The entire land glowed red, like a slab of iron heated until it burned.
Massive stone pillars and rock walls collapsed and shattered. Countless minerals melted, spewing toxic smoke high into the sky.
The towering golden figure stood amid this hellscape, ripples spreading across his chest.
"You really are strong, Yak. That strike had no flaws whatsoever."
Huang Ji marveled. This was the first time he had seen someone else unleash such a perfect attack.
Of course, nothing in the world was absolutely perfect, only relatively so. Just how perfect had Yak been? The fluid movement of energy, the exquisite timing, the precise angle, the balance between the energy structure's stability and ferocity... everything had reached a sublime state where a fraction more would have been excessive and a fraction less insufficient.
It was difficult to describe in words. If he had to explain it, then even if Huang Ji had stood in Yak's position, this was the best he could have made that sword strike.
Frankly, in terms of combat technique and awareness alone, Huang Ji felt as though he were facing another version of himself! This was an opponent whose combat prowess had reached the "Huang Ji realm"!
That meant Huang Ji could not possibly neutralize the attack completely! Ground-state quanta against Genesis Death Ray, perfection against perfection-he had fallen behind!
After all, Yak was at level "57+52," while Huang Ji was at "52+36."
Moreover, Genesis Sword Light traveled at light speed, while Ground State Arrow did not, so the point where their ultimate attacks collided was closer to Huang Ji.
As a result, Huang Ji had only just managed to cancel and deflect the most powerful part of the sword light, diverting its destructive force into the planet and minimizing the damage he took.
This was already