Carefree Heavenly Venerate and Netherhorn Divine Venerate were both at the early Mahayana stage; the only difference was how long ago they had attained the Dao.
Once one's cultivation reached this realm, determining life and death became exceedingly difficult. The Mahayana stage was simply too powerful, and the life-preserving methods its cultivators could command far exceeded the understanding of ordinary cultivators.
Thus, in a one-on-one fight, at most one side could gain the upper hand.
However, Netherhorn Divine Venerate's goal was clear. He merely wanted to hold back Carefree Heavenly Venerate and prevent him from forging the Chaos Supreme Treasure. That would be enough.
If the Chaos Supreme Treasure were truly completed, it could very well shatter the existing balance among the ten great races. This was the most powerful supreme treasure in the world; in the hands of a Mahayana cultivator, it would be a terrifying thing indeed.
The sky had split apart. The heavens of the Blazing Flame Ancient Realm resembled a battered sieve, with shattered Space Rifts visible everywhere as dense astral winds blew in from the void.
"Carefree, sometimes even I admire your courage. You actually dared to forge a Chaos Supreme Treasure."
"It is said that, in the past, an ancient ancestor of the Three-Eyed Sacred Race at the late mahayana stage also attempted it. He failed and suffered severe wounds; before he could even recover his vitality, he died violently beneath his own Great Heavenly Tribulation."
"My coming here to stop you today is an act of goodwill. How many years has it been since you attained the Dao? You are in the prime of your life—why take such a perilous risk?"
Netherhorn Divine Venerate thrust both claws forward. He controlled the astral winds sweeping in from all around and sent them crashing toward