Chapter 1266: First Battle of the Heavenly Pride

This top prodigy is named De Li, the son of the Demon Emperor, and this time he came to the Haotu World together with his father.

I thought it would just be a boring slaughter, but I didn't expect to unexpectedly encounter a top prodigy.

As a demon race member, they are naturally fond of fighting, let alone being a demon race Heavenly Pride; upon meeting an opponent of equal rank, De Li couldn't help but become excited.

However, after his words fell, he only then realized that this Haotu World seemed not to understand their demon race language.

And they, the demon race, also do not understand the language of the Haotu World.

Thinking of this, De Li felt a little disappointed; can they not understand each other's words?

But it's fine; speaking with strength is just as good.

But what De Li didn't expect was that, as soon as his words fell, Ye Zhangqing replied, and moreover, he spoke fluent demon race language.

"Looks like today's luck isn't great; I ran into you as soon as I went out."

"Huh???"

He was first stunned, but De Li quickly broke into a grin.

"Do you understand our demon race language?"

"I understand a little."

"Then that's good; what did you mean by those words just now? Are you afraid?"

"It's not fear, just a bit troublesome, but to be honest, I'm still quite interested in you Heavenly Pride of the myriad realms."

Ye Zhangqing naturally isn't afraid of De Li; he just thinks that fighting this guy would be a bit troublesome.

Of course, as this is his first time fighting a Heavenly Pride of the myriad realms, Ye Zhangqing still harbors a hint of anticipation.

His own strength, compared to those top-level Heavenly Pride of the myriad realms, how great is the gap? Is he stronger or weaker?

Thinking of this, Ye Zhangqing curiously asked a question.

"Are you the strongest among the younger generation of your demon race?"

Perhaps not expecting Ye Zhangqing to ask this question, De Li was slightly stunned, but then he quickly understood the meaning of Ye Zhangqing's words and grinned.

"If you beat me, I'll tell you."

Saying that, De Li directly threw a punch; seeing this, Ye Zhangqing did not show weakness and likewise threw a punch.

The two fists collided fiercely, and the terrifying shockwave immediately sent Dongfang Bai flying.

Following closely was a terrifying wave of battle aftermath, madly sweeping the surroundings.

The two's battle instantly erupted, and the surrounding demon race and the various peoples of the Haotu World unconsciously turned their gazes toward it.

Numerous demon race members naturally recognized De Li's identity: the son of the Demon Emperor, a top prodigy among the demon race.

Originally, De Li didn't need to come this time, but being bored, he volunteered and also wanted to witness this Haotu World he had never encountered before.

At this moment, seeing De Li again clashing with the human race of the Haotu World, the demon race side let out cold chuckles one after another.

De Li is no ordinary Demon God; his combat power absolutely surpasses the imagination of these humans.

But before those demon race members could be happy for long, they discovered that facing De Li, Ye Zhangqing actually did not fall behind at all.

Moreover, it wasn't some trickery; in a straight-up head-on clash, Ye Zhangqing could still trade blows with De Li.

Furthermore, upon sensing Ye Zhangqing's cultivation, it was the same as De Li's—both were at the entry level of the Great Saint Realm.

At the same realm, yet being able to trade blows with De Li, this is obviously something an ordinary human race Great Saint could not achieve.

"Who...... is the person exchanging blows with De Li?"

"I don't know; it couldn't be some hidden expert of the human race, right?"

"Cut the nonsense; their cultivation is right there on display, equal to De Li's—it's a battle of the same realm."

"Could it be a human race Heavenly Pride?"

"Does the human race of the Haotu World have top-level Heavenly Pride?"

"Isn't this it?"

De Li is a top prodigy of the demon race; being able to fight him on equal footing, Ye Zhangqing is obviously also of Heavenly Pride caliber.

If Ye Zhangqing were able to fight De Li like this only because of a cultivation advantage, then the many demon race members would probably not think much of it.

After all, he would be ahead in cultivation.

But with equal cultivation, De Li gains no advantage when he first engages Ye Zhangqing; this clearly isn't a matter of cultivation.

What is a top prodigy? It means being invincible among peers; if one can't even do that, then they don't deserve the title of top prodigy.

I didn't expect that among the human race of the Haotu World, a top prodigy would emerge, and he is in no way inferior to De Li.

Many demon race members feel somewhat gloomy.

What's going on with this Haotu World? Clearly just a closed-off world, yet it feels stranger than those powerful worlds of the myriad realms.

Emperor Sovereign Realm experts keep popping up, and now even top prodigies have appeared.

And there's no falseness to it, because De Li himself has personally gone out to verify it.

Being able to trade blows with De Li is already enough to prove Ye Zhangqing's strength.

Compared to the demon race side, the strong ones of the Haotu World, upon seeing Ye Zhangqing and Ge Li clash, were initially somewhat worried.

This Ye Zhangqing is now a treasure; we can't let anything happen to him.

But the battlefield was originally chaotic, the fighting intense, and at this moment no one has the energy to help Ye Zhangqing.

Moreover, Ye Zhangqing is a Great Saint cultivator; not just anyone can assist him.

Just look at Ye Zhangqing and De Li's battle; an ordinary person stepping up would just be delivering themselves to death, meaningless.

Fortunately, Ye Zhangqing is currently not at a disadvantage, nor does he appear to be in danger, which is why everyone secretly let out a sigh of relief.

As long as there's no problem, that's fine; however, the strength of the opposing demon race is also not weak—it's quite strong.

Although Ye Zhangqing usually doesn't casually strike out, most people are aware that his strength is actually not weak at all.

Among the Inner Disciples of the various peaks of the Dao Yi Shengdi, at the same realm, hardly any could surpass Ye Zhangqing.

Moreover, not to mention, now Ye Zhangqing's cultivation has long since left those inner disciples far behind.

Even compared to the older generation of strong experts, he is not lacking.

He has long been a genuine strong expert.

But De Li can fight Ye Zhangqing with back-and-forth exchanges, which is enough to prove his strength.

Not knowing what the others present were thinking, after a fierce battle, Ye Zhangqing's fighting spirit was also gradually aroused.

Not liking combat does not mean Ye Zhangqing lacks a heart for contending for supremacy.

Facing the top Heavenly Pride of Zhu Tian Wan Jie, Ye Zhangqing's fighting spirit also boiled over.

As for De Li, needless to say, his fighting spirit had long since exploded.

His eyes emitted a bloodthirsty light, his face full of excitement.

"Good, what's your name?"

"Ye Zhangqing."

"Ye Zhangqing, I've remembered it, I am De Li, continue."

Saying that, De Li rushed forward again; seeing this, Ye Zhangqing likewise went forward to meet him.

Both of them emanated a terrifying aura, Línglì and demonic power colliding; Ye Zhangqing emanated white-gold light, with sword qi swirling around, while De Li's demonic aura rose to the heavens.

One black, one white, two breaths collided madly; at the same time, Ye Zhangqing and De Li exchanged blows flesh to flesh, their fist shadows covering the sky and sun, basically leaving no room to dodge.

However, the two never thought of dodging from start to finish; they just went head-on, neither willing to yield a step.