As soon as he finished speaking, Yuezheng Xiangling and Feng Chu, the two God Ancestors adept in the Great Dao of Flame, flashed toward their opponent first.
Two crimson blazes shot into the sky. Searing waves of heat instantly drove back the surrounding Other Universe Warriors, and the blazing fire of the Great Dao of Flame collided with the baleful power, instantly burning the dark purple menace to ash.
Long Wentai was ready. He raised a hand and summoned a lightning hammer. Purple lightning crashed down from the sky, forcibly splitting the oncoming flames in two. He laughed heartily, lightning surging around him to form a thundercloud as he lunged at Yun Che amid rumbling thunder.
"Yun Che, today I'll reclaim everything that belongs to me and take your head to thank the lord of the Other Universe for recognizing my worth!"
Yun Che stood motionless, merely guiding with a fingertip. The wood energy cascading from the Investiture of the Gods List instantly condensed into a broad, thick shield of light. The purple lightning raining down on it raised only a shallow ripple, failing even to breach its surface.
Yun Che raised a hand and fired a streak of Wood Divine Sword Qi. It was so fast that Long Wentai had no time to dodge before it pierced his shoulder. Divine power brimming with vitality burrowed into the wound, instantly shredding the lightning-filled meridians in his shoulder.
Long Wentai groaned in pain and staggered back several steps, staring at Yun Che in disbelief.
"Impossible! My lightning power is nothing like it used to be! How can I not even break through your defenses?"
Yun Che said indifferently, "You don't think you're the only one who's improved over all these years, do you?"
As he spoke, Yun Che pressed his sword