rán ér shī wàng guī shī wàng ， què méi yǒu fàng qì yī shuō 。[]
然而失望归失望，却没有放弃一说。[]
However, despite his disappointment, Lin Xuan did not give up.
bù guǎn rú hé ， zì jǐ yě yǐ jīng shì dù jié jí bié de xiū xiān zhě ， zhè yī cì shī bài le ， dàn zǒng yǒu yī tiān ， huì qǔ xià léi shé zūn zhě de tóu lú 。
不管如何，自己也已经是渡劫级别的修仙者，这一次失败了，但总有一天，会取下雷蛇尊者的头颅。
No matter what, he was already a cultivation practitioner at the Tribulation Transcending stage. This failure would not deter him; one day, he would take down Venerable Thunder Snake's head.
kě shuāng fāng de chā jù ， wèi miǎn tài dà le 。
可双方的差距，未免太大了。
Yet, the gap between them seemed too vast.
huí xiǎng nà cì dòu fǎ de jīng guò ， duì fāng jī hū jiù shì shì rú pò zhú ， zì jǐ bù shuō sī háo huán shǒu zhī lì yě wú ， dàn yǔ tā de shí lì ， míng xiǎn bú shì yí gè céng miàn de 。
回想那次斗法的经过，对方几乎就是势如破竹，自己不说丝毫还手之力也无，但与他的实力，明显不是一个层面的。
Recalling the details of their last confrontation, his opponent had been like a force cutting through bamboo—Lin Xuan could hardly muster any resistance. However, their strength levels clearly belonged to different realms.
zěn me kě néng shì zhè yàng ne ？
怎么可能是这样呢？
How could this be?
dà jiā dōu shì dù jié zhōng qī ， yú qíng yú lǐ ， dōu bù yīng gāi yǒu zhè me dà de chā jù 。
大家都是渡劫中期，于情于理，都不应该有这么大的差距。
They were both at the middle stage of Tribulation Transcending; logically and emotionally, such a significant disparity should not exist.
bì jìng zì jǐ chuán chéng de ， nǎi shì shàng gǔ xiū shì de yī bō ， jiù wēi lì lái shuō ， jué bù kě néng tài ruò 。
毕竟自己传承的，乃是上古修士的衣钵，就威力来说，绝不可能太弱。
After all, he inherited the legacy of ancient cultivators, so his power couldn't possibly be weak.
mèng rú yān xiàn rù le mí huò 。
梦如嫣陷入了迷惑。
Dream Ruyan found herself perplexed. She racked her brains but could find no answer.
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě 。
百思不得其解。
Thus, she embarked on a journey to explore various realms in the Spirit Realm, seeking enlightenment and answers from fellow daoists.
yú shì tā kāi shǐ le yóu lì de shēng huó 。
于是她开始了游历的生活。
Sure enough, she found what she was looking for.
dào chù bài fǎng dào yǒu ， jiāo huàn xiū liàn xīn dé 。
到处拜访道友，交换修炼心得。
It turned out that the problem lay with the pills he had ingested. Although the celestial spirits of the Spirit Realm significantly boosted his cultivation level, his essence energy lacked the refinement and purity of a peer at the same stage.
líng jiè dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de jiè miàn yǒu shù yǐ bǎi jì zhī duō ， rú yān xiān zi zài yóu lì zhōng xún zhǎo zháo dá àn jiě huò 。
灵界大大小小的界面有数以百计之多，如嫣仙子在游历中寻找着答案解惑。
For cultivators, many factors influenced their strength, but ultimately, it came down to their essence energy.
bié shuō ， hái zhēn bèi tā zhǎo dào le 。
别说，还真被她找到了。
His essence energy was far inferior to Venerable Thunder Snake's, making defeat inevitable.
chéng yě xiāo hé bài xiāo hé ， yuán běn wèn tí hái shì chū zài nà dān yào shàng miàn de 。
成也萧何败萧何，原本问题还是出在那丹药上面的。
Despite understanding the reason behind her failure, Dream Ruyan fell into new despair. Refining one’s essence energy wasn't something that could be achieved overnight; it required years of cultivation. Even if there were extraordinary opportunities, spending tens of thousands of years was not out of the question.
xiān jiè líng wù ， gù rán ràng tā de jìng jiè tā yī xià zi tí shēng le xǔ duō 。
仙界灵物，固然让她的境界他一下子提升了许多。
Moreover, while she worked on refining her essence energy, her enemy continued to progress. It was uncertain whether their gap would narrow or widen.
dàn fǎ lì méi yǒu jīng guò suì yuè de dǎ mó ， bù lùn níng hòu hái shì chún dù ， gēn běn jiù yuǎn yuǎn bù jí tóng jiē xiū xiān zhě 。
但法力没有经过岁月的打磨，不论凝厚还是纯度，根本就远远不及同阶修仙者。
She had thought entering the Tribulation stage would allow her to avenge her sister, but it seemed that this goal was still far off.
