The Supreme Demeanor

Strictly speaking, Lu Chong's current strength was not enough to truly threaten a peak Dao Mountain Realm expert.

Although he had cultivated all ten Dao Arts to the eighteenth level of Mystic Inscription Perfection, no weaker than the ninth level of Mountain Inscription, the gap in Dao comprehension remained impossible to ignore. At most, his strength could rival an ordinary sixth- or seventh-level Dao Mountain Realm cultivator.

The reason he had been able to seize Yellow Monkey right under the noses of two peak Dao Mountain Realm experts was still because he had caught them off guard and taken advantage of their carelessness.

Moreover, Lu Chong had used the Soul Bell Dao Art, which he had never revealed before, as well as the elusive Phantom Shadow Dao Art. Only then had he stolen a sliver of an opportunity to win.

He could use that sliver of opportunity to capture Yellow Monkey, but it was impossible for him to injure those two peak Dao Mountain Realm experts.

Because even during the opening when the two were stunned by the Soul Bell Dao Art, Lu Chong could not possibly break through the power protecting their bodies.

The gap between the Dao Profound Realm and the Dao Mountain Realm was not so easily crossed.

Yet even so, Lu Chong's achievement left everyone present utterly dumbfounded.

Two peak Dao Mountain Realm experts had actually failed to protect a single person before a Dao Profound Realm cultivator.

And after the two guardians failed, they became wary of harming the hostage and did not dare make another move.

Huo Longqing, meanwhile, deeply realized the gap between himself and Lu Chong. He had not even seen how Lu Chong had pulled it off in the end.

All he could do now was secretly rejoice that he had