If there were one word that could describe Frederick’s feelings, it would have been regret. If he had to be more specific, then it would have been bitter regret. 

He never should have let that bastard open his mouth! Every single time Frederick felt even the slightest respect for him, Ji Jue would start talking. What the fuck was all this nonsense?!

Even though Frederick knew perfectly well that his opponent was deliberately trying to get under his skin, he still could not stop himself from becoming increasingly irritated and furious! What made it even worse was imagining what would happen after he was eliminated and sent back. Everyone would crowd around him and ask, “You’re so strong, so how did you lose? What was the creation that defeated you called?”

How the hell was he supposed to answer that?

Despite being surrounded by raging flames, Frederick broke out in a cold sweat. No, even if he refused to tell anyone, the Association could release the recording afterward! 

It was over. It was all over! The moment he imagined the look on Master Yellowbeard’s face when he heard that his student had been taken down by Ex-Wife and Stepmother, his eyes stung with tears. If he really got hacked to death by Ex-Wife...