The two of them entered a grand hall that was a little too brightly illuminated that it hurt the eyes. Ahead was a man in a crown and astral gown, looking down on them. The divinespring in his chest shone so bright that it was hard for those in front of him to look up.

"Ye Chen, how do you feel?" said the man in a deep voice.

Ye Chen took a deep breath and had the princess loosen her hold on him. "I encountered my destined rival. Thanks to my recent explosive growth, I also began to underestimate my enemy. I’d thought that he was insignificant at first, but now I see how lucky it was for me to have been able to face someone like him. I fully admit that this loss today is my fault,...