Sky Erosion Palace Lord stood perfectly still, as if lost in thought. Only after a moment did he say to Gulanxiu, "Gulanxiu! Take a good look at this axe strike!"
As he spoke, black flames suddenly rose inside Sky Erosion Palace. They quickly gathered together, and in the blink of an eye, they had formed a giant axe wreathed in fire.
The giant axe suddenly swung down. Gulanxiu felt a power that could cleave apart the world emanating from it. That tremendous, destructive power filled him with longing.
With a boom, the black giant axe vanished, dissolving into a sea of black flames.
In that instant, Gulanxiu seemed to understand something! He had used this same axe strike as Sky Erosion Palace Lord.
Just moments ago, when he had fought the Ox-Head Realm Lord, he had also gathered his momentum before unleashing it in a sudden burst as he swung his ninth axe.
The difference was that his ninth axe required him to build momentum with the first eight, while Sky Erosion Palace Lord had kept his power restrained to the utmost from the very beginning.
Gulanxiu's comprehension was now extraordinary—he was undoubtedly a genius of the kind born only once in ten million eras. As he carefully recalled the intricacies of that axe strike, he grasped something in an instant!
If this weren't Sky Erosion Palace, Sky Erosion Palace Lord's territory, Gulanxiu would have wanted to start cultivating on the spot.
Gulanxiu thanked Sky Erosion Palace Lord sincerely. "Thank you, Palace Lord, for your guidance!"
Sky Erosion Palace Lord shook his head. "You've reached this level yourself. I merely helped you break through that last thin barrier! Besides, I mainly cultivate the Fire Law and Space Law, so I can't help you all that much. Even without me, you