Within the Inner Palace of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace, Zhao Yuanfeng sat at the edge, talking with Huang Daochu.
Beneath their feet, white clouds stretched and rolled like mountain ranges.
Through gaps in the clouds, North Abyss City below looked like a grid of tiny squares.
Zhao Yuanfeng said, "Senior Brother Huang, if you help me this time, I'll be able to tame that spirit beast."
Huang Daochu had been staring below the whole time, uninterested in Zhao Yuanfeng's words.
"What a pity. If I'd truly tamed that spirit beast... ah, my luck just wasn't enough!" Zhao Yuanfeng kept shaking his head, beating his breast in regret.
Huang Daochu remained unmoved, greedily taking in everything within North Abyss City.
Zhao Yuanfeng smiled. "Senior Brother Huang, you're too fixated. There's a bit of a problem with your way of thinking. You must understand..."
"There's nothing wrong with my way of thinking." Huang Daochu raised his head and glanced at him. "Junior Brother Leng comprehended what I said and immediately rose from Subordinate Ninth Rank to Eighth Rank."
"Really?" Zhao Yuanfeng froze.
Huang Daochu lowered his head to look again.
Zhao Yuanfeng pressed, "Junior Brother Leng truly comprehended your theory, Senior Brother Huang, and thereby advanced to Eighth Rank?"
Huang Daochu could not be bothered to say more.
Zhao Yuanfeng said in amazement, "There really is someone who believes in your whole set of ideas..."
Huang Daochu said coldly, "My set of ideas is the true essence of the Great Heavenly Demon. You are simply too dull-witted to grasp its subtleties!"
Zhao Yuanfeng chuckled. "Fine, fine, I'm dull-witted. I never expected Junior Brother Leng to be so formidable."
"He is even more formidable than you think," Huang Daochu said coldly. "None of us can compare."
Zhao Yuanfeng clicked his tongue in