Before the Heaven Sealing Stage.
The Dao Definitive's face was pale as paper, fresh blood streaming uncontrollably from the corners of her lips.
She looked dazed and utterly dejected.
She had already set foot upon the Life Pathways and fought with all her might, even paying the price of damaging her Life Origin—yet she still could do nothing to a mere sword cultivator?
The blow was far too heavy.
Throughout the long years since the Battle of Establishing the Dao ended, the Dao Definitive had never suffered another defeat.
Thus, when she now collapsed to the ground and felt the grave injuries covering her body, even she found it dreamlike and unreal.
In Great Dao Competition, what was compared was each person's Dao cultivation—not merely the height of their cultivation, but also their command over the Great Dao and the strength of their state of mind.
Every strike exchanged between the Dao Definitive and Su Yi had originally been filled with mysterious power aimed at the state of mind.
Therefore, at this moment, the Dao Definitive's state of mind had suffered a heavy blow just like the injuries on her body.
Simply put, in the duel between her and Su Yi, their bodies, souls, Life Origins, and states of mind would all suffer impact at the same time.
When Su Yi approached from afar, he saw almost at a glance just how severe the Dao Definitive's injuries were.
Yet in that same glance, the grave injuries covering the Dao Definitive's body silently vanished.
Her cultivation returned to its peak!
"Though your combat strength can suppress mine by a margin, it will not be so easy to truly determine victory or defeat."
The Dao Definitive rose to her feet, her gaze deep and calm. "You wield Nirvana—how am I any different?