"Lin Yi!" Qian Hao's voice brimmed with fighting spirit. "Fight me again!"
Lin Yi slapped his own forehead with a smack and stared speechlessly at the battle-hungry Qian Hao.
"Wait, why are you here?" Lin Yi asked, at a loss for words.
"War could very well break out at Guzhi Pass. Of course I'd come here to hone myself!" Qian Hao replied, then abruptly changed tack. "Don't change the subject. Fight me again."
"I've already broken through to the Dao-Derivation Realm. Don't worry, I'll suppress my cultivation!" Qian Hao said confidently.
As he spoke, he puffed out his chest slightly, his tone carrying absolute confidence.
"You've actually reached the One Dao Realm? What a monster!" Qian Hao suddenly exclaimed in disbelief.
Only now did Qian Hao notice that Lin Yi had already reached the One Dao Realm. It hadn't been long at all since the Human Sovereign Trial! How much time had passed for him to go from the Soul Extremity Realm to the One Dao Realm?
Qian Hao had managed to break through to the Dao-Derivation Realm because the Daqian Dynasty had poured all its resources into nurturing him, and his own talent was truly exceptional.
But Lin Yi had started out as a rogue cultivator. How had he done it?
"No time!" Lin Yi refused without the slightest hesitation.
"You just came out of seclusion. How can you have no time? Are you afraid of losing?" Qian Hao goaded him.
"Hmph. What a clumsy attempt to bait me." Lin Yi wasn't buying it.
"How about this? I have a naturally beautiful younger sister, the greatest beauty in all of Great Qian. Win or lose, I'll introduce you to her. What do you say?" Qian Hao said confidently.
"Wait, you-what's that supposed to mean?" Lin Yi asked, his face