"Was the Demon Realm really that powerful...?"
After merging her Divine Soul with Lin Hao's and receiving the images and feedback from his battle with the Golden-Winged Peng King, Liu Qingqing's expression grew somewhat grave.
During her ascension, she had fought a Divine Transformation cultivator from the Demon Realm in the void passage. They had been evenly matched, and neither had come out ahead.
After receiving the ability bestowed by Mother Earth, however, she felt she had grown considerably stronger.
Yet even so, she apparently still fell a tier short of those top Great Demons!
They were all at Early Divine Transformation, but the Demon Clan's top bloodlines simply had higher ceilings...
"But you're even more ridiculous. How long has it been? You still needed me to be the main fighting force before. No wonder you were confident enough to set out with Miaoyu."
Liu Qingqing glanced at Lin Hao.
"You know I cultivate quickly."
"It's not just your cultivation speed..."
Liu Qingqing said little more. Judging by his aura, his cultivation had indeed risen quickly, but he had not even accumulated half of what he needed at Early Nascent Soul. He would probably still need some time to reach the Mid Nascent Soul Stage!
"How did Miaoyu taste?"
Liu Qingqing's abrupt question made Lin Hao give a dry cough.
"She certainly lived up to being a Divine Transformation cultivator from the Hehuan Sect, but I still had the upper hand."
"I'll give you a hand when you break through to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage. I've studied a few methods lately, though this isn't my specialty, after all."
Liu Qingqing patted Lin Hao's shoulder.
As cultivators, they had merged their Divine Souls many times. In a sense, that was actually more direct than physical intimacy.
Moreover, Liu Qingqing was