Battle King and the others took their leave, but Shi Zhongtian and his family stayed, their attention fixed on Shi Hao.
They had never seen Shi Hao fight someone his own age so fiercely.
Both had come close to staking their lives.
Even if Shi Hao's opponent was also "Shi Hao."
At the thought, Qin Hao's expression grew complicated.
"Is the only person who can put pressure on my brother... my brother himself?"
He was already twelve, much more mature than before, and his relationship with Shi Hao had grown close.
But he still took Shi Hao as his goal, and the pressure only kept mounting.
His brother was simply too outstanding.
Often, he felt helpless. Born Supreme though he was, he could hardly even glimpse his brother's back.
And it was not just him. No one in the younger generation of the Eight Domains could glimpse it either.
While the finest young talents of the Eight Domains were still circling the threshold of the Array Formation Realm and King Realm, his brother had already reached the Venerable level, joining the very highest ranks of the Eight Domains.
Now, for the first time, Qin Hao saw Shi Hao caught in a bitter fight, yet his opponent was another Shi Hao.
It was enough to make anyone sigh.
They watched Shi Hao fight a Blood Battle, and silence settled over them.
"Are you used to life in Stone Village?" Meng Chuan asked, breaking the silence.
"Very much so," Shi Ziling said with a smile. "It's our home."
"That's good." Meng Chuan nodded.
He had left after Shi Ziling and Qin Yining had spent a few months in Stone Village, so he did not know how they had gotten along afterward.
But he supposed there had been no problems.
"Old man, Brother