At the sight of the figure who remained utterly unscathed after forty-nine Dao Lords had concentrated their attacks on him for ten breaths, not only Shi Chan, Swallowing Star, Moon Worship, Longhua, Zhui Xing, and the other Dao Lords, but even Returning to Origin, Five Qi, and the many Foreign Race Dao Lords watching outside the Heavenly Book Tower without joining the battle were dumbstruck. Every Dao Lord stared wide-eyed at the figure bathed in Glazed Treasure Light, feeling dizzy, their thoughts seemingly grinding to a halt. "How is this possible..."
"Li Xian! This is the Li Xian who crushed Sword Thirteen and over a dozen other Spirit Race experts like rotten wood the moment he arrived at the Heaven's Mandate Cult a hundred years ago!? The Li Xian whom people privately and tacitly hail as the foremost Dao Lord, invincible throughout Heaven's Mandate!?"
"Is he even still a Dao Lord? Can a Dao Lord possess such strength!?"
"Fifty-one... forty-nine Dao Lords joined forces to kill him, yet couldn't hurt him in the slightest... even those newly ascended Dao Masters are probably no better!" A sense of absurdity and horror, mingled with utter disbelief, filled the chests of every watching Dao Lord.
Beyond every person stood another; beyond every heaven lay another!
Shi Chan's ordinary performance and Li Xian's terrifying strength had brought the meaning of those words home to them.
As for the Human Race...
When Li Xian had faced the Dao Lords' concentrated attacks without dodging at all, Beiming, Tai'e, Huanyu, and the others had felt their hearts leap into their throats, their worry almost stopping their breathing.
Now, seeing Li Xian remain unharmed after dozens of Dao Lords had bombarded him with all manner of Secret Arts for ten breaths...
They could finally breathe again.
Several even