Domineering

Chapter 284
Chu Yunyun not only drew the map of "Secret Realm of Time" for Chu Xisheng, but also drew the true intention of "Wuji Zhan".

The Promise Slash is also a method for Chu Xisheng to quickly improve his strength, making him invincible below the fifth rank. Any Tianjiao, Chaotianjiao, or even Tianzhu, Chaotianzhu's aptitude is not his opponent.

However, "Wuji Cut" can be practiced at any time, but "Nine Wheels of God" must be divided into souls, and the process is very dangerous.

When practicing, one should not be disturbed in any way. If one is not careful, there is a risk of serious injury to the soul, or even the whole person goes crazy, or even dies.

So Chu Xisheng practiced "Nine Wheels of God" first.

Chu Yunyun simply drew the key points and true intentions of 'Wuji Zhan'.

In the past, she didn't have real energy, and Kong had extremely high martial arts attainments, but she couldn't integrate the true meaning of martial arts into the paper, and draw any true intentions.

Until now, almost [-]/[-] of the true energy has been restored, and it is difficult to draw the true intention below the fifth rank.

Chu Xisheng first took the map of the Secret Realm of Time and memorized it.

He was slightly puzzled: "Can't I bring this map in? Do I have to write it down?"

"You can't take it."

Chu Yunyun shook her head: "The owner of the Secret Realm of Time is still alive. It used to be the battlefield of ancient gods and their playground. As far as I know, Zangtian, Li Tan, Ziyu, Quan Beichen, Xuannv, Bai The emperor, the white tiger and many other gods of war will pay attention to every opening of the secret realm of time.

You're cheating with a map on you, guess what they think?However, except for Xuannv, these few people's mysterious powers are not very strong.You can memorize it and hide it segment by segment among the nine souls, and you will surely be able to hide it from their mysterious senses.

This is why I let you quickly become the Nine Wheels God. Your pure yang, Taishang Tongshen and Nine Wheels God are also a match made in heaven. "

The corners of Chu Xisheng's lips twitched slightly.

The people Chu Yunyun mentioned are all world-renowned gods of war and war, and they are in charge of killing.

This shows that the killing and competition in the Secret of Time is very cruel and intense.

Afterwards, he restrained his distracting thoughts and concentrated on remembering.

The map of Rift of Time is very complicated.

It is not flat, but a three-dimensional figure filled with various complex and mysterious structures.

The territory is also very wide, it is simply a small world.

Not only is the power of the ancient giant gods hidden in it, but there are also many ancient survivors, which are extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, Chu Xisheng's memory is already amazing, and it took him about three quarters to memorize it completely.

Just as Chu Xisheng was trying to divide the map into sections and hide it in his Nine Dao souls, Zhou Liangchen and Ji Qianqian walked in from outside the courtyard.

Zhou Liangchen walked up to Chu Xisheng holding a golden box that was three feet long and wide, shaped like a modern Rubik's Cube.

A look of shame appeared on his face: "My lord, this subordinate has disgraceful the mission. I only found one copy of the main ingredients of the sixth-grade lower secret medicine you asked for."

What he was holding in his hand was a copy of the main ingredient of the secret medicine of the sixth rank, including the two medicines of 'Shenyang Flower' and 'Xuanyin Grass'.

This golden box is an eighth-grade magic weapon dedicated to storing these two medicines.

Zhou Liangchen spent a lot of effort on this object.

Although he is rich, he is not familiar with the place in the north.

In the end, it was a coincidence that Zhou Liangchen found the seller, and Zhou Liangchen bought the secret medicine.

"It doesn't matter." Chu Xi let out a laugh and didn't take it seriously: "Actually, there are these two main ingredients of the secret medicine in the secret realm of time. I let you buy them, mainly just in case, and to be prepared. It's better if you have them. It’s fine if you don’t have one. Liangchen, you must have spent a lot of effort on this thing, it’s hard work!”

The Secret Realm of Time is specially used by the Phaseless Divine Sect to train sixth- and seventh-rank disciples. How could there be no 'Shenyang Flower' and 'Xuanyin Grass' in it?
Otherwise, how would these disciples advance their cultivation within the secret realm?
Only Chu Xisheng needed two copies of the secret medicine, so he had to prepare one more.

