Just as Zhu Lie Kong was questioning his life, Mo Yun shrank back to normal human size and flashed over to him, asking with concern, "Brother Zhu, are you all right?"
Zhu Lie Kong quickly came to his senses and laughed heartily. "I'm fine, I'm fine. Getting beaten by you just now had me questioning my life a little, but I've already sorted myself out!"
Ever since his mental state had become unstable, he had learned to let things go. He never tormented himself over anything. If he couldn't win, he couldn't win. There was no shame in that!
As he spoke, Zhu Lie Kong brushed the dirt off himself and flew out of the cliff face, his expression full of wonder.
"I never imagined your combat strength had already reached such a terrifying level, Brother Mo. I reckon you're not much weaker than Xiao Changfeng now. You deserve the title of invincible beneath Martial Saints!"
Everyone knew that Xiao Changfeng ranked among the very strongest of all the Ancestral Masters at primordial unity peak. There were scarcely a handful in the Thirty-Six Provinces stronger than him.
Thus, being able to defeat Xiao Changfeng essentially meant being invincible beneath Martial Saints.
Mo Yun merely smiled at that and said nothing.
In truth, when fighting Zhu Lie Kong, he had held back a little to preserve the man's dignity. Had he unleashed his full strength, a single blow would have dimmed that flame avatar beyond any hope of reforming.
With their spar over, Mo Yun turned to business, choosing his words carefully. "Brother Zhu, how is the work on breaking through the Underground Palace's field domain coming along?"
Naturally, Zhu Lie Kong would not conceal something like that. After a moment's thought, he answered:
"We were supposed to break through it