That slash tore straight through the Merit Qi and crashed into the figure within it.
The brilliance of that slash surpassed everyone's understanding. Even among Celestial Venerables, it was an exceedingly terrifying strike. Had a Celestial Venerable been present and witnessed this scene, he too would have been incomparably shaken. It was simply too sharp, too domineering.
"Clang!"
Just as that blade light struck the figure within the Merit Qi, an earthshaking sound of metal striking metal rang out. Then, a massive hand reached out from the Merit Qi, seized the blade light barehanded, and crushed it inch by inch.
Very soon, Ye Xiwen's figure emerged from the Merit Qi, several traces of disbelief still lingering on his face.
Demon Lord Luo Hou's slash had simply been too astonishing. Come to think of it, this was the first time Ye Xiwen had truly seen Demon Lord Luo Hou make a move; he had never seen it before.
And that slash had indeed stunned him. In terms of attainments in the blade alone, Demon Lord Luo Hou even surpassed Ye Xiwen. One had to know that among Ye Xiwen's Three Thousand Martial Daos, his blade Dao was already exceptionally formidable.
It could even be said that the first weapon Ye Xiwen had come into contact with was a saber. Thus, his attainments in the blade Dao were naturally beyond question, absolutely one of the foremost powerful martial Daos among the Three Thousand Martial Daos.
Yet he had to admit that, in blade Dao attainments alone, he was no match for Demon Lord Luo Hou. This gap was almost like a qualitative leap, not something caused merely by Demon Lord Luo Hou being a stage higher than him.
It was a genuine transcendence. Even among Celestial Venerables, Demon Lord Luo Hou was