ér duì yú xiū shì lái shuō ， yǐng xiǎng shí lì de yīn shù hěn duō 。
而对于修士来说，影响实力的因数很多。
Dream Ruyan felt extremely frustrated. Without hope, things might have been easier, but with hope in sight, it was even more tormenting.
dàn bì jìng fǎ lì cái shì jī chǔ 。
但毕竟法力才是基础。
She was determined and would not let Venerable Thunder Snake go easy. She vowed to take his soul to the netherworld, no matter what cost.
zì jǐ fǎ lì yǔ léi shé zūn zhě xiāng bǐ ， yuǎn yuǎn bù jí ， dǎ bù guò duì fāng yě jiù shì shùn lǐ chéng zhāng dì 。
自己法力与雷蛇尊者相比，远远不及，打不过对方也就是顺理成章地。
Dream Ruyan had an unwavering resolve. However, her subsequent attempts at revenge ended in defeat after defeat, with several near-fatal encounters.
dé zhī le yuán yīn jīng guò ， rán ér mèng rú yān què xiàn rù le xīn de tòng kǔ 。
得知了原因经过，然而梦如嫣却陷入了新的痛苦。
Her hatred for Venerable Thunder Snake was so intense that it almost turned into a heart demon.
dǎ mó fǎ lì ， kě bú shì yī zhāo yī rì néng gòu wán chéng de 。
打磨法力，可不是一朝一日能够完成的。
Yet, in the cultivation world, everything hinged on strength, and there were no shortcuts to refining one's power.
nà xū yào suì yuè de chén jī ， chú fēi yǒu shén me nì tiān de jī yù ， fǒu zé huā fèi shù wàn nián de shí jiān yě bù duō 。
那需要岁月的沉积，除非有什么逆天的机遇，否则花费数万年的时间也不多。
Was there really none?
hé kuàng zì jǐ zài dǎ mó fǎ lì de tóng shí ， chóu rén yě zài jìn bù 。
何况自己在打磨法力的同时，仇人也在进步。
If she could successfully advance to the Tribulation stage within a thousand years, surely there must be ways to catch up with her power. She just didn't know them yet.
chā jù jiū jìng shì suō xiǎo hái shì lā dà zhēn bù tài hǎo shuō 。
差距究竟是缩小还是拉大真不太好说。
Dream Ruyan continued her journey, undaunted by setbacks, striving to solve her problems.
yuán běn yǐ wéi jìn rù dù jié jiù kě yǐ wèi jiě jiě bào chóu le ， rú jīn kàn lái ， què shì yáo yáo wú qī méi cuò 。
原本以为进入渡劫就可以为姐姐报仇了，如今看来，却是遥遥无期没错。
However, progress was excruciatingly slow.
rú yān xiān zi shí fēn de tòng kǔ ， rú guǒ méi yǒu xī wàng yě jiù bà le 。
如嫣仙子十分的痛苦，如果没有希望也就罢了。
Fortunately, she did gain some benefits; at least, it gave her a chance to attend the Peach Blossom Festival.
míng míng xī wàng jiù zài yǎn qián 。 què chù mō bú dào tài zhé mó rén le 。
明明希望就在眼前。却触摸不到太折磨人了。
With great power and wisdom gathered there, perhaps she could obtain what she desired.
tā bù gān xīn ， wú lùn rú hé ， yě bù néng ràng léi shé zūn zhě hǎo guò ， jiù suàn pīn le zhè tiáo xiǎo mìng ér bú yào yě yí dìng yào duì fāng hún guī dì fǔ 。
她不甘心，无论如何，也不能让雷蛇尊者好过，就算拼了这条小命儿不要也一定要对方魂归地府。
Dream Ruyan remained resolute. As long as she had breath, she would not give up.
