"B..B.. but Judge I am not ready!" Chen Zholan hurriedly said in protest.
He was only at the eighth stage of the core formation realm while Chen Zian was at the peak stage of the core formation realm. Even though such a gap in cultivation base didn't equate to an insurmountable gap in the core formation stage unlike in the palace realm where a difference in every minor stage came with a monumental leap in strength, he still had grounds to be worried.
Chen Zian wasn't just any peak-stage core formation expert, as someone who regularly sparred with him, Chen Zholan knew intimately how great his abilities were coming second only to the three supreme elders who were in the quasi-palace stage, though Chen Zholan had this nagging feeling, that Chen Zian was likely on par with those supreme elders as he had likely achieved a fully formed sword intent.
