"If your strength is great enough, what do all those schemes matter? Besides, you have such a fiery beauty helping you. What are you afraid of?"
Since his attempt to goad Lu Yunxuan had already been exposed, Mu Bai simply went even harder. Sure enough, Lu Yunxuan could not stand his brazen mockery.
"Little sister Li Ji, watch from the sidelines. I'll show him just how vast the gulf is between a wilderness peasant and a true Holy Son of a sacred land!"
"Is that so? Then let's fight to decide victory or defeat-or life and death."
The corners of Mu Bai's mouth lifted into a brilliant smile, as though he were discussing which chicken, pig, or sheep to eat for dinner.
"Hmph, you merely came from a little tribe that was wiped out, and all you've done is cultivate some demonic arts. In this fight, I won't just defeat you. I'll kill you, too, and take first place in this contest between Holy Sons."
As it turned out, after Qian Jingnian obtained the Reincarnation Dao-Proving Fruit, the Holy Sons of several sacred lands had made an agreement to hunt him down. Now, their quarry had become Mu Bai.
"After all that prattle, I can tell you're all afraid. I'm right in front of you. Come on!"
With a shout, Mu Bai assumed his Heavenly Demon Body and swung the Heavenly Demon Sword at Lu Yunxuan. Lu Yunxuan pushed aside Li Ji's restraining hand, likewise grew dozens of zhang tall, and raised his spear to clash fiercely with Mu Bai.
Fighting a sacred land's Holy Son head-on truly put him under immense pressure. In particular, Lu Yunxuan had comprehended the Dao of life and death. Once his Dao arts entwined his opponent, they drained vast amounts of vitality and transformed