Shang Xia knew that even if he turned to run now that Sima Zhanxing was here, he wouldn’t be able to escape.

Since that was the case, he might as well kill Chu Chen and deal with things from there. He would have to fight Sima Zhanxing anyway and if he were to die eventually, Chu Chen would be waiting in the underworld for him.

Also, Shang Xia didn’t think that it was truly scary to go up against a first layer Martial Extermination Realm expert. He was no stranger to Martial Extermination Realm experts! He went around messing with them when he remained hidden in the Changfeng City all the way up to the war for the Tongyou Mysterious World. He had assisted in the killing of a Martial Extermination Realm expert and that wasn’t all....