Ji Xukong stared at Yang Qing in shock, several possibilities instantly surfacing in his mind.
He knew that Yang Qing had broken the curse preventing the Sacred Body from attaining the Dao, forcefully proving the Dao even after Ji Xukong had already done so.
There was no need to think about it. After Yang Qing proved the Dao and became a Great Emperor, his strength had surely risen to an unimaginable level.
He had once sparred with Yang Qing. Although no victor had been decided, he had already gone all out while Yang Qing had remained completely at ease.
From this, it was not difficult to see that Yang Qing's strength had vaguely surpassed that of ordinary Great Emperors. He was undoubtedly a Peerless Expert rarely seen throughout the ages.
Was it because Yang Qing was too powerful that his lifespan in his first life was exceptionally long?
More than ten thousand years was already the limit of lifespan for other Great Emperors, yet Yang Qing remained at the height of his powers?
This was not impossible. For example, the Divine Silkworm Ancient Emperor whom he had once seen possessed an exceptionally long lifespan in a single life.
Yet he felt that things were not so simple. The aura he had sensed from Yang Qing just now was simply too youthful.
It did not feel like someone merely at the peak of his life. Rather, it was as though he had completed a rebirth and begun an entirely new life!
Could it be that Yang Qing had taken a step ahead of him and already lived a second life?
"I truly have not entered my twilight years," Yang Qing said with a smile.
Ji Xukong was slightly stunned. Since Yang Qing had answered that way, it meant he had not