Proud Heaven was directly challenging the High Priestess. And even if she had been more furious that she was, she would have accepted it.

Obviously, it related to her prestige and personal interests. Everyone was watching with wide-eyed interest. If the High Priestess wanted the destiny, she would have to fight Proud Heaven and remove him as an obstacle.

That said, the High Priestess was shocked to see Proud Heaven facing her with such calm.

Normally speaking, even if Proud Heaven were stronger than everyone knew him to be, he still wouldn't be able to win in a fight against the High Priestess. The High Priestess was a half-Annulled expert, so without tapping into the destiny of the Central Dynasty, Proud Heaven was no match for her.

Yet Proud Heaven had specifically said that he wouldn’t use destiny in the fight.

The fact that he was still confident in winning indicated that he had something up his s...