The Dawn God's face went deathly pale. In terms of absolute power, he and Mu Wei were evenly matched. But Mu Wei was a War God of the Temple of War; among all the gods, her close-combat prowess ranked among the very best. The Dawn God was more like a commander. He excelled at schemes and planning. Even when he took part in battle, he mostly cast powerful divine arts under the protection of a great army, bestowing all manner of supportive effects upon the troops at the front.
During the ancient divine war, if Mu Wei struggled for survival amid flashing blades and flying shadows every day, then the Dawn God had only a handful of experiences clashing with enemies at close quarters. Thus, in terms of fighting spirit and battle instinct, the Dawn God truly could not compare with Mu Wei.
So Mu Wei's single sword strike was enough to seriously wound the Dawn God, and might even kill him—the Dawn God's face turned stark white, his heart shriveling into a knot. He suddenly realized that he truly should not have overlooked Mu Wei after the God of War Mudel's death! Mu Wei was fully qualified to speak to him face-to-face on equal footing. The power she wielded absolutely could not be ignored.
With a resounding CLANG, just as the Dawn God was about to be wounded beneath Mu Wei's sword, the God of Retribution took a stride across and blocked Mu Wei's longsword with his own. But having struck in haste, the God of Retribution clearly had not been able to use his full strength. In terms of instantaneous explosive combat power, there was also no small gap between him and Mu Wei. He had barely blocked Mu Wei's sword, but could not completely deflect her attack.