Golden sunlight spilled across heaven and earth. The dark clouds scattered, and the rain stopped.
All fell silent.
In the distance, more than twenty Heavenly Human experts watching from the horizon were shaken.
"Yin Fenghai lost—" The Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion Master fell silent for several breaths before speaking slowly.
The Cloudsoar Temple Master sighed. "Even he could lose?!"
Shen Dongming sighed, then smiled. "No one in this world is undefeated forever. Yin Fenghai has walked the Martial Path for a hundred years without a single defeat, but that only meant he hadn't met a stronger opponent. What's so strange about him losing today?"
Master Longding recited the Buddha's name. "Brother Shen speaks wisely. No one in this world remains undefeated forever; victory and defeat have always been commonplace. Still, to see Yin Fenghai lose so suddenly after a hundred years of victories is cause for regret."
"No need for regret!" Wan Shenyang said. "The way I see it, Yin Fenghai is pleased to have lost to Huang Tian. Would a man like him grieve over a mere victory or defeat?"
The others exchanged glances and slowly nodded.
At their level, victory and defeat mattered less than finding a kindred spirit.
That was especially true for Yin Fenghai. Ordinary Heavenly Human experts could hardly count as his peers when they struggled to withstand even two or three of his moves. It was as though an entire realm separated them!
Now, things were different.
The Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion Master said slowly, "After today, the supreme seat of the Martial Path changes hands. Huang Tian will be first on the Heavenly Human Ranking."
"First under heaven!"
"In less than a year, Huang Tian reached the pinnacle of the Martial Path. It's almost impossible to imagine."
"How exactly does he cultivate? How can he