"How... how was this possible?!"
"How could the Sect Master of the Divine Sword Sect be so powerful?"
"He was clearly only at the Emergent Heavenly God Emperor cultivation level, yet the aura and pressure radiating from him made even me, a Pseudo Heavenly God Venerable, feel my heart pound in alarm. It even gave rise to the illusion that I could not contend against him?"
"Could it be... that the strength the Sect Master of the Divine Sword Sect displayed was merely a facade? That his true cultivation had long since surpassed the Emergent Heavenly God Emperor realm and reached the Heavenly God Venerable realm—or even the Master-level, becoming some forbidden figure?"
The Great Heavenly Venerable guessed inwardly.
Because aside from that explanation, he could think of no other reason.
As far as he knew, there really were some people in this day and age who appeared utterly ordinary, yet were in truth terrifying forbidden figures who could not be provoked.
The reason such people usually kept a low profile was merely because they were playing amid the mortal world.
But once they were truly provoked, the power they unleashed would absolutely shock the world.
So one could not be too full of oneself, or one might truly end up getting stabbed.
The Great Heavenly Venerable had never expected to encounter one today. He was simply cursed with terrible luck.
At this moment.
Although the Great Heavenly Venerable appeared calm and composed on the surface, seemingly as steady as an old dog, inwardly he was already panicking like crazy.
In his eyes, the Sect Master of the Divine Sword Sect's true strength was far beyond anything he could compare to. He had already reached the terrifying forbidden level that could not be provoked.
Originally, he had thought that the