The Evil Spirit Territory Lord's furious rage pushed him to erupt with all his power, unleashing a shocking 2.3 billion Star Power.
"Now that's the standard of a Heavenly Venerable."
Yi Tianyun thought of the pitiful end of Heavenly Venerable Killing God. If it hadn't been for the attack imprint of Heavenly Venerable Hao Han, his true power would've easily reached 3–4 billion Star Power or more. Back then, that was far above the full-force Evil Spirit Territory Lord.
The two weren't even on the same level. But because of Hao Han's suppression, Killing God died in a humiliating way, he never even had the chance to go all out and died with regret.
As a dignified Upper Heavenly Venerable, even if heavily injured, he still retained Mid Heavenly Venerable-level power, yet he was suppressed and killed by someone barely reaching Heavenly Venerable strength. Just thinking about it was frustrating. What a miserable death.
Now, Yi Tianyun was finally facing real Heavenly Venerable-level power, proving how massive the leap in strength was. For example, as a Level 2 God Monarch, his base power was only 13 million Star Power. Without using Crazy Mode, even if he pushed to his limit, he could only reach 70–80 million, far too big a gap.
A typical Lower Heavenly Venerable could easily unleash a billion-level combat strength. That was the difference. It's not that Heavenly Venerables are weak, it's that Killing God was too tragically suppressed.
"Don't worry. I'm not going to run this time. I'll fight you head-on. It's a good time for me to test how much I can suppress a real Heavenly Venerable!"
Yi Tianyun grinned, his pupils gleaming with excitement. Previously, his victories came from suppressing others or sneak attacks. Now, it was a direct clash, facing a real Heavenly Venerable in a head-on battle!
A God Monarch fighting across realms against a Heavenly Venerable, no one would believe it. Most would just say he was overestimating himself, like an egg smashing into a rock.
But now, he wanted to be that overconfident fool!
"Very well! I don't know how you've gained such strength, but one thing I do know, you're going down to apologize to my master!"
The Evil Spirit Territory Lord raised his hand, unleashing the Taboo Black Curtain. With his full power stacking, layers of sealing energy blanketed the area. This was his territory, the Evil Spirit God Territory, so he could bring out its power to the fullest.
This seal was far stronger than before, this was the true power of a Heavenly Venerable Divine Treasure. The earlier version was only half its real strength.
Because it consumed so much, the Evil Spirit Territory Lord couldn't use it freely. Only in dire situations would he unleash its full power.
Under the seal, Yi Tianyun instantly felt his power suppressed. This was the crushing force of Heavenly Venerable Power. The difference in energy tiers severely weakened him.
Thankfully, he had the Supreme God Monarch Title, which halved all suppression. Even so, his combat power was slashed by 4–5 million Star Power. Without this title, his power would've been almost completely neutralized.
In that case, he'd barely qualify as Heavenly Monarch-level power.
"The gap in realms is terrifying... but it can be closed!"
Yi Tianyun's gaze turned cold as he shouted:
"LEVEL UP!"
"Ding! 50,000 compressed EXP consumed!"
"Ding! Player 'Yi Tianyun' has advanced to God Monarch Level 3!"
"Level up again!"
"Ding! 100,000 compressed EXP consumed!"
"Ding! Player 'Yi Tianyun' has advanced to God Monarch Level 4!"
His EXP was instantly drained dry, he couldn't level up anymore. Even after slaying two powerful Heavenly Venerables and stacking multiple EXP multiplier cards, he only gained two levels. Otherwise, even a city-wide massacre wouldn't have given him this much EXP.
The EXP from killing tons of Evil Spirit Race using the Myriad Venerable God Tower was decent, but barely enough to fill the gaps. In total, it only let him level up twice. To go further, he'd have to kill the Evil Spirit Territory Lord.
After leveling up, the pressure on him dropped rapidly. The higher the cultivation, the less effective Heavenly Venerable Power suppression became. Plus, his base stats increased, spiking his power to 15 million Star Power!
"Now explode!"
Activating Crazy Damage Mode and all other buffs, his combat power surged from 15 million all the way to 2.6 billion Star Power!
That included all his bloodlines, plus the Evil Heavenly Monarch Set bonus, bursting his strength to overpower the fully unleashed Evil Spirit Territory Lord.
"BOOM!"
A terrifying aura surged from him, violently pushing back all suppressive forces, even the Forbidden Black Curtain's sealing power was repelled. All those sealing powers? They were nothing before him!
"W-what is this aura?!"
The Evil Spirit Territory Lord was going crazy. Despite using his full power, how was the opponent stronger? He could sense Yi Tianyun's cultivation was just God Monarch-level, yet his burst strength surpassed him.
"That's just how it is!"
Yi Tianyun's eyes gleamed. His Stars Divine Spear twisted through space and vanished.
The Evil Spirit Territory Lord was startled. Yi Tianyun suddenly disappeared. Had he fled?
The next moment, a terrifying aura struck from the side. The Evil Spirit Territory Lord instinctively lashed out, only to hit nothing but air.
"Nothing there?" he muttered, confused. That was clearly the danger zone. Why was it empty?
But he still sensed the danger, right behind him!
"Is he in the void?!"
The Evil Spirit Territory Lord instantly understood, turning and smashing into the void to flush Yi Tianyun out.
"BOOM!" The void shattered under his fist. Massive power surged inward, attempting to drive Yi Tianyun out.
"The direction is correct... but that's where I was, idiot."
Before the words finished, a spear pierced straight through the Evil Spirit Territory Lord's chest, pinning him in mid-air!
Yi Tianyun had disrupted the Evil Spirit Territory Lord's senses to launch a sneak attack.
He had said it would be a fair fight, but this was fair. It was just one of his many abilities. Trying to be righteous against the Evil Spirit Territory Lord would be suicide.
After piercing him, Yi Tianyun twisted the spear, attempting to shred him to pieces, but the Evil Spirit Territory Lord, in a desperate burst of strength, grabbed the Stars Divine Spear lodged in his chest and yanked it out, retreating tens of thousands of miles in an instant.
It seemed that when pushed to the brink, he could still explode with force, unlike Heavenly Venerable Fei Te, who died before even reacting.