi Tianyang smiled. Shen Yi's figure was clearly reflected in his eyes as he lightly waved a hand.

"After the cave heaven collapsed, I emerged in Western Ridge."

"At that time, I saw news of the Gathering of Heaven and Man. I thought to myself, what ignorant junior dared face an entire cave heaven and make such a reckless wager?"

"I had thought you were merely ignorant and came specifically to watch the spectacle. Who would have thought? You were not ignorant at all—you were a young man drunk on his own daring, a fierce dragon crossing the river!"

"You must have already reached the threshold of breaking through the Earth Immortal bottleneck. That is why you deliberately used this Gathering of Heaven and Man to temper yourself through battle, seeking to break through in one stroke."

Xi Tianyang lightly clapped his hands.

"Peerless talent, courage, and insight."

"Even I, in my day, was nowhere near a