Soundlessly.
Because the attacks unleashed in an instant by these peerless powerhouses had all surpassed the speed at which sound could travel.
Gu Liuyun's hands lightly pressed against the Natal Sword Essence Luo Bei had unleashed. In that soundless instant, dozens of transparent Sword Qi and dozens of waves of blood burst simultaneously from Gu Liuyun's shoulders and back.
The violent, heaven-defying sword intent and Sword Qi pierced through Gu Liuyun's palms, instantly stabbing into his body, shredding his flesh and bones before bursting out through his back.
Yet before the Natal Sword Essence, vast as mountains, seas, and a blazing sun, Gu Liuyun did not retreat a single step. Like an iron pillar amid a raging flood, he stood firm. His entire body hung stubbornly in the air like a pillar holding back the current, forcibly resisting the impact of Luo Bei's Natal Sword Essence.
At that moment, the Great Freedom Counter-Divine Light Blood Screen suddenly enveloped Luo Bei.
Having not expected Luo Bei to use the Daoist Arts of the Seven Orifices Heaven-Filling Seal, nor anticipated such a change, Nan Liyue was a fraction too slow in releasing the Great Freedom Counter-Divine Light Blood Screen sealed within his Haotian Mirror. Only after Luo Bei's Natal Sword Essence had clashed head-on with Gu Liuyun's did it ensnare Luo Bei. Otherwise, even with Luo Bei's physical body, he might not have been able to withstand the backlash triggered when the powerful true essence within the Natal Sword Essence struck the Divine Light Blood Screen.
But this blood-red barrier, like the Daoist Arts Yun Hezi had cast earlier, caused Luo Bei to freeze for an instant. The greatest strength of his Natal Sword Essence lay in its instantaneous speed and heaven-defying power. Originally, his Natal Sword Essence would have surged forth