Liu Wuxie gathered the gist of their feud from their heated exchange. A month earlier, the siblings had passed through Mercenary City and witnessed Chou Ba’s vile acts of bullying the weak. Unable to turn a blind eye, they intervened, thwarting his actions.0

Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Chou Ba had lost an arm to the siblings. However, ten days ago, Chou Ba had broken through to the Nascent Transformation Realm, dramatically boosting his strength. Meanwhile, the siblings were still at the pinnacle of the Astral River Realm, leaving them at a severe disadvantage. The tables had turned, with Chou Ba using his misfortune as fuel to push himself beyond his limits.0

Such was the story Liu Wuxie had pieced together based on their conversation.0

"I will consider giving you a painless death if you kneel before me," Chou Ba said coldly, his aura seething with murderous intent. The disparity between their cultivation levels was glaring—the difference between the Astral River Realm and the Nascent Transformation Realm was akin to heaven and earth. Unlike prodigies like Liu Wuxie, most cultivators were...0