He had already realized that he had still underestimated Kong Xuan.
He had given her plenty of consideration.
Yet in the end, she had still surpassed his expectations.
Relying on her unparalleled reserves, she had actually managed to break his move.
It seemed this woman would be incredibly difficult to defeat.
Aside from a Sage being able to overwhelm her, even Ancestor Minghe would find it difficult to beat Kong Xuan.
At the thought, Ancestor Minghe's expression turned rather grim.
He truly hadn't expected her to be so monstrous.
In truth, Ancestor Minghe understood this well.
They had already reached a level of invincibility beneath the Sages.
For beings at their level, defeating each other was clearly incredibly difficult.
Even if his combat strength was somewhat greater than Kong Xuan's, that ranking had been determined while she was gravely wounded.
Now Kong Xuan was at her peak, and the gap between their combat strengths was not that great.
Under these circumstances, it would clearly be difficult for the two of them to determine a true winner.
Never mind deciding who won; even determining who was stronger would be difficult.
Once he had thought it through, Ancestor Minghe grew even calmer.
The killing intent in his heart surged forth, fierce and torrential.
He had revealed his true killing intent toward Kong Xuan.
If he couldn't defeat her, his Way of the Sword might never be pure again.
If things really came to that, it would be a huge problem.
It could even be said that Kong Xuan was the greatest obstacle he had ever faced.
She was not only obstructing the advancement of his swordsmanship.
She might even hinder his invincible state of mind.
If his resolve was truly affected, that would be a serious problem.
After all, if he couldn't