"How is this possible? Just a few years ago, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor still had him pinned down. How could his strength have reached this level in only a few years?"
The Eternal Night Heavenly Demon Emperor's eyes brimmed with disbelief, but beneath that disbelief lay a terror that nearly made him tremble.
Back then, news that Xiao Yan had been gravely wounded under a joint assault by the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, the Heavenly Demon Emperor Lingtian, and several other Heavenly Demon Emperors had spread widely among the upper ranks of the Extraterrestrial Evil Race.
Yet after only a few years, Xiao Yan had not only recovered from his injuries, but his strength had soared. He had actually surpassed the level of the top Heavenly Demon Emperors.
"Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor! Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor! This is Eternal Night. I just fought Xiao Yan, and with a single move, he nearly destroyed our tribe's supreme treasure, the Night Demon Sky-Covering Shield. I suspect his strength has already surpassed most of the top Heavenly Demon Emperors."
Even as the Eternal Night Heavenly Demon Emperor trailed behind Xiao Yan, he could feel the distance between them growing wider.
Clearly, Xiao Yan was not only far stronger than him; his speed was also more than an entire level above his own.
"What?!"
The voices of Heavenly Demon Emperors from every direction rang out in the Eternal Night Heavenly Demon Emperor's mind.
"Eternal Night, explain yourself! How could Xiao Yan possess such terrifying strength?
"Exactly, Eternal Night! Were you beaten senseless?"
Disbelief filled the voices of many Heavenly Demon Emperors.
After all, although the Eternal Night Heavenly Demon Emperor's strength ranked only in the middle among Heavenly Demon Emperors, his Night Demon Sky-Covering Shield was an extremely powerful treasure, on the same level as