rú yān xiān zi yǒu zhe wú bǐ de zhí zhuó ， rán ér jiē xià lái de jǐ cì xún chóu yī jiù shì dà bài kuī shū ， hǎo jǐ cì dōu chà diǎn yǔn luò 。
如嫣仙子有着无比的执着，然而接下来的几次寻仇依旧是大败亏输，好几次都差点陨落。
She was extremely eager for the Peach Blossom Festival. Soon enough, she arrived here.
chóu hèn ràng mèng rú yān tòng kǔ ， jī hū yào fā zhǎn chéng xīn mó 。
仇恨让梦如嫣痛苦，几乎要发展成心魔。
Little did she know that this grand event had yet to begin when she encountered Venerable Thunder Snake on her path.
kě xiū xiān jiè yī qiè dōu yǐ shí lì wèi jī chǔ ， duì yú lì liàng de dǎ mó nán yǒu qǔ qiǎo zhī lù 。
可修仙界一切都以实力为基础，对于力量的打磨难有取巧之路。
As they say, enemies meet with extra sharp eyes.
bú duì ， shì zhēn de méi yǒu me ？
不对，是真的没有么？
Dream Ruyan naturally wished to extract his soul and refine it, but how could Venerable Thunder Snake remain unaffected?
zì jǐ jì rán néng gòu zài qiān nián nèi shùn lì jìn jí ， xiū liàn dào dù jié qī 。
自己既然能够在千年内顺利晋级，修炼到渡劫期。
When he first met Dream Ruyan, he did not take her seriously. With his experience, he immediately noticed that her essence energy was fragmented and impure, much thinner than his own. Thus, as a middle-stage Tribulation Transcender, she had no chance against him.
duì lì liàng de tí liàn 。 yě yí dìng yǒu yíng tóu gǎn shàng de jī lǜ ， duō bàn zhǐ shì zì jǐ bù zhī dào ér yǐ 。
对力量的提炼。也一定有迎头赶上的几率，多半只是自己不知道而已。
She talked about revenge, completely disregarding the gap between them.
mèng rú yān jì xù yóu lì ， bǎi zhé bù náo de xiǎng yào jiě jué zì jǐ suǒ yù jiàn de nán tí 。
梦如嫣继续游历，百折不挠的想要解决自己所遇见的难题。
The result of their confrontation confirmed his thoughts: Dream Ruyan was defeated and barely escaped with her life.
rán ér jìn zhǎn què shì huǎn màn wú bǐ 。
然而进展却是缓慢无比。
After this incident, he assumed that she would understand the disparity and not foolishly seek revenge again.
hǎo zài bìng fēi zhēn de yì diǎn shōu huò yě wú ， zhì shǎo ràng tā huò dé le cān jiā pán táo huì de jī lǜ 。
好在并非真的一点收获也无，至少让她获得了参加蟠桃会的几率。
Given her strength, even if it was minimal, she still had a long lifespan. Logically, she should have learned to cherish her life.
pán táo shèng diǎn ， dà néng jù qí ， yě xǔ zì jǐ néng gòu dé dào xiǎng yào de dōng xī 。
蟠桃盛典，大能聚齐，也许自己能够得到想要的东西。
So, Venerable Thunder Snake put this matter out of his mind.
mèng rú yān fēi cháng de zhí zhuó ， zhǐ yào zì jǐ hái yǒu yì kǒu qì ， tā jiù bù dǎ suàn fàng qì 。
梦如嫣非常的执着，只要自己还有一口气，她就不打算放弃。
However, subsequent encounters proved him wrong; Dream Ruyan recognized the gap but would not back down.
duì yú pán táo huì tā shì qī dài yǐ jí ， suí hòu 。 zhōng yú lái dào le zhè lǐ 。
对于蟠桃会她是期待以极，随后。终于来到了这里。
Just as a sister, she realized that without her sister's protection, she might have perished long ago. She had achieved what she did today only because of her sister’s support.
nǎ zhī dào shèng shì shàng wèi kāi mù ， tā què xiān yǔ léi shé zūn zhě xiá lù xiāng féng 。
哪知道盛事尚未开幕，她却先与雷蛇尊者狭路相逢。
No matter how formidable an opponent, Dream Ruyan never considered retreating.
sú huà shuō ， chóu rén jiàn miàn fèn wài yǎn hóng 。
俗话说，仇人见面分外眼红。
With one breath left, she would find an opportunity to take revenge.
