The sky had cleared, the rain had stopped, and... Chenxiang felt he had what it took again.
After cultivating bitterly in that Mysterious Space for over a hundred thousand years, he had brought both the Eight-Nine Profound Art and the Vajra Demon-Subduing Divine Ability to quite an advanced level, and his own cultivation had reached the taiyi peak. Chenxiang believed that, while he could not yet claim to sweep through the Primordial World without a rival, dealing with a Buddha Lord or a divine beast was well within his abilities.
"Heh." At that thought, Chenxiang's lips curled slightly, and he chuckled before cupping his hands toward Black Bear. "So the Buddha Lord is here too. It's been a long time."
"Not long. Only three years," Black Bear said casually to Chenxiang while eating lamb, his tone suggesting he did not take him seriously at all.
That was only natural. Haotian was already finished. No one would suddenly appear to rescue Chenxiang again and injure him in the process.
"For you, Buddha Lord, it may have been only three short years since we last met, but for me, it has been many years indeed. Now that we've met again, I must demand justice from you for what happened on Buddha Pagoda Mountain." Chenxiang shook his head as he spoke to Black Bear.
"Deal with what's in front of you first." Black Bear pointed a paw at Soaring Serpent, then went right back to eating.
Hearing this, Chenxiang turned to look at Soaring Serpent, who was watching him with a frown, and smiled. "True enough."
Then Chenxiang cupped his hands toward Soaring Serpent again. "Divine Beast Soaring Serpent, I-"
"Shut up!" Chenxiang was only halfway through his introduction when Soaring Serpent silenced him, making the confident smile on his face freeze.
"Hmph!"