Yang Chen said, "What is there to fear?"
Hua Wanru drawled lazily, seeming no longer quite so afraid of Yang Chen. "Sometimes, I'm truly amazed by Zhang Xuelian's peerless grace. In less than two hundred years, she reached the pinnacle in the environment of our homeland. Then, through the Gate of Proving the Dao, she became a True God Stage expert. Even I, who had already entered the Demigod Stage, ultimately lost to her. But so what? She still dared not kill me."
"Because once I die, she will never become the Chosen One. I am also one of the trials on her path to becoming the Chosen One. If she kills me, she will be choosing to circumvent this trial, and for the rest of her life, she will never again have the chance to become the Chosen One."
Yang Chen understood.
He did not believe that Zhang Xuelian would spare Hua Wanru if she had the chance to kill her.
In fact, back when they were still in their homeland and competing for the chance to become gods before heading to Changxing Mountain, Hua Wanru had already lost to Zhang Xuelian. Zhang Xuelian had completely seized the opportunity to become a god and gone to Changxing Mountain.
At that time, if Zhang Xuelian had truly wanted to, she could have killed Hua Wanru after defeating her and taking the opportunity to become a god.
She had not done so because of this very concern.
And that was likely why Hua Wanru was being so unrestrained now.
"So if she does not kill you, she still cannot become the Chosen One, can she? Or is there some way for her to overcome a hurdle like you?" Yang Chen asked.
Hua Wanru knew Yang Chen was testing her.
If she