Later-generation overlords had never revealed their true strength and rarely made a move. Their strength had always been nothing more than the Ghost Phoenix Clan and Giant Demon Clan's own assumptions.
"Did this Emperor ever say which step I was on?"
The Holy Dragon Emperor smiled faintly. He had never intended to conceal his cultivation; the two clans had merely been guessing all along, yet they had taken their guesses as truth.
He stared at the Ghost Phoenix Clan Ancient Ancestor. "Old thing, if this Emperor's guess is correct, you have Dao injuries, don't you?"
"Nonsense!" the Ghost Phoenix Clan Ancient Ancestor barked coldly.
"It doesn't matter if you refuse to admit it."
The Holy Dragon Emperor smiled indifferently. "In a moment, this Emperor will beat you until you admit it. You old relic from a bygone age should be laid to rest!"
The moment the Holy Dragon Emperor spoke, Wen Tian Old Man, the Apotheosis Sacred Lord, the Nine-Headed Serpent Emperor, and the Sky Vault Dao Lord stopped concealing themselves. Though they were not third-step powerhouses, all of them had reached the peak of the second step!
The Ghost Phoenix Clan Ancient Ancestor was stunned, utterly unable to remain calm.
He bore Dao injuries. He could still fight one peak second-step powerhouse, and could barely handle two, but four had appeared at once!
And there was also the third-step Holy Dragon Emperor!
This... there was simply no chance of victory!!
"How could the Lower Heavens give birth to so many peak second-step powerhouses?!"
The Ghost Phoenix Clan Ancient Ancestor's heart sank to the bottom of a valley.
He understood the true state of the Lower Heavens. He had never expected even Wen Tian Old Man from the Thirty-Three Heavens to enter the peak of the second step. This was