As death loomed over him, Pan Tian Celestial Venerable finally erupted. Burning his own source, he fled tens of millions of miles and escaped Ye Xiwen's attack range.
"Huff, huff, huff!"
Pan Tian Celestial Venerable panted heavily without cease. His body had been blown apart, and he had only just managed to recover.
Golden flames burned across his body, flickering with traces of Great Dao Laws. They were the laws Ye Xiwen had struck into him.
Ordinary injuries could be healed seven or eight tenths in a single breath by Pan Tian Celestial Venerable. Yet the damage from these laws pointed directly at the Great Dao Source, making it impossible for him to expel them completely in a short time. And battles between Celestial Venerables often meant death from a difference of a hair's breadth; there was simply no extra time to spare.
Ye Xiwen was powerful, but what was even more terrifying was that he was still growing stronger. Under such circumstances, Pan Tian Celestial Venerable simply had no way to contend with him.
Ye Xiwen was in no hurry, for victory was already in his grasp. He was also waiting for his strength to climb to its utmost limit, for his cultivation to truly surge to the peak of the Sixth Stage. Only then would he be at his strongest.
Originally, he had intended to conceal his strength all the way until the Eastern Heavenly Lord selection, then stun the world with a single brilliant feat. But now, it seemed that would not do.
Still, that was fine. As long as he displayed enough strength, some inconsequential Celestial Venerables would withdraw of their own accord and refrain from competing. It had both advantages and drawbacks.
He watched as Pan Tian Celestial Venerable extinguished the law flames on his