What's more, the money for the medicine was also borrowed by Chu Xisheng from Zhou's family. How could he be dissatisfied?

At this time, Chu Xisheng looked at Zhou Liangchen calmly: "Is your own secret medicine ready? The secret realm of time is controlled by the Wuxiang Shenzong, and there may not be what you want in it."

Zhou Liangchen replied with an excited expression: "Your Majesty, don't worry about me. Before going north, the family has prepared the secret medicines of the seventh and sixth ranks for me!"

Chu Xisheng nodded slightly, and then looked at Ji Qianqian with a little apology: "This time, the Wuxiang Shenzong only gave me two places in the secret realm of time. I am going to bring Xiaozhao and Liangchen in. Qianqian you Don’t go this time, next time I have a chance, I’ll take you with me.”

Ji Qianqian heard the words, but instead of being dissatisfied, he felt relieved.

She was worrying about how to reject Chu Xisheng.

The secret realm of time is very good, and the money is very greedy.

She is now only half a year away from being promoted to the fourth rank, and one year in the secret realm of time is enough for her to advance.

The problem is that she is already at the fifth rank, so she can't get in at all.

If Chu Xisheng really wanted to let her accompany him, it would either anger the gods or reveal his secrets, and there would be no third result.

Bai Xiaozhao, who had turned into a mink, let out a 'huh', and stepped on Chu Xisheng's shoulder after a flash of lightning.

At this moment, the corners of Chu Xisheng's lips twitched.

The little crew cut inside him had already begun to rebel.

It is righteous and full of resentment.

Chu Xi made a promise to it, and when he arrived in the north, he would take it to hunt without Bai Xiaozhao.

This is Chu Xisheng's fault.

However, judging from the structure of the Secret Realm of Time, it is still possible to put the flat head out to breathe.

He had to calm down the little guy's resentment as soon as possible.

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Half an hour later, Chu Xisheng and Zhou Liangchen set off for the upper courtyard gate of Wuxiang Shenzong.

It was a huge stone archway hundreds of feet high, standing halfway up the mountain.

On the top are the four characters of "Wuxiang Shenzong", which are as large as one foot in radius, and each stroke is like a knife like a sword.

The ten stone pillars of the archway are covered with relief paintings, a total of twelve kinds of mythical beasts, all of which are lifelike and lifelike.

And whether it is those large characters or reliefs, they all contain extremely fierce martial arts.

Legend has it that this archway was built by the second generation suzerain of Wuxiang Shenzong.

It is a true intention in itself, not only can kill and suppress all the evil forces that approach it, but also others can understand the supreme martial arts from the graphics.

Therefore, 7000 years ago, Wuxiang Shenzong spent a lot of effort to move it from the original Wuxiang Shenzong's main mountain here.

When Chu Xisheng arrived here, there were many disciples of Wuxiang Shenzong sitting under the archway, studying the various graphics hidden on the archway.

The true meaning contained in this archway is very profound, and it is free, unlike the Sutra Pavilion, which requires a lot of good deeds.

In addition, there are more than 190 men and women gathered on the other side in front of the mountain gate.

Most of them are dressed in the clothes of outer disciples, and there are more than a dozen inner disciples among them, whose cultivation is between the sixth and seventh ranks.

Chu Xisheng knew that these people were all disciples preparing to participate in the 'Secret Realm of Time'.

He speeded up and walked over.

The people here are discussing one after another.

"Why does the sect suddenly want to open the secret realm of time? Isn't it always placed after the big opening of the mountain gate in the past?"

"Isn't it for the two 'xueya candidates'? Didn't you see that? The sect is doing everything they can to improve their cultivation."

"What about the new disciples who will start three months later?"

"Do you need to worry about this? It is said that this time is a special case. The sect spent a 'Time Sequence Secret Stone' for this purpose, planning to open the secret realm one more time, which will not affect the opening of the secret realm three months later. This time it is considered cheap There are no other sects, and a similar situation is rare in a hundred years.”

When Chu Xisheng arrived, the inner and outer disciples of the Wuxiang Sect were immediately refreshed.

"This is Junior Brother Chu, one of the two 'Blood Candidates'."

"I didn't see it clearly when I was distinguishing the blood before the knife, but now it looks really handsome! No wonder the suzerain is so happy."