rú yān xiān zi gù rán hèn bù dé jiāng tā chōu hún liàn pò ， léi shé zūn zhě rú jīn yòu zěn me kě néng yì diǎn gǎn xiǎng yě wú 。
如嫣仙子固然恨不得将他抽魂炼魄，雷蛇尊者如今又怎么可能一点感想也无。
Thus, more attempts at vengeance followed, though each ended in defeat for Dream Ruyan. Her determination, however, left Venerable Thunder Snake with a sense of unease.
chū jiàn mèng rú yān de shí hòu 。 tā bìng bù jiāng cǐ nǚ fàng zài yǎn lǐ ， yīn wèi yǐ tā lǎo dào de yǎn guāng yī yǎn jiù kě yǐ kàn chū rú yān xiān zi de fǎ lì shì bān bó bù chún dì 。
初见梦如嫣的时候。他并不将此女放在眼里，因为以他老道的眼光一眼就可以看出如嫣仙子的法力是斑驳不纯地。
He could no longer afford to be complacent; after all, even if her essence energy was fragmented, she was still a genuine Tribulation Transcender. Their stages were the same.
ér qiě yǔ zì jǐ xiāng bǐ ， yào xiǎn de xī bó xǔ duō ， rú cǐ yī lái 。 nǎ pà tóng shì dù jié zhōng qī de xiū xiān zhě ， tā yòu zěn me kě néng shì zì jǐ de duì shǒu ne ？
而且与自己相比，要显得稀薄许多，如此一来。哪怕同是渡劫中期的修仙者，她又怎么可能是自己的对手呢？
From this perspective, he couldn’t afford any carelessness.
hái rāng rang zhe bào chóu ， jiǎn zhí bù zhī dào tiān gāo dì hòu 。
还嚷嚷着报仇，简直不知道天高地厚。
Her determination was so extreme that being secretly watched by her must have been an unbearable feeling.
ér dòu fǎ de jié guǒ 。 yě guǒ rán yǔ tā de xiǎng fǎ shì yī yàng de ， mèng rú yān bèi dǎ dé láng bèi tuì zǒu ， xiǎo mìng ér chà yì diǎn jiù luò zài le zì jǐ de shǒu zhōng 。
而斗法的结果。也果然与他的想法是一样的，梦如嫣被打得狼狈退走，小命儿差一点就落在了自己的手中。
As they say, even wise men can make mistakes; who could guarantee that he wouldn't be careless someday?
yuán běn shì yǐ zhì cǐ ， yě jiù gào yí duàn luò ， jīng cǐ yī yì ， duì fāng yě yīng gāi míng bái yǔ zì jǐ yǒu duō dà de chā jù ， bú huì zài tiān zhēn de xiǎng yào bào chóu 。
原本事已至此，也就告一段落，经此一役，对方也应该明白与自己有多大的差距，不会再天真的想要报仇。
If it had been a regular cultivator, a moment of negligence might not matter. But against peers, one slip could lead to fatal errors.
bì jìng cǐ nǚ de shí lì zài bù jì ， nà yě shì dù jié qī ， shòu yuán shì jí wéi màn cháng dì ， yú qíng yú lǐ ， dōu yīng gāi dǒng de zhēn xī 。
毕竟此女的实力再不济，那也是渡劫期，寿元是极为漫长地，于情于理，都应该懂得珍惜。
No, he couldn’t afford any more carelessness; the danger must be eliminated before it grew.
suǒ yǐ ， léi shé zūn zhě yě jiù jiāng cǐ shì pāo zhū dào le nǎo hòu qù 。
所以，雷蛇尊者也就将此事抛诸到了脑后去。
Thus, in their subsequent confrontations, Venerable Thunder Snake showed no mercy, determined to eliminate Dream Ruyan here and now.
rán ér jiē xià lái de zāo yù ， què zhèng míng tā dāng chū de xiǎng fǎ ， tài jiǎn dān le yī xiē 。
然而接下来的遭遇，却证明他当初的想法，太简单了一些。
One strike for all!
rú yān xiān zi shì rèn shí dào le bǐ cǐ de chā jù ， kě zhī nán ér tuì què shì bù kě néng dì 。
如嫣仙子是认识到了彼此的差距，可知难而退却是不可能地。
While his intentions were noble, achieving this was incredibly difficult.
