He saw Xu Shu with a face full of sorrow and sadness, arms spread behind him like a bird about to soar.
He saw tears on the other’s face that had yet to fall.
He saw a full moon gradually enlarging in his field of vision, flying backwards towards him, as if wanting to split the earth in half!
This was a full moon being rebounded back!
"!!!???"
How is it possible!
The sword qi got rebounded back?
What kind of technique is this?!
No way... he clearly couldn’t block it...
Yan Hui’s eyes widened larger than a bell, suddenly feeling a chill rushing from his spine to the top of his head.
He knew better than anyone the power of this full moon; if this sword struck true, even the renowned "Nagoul Demon," known for his invincible flesh, would have been shattered into pieces and died regretfully, let alone a "Grandmaster" like himself!
In the blink of an eye, as the full moon closed in directly on his face, Yan Hui no longer cared about the shock and doubts in his heart, nor about maintaining the demeanor of "one who can lift the sealing land’s prison single-handedly and be invincible in the mortal realm," instead, he rolled on the ground like a mad dog!
Whish!
In an instant, Yan Hui disappeared without a trace, arriving directly outside the hall, his mouth and nose suddenly spurting blood, suffering from the backlash of suddenly leaving the array.
And only a blurred afterimage remained where he had been, torn apart by the full moon in a flash!
This is the peak of a "Grandmaster," in terms of the strangeness of the technique, the swiftness of movement, and the sudden burst, even a usual "butcher" would bow down in admiration!
However, Yan Hui could escape, but those "Dragon Elephants" who listened to his orders, still remaining in the "Eight Gates Coffin Carrying" array, innocently and earnestly lifting the prison gate, did not have the same speed.
One by one, they widened their eyes, not only couldn’t escape, but couldn’t even let go quickly to attempt to form an "Iron Wall" as a last-ditch struggle, they were covered face by the sharp full moon which slashed across.
Whish, whish, whish, boom, boom!
In an instant, five heads, filled with rich blood, shot up into the sky, then fell to the ground one after another.
Among them were three living people and two "resurrected" dead people, all falling to the ground uniformly.
"No!!!"
Yan Hui watched with eyes about to burst, never having imagined this scene would unfold.
Fortunately or unfortunately, another two "Dragon Elephants," standing further back and farthest away, after their other bronze-skin, iron-bone companions used their flesh and lives to block, the power of the full moon lessened, failing to slice their heads cleanly.
Instead, it exploded fiercely on their iron-like necks, blasting them away.
Though their heads didn’t fall, only a layer of blooded skin remained barely connected, with the brutal sword qi tearing into their bodies to mutilate their flesh, clearly they were not going to survive.
With a rumble, the sealing gate, barely lifted, dropped two inches, yet did not fall to the ground, but was held up by the broadswords stabbed into the ground.
The "Eight Gates Coffin Carrying" array was still in effect, forcibly holding up the gate from falling!
The whole scene was shocked; everything happened too suddenly and too staggeringly, causing almost all of the Red Emperor Army, except the two "mechanical experts" still storming thunder in silence, to halt in place, dumbfounded at the scene, momentarily forgetting their task to set up the encirclement array.
At this moment, Xu Shu, who successfully rebounded damage with "Heartbreaking Farewell," showed a glimmer of joy in his eyes.
As expected!
Whether it is "Jingwei Filling the Sea" or "Heartbreaking Farewell," because of the gap in realm cultivation originally, these techniques could only barely withstand a strike or two against third-tier peak masters, unable to manifest their true purpose.
However, with his own power increasing, and as the gap with his enemies narrowed, these abilities began to reveal their true wonders.
Like when dealing with enemies like Yan Hui who favor casting sword qi from afar, "Heartbreaking Farewell," this rebounding masterstroke, is the most suitable, most useful divine skill!
See, just a slight rebound, Yan Hui ended up killing all his teammates!
"Damn damn damn!"
"Just how many treasures do you have?!"
Yan Hui’s gritted whisper tore through the deathly silence on the scene word by word.
Hearing this, Xu Shu slightly narrowed his eyes.
Hmm?
What treasures?
What is he talking about?
Before he could think, Yan Hui’s eyes had already turned red as he swung the sword blade around his waist, making a slight bowing motion.