Chu Xisheng clasped his fists in both hands, and said to the crowd with a cheerful expression: "I, Chu Xisheng, have met all of you brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters. Chu has just entered Shenshan and is a newcomer. Please take care of me!"

When the disciples heard the words, some remained silent, some observed Chu Xisheng with great interest, and some laughed with emotion.

"Naturally! You are a candidate for Xue Ya, so we naturally have to take care of you."

"It's a matter of course. This time we are actually thanks to you, and we were able to enter the Secret Realm of Time three months in advance. We should appreciate it."

"To each other, senior brother Chu is now No. 91 on the Qingyun general list, and one of the top ten knives of Shenxiu. The combat power is impressive, and it should be senior brother who takes care of us."

Chu Xi responded with a smile. While talking with these seniors, Chu Ming came from a distance with two Taoist attendants.

After she flew close, she also had a smile on her face, her demeanor was elegant, and she saluted everyone in a graceful manner: "Jingxi Chuming, I have met all of you from the same sect!"

All the disciples present valued her more than Chu Xisheng, and they all looked solemn and returned their salutes one after another.

That day, the blood was identified before the sword, and everyone saw with their own eyes that Chu Ming's blood caused Xue Yadao to have a great reaction.Although Chu Xisheng also caused the bloody sword to rush out of the sword, the atmosphere was obviously much weaker than that of Chu Ming.

If the Zongmen wants to reappear in the human world with the "Shenyi Touching the Deathly Sword", it still depends on this young lady who was born in the Chu family in the west of Beijing.

Although these two are both 'blood candidates', their weights are completely different.

However, among the people present, there were some who understood the truth and knew that Wuxiang Shenzong trusted Chu Xisheng more.

They all stood in the corner with flat faces, secretly sneering.

Chu Ming raised the corners of her lips slightly, and cast a sidelong glance at Chu Xisheng.

Then she took a step back: "Chu Shan, Chu Shi, why don't you give those gifts to your fellow disciples?"

She turned her head and said to the crowd with a smile: "Little sister brought me a mere gift, which is not a respect, and please don't refuse it. My little sister only hopes that in the future, you can take care of my little sister."

According to Long Heihu, the disciples who are qualified to accompany her to the 'Secret Realm of Time' today are all the elite figures of the sect in the past three years, and they are the ones she needs to make great efforts to make friends with.

Soon after entering the 'Secret Realm of Time', they will also need the help of these people to ensure safety.

Everyone had noticed that behind Chu Ming, the two Taoist servants were holding small cloth bags like hills in their hands.

These small cloth bags are about half the size of a fingertip, and the outside is bulging like a pill bottle.

When they arrived at Chu Mountain, Chu Shi delivered these small cloth bags to them, and some of them opened it quietly, and then they were pleasantly surprised.

Inside is a bottle of 'Shaohao Pill', a bottle of 'Yuanyang Pill', and a bottle of 'Rejuvenation Pill'.

They are all ten pieces, the first two can assist in practice, and the Rejuvenation Pill can restore injuries and restore vitality.

They are worth more than 3000 taels of magic silver, even for many rich inner and outer disciples present, they can be regarded as a surprising gift.

So everyone's attitude towards Chu Ming became more enthusiastic.

But I don't know whether it was intentional or not, only Chu Xisheng and Zhou Liangchen did not receive the gift.

Chu Xisheng didn't take it seriously, they had already torn faces between them, Chu Ming's temperament, how could he stick his hot face to his cold ass.

He was just silently speechless.

The Chu family in the west of Beijing is also a local tyrant. Chu Ming sent out more than 190 small gifts, which was more than 60 taels of magic silver.

Chu Xisheng immediately thought that these wealth probably came from Chu's family, so he became unhappy again.

The people in the fourth room of the Chu family are really a bunch of bastards, who use his family's money to invite people to buy people's hearts!
For the sake of Chu Ming's intention to block him, let's forget it today.

In the future, this account will have to be settled sooner or later.

At this moment, seven figures flew into the sky.

It was the proud elder of the Zhantang Hall, Qingxuzi, the elder of the Teaching Academy, Zhi Feizi, the elder of the Wizard Academy, and four elders with different appearances, male and female.

All the disciples couldn't help buzzing when they saw this.

No one expected that this trip to the Secret Realm of Time would be led by three great elders in person.

