Xi Shangfeng observed Hong Xia from within the Blood Tower. A peerless powerhouse who could betray his own civilization without even a twitch was offering terms that were extremely unfavorable to himself. Perhaps he was confident that he could ultimately win this battle, but the unfairness of the wager also revealed how troubled—and helpless—Hong Xia felt from being targeted by Lu Yin.0

Since when had anyone been able to put Ancestor Hong Xia in such a bind?0

Jiu Wen understood it clearly: Lu Yin was not an Immortal, but he could teleport and was also a member of Obscura. Hong Xia could not directly attack the young man, and if Lu Yin decided to become entangled with Hong Xia, then forget a breakthrough—even just recovering from his losses would be difficult.0

To Hong Xia, nothing was more important than his own life. One could not be fooled by the man’s shocking strength; the stronger the expert, the farther they could see. Hong Xia also harbored anxieties about his own safety and survival.0

Even if they could not defeat Hong Xia, they had weakened him and made it hard for him to recover his former strength. That was precisely what Hong Xia could not accept. As for being schemed against or having his Path of Dispassion anchors broken, both of those...0