Some might object: Li Xiao's Strange Force Chaos Banner and Five-Light, Ten-Color God-Summoning Ring were both immensely powerful. Could they really still be insufficient to contend with Gu Guizong?
But anyone with even a little sense knew they were, of course, insufficient to fight Gu Guizong.
Gu Guizong possessed trillions upon trillions of magic treasures. He lacked neither defensive treasures nor supreme offensive artifacts, and he was equally well-stocked in utility-type treasures. Li Xiao might have a hundred methods of attack, but Gu Guizong had a hundred million methods of defense.
Whatever means Li Xiao possessed, Gu Guizong most likely had a corresponding solution.
But turning the question around—could Li Xiao withstand Gu Guizong's attacks?
At present, Li Xiao's own strength was unquestionably nowhere near comparable to Gu Guizong's. Even an Emperor-level body's defense would probably be little different from paper mache before Gu Guizong.
As for evasion, the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm and Mirror Space were indeed bizarre and wondrous, but who could guarantee that Gu Guizong had no way to counter them?
Arrogance was the path to one's own death.
The gap between their strengths was despairingly vast. If Li Xiao had not been hiding in Mirror Space, he absolutely would not have gone looking for Gu Guizong. Even if he found Gu Guizong, there was actually nothing else he could do besides gather information.
He only harbored the idea of killing Gu Guizong so that he would not fall into complete despair. What if there really was an opportunity?
Gu Guizong was not an absolutely invincible existence either. If he happened to be seriously injured, or restrained by something, and would suffer a backlash and explode as soon as outside interference disrupted him, then Li Xiao would definitely "lend" him a hand!
"The Earth-Escaping Heaven-Piercing Formation