In previous years, they were escorted by Qing Xuzi and two elders.

Immediately, they regained their silence, solemn and respectful, and needles could be heard within a radius of [-] zhang.

After Ao Guo's figure landed, he glanced at everyone here.

The Great Elder of the battle hall was surrounded by thick and visible blood demons, and his aura was extremely domineering.

When he arrived, even the flying cranes that were playing around the mountain gate stopped their voices at the same time, and obediently flew down to the ground to stand still.

All the nearby birds, pikas, flying insects, mosquitoes and flies also hid in the grass, not daring to make a sound.

His countenance was somewhat like that of a bison.The nose occupies almost half of the face in the middle. What the nose inhales is white air, and what it spits out is blood.

The eyes are as big as copper bells, and they are full of fierce light, which makes everyone's heart tremble.

Aoguo's eyes lingered on Chu Xisheng and Chu Ming for a while, then looked away.

He turned his head and said to Zhifeizi: "Everyone has arrived, let's go directly, don't leave ink marks."

Zhifeizi nodded slightly, and he raised his hand slightly, and in an instant countless talismans turned into birds and rushed out of his sleeves.

These talismans flew into the air and began to be pieced together to form a huge talisman boat about thirty feet long.

"Let's go!"

Zhifeizi first rose from the sky and landed on the talisman boat.

And as Ao Guo and others boarded the ship one after another, all the disciples also showed their supernatural powers. They either rose up against the sky, or used body skills to step on the [-]-foot-high talisman ship.

Chu Xisheng has been able to initially adapt to his simulated white tiger bloodline, showing a pair of white tiger wings behind him, and flapping his wings, he flew into the air and landed on the talisman boat.

Ao Guo and other elders all sat at the bow of the boat, while all the disciples found a seat on the boat and sat down.

Chu Xisheng saw that all the disciples were in awe of arrogance, and even kept silent.

Including Chu Ming, everyone sat there obediently, without saying a word or moving.

Chu Xisheng was also very afraid of this aggressive elder.

He also sat silently on the boat, and seized the time to study the true intention of 'Wuji Zhan' given by Chu Yunyun.

The speed of this talisman boat is very fast, much faster than that of the Pingtian Treasure Ship.It shuttles among the mountains, and it spans thousands of miles in a moment.

Just about an hour later, the airship hovered suddenly.

The Grand Elder of the Artisan Academy knew that Feizi didn't pay much attention to the feelings of the passengers. It took only three breaths for the talisman boat to hover from a speed of a thousand miles in a moment.

The people on the Fu Zhou were caught off guard and almost fell off the Fu Zhou.

"Let's go down!"

With Zhi Feizi flicking his sleeves, the talisman boat disintegrated again, turning into pieces of talismans and flying into his sleeve.

Chu Xisheng and the others had no choice but to use the technique of controlling the sky and the technique of lightening the body, and each fell to the ground.

After Chu Xisheng landed on the ground, he looked down intently.

It is a huge canyon surrounded by towering peaks.

In the center of the canyon is a huge stone tower, towering like a cloud.

There are some totems and ancient characters engraved on the outside of the tower, which look simple, simple, rough, mysterious and mysterious.

There are five groups of people standing outside the stone pagoda, two groups of about 100 people each, and the other three groups of 60 people each, all wearing different martial arts costumes.

While Chu Xisheng was observing these people, a young man with a square face, a wide nose and big ears, and a short body walked up to Chu Xisheng's side.

"These people all come from the allies and affiliated sects of our Wuxiang Shenzong, the second-rank Xuanzong'Shenhuangbu Old City' and'Beitianmen', the third-rank sect'Xuanming Sect', the'Precipitous Sword Sect' and'Eternal Cold Palace '. When our Shenzong secret realm is opened, we will allocate some places to them."

Chu Xisheng took a look at this person, and cupped his hands: "Excuse me, brother?"

"Buyuan below!" Fang Buyuan smiled and cupped his fists in return: "Junior brother, you should have heard of me?"

Chu Xisheng immediately knew who this person was: "So it's Shopkeeper Fang."

This is the son of 'Fang Zheng', the great elder of Xunshan Academy, and he is also one of the few people whom Jian Zangfeng told him to be extremely careful before Chu Xisheng left.

