If Ye Xiwen had truly stepped into the Celestial Venerable realm, why would he need to go to such lengths? He could simply kill him outright—what could he possibly do about it?
Thus, in his view, this was utter nonsense.
"Summer insects cannot be told of ice!" Ye Xiwen said with a cold laugh. The Ruyi Divine Emperor had never been his match to begin with, and now, he was not even qualified to be his opponent.
"Hmph!" The Ruyi Divine Emperor snorted coldly. In an instant, his figure flashed, and he appeared before Ye Xiwen. Endless laws swept forth from his body, condensing into a terrifying giant hand that slammed down at Ye Xiwen.
With a casual finger sword, Ye Xiwen reduced that terrifying giant hand to ashes.
It could not even harm a single hair on Ye Xiwen's head.
"What?" The Ruyi Divine Emperor had been about to launch a further attack, only to see Ye Xiwen casually dissolve his strike. His face immediately changed in shock. This was merely the opening attack, tied to everything that followed—how could he not be astonished?
With a tap of his toes against the void, his figure abruptly shot backward. Yet in the instant he retreated, he saw a hand blade sweep through the void. Even in a place like the Creation Heavenly Palace, it carved open black cracks in space.
And this had merely been a simple hand blade. One could well imagine how terrifying its destructive power was.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
After landing on the ground, the Ruyi Divine Emperor staggered back several steps before finally steadying himself. Even then, his back felt cold. Had he withdrawn even a little more slowly, that hand blade would have cut both space and man in two.
Ye Xiwen was indeed as