As everyone knows, "spiritual perception" can only observe living things.
Because only things that are alive have "spirituality."
But this leather package doesn’t look like a living thing.
Where does its spirituality come from?
It’s truly puzzling... Yan Hui has many secrets on him as well.
Indeed, the heroes of the world cannot be underestimated, those who can make it to the Human List Expert are by no means ordinary!
Xu Shu grew even more vigilant in his heart.
This whole process of organizing his thoughts, like a brain storm, sounds lengthy, but actually occurred in just a few brief moments.
How short?
So short that when it started, Yan Hui had just opened his mouth, and when it ended, Yan Hui had just finished shouting, "Xu Shu, it was you."
The entire process lasted less than three seconds.
In three seconds, Xu Shu identified that the source of all the problems lay with the mysterious leather package at Yan Hui’s waist.
But there was no time for further thought.
Because Yan Hui, holding his sword, came at him with a force as if trying to split Hua Mountain.
The terrifying Sword Qi solidified and was almost five zhang long. As it fell, the friction with the air created such heat that the space seemed slightly warped. As if under this sword, everything would be shredded, destroyed. Truly a force to be reckoned with, invincible!
Say no more about enemies. Even Yan Hui’s allies, the Holy Knights from the Red Emperor Army, shivered and retreated under this sword, keeping far away—not for any other reason but that the Four Sufferings Mysterious Sect is not a proper relic and cannot ignite the Heart Fire Incense Burner to achieve the "immunity to friendly fire" effect.
If caught in it, it would either be death or injury, even for their own people.
However, in the face of such a terrifying offensive, Xu Shu merely narrowed his eyes slightly, recognizing the essence of this sword but didn’t care too much about it.
Faced with such a powerful yet non-enhanced "Grandmaster level serious A attack," he had plenty of ways to resolve it.
He could use "Blood Dome" to turn into a liquid man and ignore this sword’s physical attack, use "Wearing Nine, Treading One" to simply avoid him like a bird, use "Eight Trigrams Exorcism" to dodge, or even use "Heartbreaking Farewell" to bounce half of it back.
Among so many responding abilities, Xu Shu finally chose to take several steps back, then sank his feet and crossed his hands into a specific position: Jingwei Filling the Sea.
He chose in a way that seemed appropriate for a "Dragon Elephant," but for himself it was the most foolish and unwise way, to endure it!
However, there was no way around it.
Because Xu Shu was surprised to find that Yan Hui’s sword, whether by chance or covert targeting, enveloped not only Xu Shu but also Xiao Ya behind him.
Xiao Ya, invisible in the void, shouldn’t have been seen. But she and Voodoo were in a fierce fight within their specialized field, unable to make effective evasions in time.
If this sword were to hit, with just the skinny body of a "Mechanic Expert," it’s hard to say whether Xiao Ya would directly become pieces of "Little Ya Zui" or "Little Ya Toutou."
Therefore, out of necessity, Xu Shu had no choice but to stand in front of Xiao Ya, taking on the basic responsibility of a "Warrior": being a meat shield.
The next second, the five zhang Sword Qi fiercely struck Xu Shu’s head, hitting his scalp hidden with golden light.
Clang—boom!
Amid the huge shock, the sound of metal striking echoed, and the Sword Qi failed to cut Xu Shu in half as expected. Instead, like a collapsing high tower, it broke lazily at the waist, one part pouring to the sides, completely annihilated in the explosion; the other part split the rear hall in half from the middle and did not stop, sparking along the outside floor to carve out a terrifying groove over fifty meters long!
This left the ground in ruins, looking as if a barbed fishhook had sliced along the back of a hand, raising a long scar.
The aftermath of this made the Holy Knights, who had previously avoided the impact, gasp in amazement, each grateful they had reacted early.
This is the power of a full-force sword of a contemporary Human List Expert, terrifying indeed!
Xu Shu physically bore the full force of this sword, feeling a shock throughout his body, his scalp tingling slightly, and he saw many small broken hairs of his falling before his eyes.
He cursed silently and instinctively reached into his pocket, ready to take out a bottle of "Blessing Holy Water" to heal his injuries.
Then he was stunned to find that his body was still shimmering with golden light. Although the shield had thinned, there was not the anticipated scene of being chopped out of the "Filling the Sea" state.
"Hmm?"
"Strange... did his attack power weaken?"
Xu Shu touched his scalp, realizing that even after taking such a terrifying sword, apart from a straight line of broken hair, not a single trace of blood appeared. Suddenly, he was stunned in his heart.
After a brief moment of confusion, he suddenly realized.
It’s not that Yan Hui weakened, but that he himself had become stronger!
Back when he first fought Yan Hui, he was only at the third-stage early stage.
And now, just a month later, he had successfully broken through to the third-tier middle stage, having crossed an entire level, with a significant improvement in strength.
This improvement was comprehensive, including a considerable increase in defensive capabilities.
Thus, back then, Yan Hui could shatter his "Jingwei" shield with one sword, but now it was completely impossible!
This is what one might call: "A thousand sails pass by the side of a sunken boat," having constantly progressed, he had nearly forgotten this...
Xu Shu’s eyes lit up like the starry sky, seeing Xiao Ya’s spiritual colors rapidly moving in the air, fighting as she left this perilous place, while he scattered over sixty percent of the remaining "Jingwei Filling the Sea" shield on himself.