Lü Wangqiu's arrival brought the battle, which had already tilted completely to one side, back into a stalemate.
Her incomparably domineering Innate Sword Intent could greatly restrain Yin Ji, allowing the Void Return Realm True Lords some breathing room.
Yin Ji could directly withstand every attack unleashed by the Void Return Realm Great Experts present through his innate divine ability, Swallow Astral Force, Encompass the Cosmos.
But Lü Wangqiu's Autumn-Spanning Intent was different.
At last, a trace of seriousness flickered through the Heaven Stabilizer Devil Lord's pale golden eyes.
At the Ten Thousand Swords Assembly several years ago, Yin Ji had already suffered a hidden loss at Lü Wangqiu's hands.
If any other cultivation genius had suffered a loss at the hands of someone whose cultivation realm was lower than his own—even if that person possessed Innate Sword Intent—he would surely have fallen into self-doubt and anguish.
But Yin Ji had not.
Back at the Ten Thousand Swords Assembly, Lü Wangqiu had nearly severed his entire arm with a single strike of Autumn-Spanning Intent, yet it had stirred not the slightest ripple in his heart.
Today, he would merely deal with Lü Wangqiu more cautiously.
Lü Wangqiu's expression, meanwhile, grew increasingly grave—
Strange.
Truly strange.
Clearly, several years ago at the Ten Thousand Families Assembly, she had still been able to rely on the forcefulness of Autumn-Spanning Intent and her understanding of the sword to barely keep Yin Ji entangled, making it difficult for the Heaven Stabilizer Devil Lord to free his hands and counterattack.
Yet today, she was struggling far more.
Lü Wangqiu could even sense that, when faced with her relentless attacks, Yin Ji seemed entirely at ease.
Lü Wangqiu knew herself well. Over these past years, her Sword Intent had not dulled in the slightest, nor had