This sudden reversal caught Hua Tianxiong completely off guard.
"Th-this is..."
His entire demeanor fell apart, and then an incredulous expression appeared on his face.
Though he was at the initial Golden Core Stage, his cultivation had been piled up with pills, and his experience in spell combat was woefully lacking.
He might not even have been able to handle cultivators of the same realm, much less someone a whole level above him at the Golden Core Middle Stage.
"What? You chased me across thousands of miles—did you come all this way to haggle with me?" Qin Ming looked at Hua Tianxiong with an amused expression.
Hua Tianxiong's face twitched, and his eyelids jumped wildly.
With his shrewdness, he quickly guessed the whole story.
Where in this world could there be so many bargains to pick up?
Clearly, the other party had planned this long ago and was coming for him.
Hua Tianxiong could not help regretting it in secret. He should not have let a moment of greed cloud his mind.
But what lay in his bones was not something that could be changed overnight.
A Soul Pearl from a late Tier 3 Demon King was never so easy to obtain. It was already too late to say anything now.
"Oh? Hahahaha!"
"So you are one of us, Fellow Daoist!"
"I was wondering... In that case, I agree to trade a core-forming spiritual item to Fellow Daoist."
"What do you think?"
Fine beads of sweat seeped from Hua Tianxiong's forehead, and a chill ran down his spine. He only hoped the reinforcements behind him would arrive sooner.
For now, he was playing along with Qin Ming, trying his best to stall for time.
Qin Ming had also seen through Hua Tianxiong's little scheme. Smiling faintly, he said, "I suddenly