A sharp light burst from Ye Xiwen's eyes. Facing such a powerful opponent, he was not discouraged. On the contrary, he grew even more excited and fearless. An opponent stronger than himself was precisely the right whetstone for sharpening his blade.
In all the world, perhaps only Ye Xiwen possessed such courage.
The Light Saint chanted ancient scriptures. With every line he recited, terrifying power surged from within his body, transforming into endless rays of light that grew ever stronger, terrifying beyond measure.
The laws spread across the heavens and earth like mercury spilling over the ground, turning into dreadful attacks like rolling waves, one layer piled upon another, each more terrifying than the last. It was somewhat like the technique Ye Xiwen had once learned in the outer regions, Fierce Wave Quintuple Overlap. Each layer overlaid the next, each more fearsome than the one before. Such a technique was terrifying in the Emperor Lord realm; layer upon layer stacked together, it could unleash offensive power far beyond one's own combat strength.
Yet in the Heavenly Lord realm, such methods were commonplace. The reason Fierce Wave Quintuple Overlap had become an unrevealed secret among Emperor Lords was because it was a secret art that exceeded one's limits, allowing one to erupt beyond the limits of one's combat strength by borrowing the power of the Heavenly Dao.
However, in the Heavenly Lord realm, such limits could be surpassed casually. Heavenly Lords could alter the rules, and limits were defined by rules. But if even the rules were changed, breaking past the original limits became an easy matter.
That was why Emperor Lords could not challenge Heavenly Lords. Heavenly Lords could casually unleash terrifying combat power dozens or even hundreds of times greater than that of Emperor Lords. Ye Xiwen had succeeded