Moon City City Lord's face was a mix of shock and fury. He had likely never imagined that Ye Xiwen would injure him. Drops of golden blood still fell from his palm.
He had expected, at worst, that he would be unable to do anything to Ye Xiwen. He had not expected an outcome even worse than that.
In his heart, this was a tremendous humiliation before all the Celestial Venerables.
His gaze at Ye Xiwen brimmed with chilling killing intent, without the slightest attempt at concealment. Thinking of his beloved son's tragic death, flames seemed to blaze within his heart, threatening to burn through the very heavens.
The aura around him erupted madly, dazzling light flashing as though countless volcanoes were erupting all at once.
Across from him, Ye Xiwen directly endured this terrifying pressure, yet remained as immovable as a mountain, utterly unfazed. This was one of the wondrous uses of integrating Merit Qi into his body. No matter how powerful an enemy might be, they could never hope to overwhelm Ye Xiwen through sheer aura.
Within the same realm, it could directly render another's aura invisible. It was not forceful resistance, but rather turning it into a gentle breeze brushing across one's face, dispersing without a trace.
Moon City City Lord's pressure was unmatched beneath the heavens, but it was directed only at Ye Xiwen, so the others felt nothing. Once he realized it had no effect whatsoever on Ye Xiwen, he withdrew it.
The injury on his hand had healed in a short time. It looked terrifying, but for Moon City City Lord's recovery abilities, this was already extremely slow. Under normal circumstances, he would have recovered in an instant, without even leaving behind a single drop of blood.
But wounds inflicted by Geng Metal Primordial