The wolf fur covering Emperor Langtuo suddenly grew ten feet longer, then curled back upon itself. Vast quantities of blood qi and sacred qi poured into it, weaving a powerful suit of battle armor a full foot thick. Then the flame-like demon baleful intent around him swiftly condensed, finally forming a suit of armor resembling blood-red metal.
Just as the Thunder-Listening Ancient Sword was about to reach him, Emperor Langtuo's extraordinary treasure blocked the strike. Then a gigantic wolf barbarian suddenly appeared behind him.
Emperor Langtuo stood only fifty feet tall, but the wolf barbarian behind him towered a hundred feet high. Its features were indistinct, yet its aura was vast and boundless. Looking at it was like gazing upon an endless grassland or a limitless desert.
An ancestral soul.
This was one of Emperor Langtuo's ancestors. Its body was not translucent, but appeared fully solid.
An incomparably dense sacred qi rippled around the wolf barbarian ancestral soul, far exceeding the limits of what any Emperor Realm being could wield. It was only a hair's breadth away from becoming the more powerful sacred power.
A pale golden whirlwind formed around the wolf barbarian ancestral soul. When the Thunder-Listening Ancient Sword approached, it was actually diverted, unable to strike Emperor Langtuo.
Ye Hongyu's gaze sharpened.
Fang Yun understood what he saw as well. In terms of power, Emperor Langtuo was not far removed from the Thunder Dragon of Thunderweave Mountain, but his combat prowess far surpassed the Thunder Dragon's. The wolf barbarian ancestral soul had deflected the Thunder-Listening Ancient Sword not through overwhelming force, but through extraordinary skill underlying that force.
Fang Yun and Ye Hongyu exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.
Witnessing the true power of an Emperor Realm being was one of their main reasons for challenging