The Crystal Wolf Emperor recoiled again and again in pain. A startling wound split the top of his head, glaringly conspicuous even upon his enormous body.
The Crystal Wolf Emperor had not expected Ye Xiwen to actually breach his defenses. Though they had not been completely broken, for someone who made his living off his physical body, this was already an extremely dangerous sign.
Because his innate body was exceptionally powerful, the path he took excelled in body cultivation. Divine abilities were not his strong suit. Everyone had their own direction of expertise; only through give and take could one step into the realm of an Emperor Lord given sufficient time.
A freak like Ye Xiwen, who had studied such a vast and varied array of arts yet achieved success in all of them, came along perhaps once in tens of millions of years.
In truth, Ye Xiwen was equally surprised. One slash of his sword had failed to sever the Crystal Wolf Emperor's head, leaving behind only a wound. The Crystal Wolf Emperor's defensive power was indeed astonishing, almost comparable to that of the Heavenly Wing Emperor Lord. One had to know that the Heavenly Wing Emperor Lord had entered the Ninth Stage. In this regard, the Crystal Wolf Emperor was truly formidable.
"He's actually not at a disadvantage!"
The many Emperor Lords stared dumbfounded at the scene before them.
Existences above the Seventh Stage were already immensely powerful to the Emperor Lords watching the battle, figures they could only look up to. Yet Ye Xiwen fought a Seventh Stage and an Eighth Stage opponent without falling behind in the slightest. This strength alone was enough to raise their assessment of Ye Xiwen by several levels.
He was absolutely not as simple as they had imagined before. He was