"Damn it, curse him..." Great Commander Qiyue felt utterly stifled. Though the same five epochs had passed for them both...
His strength had improved considerably, but he had relied on the demon well. And Qin Hao?
He had relied on his own grueling cultivation!
"But..."
A sharp gleam flashed in Great Commander Qiyue's eyes. That strike Qin Hao just unleashed used the embryonic form of the Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning. The total amount of that power hasn't increased—it was the strike itself that was terrifying.
With the power of his embryonic Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning, he probably can't keep unleashing strikes like that. I'm different. My demonic body has already reached a level approaching a Demon King's...
More than enough to suppress Qin Hao with ease!
Great Commander Qiyue swiftly weighed his options. Though they were both peak Half-Step Divine Lords, Qin Hao's peak Half-Step Divine Lord combat strength came from the power of that particular strike.
It did not come from the embryonic form of the Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning itself.
Great Commander Qiyue's demonic body, on the other hand, had genuinely reached the peak Half-Step Divine Lord level, approaching that of an Eternal Divine Lord.
Precisely because of that...
If Qin Hao's embryonic Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning had already approached the Divine Lord realm, Great Commander Qiyue would likely have struggled to deal with him.
But as things stood...
Great Commander Qiyue felt that if he went all out, he had a very good chance of killing Qin Hao. He also had another five Half-Step Divine Lord outer realm demon spirits to assist him...
More importantly, of course, Qin Hao's terrifying rate of improvement had frightened Great Commander Qiyue. In just five epochs, Qin Hao's strength had increased this much.
If Qin Hao were