At that moment, the Sword Heart was reshaped, and the Love Nine Sword Technique returned to its place as the most potent of sword techniques...
Not to mention the Complete Level of the Mixed Element Mysterious Star Finger, a targeted skill that merged the power of Wang Mu's three Golden Cores. Most importantly, during the battle with the Heavenly Pride, Wang Mu had not yet condensed the True Yang Golden Core. Without this True Yang Golden Core, a single encounter with the Ice Blue Ancient Tree would likely have resulted in defeat; it would have been impossible to fight in such an extremely cold and icy environment without being frozen into an ice sculpture.
Wang Mu's strength at this moment, compared to during the battle with the Heavenly Pride, had naturally grown significantly. However, most Cultivators were unaware of this. Even so, he was only just able to fight the ancient tree to a draw.
