In the Grotto-Heaven World, inside the dedicated arena.
Shi Heng, with a level of cultivation that could merely brush against the edges of an Immortal Emperor's realm, went toe-to-toe with Willow Deity's Immortal Emperor-level power.
Aside from holding back enough to avoid dealing a fatal blow, the two of them pulled out nearly every trick in the book. Shi Heng utilized the world's authority to suppress Willow Deity's performance and break free from his own predicament. Relying on raw power, however, Willow Deity relentlessly beat Shi Heng down; except for the Heart Ape, which managed to escape unscathed, there was not a single patch of skin on Shi Heng's body that was free of bruises.
Chapter 457