Di Linchen had previously regarded Li Hao merely as a friend who shared some of his interests, not as a rival.
He had believed that only those two Supreme's Direct Disciples could become his rivals. Even the Heavenly Prodigies of other great clans, such as Gui Lingyue and Shen Wuji, had never entered his eyes as opponents. The gap was simply too obvious.
But now, the power Li Hao revealed made him laugh despite himself. He had actually misjudged him, and the one who truly could not measure up was not Li Hao, but himself.
On the Emperor Platform, Li Hao looked at the power freezing space and time, then raised his gaze toward the sealing barrier above the platform. There, the Immortal Guard Commander hovered in midair, his stunned eyes carrying a grave expression.
Without question, the power that had saved Sword Heart's life in time had not come from Sword Heart himself.
And this outside interference also signified that Sword Heart had lost.
What a pity I couldn't send him into his next life... Li Hao felt regret. The other man had first shown murderous intent toward him, wanting to kill him within three moves. He had merely repaid him in his own coin.
Space and time slowly loosened, gradually contracting and reversing.
Then the cracks covering Sword Heart's Primordial Spirit began healing in an instant, and the Sword Intent of the Five Absolutes Emperor Sword upon them was erased.
Sword Heart survived. His flesh also regenerated from the blood mist, restoring itself in the blink of an eye, as though nothing had happened.
But that scene had also been seared into Sword Heart's eyes. He stared blankly at Li Hao, his mind buzzing with disbelief and an utter refusal to accept it!
*I could lose? I actually