"This..." Ye Tianming froze for a moment, a sudden, inexplicable panic rising in his heart.
He had always been the most orthodox of Spirit Tamers, familiar with the power of spirit essence since childhood.
He cultivated spirit essence and relied on spirit creatures, striving to reach Earth Rank, and even Heaven Tier!
Although he had encountered all manner of things and broadened his horizons considerably after joining the Unorthodox Path, his lifelong habits still left him with orthodox prejudices. He habitually disregarded powers beyond his own path, dismissing them as crooked side roads.
And he had indeed lived up to his identity as a Spirit Tamer, always remaining true to his heart and cultivating to grow stronger. The Outlaw Martial World had never lacked opportunists who took shortcuts, but they were nowhere near a match for a genius like him.
Even when someone occasionally defeated him through external aids such as magic treasures, Ye Tianming remained confident that he could soon surpass them, so he never took it to heart.
Ye Tianming had never held anyone else in regard. Deep in his heart, his true benchmark was Fang Qianyuan, who had occupied his thoughts ever since his days at Cang Mountain Academy!
Although Fang Qianyuan's fame had soared over the years, and he had gradually become an unreachable figure, Ye Tianming still harbored hope deep within: one day, he too would ascend to Heaven Tier, stand at the same starting line, and compete with him on the same stage.
That was his pride as a genius.
Yet that pride seemed to have been utterly extinguished by the strange, tremendous roar just now.
What Zhu Fei had displayed was a strange power beyond Ye Tianming's knowledge and understanding, one he could scarcely resist!
His cultivation was clearly only at Earth Rank,