Earth Demon Lord's protective aura was a pitch-black, mountain-shaped mass of qi, dense and compact. Though the shockwaves from the collision between Vast Demonic Expanse and Dragon's Coil contained enough power to shatter mountains, they could not shake Earth Demon Lord's protective aura in the slightest.
Blood Demon and Heart Demon each employed their own methods, avoiding the aftershocks of the two great experts' clash. Their expressions were grave as they watched the splendid green mountains nearly reduced to ruin, and an inexplicable chill rose in their hearts.
"Those two are terrifying. Since ancient times, the path of blade and sword has been the pinnacle of a martial artist's combat strength. Seeing it today, the saying is indeed true. Though our methods may change in a hundred ways, it would still be difficult for us to unleash such devastating destructive power.
"No wonder, Demon Lord, you wanted to use the Demon Sword to contend against the Heavenly Blade's blade path. If I faced him head-on and forcibly withstood such blade techniques, my true qi would likely collapse before ten strikes had passed, my five viscera would burn to ashes, and I would fall in defeat."
Blood Demon was deeply moved. His admiration for Earth Demon Lord's foresight grew by several degrees, though even more than that, he feared the extraordinary combat strength of Xiang Yang and the Demon Sword.
He was not admitting that he was inferior to the two. The Blood Demon path emphasized the single word "blood"; its methods were strange and unpredictable, often causing enemy martial artists to fall in defeat without even knowing why. It was merely that the sheer destructive force it displayed did not match theirs.
"Indeed. Yet these two are quite the oddities. The swordsmanship wielded by this demonic sect swordsman is grand,