In fact, those secretly watching—including Emperor Adrian Jade and the Heavenly Court bigwigs—were also shocked. True Lord Roland's strength was universally acknowledged as the greatest in the Heavenly Court; he wasn't called Heaven's Number One War God for nothing.
But now, after just one exchange, True Lord Roland was forced back—making many in the crowd uneasy.
Having suffered a clear setback right at the start, True Lord Roland was both shocked and secretly delighted—maybe this was a worthy opponent who could push him to use his full strength!
"Watch out!"
With a sharp shout, True Lord Roland swung his Three-Point Double-Edged Halberd, attacking Ian Song from a cunning angle. For a moment, the air around Ian was filled with phantom images of the halberd. As for the real weapon, even the gods of the Heavenly Court watching the fight could barely tell where it was hidden.
"Looks like True Lord Roland is angry now—he's about to show his real strength!" Elder Norman stroked his snowy white beard and chuckled.
Hearing this, the immortals—who had been worried—instantly relaxed, convinced that True Lord Roland's earlier setback was just a moment of carelessness.
Faced with the unpredictable Three-Point Double-Edged Halberd, Ian Song remained calm. With a casual wave of his hand, there was a clang—and all the phantoms vanished. True Lord Roland shuddered, nearly losing his grip on his weapon, then stumbled back yet again!
"What?"
"How is that possible?"
"It seems the devil's power has suddenly risen—could Leon Lee's Exquisite Demon-Suppressing Pagoda have the same effect as Grand Supreme Lord Lao's Octagram Furnace?"
Back when Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) caused chaos in Heaven, he was finally captured and thrown into the Octagram Furnace to be refined. Yet not only did it fail to destroy him—it made him stronger and awakened a powerful divine ability: the Fiery Golden Eyes!
After being knocked back twice in a row, True Lord Roland was truly enraged. He furiously activated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art and charged at Ian Song again.
"Go!"
Ian Song flicked his hand, easily dissolving True Lord Roland's attack. Then, with a single finger strike to the chest, he sent True Lord Roland flying.
This time, the four princesses' mouths dropped so wide they couldn't close them.
The Heavenly Court immortals were left speechless, while Emperor Adrian Jade's face grew so dark it looked like water might drip from it.
"Want to keep fighting?"
Ian Song looked at True Lord Roland and smiled as he asked.
But to True Lord Roland, Ian Song's smile was unbearably irritating—like a taunt. "Don't get cocky, devil! Take one more blow from me!"