Chapter 1290 - One Year
Liu Wuxie set a one-year deadline—he would duel to the death with the divine race's divine son on Blood Purgatory Summit. Yet no one felt optimistic about his chances. He stood at the fifth-level Origin Conversion Realm, while the white-robed youth had already reached the pinnacle of the Primal Origin Realm.
To close that gap in a year was no different from climbing to the heavens. With the white-robed youth's talent, he would surely step into the Void Realm within a year. Once that happened, the gulf would only widen, and catching up would become even harder for Liu Wuxie.
"Divine Son, why did you agree to it? If we attack the spiritual array with all we've got, we can break it in no time," a divinekin asked. They couldn't understand why the divine son had accepted a life-and-death duel with Liu Wuxie.
"Only he is worthy to be my opponent," the white-robed youth said, his gaze piercing the sky.
That was his arrogance; he believed only Liu Wuxie counted as a worthy foe. Unlike others, he understood Liu Wuxie's combat strength, and for a prodigy like him, it was rare to encounter someone who could truly match him.
Relying on numbers to defeat Liu Wuxie would be unfair to both of them—an insult, even. A true enemy arose not from hatred, but from mutual admiration.
Liu Wuxie, for his part, had his own reasons for proposing a match one year from now.
"What if the lord holds you accountable?" asked the divinekin beside him.
The lord had ordered them to eliminate Liu Wuxie at all costs, but the divine son's agreement to a life-and-death battle a year later meant they could not act against him during this period of time.
"I will take responsibility if the lord questions me about it," the white-robed youth replied with a wave of his hand.
The other divinekin did not dare defy his will and withdrew as swiftly as they had come.
Seeing the divinekin leave, Vanya collapsed to the ground, exhausted and drenched in sweat. The earlier battle had drained her magical force, and even she doubted whether she could hold out until the last day.