It is said that he is a well-known jack-of-all-trades in Wuxiang Shenzong, who can inquire, is a magic weapon merchant, and a elixir merchant.

However, although this person has a great family background, he has not received the slightest favor from his father.

Fang Zheng, the elder of Xunshanyuan, is stern and upright, cruel and harsh, and is at odds with Fang Buyuan and his son.

It is said that he was dissatisfied with his son's unwillingness to join the Battle Hall, Midang Hall and Xunshan Hall to serve the sect, but also refused to work hard to cultivate, wasting his great talent, and only focused on doing business.

So when the other party sees that they are not round, they will hit them, and they will scold them when they hit them.

This person's appearance is also very interesting, there is indeed no part of the whole body that is round, even the arms and legs are full of muscles.

However, Jian Zangfeng's evaluation of this guy is insidious and bad. You can deal with him, but you have to be more careful.

Fang Buyuan was amused when he heard the words: "Did you hear the nickname Big Shopkeeper from Senior Brother Jian? He must have said many bad things about me, but let me tell you, none of this is true. No matter what business Fang does It’s all about honesty, but that guy Jian Zangfeng, who seems to be honest and honest, is actually full of bad luck.”

Then he looked serious, cupped his fists towards Chu Xisheng and said, "The reason why I took the liberty to talk to Junior Brother Chu is because Fang has something to ask for. Although this 'Secret Realm of Time' is a secret realm controlled by our sect, the Northern Land Some sects also hold channels for smuggling in.

So every time the secret realm is opened, our sect will suffer 30 casualties.The casualty rate is not too high, but Fang cherishes his life and has to guard against it, so he wants to ask Junior Brother Chu for safety. "

"Peace?" Chu Xi asked in a puzzled voice, "What do you mean?"

"Junior brother, please pay attention to this seal formula I made."

Fang Buyuan made a gesture: "If Fang is in danger in the secret realm, he will release a colorful firework. This firework is unique and can be seen from tens of miles away. If you see it, please come to the rescue.

You can tie this talisman, and there will be a spiritual light to guide the way and lead the junior to find my position.Fang will not let his junior brother make a trip for nothing, and Fang is willing to give 5 taels of magic silver as a reward no matter whether there is a battle or not.If there are many enemies, or the situation is dangerous and urgent, additional money can be added, and the price is negotiable. "

Chu Xisheng thought, I still have time to save you?I myself am in dire straits, only slightly better than Chu Ming.

It wasn't until he heard Fang Buyuan talk about silver that his face softened.

However, Chu Xisheng still had doubts in his heart: "Why did senior brother Fang come to look for me? Among the fellow disciples here, there is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. And senior brother, if you are worried about danger, why don't you go in?"

Fang Buyuan smiled casually: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon here, but there are only one or two people who are as strong as my juniors."

When he was speaking, he deliberately squinted at Bai Xiaozhao who was on Chu Xisheng's shoulder.

This five-tailed wind beast is very powerful, and it seems to be turning into Chenghuang soon.

In the general fifth rank, it is estimated that it is not its opponent.

He was well-informed and knew that Chu Xisheng had also beheaded Zhu Kongming and defeated Chu Ming on the way, and he was not a weak person.

"Actually, I don't want to enter the secret realm of this time either, but what—"

When Fang Buyuan was shaking his head and sighing, a person behind him said coldly: "He is afraid that Elder Fang will break his leg, so he has to go. This guy thinks he has to go anyway, why not?" Take the opportunity to make a fortune. So he entered this time. I don’t know how many good things he has with him, and he is going to enter the secret realm to do business. He is afraid of being robbed by others.”

Chu Xisheng looked sideways and found that it was a young man with a sword in both hands, a stern face, broad brows, and a heroic spirit.

This person is about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he is also wearing the clothes of an inner disciple.

Fang Buyuan didn't feel annoyed when he heard the words, and introduced to Chu Xisheng with a smile: "His name is Leng Sha, known as 'Sha Na Jian', my bodyguard."

Chu Xisheng looked at Fang Buyuan suspiciously.

He saw that this guy was wearing a loose green robe, and he didn't look like he was carrying a lot of things.

Fang Buyuan didn't even have a package on her body.

