With Liu Ming's current late-stage spiritual apprentice skills, plus having the spiritual weapon and that Bone Scorpion to assist, naturally, he wouldn't have much to fear unless a Spirit Master personally came to trouble him.
As for his engagement to Mu Mingzhu, he also had adopted a wait-and-see approach, holding an attitude of letting things take their own course regarding whether to truly marry this woman.
Besides, three years might seem incredibly short for others, but for him, it was enough time to change many things.
It was especially after he carefully listened to Mu Mingzhu recounting the previous competitions where core disciples received resource rewards and the enormous benefits of participating in the life and death trial that his heart truly started to race.