zhǎng jiě rú mǔ ， dāng nián ， ruò bú shì yǒu rú bīng xiān zi de bì hù ， zì jǐ shuō bù dìng zǎo jiù yǔn luò ， gèng bú yào shuō ， yǒu jīn rì de chéng jiù le 。
长姐如母，当年，若不是有如冰仙子的庇护，自己说不定早就陨落，更不要说，有今日的成就了。
Dream Ruyan inherited ancient cultivators' techniques, even if her essence energy was fragmented, she possessed several life-saving secrets that made it hard for Venerable Thunder Snake to catch her.
qiáng dí yòu rú hé ， mèng rú yān cóng lái jiù méi yǒu xiǎng guò tuì suō 。
强敌又如何，梦如嫣从来就没有想过退缩。
Though he didn't have a strategy to defeat her completely, Dream Ruyan narrowly escaped each time.
zhǐ yào hái yǒu yì kǒu qì ， jiù yí dìng yào zhǎo jī huì bào fù 。
只要还有一口气，就一定要找机会报复。
Damn!
yú shì ， yòu yǒu le hòu miàn de jǐ cì bào chóu ， suī rán měi yī cì ， dōu shì rú yān xiān zi dà bài kuī shū ， dàn qí suǒ biǎo xiàn chū lái de jué xīn ， què ràng léi shé zūn zhě yǒu le xīn jīng ròu tiào de gǎn chù 。
于是，又有了后面的几次报仇，虽然每一次，都是如嫣仙子大败亏输，但其所表现出来的决心，却让雷蛇尊者有了心惊肉跳的感触。
Venerable Thunder Snake was equally frustrated and indignant.
wú lùn rú hé ， yě bù gǎn zài děng xián shì zhī le 。
无论如何，也不敢再等闲视之了。
At the Peach Blossom Festival, they met again. While Dream Ruyan wanted to extract his soul, Venerable Thunder Snake saw this as an opportunity to eliminate a potential threat.
bì jìng duì fāng de fǎ lì zài bān bó ， nà yě shì huò zhēn jià shí de dù jié qī xiū xiān zhě 。
毕竟对方的法力再斑驳，那也是货真价实的渡劫期修仙者。
Thus, their life-or-death battle began.
jìng jiè yǔ zì jǐ shì yī yàng de 。
境界与自己是一样的。
It was Venerable Thunder Snake who proposed it, and he had calculated well.
cóng zhè ge jiǎo dù ， tā jiù bù gǎn zài qīng xīn dà yì shén me 。
从这个角度，他就不敢再轻心大意什么。
A life-and-death battle meant only one could survive; there would be no room for surrender. With protective barriers surrounding them, Dream Ruyan couldn't escape. Here, her life-saving techniques would lose their effectiveness, allowing him to resolve this issue once and for all.
However, despite his disappointment, Lin Xuan did not give up.
No matter what, he was already a cultivation practitioner at the Tribulation Transcending stage. This failure would not deter him; one day, he would take down Venerable Thunder Snake's head.
Yet, the gap between them seemed too vast.
Recalling the details of their last confrontation, his opponent had been like a force cutting through bamboo—Lin Xuan could hardly muster any resistance. However, their strength levels clearly belonged to different realms.
How could this be?
They were both at the middle stage of Tribulation Transcending; logically and emotionally, such a significant disparity should not exist.
After all, he inherited the legacy of ancient cultivators, so his power couldn't possibly be weak.
Dream Ruyan found herself perplexed. She racked her brains but could find no answer.
Thus, she embarked on a journey to explore various realms in the Spirit Realm, seeking enlightenment and answers from fellow daoists.
Sure enough, she found what she was looking for.
It turned out that the problem lay with the pills he had ingested. Although the celestial spirits of the Spirit Realm significantly boosted his cultivation level, his essence energy lacked the refinement and purity of a peer at the same stage.
For cultivators, many factors influenced their strength, but ultimately, it came down to their essence energy.
His essence energy was far inferior to Venerable Thunder Snake's, making defeat inevitable.
Despite understanding the reason behind her failure, Dream Ruyan fell into new despair. Refining one’s essence energy wasn't something that could be achieved overnight; it required years of cultivation. Even if there were extraordinary opportunities, spending tens of thousands of years was not out of the question.