Could it be that this guy brought a Void Artifact?
This kind of thing is very precious, and only a craftsman who has reached the third grade of technique and is proficient in the timing method can forge it.

Because of the extremely demanding requirements, there are not many void artifacts handed down from generation to generation, not even many second- and third-rank masters.

Just as Chu Xisheng was looking up and down, looking for traces of the magic weapon on Fang Buyuan's body, he heard a loud roar.

"Yin Feihong, a true disciple of the Xuanming Sect, ranks No. 80 on the Qingyun General Ranking and ranks sixth on the Shenxiu Ten Heroes Sword. I want to ask Shenxiu Ten Heroes Sword Jingxi Chuming about swordsmanship, and I don't know if the score is good or bad. Miss, do you dare to fight?"

At this moment, everyone looked sideways at the source of the voice.

It was a handsome young man, about 16 years old.

This person pressed the long sword in his hand, and stared in the direction of the disciples of the Wuxiang Shenzong with unruly eyes.

However, the expressions of the two elders of the Xuanming sect beside him changed slightly, and their brows frowned.

Then everyone turned their heads and looked at Chu Ming in the crowd.

Chu Ming fell into hesitation.

She doesn't want to fight.

If it was a normal sparring match, she would not be afraid.

The fear is that it is not normal.

At this time, she has the blood of Yazi, and the news that she is expected to master the "Shenyi Touching Death Knife" has spread.

Normally speaking, no one would deliberately come to touch Wuxiang Shenzong's bad luck and provoke her into trouble.

Dare to challenge her at this time, there must be something ulterior motives!
Chu Ming thought of the rewards he had offered in the Killing Tower and the Heaven of Death.

Her face was slightly dark, and she snorted softly: "I'm not interested! You want to see my sword, and it won't be too late if you have a chance to fight again after entering the secret realm."

As Chu Ming's words fell, there was a buzzing sound from the crowd.

The disciples of the 'Shenhuangbu Laocheng' and 'Beitianmen' all had strange expressions, as if they were holding back their smiles.

Some people laughed unscrupulously.

But the people of Wuxiang Shenzong frowned slightly.

It's not that they don't understand Chu Ming's concerns.

However, Chu Ming's refusal to fight finally destroyed the prestige of their Wuxiang Shenzong.

Although they took Chu Ming's gift before, they couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied at this time.

The great elder of the war hall, Ao Guo, turned pale even more.

He squinted at Chu Ming, his eyes as dark as iron.

Yin Feihong's expression was also very disappointed. He smiled, clasped his fists again and said, "I heard that Chu Xisheng, the 'candidate for Xue Ya', ranked seventh in Shenxiu's top ten knives, once defeated Chu Ming with 44 knives. Dare to take on the challenge? Have a game or two with Yin."

Everyone in Wuxiang Shenzong looked in the direction of Chu Xisheng again after hearing the words.

Chu Xisheng didn't wait for them to look over, and raised his eyebrows without any hesitation: "Okay!"

He leapt straight into the air, and flew in front of Yin Feihong, put his hand on the hilt of the knife and asked with a smile: "Brother Yin is just fighting each other? Or is it a matter of life and death?"

Yin Feihong also pressed his hand on the sword, and said calmly: "We are all our own people, what life and death are we going to decide? I just want to see if brother Chu's sword is better than Yin's sword?
Chu Ming didn't dare to fight, so it was the same if he beat Brother Chu.After defeating you, Yin will be the fourth seat of Shenxiu Ten Swords! "

At this time, he raised his hand and flicked a copper coin to the sky.

Yin Feihong's eyes were cold: "The elders are here. You and I don't need to find someone to supervise the battle. When the money falls, we can do it ourselves."

Chu Xisheng nodded slightly in approval.

He waited patiently until the money fell, and at this moment, there was a "choke" sound from the waists of the two of them almost at the same time.

What Chu Xisheng drew was the right saber 'Golden Wind Yulu', but it was obviously two lines faster.

But just as his blade was about to swing towards Yin Feihong's throat, he saw a cold light burst from the opponent's sleeve.

Chu Xisheng immediately recognized that it was an extremely powerful hidden weapon - the 'Jiuyang Poyuan Needle'.

There was a sternness in his eyes suddenly.

The purpose of this person in front of him is not to compete with him, but to want his life!
(End of this chapter)