As Yan Hui drew his sword, the ground was instantly shrouded in purple mist, as if a flock of swallows chirped and soared, bringing forth an extremely bright full moon, condensing into existence.
The dreamy Yue Hua emerged as if rising from the ground, ascending from below, solidifying the void, causing a ripple.
"When the swallow returns, the moon fills the west tower"!
This is Yan Hui’s signature move, also a killing skill, rumored that everyone who has seen this move died.
The vision formed by the rich and rounded Sword Intent was like a deadly move of a full moon descending upon the world, excessively flashy in its special effects, with immense power, and its Qi mechanism firmly locked onto Xu Shu, rendering him completely unable to evade.
This move will not only determine the winner but also decide life and death!
Of course, there is certainly an element of exaggeration in this.
One particular rule mentions that if someone’s ultimate move claims to have killed everyone who saw it, then it must be false, because if it were true, such a rumor wouldn’t exist.
In fact, it is indeed the case that the "moon fills the west tower that surely kills" had failed once on Xu Shu in the Night Parade of Hundred Demons ruins, and later failed once more in the safety zone during a chance encounter.
In the foreseeable future, this will certainly not be the last time. Failing is akin to infidelity; there is only zero occurrence or countless times.
So, this time Yan Hui naturally understood well that he would fail again on Xu Shu.
Yes, he knew.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be undefeated in a hundred battles.
Yan Hui had long regarded Xu Shu as a thorn in his side, obsessed with reviewing countless battles between them.
He could even boast shamelessly that in this world, regarding the understanding of the "arts of deception," he ranked second, and no one dared to claim first!
He also understood clearly that even though this sword used Qi mechanism to lock on, others might be unable to dodge, but Xu Shu could certainly evade this sword.
Because Xu Shu had a method to perform a "two-time flicker," even able to ignore the blockade of the Revelation Array, forcibly evading, suspected to possess a supreme treasure containing the Path of Space.
But since he knew Xu Shu could dodge, why did Yan Hui still boast about dueling him?
Could he really be such an arrogant and conceited person?
Yes.
He was indeed this arrogant.
In Yan Hui’s eyes, a mere practitioner of deception, someone chased across the continent by him, was no big deal. If it weren’t for the bizarre "Fire Blade Giant Wheel" back then, or the fear of being surrounded by Judgement Department people later in the safe zone, he would have long killed him!
Of course, these were secondary considerations.
The main reason was that the limited space inside the hall at this moment was not suitable for activating the Revelation Array.
This led to his subordinates not only being unable to assist but also being a hindrance to his actions.
Despite the significant differences in true strength among everyone, even a lion fights a rabbit with full strength; how could Yan Hui not understand this principle?
He depended on this cautious cunning to reach where he was today!
Otherwise, how could he have grown in this chaotic and mysterious apocalypse? Otherwise, he would have long suffered setbacks!
Therefore, Yan Hui deliberately feigned wanting Xu Shu to fight him single-handedly while outwardly dismissing his subordinates to deal with the hidden woman engaging in a Voodoo duel on the other side, he secretly instructed them to set up an array outside, to intercept Xu Shu when he eventually failed against him and attempted to escape.
In one aspect, to distract Xu Shu with concern for his teammates’ safety, while on the other hand, make him underestimate Yan Hui, creating an impression of a boisterous fool blinded by rage, indeed a brilliant strategy of deception fulfilling three objectives with one move.
This is what is called the art of war, winning through strategy!
Yan Hui was confident that if today their roles were reversed, and it was the "arts of deception" practitioners holding the advantage in numbers, they would certainly make the same choice as he did.
The person who knows you best is surely your enemy!
In his thoughts, Yan Hui casually hurled a full moon Sword Qi at Xu Shu’s face, only waiting for Xu Shu to take his next move.
"He has a ninety percent chance of evading in this direction..."
Yan Hui didn’t even look at Xu Shu, locking his attention on the remaining wall behind one of the monumental walls inside the hall.
This
is the true power of a Grandmaster! It is not just excellence in combat techniques but also includes the control over the entire battle situation, allowing foresight of the enemy’s actions amidst fierce battles and preparedness for countermeasures.
Around his waist was a leather pouch, from which faint strands of blood were imperceptibly sensing forward into the void, following that full moon Sword Qi, capturing Xu Shu’s scent in an elusive manner.
This would allow further locking on Xu Shu, so when he used the mysterious "two-time flicker," Yan Hui could pursue him through specific channels, relentlessly pressing on, leaving Xu Shu with no opportunity to think or abandon his teammates to escape!
Everything is in the plan!
With this thought in mind.
In the next moment, Yan Hui did not see Xu Shu appear in the expected direction.
Instead, he heard a rather distinctive, terrifying clash of metal ringing in his ears.
"Clang!!!"
The Full Moon Sword Intent struck Xu Shu squarely, producing a forceful and resounding collision, akin to a thunderous explosion in Yan Hui’s ears, which vibrated his eardrums painfully.
"Hmm?"
He actually didn’t dodge?
Yan Hui was slightly astonished, shifting his view back, suddenly taken aback.