Qi Shuming, having acquired the Imperial Heavenly DouRate True Decree from the Emperor Mansion, had greatly advanced his Dao Level and Mana, stepping into the tier of super first-class masters. He had endured a thousand years of arduous cultivation and multiple lifetimes of tribulations, refining the most pure Mana through the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture", and with several Magical Treasures at his disposal, he was able to hold his own against Deng Yin.
Deng Yin's cultivation in the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture" was mixed and impure, and in the "Blood God Scripture" he had only reached the Half-step Evil Book level; yet his talents were exceptional, blending the paths of Dao and Demon, achieving new insights on both fronts.