Moreover, while she worked on refining her essence energy, her enemy continued to progress. It was uncertain whether their gap would narrow or widen.
She had thought entering the Tribulation stage would allow her to avenge her sister, but it seemed that this goal was still far off.
Dream Ruyan felt extremely frustrated. Without hope, things might have been easier, but with hope in sight, it was even more tormenting.
She was determined and would not let Venerable Thunder Snake go easy. She vowed to take his soul to the netherworld, no matter what cost.
Dream Ruyan had an unwavering resolve. However, her subsequent attempts at revenge ended in defeat after defeat, with several near-fatal encounters.
Her hatred for Venerable Thunder Snake was so intense that it almost turned into a heart demon.
Yet, in the cultivation world, everything hinged on strength, and there were no shortcuts to refining one's power.
Was there really none?
If she could successfully advance to the Tribulation stage within a thousand years, surely there must be ways to catch up with her power. She just didn't know them yet.
Dream Ruyan continued her journey, undaunted by setbacks, striving to solve her problems.
However, progress was excruciatingly slow.
Fortunately, she did gain some benefits; at least, it gave her a chance to attend the Peach Blossom Festival.
With great power and wisdom gathered there, perhaps she could obtain what she desired.
Dream Ruyan remained resolute. As long as she had breath, she would not give up.
She was extremely eager for the Peach Blossom Festival. Soon enough, she arrived here.
Little did she know that this grand event had yet to begin when she encountered Venerable Thunder Snake on her path.
As they say, enemies meet with extra sharp eyes.
Dream Ruyan naturally wished to extract his soul and refine it, but how could Venerable Thunder Snake remain unaffected?
When he first met Dream Ruyan, he did not take her seriously. With his experience, he immediately noticed that her essence energy was fragmented and impure, much thinner than his own. Thus, as a middle-stage Tribulation Transcender, she had no chance against him.
She talked about revenge, completely disregarding the gap between them.
The result of their confrontation confirmed his thoughts: Dream Ruyan was defeated and barely escaped with her life.
After this incident, he assumed that she would understand the disparity and not foolishly seek revenge again.
Given her strength, even if it was minimal, she still had a long lifespan. Logically, she should have learned to cherish her life.
So, Venerable Thunder Snake put this matter out of his mind.
However, subsequent encounters proved him wrong; Dream Ruyan recognized the gap but would not back down.
Just as a sister, she realized that without her sister's protection, she might have perished long ago. She had achieved what she did today only because of her sister’s support.
No matter how formidable an opponent, Dream Ruyan never considered retreating.
With one breath left, she would find an opportunity to take revenge.
Thus, more attempts at vengeance followed, though each ended in defeat for Dream Ruyan. Her determination, however, left Venerable Thunder Snake with a sense of unease.
He could no longer afford to be complacent; after all, even if her essence energy was fragmented, she was still a genuine Tribulation Transcender. Their stages were the same.
From this perspective, he couldn’t afford any carelessness.
Her determination was so extreme that being secretly watched by her must have been an unbearable feeling.
As they say, even wise men can make mistakes; who could guarantee that he wouldn't be careless someday?
If it had been a regular cultivator, a moment of negligence might not matter. But against peers, one slip could lead to fatal errors.
No, he couldn’t afford any more carelessness; the danger must be eliminated before it grew.
Thus, in their subsequent confrontations, Venerable Thunder Snake showed no mercy, determined to eliminate Dream Ruyan here and now.
One strike for all!
While his intentions were noble, achieving this was incredibly difficult.
Dream Ruyan inherited ancient cultivators' techniques, even if her essence energy was fragmented, she possessed several life-saving secrets that made it hard for Venerable Thunder Snake to catch her.
Though he didn't have a strategy to defeat her completely, Dream Ruyan narrowly escaped each time.
Damn!
Venerable Thunder Snake was equally frustrated and indignant.
At the Peach Blossom Festival, they met again. While Dream Ruyan wanted to extract his soul, Venerable Thunder Snake saw this as an opportunity to eliminate a potential threat.
Thus, their life-or-death battle began.
It was Venerable Thunder Snake who proposed it, and he had calculated well.
A life-and-death battle meant only one could survive; there would be no room for surrender. With protective barriers surrounding them, Dream Ruyan couldn't escape. Here, her life-saving techniques would lose their effectiveness, allowing him to resolve this issue once and for all.