When he said "returning it to its rightful owner," Divine Artisan's face suddenly twisted hideously, and the resentment around him grew so thick it was visible to the naked eye.
"Today, I'm taking back everything that belongs to me!"
"You won't get away!"
With that, Divine Artisan lunged at Lin Yuan, his figure trailing afterimages!
Yet to his surprise, Lin Yuan neither panicked nor made a futile attempt to escape. Instead, he moved forward to meet him!
Boom!
Divine Artisan's swinging hammer collided with Lin Yuan's Holy Hall Light Blade with a tremendous crash.
Both sides then took a step back.
"You...!" Divine Artisan's eyes widened, scarcely able to believe what had just happened.
A brat he had chased into a complete frenzy just a few months ago had actually fought him to a draw just now?
Only then did Lin Yuan let out a soft breath and smile, showing his white teeth.
"Don't worry. I wasn't planning to run, either."
He was no longer anything like his former self.
A full hundred million points of A-rank Energy gave him the confidence to confront those at the bottom of the Authority Ranking head-on!
Of course, before this, Lin Yuan had merely judged from his experience and knowledge that, in theory, he should be able to hold his own against the weakest Authority Holders. Whether that would actually work remained unknown.
Only after testing it in actual combat just now did he finally confirm-
He truly possessed the strength to stand against the weakest Authority Holders head-on!
Looking at Divine Artisan, who was so shocked he could barely speak, Lin Yuan appeared relaxed, as though he had just done something utterly trivial.
That demeanor also put Divine Artisan on guard. He knew the man before him was no longer prey he