When facing the Heavenly Emperor's second move, even after Wu Yuan had made a breakthrough and completely mastered the Annihilation Blade, unleashing strength he had never shown before, he had still been at a slight disadvantage.
At the time, Wu Yuan had already sensed how terrifying the Heavenly Emperor was. Even so, he had remained confident he could withstand the Heavenly Emperor's third move.
Because.
According to the accounts of Houtu Ancestral Witch and the Heavenly Emperor's battle in the Domain of Destruction, the Heavenly Emperor's strongest state allowed him to draw upon a wisp of an extremely special Dao Resonance. His attacks surged in power, enabling him to overpower Houtu Ancestral Witch.
Houtu Ancestral Witch had long suspected it was the Dao Resonance of the supreme divine object, the Original Sword, but she had never been able to confirm it completely.
Only after learning the truth through Blood Emperor and Dream Emperor's intelligence had Wu Yuan confirmed beyond all doubt that the Heavenly Emperor was a first-level Original Sword wielder.
Clearly, the Heavenly Emperor had already been very close to mastering the Original Sword back then.
Although that wisp of the Original Sword's Dao Resonance had greatly increased the Heavenly Emperor's strength, it had not brought about a qualitative change. He still could not entirely transcend the realm of Supreme Saints.
But!!
Wu Yuan had never imagined that the Heavenly Emperor would now summon the Original Sword itself, seemingly having mastered it.
"Mastered the Original Sword?"
"Mastered one of the three supreme divine objects? No!" Countless thoughts flashed through Wu Yuan's mind. "Based on my experience sensing the Ancestor Tower, if the Heavenly Emperor could truly master the Original Sword, he would absolutely be able to kill me. There would be no other possibility."
Yet from what the Heavenly