When Yu Lizi saw Lin Shen across from him, his expression changed at once.
"How is that possible? Wasn't he a Middle God-Human?" Every time Yu Lizi had seen Lin Shen, he had been wearing this suit of armor, so he recognized him at a glance.
But Qing Lunzi and the others had said that Qing Tian Turtle had been killed by Lin Shen. In other words, Lin Shen had to possess the strength of a Middle God-Human to have any chance of slaying Qing Tian Turtle.
If he was not a Middle God-Human, how could he have killed the Qing Tian Turtle that even Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi had been unable to handle together?
"If A Tian isn't a Middle God-Human, but a Lower God-Human..." Yu Lizi felt increasingly uneasy.
It was not entirely impossible that A Tian was a Lower God-Human.
What truly unsettled Yu Lizi was why A Tian had been matched against him in the very first round. It made no sense at all.
After registering, the opponents one would encounter were randomly assigned by the system. How could Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi have known that he would face A Tian in the first round and placed such a heavy bet?
"Could it be... that even competitions organized by the Immortal Court have loopholes to exploit..." Yu Lizi's gaze gradually hardened.
So what if A Tian could kill a middle-grade divine beast? So what if he had some way to encounter him in the first round?
"Strength decides everything." Yu Lizi touched the middle finger of his left hand. Beneath his gauntlet was a Divine Artifact ring.
As long as he had this Divine Artifact ring, Yu Lizi feared nothing.
"If it truly comes to that, I can only use you." Yu Lizi's finger