Tit for Tat

[Willow (Unity Realm): 210/4999.]

Luo Chen watched the two men square off like needle against blade and cast a Lifespan inspection on the young man.

It was a very ordinary panel, nothing remarkable to be seen.

However, Luo Chen sensed dark karma on Willow's body. The other man might have come from the Dark Domain.

That made perfect sense. No wonder Zhang Ling had come looking for him.

Could Zhang Ling's true body be a Hunyuan Daluo powerhouse from the Primeval Great World?

Luo Chen grew even more curious about the grudge between Zhang Ling and Willow.

"The Reincarnation Hall Master? Why should I fear him? I bear him no grudge, and I did not come here for him. Nor have I caused any slaughter. A Hunyuan Daluo would not lightly make an enemy of another Hunyuan Daluo, would he?"

Willow spoke with certainty, his fierce gaze still fixed on Zhang Ling.

Zhang Ling gave a scornful laugh, glanced at the silent Luo Chen behind him, and replied, "Indeed, they would not lightly become enemies. But you are different. You come from darkness."

"I've heard that the Reincarnation Hall Master deeply loathes dark creatures."

Though neither of them was at a particularly high realm, their gazes were razor-sharp as they spoke, two overwhelmingly powerful wills crashing against one another.

At the end of the day, their true natures were still Hunyuan Daluo powerhouses at perfection. The cycle of reincarnation would not erase the cultivation of their true bodies—it merely suppressed it for the time being.

Also, where had he heard that Luo Chen deeply loathed dark creatures?

A question mark seemed to rise over Luo Chen's head, leaving him thoroughly puzzled.

He remembered only acting against dark creatures twice. Once had been that Dark Emperor who had possessed