Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique, the Power of Withering and Flourishing!

Tidal Pavilion.

Tideborn Cliffs.

A grave atmosphere spread through the area, like the eve of a storm, the air frozen solid.

Jing Wuming and Chen Wang felt exceptionally grim.

A world-shaking clash could erupt at any moment.

"Does Marquis Dongling know what First Rank means?" At that moment, Chen Canghai's voice rang out, breaking the clash of auras and shattering the frozen heaviness.

Before Jiang Ning could answer, Chen Canghai said, "At First Rank, one person can stand against armies of thousands. They are already immortals and gods above the heavens, beyond the reach of human strength. Marquis, you should think this through. Do you truly intend to make an enemy of me?"

"If you were the Black Flood Dragon King of old, I naturally would not have dared come here," Jiang Ning said calmly.

With just one glance, he had seen that even after thirty years of recuperation, Chen Canghai had failed to return to First Rank. He had not achieved Primordial Unity, nor re-entered First Rank.

His essence, qi, and spirit were surely still out of balance.

Whether that imbalance stemmed from insufficient blood essence or weak qi and declining spirit, Jiang Ning could not determine.

But one thing was certain: Chen Canghai had fallen from the First Rank Unity Realm to a Second Rank Grandmaster of the Divine Intent Realm, and he remained a Second Rank Grandmaster of the Divine Intent Realm even now.

"Though I have not returned to First Rank, my level cannot be described as merely Second Rank!" Chen Canghai stood with his hands behind his back, his expression as indifferent as ever. "I do not wish to be enemies with you, Marquis, but do not lead yourself astray. In life, choices often outweigh everything else. Once the bow is drawn, there is no