Irnus's feet entered the ground, around his ankle level from the impact. His sword blocked the battle-ax. He tried to push away the battle-ax, but he realized that the pressure on him was stronger than he expected. Deep inside, he was surprised that the Demi-God Rank in front of him had a higher attribute him who God Rank. This alerted Irnus, making him realize that he could not continue playing with Tang Shaoyang. He must kill this man or else this man would become their disaster in the future.
For God Ranks, attributes rarely mattered because most of them were supposed to have similar attributes. It rarely mattered in the fight, but it was different when his opponent was just a Demi-God Rank. He was supposed to have superior attributes, and yet, he was getting suppressed by the raw Strength.