Dalzha could not help being shocked. He had never expected the lad before him to withstand his eighth-level Palm Force. The eighth level was nothing like the Seventh Layer.
"Impossible! The Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm couldn't possibly have such power! Nor does it have that many palms!" Dalzha roared.
With Dalzha's roar, a bang rang out, and both men were hurled backward.
The dust enveloping them gradually dispersed. Hong Yi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then said, "Whether it has that much power-haven't you just seen for yourself?"
Dalzha fell silent for a moment, then his expression grew considerably calmer. "I underestimated you. To think you could achieve another breakthrough on the foundation of the Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm. Your talent truly commands my admiration. But if you think a palm technique like that can surpass the Mad Elephant Brahma Esoteric Palm, you're gravely mistaken. I've only reached the eighth level. My senior brother has fully mastered the Ninth Layer, and even I cannot fathom his current strength. I don't know whether he has successfully broken through to the Tenth Layer. You may have created several additional palms, but it's not enough. Nowhere near enough!"
Hong Yi's expression shifted slightly. Of course he knew the Mad Elephant Brahma Esoteric Palm had thirteen levels, but throughout the Esoteric Sect's history, it seemed that only a scant few had ever reached the Ninth Layer. He had not expected Dalzha's senior brother to have fully mastered it. Still, he believed the later levels would certainly not be so easy for the man to master.
Although the Mad Elephant Brahma Esoteric Palm had thirteen levels, the last few were reportedly only imagined by the great master who had created the cultivation method all those years ago. Even its creator had never mastered