'Lord Lu?'
Hearing the other man call himself that, Shenjie was slightly startled. But he had no time for extraneous thoughts, because the color of Lord Lu's robes was already deepening, black cloud patterns appearing upon them—the guise Lu Wu often wore. A terrifying aura spread from him, bringing immense pressure upon Shenjie.
After not seeing him for decades, this Lu Wu had become more and more terrifying. But since Lu Wu had come specifically looking for him, this would likely not end peacefully.
To tell the truth, Lu Wu and Niu Batian—one looked gentle and refined, learned and reasonable; the other looked simple and honest, bold and forthright—were nonetheless the most terrifying sort of monsters even among all the demons in the world.
Though Shenjie was half-immortal and half-demon, he would personally have preferred an immortal cultivator to come knocking at his door now. Even if the other party's cultivation exceeded his own, that would have been fine. This was a mortal city, after all, and the righteous path would have some concerns. That was Shenjie's advantage.
But a monster like Lu Wu—even with their battle of old before him—Shenjie would never consider him kindhearted. Just as Lu Wu had no concerns whatsoever about releasing his demonic aura.
"Lu Wu, there are two or three hundred thousand people in this city. You want to fight me here? Aren't you afraid..."
"Hehehehe... No matter what happens to this city, no matter how many people die, wasn't it all done by you, the demonic evil Shenjie? What does it have to do with Lu?"
The corners of Lord Lu's mouth rose into a terrifying curve, exposing the deathly pale teeth within. He was clearly in human form, and those teeth were clearly even and neat, yet they gleamed with a sharp,