Qi Dao shrugged and muttered helplessly to himself.
"Looks like I've been underestimated!"
That was only natural, though. After all, he had been nothing more than a lowly Soul King a year ago.
Who could have imagined that a mere Soul King would gain the strength to fight a Peak Douluo, or even a Peerless Douluo, within a single year?
Qi Dao looked at Yu Yuanzhen and said with a faint smile, "I alone am enough to deal with you!"
"Fine, fine, fine!"
"In that case, I'll kill you first, then Chen Xin!"
Yu Yuanzhen's voice rumbled like muffled thunder. The instant he finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of lightning and flashed toward Qi Dao.
Although having only Qi Dao come out to face him made him feel slighted, it also gave him an opening to fulfill his resolve to kill Qi Dao.
Otherwise, if Qi Dao had holed up inside Jialing Pass like a turtle in its shell, he truly would have had no opportunity to kill him.
Atop Jialing Pass, Ning Fengzhi watched Yu Yuanzhen strike first and sneered quietly, "It seems that old dragon truly wants our young friend Qi Dao dead. Otherwise, he wouldn't have attacked so decisively."
Beside him, Sword Douluo stared at the dazzling streak of lightning, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes.
"No wonder that old dragon refused to fight these past two days. He was hiding away to make a breakthrough!"
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi asked in surprise, "Yu Yuanzhen broke through?"
Sword Douluo nodded.
"He has now reached level 96. His strength cannot be underestimated. I'm afraid he'll be a formidable opponent even for our young friend Qi Dao."
Although Qi Dao had defeated him, that victory had largely relied on the Peerless Sword Domain's powerful suppression of