Across the entire Inner Realm, Green Mantis was an oddity among Cosmos-tier City Lords, because his Dao Soldiers were not Sub-Treasures.
Yet he still sat firmly upon the throne of a Cosmos-tier City Lord, which showed just how deep and formidable his own foundation was.
Compared to a dispensable Sub-Treasure, these four battle blades were what allowed him to fully unleash his strength.
He had nurtured them for countless years, pouring innumerable precious materials into them along the way.
It could be said that although the four battle blades were still inferior to Sub-Treasures in toughness, they were stronger than a cultivator's Dao Bones!
And such toughness had actually suffered damage upon their first clash?
Who would dare believe that if it were told?
Green Mantis had not pursued because he had realized that if his four battle blades clashed with Lu Ye's longsword a few more times, they would inevitably be damaged beyond repair!
How could the other's Dao Intent be so sharp?
Indeed, Lu Ye himself was now like an unsheathed blade, his Dao Intent utterly impossible to restrain, but it still should not have been sharp to such an extent.
Unless the longsword in his hand was no ordinary object!
Green Mantis immediately felt stifled. He had intended to seize Lu Ye in one burst of momentum, only to suffer a loss instead. The damage to his natal Dao Soldiers pained him terribly; repairing them would take no telling how much time and effort.
What troubled him even more was that Lu Ye had truly advanced to the Hedao Realm!
This Human Race cultivator had advanced from the Rongdao Realm to the Hedao Realm in such a short time, and his strength seemed to have undergone an earthshaking transformation.
At last, he understood why Blood Lord Blood