"What did you say?"
The burly man with his arms crossed stared fixedly at Lu Ren, fury flashing in his eyes.
None of them had taken Lu Ren seriously. Though more than a dozen of them had come, they were merely here to join in the excitement. First place was surely Guo Le's.
Guo Le had come here not only to defeat Lu Ren, but also to claim the reward for first place.
Yet now, Lu Ren had actually spoken so arrogantly, declaring that he would challenge all of them. He was far too presumptuous.
A woman in black battle armor beside them fixed Lu Ren with a sharp gaze and said, "Lu Ren, do you think we Heavenly Court descendants only reached our current level because we were born noble and enjoyed countless cultivation resources?"
"We were born in the Heavenly Court. That was not something we could choose. But we also fought warriors from the Outer Divine Realms and experts from the Calamity Organization. What we experienced were life-and-death battles and tempering, things that are no less than what any of you have faced!"
As soon as those words fell, the many divine sons of the Seven Realms were utterly shocked. They had never expected these people to fight warriors from the Outer Divine Realms as well.
They had all assumed that these Heavenly Court descendants lived pampered lives, yet they had not expected the trials they endured to be even more brutal than theirs, actually battling warriors from the Outer Divine Realms.
"Ancient Martial Artist geniuses like you—we've killed quite a few!"
The woman in black armor said coldly.
"Is that so? Then let me see just how strong the Heavenly Court descendants are!"
A curve rose at Lu Ren's lips.
"Then I'll be the first to