The moment Great Sage Chu Qing stepped forward of his own accord and entered Lu Chong's law spacetime, he suddenly discovered that Lu Chong was actually smiling.
The smile was wanton and savage, chilling him to the bone.
Of course, in Lu Chong's eyes, it was a gentle, benevolent, and sincere smile.
"What are you laughing at?" Great Sage Chu Qing demanded coldly, gripping an azure whip as he stared straight at Lu Chong.
The pallor Lu Chong had forced onto his face vanished completely at that moment. Calmly, he said, "I'm laughing because you finally took the bait."
Sensing Lu Chong's suddenly restored, vigorous aura, Great Sage Chu Qing's heart sank, but he remained composed on the surface. "Still trying to deceive me? You're nothing but an arrow at the end of its flight."
"Trying to stall for time to recover?"
Great Sage Chu Qing sneered. His azure whip pointed toward Lu Chong, who stood like a towering mountain ten thousand miles away, and he lashed it fiercely.
He believed Lu Chong was stalling to recover more strength, so he had to strike quickly and prevent any unforeseen changes.
With that lash, a long, dark, bottomless fissure was torn through the starry sky between them, stretching all the way beneath Lu Chong's feet.
The instant Great Sage Chu Qing attacked, it was with extreme ferocity. He wanted a swift battle, leaving Lu Chong no chance to catch his breath and recover.
Yet Lu Chong, who had transformed into a starry giant through Heavenly Law Manifestation, did not intercept the strike from afar. Instead, as the whip descended, he extended one enormous hand.
The moment that palm appeared, it was as though the heavens had fallen, as though a mountain had risen from the earth. Without any flourish, it blocked