Defeating Emperor Gu

Four times the speed of light?

Li Ye felt every hair on his body stand on end.

That speed was terrifying, matching his own when he wielded the Wu Ji Sword Array.

But Emperor Gu hadn't given him the chance to use the array, so he had to rely on his own strength to withstand the attack.

Even though this might not have been one of Emperor Gu's full-force strikes.

Boom!

The Immortal Gold Sword's edge flashed, unleashing the terrifying power of the sword realm.

To his surprise, Emperor Gu had only feinted. The moment his claws touched the Immortal Gold Sword, he changed them into a fist and slammed a vicious eagle punch into the blade.

Li Ye's entire arm went numb. His face flushed, his chest tightened, and he vomited a large mouthful of blood.

His whole body staggered backward involuntarily.

The force of Emperor Gu's punch had a powerful penetrating effect, traveling through the sword and into Li Ye's body.

The layer of Space Wall inside Li Ye shattered with a pop. Beneath his flesh, countless patterns lit up and stirred to life: the Supreme Sword Realm had been triggered.

It was resisting the impact.

But it still wasn't enough.

His flesh was splitting, and his body was being forced backward.

Li Ye knew he couldn't retreat. The moment he did, his defenses would be wide open, and with Emperor Gu's peerless speed, he would unleash a relentless series of attacks.

Li Ye wouldn't even know how he'd died.

"Hold!"

Li Ye bellowed.

Boom!

His dantian stirred to life, devouring the force of the impact and neutralizing a large portion of it.

At the same time, boundless vitality poured from Li Ye's body, like dragons and phoenixes wheeling and dancing across the sky. Emperor Gu's punch had