"Xu Shu! Go to hell ahhhhh!"
Amidst a snarling roar, streaks of black sword light appeared in the air, flashing like lightning toward Xu Shu’s face.
He and his sword merged into one, moving so fast that the afterimages were almost solid, darting around Xu Shu at high speed, slashing down with a terrifying sound explosion nearly tearing at the eardrums!
Clearly, after being ambushed like this, his hatred for Xu Shu had reached an unprecedented extreme, truly achieving the level of fury and using a skill Xu Shu had never seen before.
In an instant, Yan Hui’s afterimages were everywhere, appearing in front and suddenly at the back, too numerous for the naked eye to count.
Witnessing this, Xu Shu dared not be negligent.
Such an extremely violent assault from the opponent left no room for evasion unless he transformed into the "Great God Jiu Yi" to escape.
Moreover, each of those sword lights seemed to be tainted with a special purple aura, leaving terrifying sword marks on the ground that sizzled and smoked, suggesting a strong corrosive and eroding effect on flesh.
Therefore, without hesitation, Xu Shu abandoned the method of transforming into the "Blood Dome" for physical immunity, instead crossing his arms, lowering his posture, and manifesting layer upon layer of golden film over his body, choosing again to withstand the attack.
Jingwei Filling the Sea!
With the clang of sword strikes, sparks flew from Xu Shu’s body, dazzlingly bright.
At first glance, it seemed he was completely suppressed by Yan Hui, with the damage absorption causing his body to sink lower and lower, appearing unable to hold out any longer.
Yet, as Yan Hui soared through the air, he grew increasingly shocked as he fought on.
He was incredibly astonished to find that his proud attack couldn’t even break Xu Shu’s defense in a short time.
The golden shield was extraordinarily strange, each slash felt like cutting into cotton, with its power diminished by eighty to ninety percent.
After attacking for quite some time, the damn shield seemed unbreakable, not moving an inch!
"Damn it, what’s going on? He didn’t have this technique before, did he?"
Yan Hui was also anxious, realizing his sword lights, which should shred everything, were now just scrubbing Xu Shu like a massage.
Being from the "Three Martial Arts" as well, he knew well that when going against the "Warrior" path focusing on whether offensive or defensive power was stronger, he practically admitted defeat.
Because it directly became a matter of endurance, a domain that the "Warrior" path dominated unchallenged.
After a moment of hesitation, Yan Hui made a decision.
"Come over, everyone!"
He growled softly, transmitting his voice to the surrounding Red Emperor Army members.
After considering it again and again, he finally put aside the irrelevant so-called face and called on his teammates for a group attack!
The Red Emperor Army members immediately understood, with a dozen or so quickly forming up around Xu Shu.
Though they didn’t use the "Revelation" Array, enclosing him with that many was still a significant threat.
As the saying goes, "United is a pile of shit, scattered is a sky full of stars," and these sixteen or seventeen third-tier Saint Knights of the Red Emperor Army, if they set up the Revelation Array, would become a collective unit. Though it seemed to amplify their power, they themselves were restricted by the array.
Against a rogue like Xu Shu, possessing the "Primordial Spirit," who could ignore the array lock due to the Life-taking Mantra’s mental pollution, they couldn’t perform.
Instead, operating like loose sand and using their individual abilities to pick on Xu Shu from a distance created more pressure!
Seeing his teammates gathering, with many already forming up, Yan Hui felt assured and quickly took out a potion to secretly drink it.
He needed to readjust before continuing the assault on Xu Shu.
But suddenly, an unexpected change arose.
Xu Shu suddenly took a deep breath and then opened his mouth to shout like thunder, "Kneel!!!"
With a rumble!
In an instant, a terrifying aura swept around, centered on him.
This was the "Iron Armor’s" "Domineering Aura"!
Except for those higher in level than him who weren’t affected, like Voodoo, Yan Hui, Xiao Ya, and the lady in black,
The rest of the Red Emperor Army members, just about to rush over to their commander, all unanimously felt a terrifying fear arise deep in their minds.
Though diffused by the sheer number, preventing a complete loss of fighting spirit, everyone felt a stabbing pain in their minds, their legs suddenly weakening!
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