After hearing Lei E agree to the fist challenge,
the great stone weighing on Xu Taiping's heart finally dropped.
For challenging Lei E with pure qi and blood power was Xu Taiping's only chance of victory.
Otherwise, if it truly came down to combat power,
never mind him-even the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage might not be certain of defeating Lei E.
"Bang! Bang, bang!"
Just then, Supreme Venerable Xuanwei of Three Corpses Cave also climbed onto the Jade Summit with Luo Hong and Xu San.
Upon sensing their auras,
Qu Chao Ci, Bai Yue, and Mo Qingzhu all grew wary.
Xu Taiping, however, had already thought of a way to deal with them.
He called out to the Lei E Skeleton:
"Lord Lei E, I do not wish outsiders to disturb this battle! And if I win, please send me and these friends of mine into the Third Layer of the Yaochi Sacred Land together!"
Upon hearing Xu Taiping's demands, Lei E immediately gave a cold snort.
"You dare make demands of this general before we have even fought?"
As he spoke, a vast, rage-laced pressure surged from the Lei E Skeleton like a crashing tide, slamming heavily against Xu Taiping and the others.
Just as Qu Chao Ci and the others thought Lei E had been enraged and their hearts tightened with anxiety, Xu Taiping called out again:
"Lord Lei E, I am only doing this so that I may fight you with all my strength, free of distractions!"
At these words, the furious pressure emanating from the Lei E Skeleton immediately diminished somewhat.
Then the Lei E Skeleton gave another cold snort.
"What a glib tongue!"
Yet although the Lei E Skeleton said this,
he soon raised his foot and stamped hard against the ground, roaring at his surroundings: