At dusk three days later, inside another cave on Firehead Mountain.
Chu Ming looked at the illusory whip above her head, which had turned grayish black, her face darkening.
This was the fifteenth time in three days that she had refused a Divine Grace arena challenge from someone else.
The Profound Goddess mark above Chu Ming's head had also changed from its original mixture of gold and silver to its current color.
Chu Ming was deeply worried.
She did not actually care much about things like "Divine Grace."
Her father had said that the path of martial cultivation lay in self-reliance and self-strengthening.
Divine favor and Divine Grace were all external powers and could not be relied upon.
Besides, with the Jingxi Chu Family's wealth and influence, why would they need to rely on any god?
Thus, Chu Ming cared little for the Divine Grace bloodline that others eagerly awaited.
Having it would be better, but going without it did not matter.
However, the Giant God known as the Primordial Profound Goddess was reportedly very vindictive and narrow-minded.
By refusing fifteen consecutive challenges, she had gravely affronted the Primordial Profound Goddess.
If the situation continued to deteriorate, Chu Ming would very likely suffer the Profound Goddess's punishment.
The powers of gods were unfathomable. Even within this Time Secret Realm, that Lord of Ten Thousand Schemes had plenty of ways to put her to death.
On the one hand, Chu Ming was thankful that the Time Secret Realm's rules allowed others to challenge her only five times a day.
On the other, she was exceptionally annoyed and secretly frightened.
Of the fifteen people who had challenged her in succession, there was not one she was confident she could defeat.
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