Bright Fatality shouted his challenge in such a booming voice that waves rolled out across the blood river. That alone made it obvious just how profound his energy arts were. This was not the kind of person that an ordinary cultivator could possibly contend with.

Taking a step forward, he said, “I'm going to beat you until you have no face left, then Memory Peak will never again dare to compete with Nāropa Peak.”

Chuckling coldly, An Yiru prepared to walk forward and accept the challenge. But before she could, Yang Qi reached out to block her path.

“Don’t bother,” he said. “I’ll handle this.”

She nodded. Bright Fatality's energy arts were advanced enough that she wasn’t completely confident in being able to win a fight against him. However, Yang Qi was much stronger than her, so having him take the lead in the fight was a smart idea.

“Just be careful,” she said quietly.

“I’ll be fine,” he replied. Stepping forward, he said, “What’s all this hooting and hollering? I'm here to critique those ‘energy arts’ of yours. I can see that you’re pretty arrogant, but do you really think that you’re unparalleled...