Holding Nothing Back

"Early seventh layer of the Origin Venerate Realm, and you want to kill me? Ridiculous!"

Lu Ren remained unflustered, his face expressionless as he spoke calmly.

"Lu Ren, don't think that just because you blocked one of my strikes before, you can escape from my hands!"

Dao Jingxiong sneered.

From their previous exchange, he had already thoroughly sounded out Lu Ren's strength. He was quite confident he could keep Lu Ren here; otherwise, he would not have tracked him all the way to the Nine Nether Prefecture.

Hearing this, Lu Ren slowly circulated the Five Elements Chaos Art within his body and secretly raised his guard.

After all, this man was still a Martial Artist at the early seventh layer of the Origin Venerate Realm, an aged powerhouse with plenty of formidable trump cards hidden up his sleeve.

Although his strength had risen by a level, and both his sword momentum and Profound Energy had improved considerably, there was still an enormous gap between him and a Martial Artist at the early seventh layer of the Origin Venerate Realm.

"Lu Ren, to be honest, your talent truly is terrifying!"

Dao Jingxiong did not rush to make a move, instead chatting idly.

He had absolute confidence in his own strength and was not afraid of Lu Ren fleeing.

Lu Ren said nothing, merely staring quietly at the other man.

"Within three years, you will very likely contend for the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking. Once Gu Fansheng and the others enter the Martial Emperor Realm, the Hidden Dragon Ranking will usher in your era!"

At this point, Dao Jingxiong's tone turned sharp. "However, Young Pavilion Master Gu Qing said that the Hidden Dragon Ranking cannot permit the existence of anyone more talented than Gu Fansheng. You are destined to