"Y-you're a Paragon? How is that possible! This can't be real!" Tie'emu'er's voice trembled.
He simply could find no other explanation for Loa's terrifying strength.
He had fused seven Wind Element Profound Mysteries, possessed Sovereign's Might, and had a Material Defense Sovereign Artifact. These were all the assets that had allowed him to roam the Higher Planes for so many years.
Yet before this man, those assets were as laughable as toys. Only a Paragon-only an expert who had fused all the Profound Mysteries of a single set of laws-could crush him so effortlessly.
"A Paragon? Not yet. That's another vista altogether." A trace of wistfulness entered Loa's voice.
Tie'emu'er froze for a moment. Not a Paragon? How was that possible? How could someone who wasn't a Paragon be this powerful? He opened his mouth, wanting to say more, but Loa had no intention of giving him any more time.
"All right, you can die now."
Great Annihilation · Return to the Void Sword Intent erupted. This time, however, Loa did not release the Sword Intent outward. He did everything he could to restrain its material aspect, compressing all its power into the dimension of Soul Attack.
Material attacks could not breach a Sovereign Artifact's defenses, but Soul Attacks were Loa's strongest means.
Sword Intent emerged from between his brows, forming an invisible sword shadow that slipped soundlessly into Tie'emu'er's body.
Without disturbing any material defenses, that sword shadow passed straight through the azure barrier of the Material Defense Sovereign Artifact and plunged into Tie'emu'er's Soul Ocean.
Tie'emu'er opened his mouth, still wanting to say something. His lips moved, and an indistinct syllable squeezed out of his throat.
Then his entire body shuddered violently, and his eyes instantly dimmed.
The light in his pupils went out like a candle in