Although Dark Shadow Celestial Venerable was only a Lower Celestial Venerable, he was by no means mediocre.
Someone had once said that every Heavenly Mandate had its own use, and there was no distinction between high and low. If one could wield one's Heavenly Mandate skillfully and bring it to its utmost potential, then even a Lower Celestial Venerable could stand against a Higher Celestial Venerable...
The opposite was also true. Some Heavenly Mandates were indeed powerful, but if used improperly, they could not display much effect.
Dark Shadow Celestial Venerable's Heavenly Mandate, combined with his assassination techniques, was actually terrifying. Unfortunately, neither Absolute Concealment nor Dance of Dark Shadows could display much effect, as they were firmly restrained by Luo Zheng's World Will. At this moment, he could only stake his life against Luo Zheng by paying the price of Burning Essence Blood!
Yet he did not know that this was precisely what Luo Zheng wanted most!
Looking across this vast universe, Luo Zheng's current strength might not be the strongest, but in close-quarters combat, it would probably be hard to find a second opponent!
If Dark Shadow Celestial Venerable fled, Luo Zheng truly would have no good way to deal with him. But now, Dark Shadow Celestial Venerable had already become obsessed with Luo Zheng. He would not rest until he killed him, and that had instead given Luo Zheng an opportunity!
The moment the Essence Blood Small Sword in Dark Shadow Celestial Venerable's hand had fully condensed, he saw the figure before him flicker. He knew that this brat had become even more emboldened and truly intended to take him down. This was beyond all endurance! He immediately threw his head back and laughed. "Good! Come at me!"
The Essence Blood Small Sword in his hand began