The Chaos Gourd finally caught up with Jiang Ping'an, emerging from the void. "They cut themselves once, falling half a step from the Great Emperor rank, then used other methods to prolong their lives."
Jiang Ping'an withdrew his Law, Heaven, and Earth divine ability and returned to his normal size. "Still, I feel their method of prolonging their lives is rather strange."
Then he asked, "Senior Gourd, isn't the Celestial Race Great Emperor somewhat weak?"
"Not at all," the Chaos Gourd said. "His combat strength is no different from that of the Human Race Great Emperors of old. You are simply too strong. The Celestial Race Great Emperor could not withstand your fists at all."
It continued, "Each time you threw a punch, what was that twelve-colored radiance covering the surface of your fist?"
"Heart Force," Jiang Ping'an said. "It is a higher level of power I comprehended from Spiritual Sense. I call it Heart Force."
"So that was it," the Chaos Gourd said.
It sighed. "I had originally worried that you would be no match for the Celestial Race Great Emperor. I never expected you to suppress him completely."
"However, you still must not let your guard down. The Celestial Race Great Emperor has the Great Wasteland Heavenly Dao backing him. He is practically impossible to kill. No matter how grave his injuries, he can recover swiftly and remain at his peak. But once you exhaust yourself, the consequences will be severe."
"Furthermore, when the Celestial Race Great Emperor fights you again, he will likely have found a way to counter your Life-Severing Technique."
Jiang Ping'an nodded humbly. "Senior Gourd is right. I will remain vigilant."
He said regretfully, "I failed to destroy the Celestial Race Great Emperor in one burst of momentum this time. I truly did not