High in the heavens, Zheng He, Xu Hongru, and the Five Elements Ancestor appeared one after another, locking their auras onto the Black Tortoise Lord, with no intention of giving him a chance to escape.
The Black Tortoise Lord was at the fifth heaven of the Heavenly Realm, incomparably formidable.
But the three men facing him were no longer what they had once been.
By tempering his body with the dragon blood and flesh that Yu Huatian had ordered the Water Tribe to bring back from Divine Dragon Island, Zheng He had successfully broken through the Bridge of Heaven and Earth and reached the Heavenly Being First Heaven.
He had simply yet to comprehend a domain and could not draw upon its power in battle.
But because of his bodily deficiency, Zheng He had previously remained in the Great Grandmaster realm for over a hundred years, building deep foundations. Even among Great Grandmasters, his strength had been virtually unmatched.
Now that he had broken through to become a Heavenly Being, his strength was also tremendous. Even compared with someone at the Heavenly Being Second Heaven who had just comprehended a domain, he would likely be no less capable.
Xu Hongru cultivated the ancient Qi Refining Technique rather than a domain, but he too had advanced further in the Void Refinement Realm. His current level of power rivaled the Heavenly Being Fourth Heaven.
The Five Elements Ancestor had broken through two stages in succession, reaching the Heavenly Being Third Heaven.
With the three of them joining forces, even the Black Tortoise Lord, at the fifth heaven of the Heavenly Realm, could not possibly match them.
The Black Tortoise Lord clearly understood this as well. His expression grew exceedingly grave, his brows tightly knitted as he stared at the three men.
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