On a stretch of sea outside the Cloudsea Immortal Palace, Jian Shifei sat cross-legged on the water, stark naked, his face livid.
Around him were "Wind-Thunder Dual Extremes" Gu Jian, Yun Tiange, Qi Leng, and the others.
Without exception, their expressions were utterly grim, and none wore any clothing or magic artifacts.
They had revived outside the Cloudsea Immortal Palace through the power of Zhu Guangyin, Lord of Temporal Sequence, but all their belongings had been left inside the palace, leaving them completely bare.
"How humiliating!"
Zhimoshan scratched his head and sighed in distress. "To think we were so full of confidence before, planning to take revenge on him. Now we can't even block a single saber strike from him. How has the gap grown this wide?"
Gu Jian's expression grew even gloomier at those words.
After pledging himself to Zhu Guangyin, his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. His master had also bestowed gifts on him, awakening several powerful bloodline abilities.
Gu Jian had thought he was now qualified to stand before Chu Xisheng.
But now, the gap between them and Chu Xisheng seemed even greater.
"I wonder how our master is doing?"
Yun Tiange gathered his thoughts. "Our incompetence left our master facing danger alone."
Jian Shifei narrowed his eyes as well. "Our master could crush Chu Xisheng to death with a single finger. The troublesome one is that mysterious woman from the battle in the fog-"
He had just reached this point when Spellcaster Shi Zhiming's voice rang out. "That fellow is already very strong. His Horizontal-Training Overlord Body alone is nearly at Earthly Ranking strength. I can't crush him with one finger now. With that Formless Saint Inheritance practitioner who knows the Heaven-Pacifying Sword alongside him, his combat strength could reach the top two hundred