Li Yezhu's expression darkened as he said:
"Xu Taiping, don't think that breaking through to the Heaven Shocking Realm makes you invincible in this Lower Realm."
As he spoke, Li Yezhu's aura began climbing rapidly, seemingly poised to overwhelm Xu Taiping's within moments.
Smack, smack!
But just as Li Yezhu's aura was about to surpass Xu Taiping's current aura, the Heartless Demon Emperor suddenly reached out and clapped him heavily on the shoulder, interrupting with a smile:
"Yezhu, now is not the time."
He then turned his gaze to Xu Taiping and said:
"If you want a match, save it for the Test the Blade Gathering in six months."
At this, Xu Taiping smiled faintly and said:
"It seems you're very confident you can defeat me in six months, Heartless Demon Emperor."
Hearing Xu Taiping use the word "defeat," Li Yezhu immediately said furiously:
"Defeat you? Do you really think you're invincible in the Lower Realm?"
Xu Taiping turned his gaze to Li Yezhu, then said with an unruffled expression:
"The fact that you can say such a thing shows that your combat strength falls far more than a notch below mine."
Li Yezhu was about to retort, but just then, Xu Taiping extended a finger and gently pressed it toward his throat.
With his Demon God Body, Li Yezhu would not have so much as furrowed his brow even if Xu Taiping's finger had struck his heart, let alone his throat.
So Li Yezhu did not dodge.
But the instant Xu Taiping's fingertip touched Li Yezhu's throat, his entire body went rigid, as though five thunderbolts had crashed down upon his head.
Boom!
The next instant, a surge of aura filled with vast, majestic power poured down like the waters of the Nine Heavens, washing straight over all three