Pan Long watched the enormous palm vanish without a trace after its strike failed. Feeling pressure that seemed to be everywhere around him, he steadied himself and called out, "May I ask which senior has graced me with a visit? This junior, Pan Long, offers his respects!"
A long sigh drifted through the air. A handsome man stepped out as though he had opened an invisible door. Most women would have envied his beauty, yet no one would ever have mistaken him for a woman.
"You're Pan Long?" he asked. "The one rumored to be an Immortal or Buddha reincarnated?"
The moment Pan Long saw his face, he knew who the man was. He could only give a wry smile. "You jest, Prince Iron. All that talk of reincarnation is nothing but a rumor distorted in the telling."
This was Tie Ying, one of the supreme masters of the age whom Pan Long's teacher had specifically told him about. Because his father was Tie Feiyan, the Demon God revered as the Iron King, people commonly called him "Prince Iron."
Tie Ying was formidable. Pan Long's teacher had once said that, if not for the limitations of his birth, he would probably have become a Demon God long ago and attained an immortal lifespan. His father, Tie Feiyan, was an unparalleled powerhouse even among Demon Gods. Few Immortals or Buddhas could stand against him. His strength defied imagination.
At the time, Pan Long had asked, "Between the Demon God Tie and you, Teacher, which of you is stronger?"
Bi Lingkong had thought for a moment before answering, "If we fought to the death, I'm confident I could kill him. But I'd probably suffer wounds beyond recovery myself and do little more than linger on for a few extra years. He and