Xiao Yan stood calmly before everyone from the Echo Sect. Lu Zhi regarded him with amusement. "Xiao Yan, I never thought you'd actually dare come here to die."
Xiao Yan looked at the Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs filling the sky, all of whom had already readied themselves after his appearance. He smiled. "Last time, you used a Bone-Regenerating Blood-Coagulating Flower to buy your life. I wonder if you've prepared the price for it this time?"
"He's Xiao Yan? He certainly has an imposing bearing."
"He dared step forward at a time like this. A real man!"
"From what Xiao Yan said, Lu Zhi doesn't seem to be his match?"
With Xiao Yan's appearance, everyone's emotions began to stir. After all, the situation before them was a dead end, and everyone could see it. Stepping forward at a time like this took courage. Regardless of anything else, Xiao Yan's courage alone made many present look at him in a new light.
"You've got a sharp tongue, but it doesn't matter. After all, these are your last words." Lu Zhi's expression calmed, but the killing intent in his eyes grew increasingly intense.
Xiao Yan pulled the ancient, simple greatsword from the ground and pointed its tip forward. "Lu Zhi, do you dare fight me one-on-one?"
Whoa! Countless cries of astonishment rose from the crowd. Though Xiao Yan had already implied that Lu Zhi was no match for him, most people had simply dismissed it as the ravings of a man about to die.
But now, he had specifically called Lu Zhi out for a duel. The shock was simply too great.
A man's reputation was like a tree's shadow. Lu Zhi had dominated the title of the number one among the Northwest Region's younger generation for years, and almost no one