Duanmu Xie, of course, wasn't looking down on Shen Lang.
Objectively speaking, Shen Lang's current Cultivation was indeed several leagues below that of an Emperor Martial Realm Peak powerhouse.
Whether for offense or defense, although a Cultivation Technique could amplify a Martial Artist's strength multiple times over, it was always based on the Martial Artist's own inherent power.
The same "Demon Gate" technique, when used by Shen Lang at the King Martial Realm versus an Emperor Martial Realm Shen Lang, would undoubtedly have vastly different effects.
Shen Lang's current Cultivation was only at the King Martial Realm Second Heaven, while Duanmu Xie's attack, using just three-tenths of his power, could have almost instantly killed an expert at the First or Second Heaven of the Emperor Martial Realm!
And yet, the "Demon Gate" that Shen Lang had casually summoned at the King Martial Realm Second Heaven had come just shy of completely blocking the full force of that attack!
