Ning Cheng's spear strike was simply too dazzling for Qi Le to ignore. Although Ning Cheng had some impressive magical artifacts, Qi Le never imagined that Ning Cheng, a mere third-level Soul Essence realm cultivator, could kill a fourth-level Deity Sculpting realm cultivator, let alone with a spear through the head, straightforward and without any tricks.
Qi Le had seen cultivators defeating those at higher realms, and he had witnessed Soul Essence cultivators killing Deity Sculpting cultivators. However, most of those were in the late stages of the Soul Essence realm, and Qi Le was well aware of Yan De's strength; he was absolutely not an average fourth-level Deity Sculpting cultivator.
