"What's going on? Is he coming after me?"
The Insect Race One-Tribulation Sovereign froze when Qin Hao suddenly appeared before him. Clearly, he had not expected Qin Hao to return.
In the brief time since their last clash,
The Divine Power this Insect Race First Tribulation Sovereign had lost had already recovered.
That was one of the things that set Sovereigns apart.
Having survived Heavenly Tribulation and been cleansed by the Heavenly Dao, their Divine Bodies were no longer like those of Creation cultivators.
They could continuously absorb energy drifting through Heaven and Earth, restoring their Life Divine Power with astonishing speed.
"You dare come back? Then die!"
A vicious glint flashed in Lord Qiu Jie's eyes. Qin Hao's earlier sword strike had wounded him and cost him face, but it had also shown him that Qin Hao could not Slaying him with a single blow.
Now that Qin Hao had come to him, Lord Qiu Jie had no reason to fear.
"First-Order Sovereign Secret Art, No-Hate Forbidden Canon!"
Lord Qiu Jie roared. More than a hundred branchlike arms and claws lashed out at Qin Hao once more.
But...
The moment Lord Qiu Jie unleashed his First-Order Sovereign Secret Art, his vision blurred. Qin Hao had vanished.
Only a Violet Sword Ray remained, still hurtling toward him.
Lord Qiu Jie faltered.
The attack remained, but its wielder had left?
Irritation surged through Lord Qiu Jie. At his Cultivation Realm, he could not even make out Qin Hao's path of movement.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
With his One-Tribulation Sovereign Secret Art, Lord Qiu Jie met Qin Hao's Violet Sword Ray head-on. Even so, more than a dozen of his branchlike arms were severed.
He lost less than a tenth of his Life Divine Power.
The effect on Lord Qiu Jie was