An Exquisite Defense

Xu Qing's appearance was acceptable, but in an era where all female cultivators at the Golden Core stage could use cosmetic enhancements to preserve their youthful looks, she wasn't particularly outstanding.

Her skin wasn't as fair as that of female cultivators who were called fairies; instead, it gave off a very natural feeling.

It doesn't feel out of place at all; it gives a sense of perfect harmony with the universe.

His training clothes, white with a hint of gray, fluttered even without wind, giving onlookers the impression of a Martial Arts Grandmaster from a mundane martial arts novel.

Su Bai clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, his expression calm, "Lu Jiu of Star Luo Pill Pavilion, Heavenly Star Alliance."

As he spoke, twenty-four Lightning Attribute Spirit Sword appeared in formation around him.

Instead of rushing to attack, Su Bai waited to make a Backup Plan while also observing Xu Qing.

Strangely, apart from being able to slightly sense his Late Golden Core cultivation level, Su Bai did not sense any fluctuations in his Spiritual Power.

It seemed as if he had no intention of using any Divine Ability.

The two sides remained locked in a standoff for several breaths.

Xu Qing was merely assuming a fighting stance, seemingly following the Martial Path, but his Spirit Root was unknown.

In the world of Cultivator, aside from those whose cultivation paths are determined by their innate Spirit Root Talent, such as metal, wood, water, fire, and lightning...

There are also many alternative paths, such as swords, spears, axes, and so on; the Way of the Weapon is one such approach.

The Way of the Weapon is encompassed within the art of martial arts.

This Xu Qing appears to be from another branch of the martial arts path.

This branch doesn't have a unified name because it's so diverse and bizarre.

All of these emphasize using one's bare hands and maximizing one's strength through the flexible application of countless techniques.

Even martial arts techniques existing in the mortal world can be taken and studied by Cultivator follow this path.

After getting to know him, Su Bai discovered...

The path that Xu Qing has taken is precisely this one.

Seeing that Xu Qing still showed no intention of making a move.

Su Bai then showed no mercy, unleashing twenty-four Lightning Attribute Spirit Sword at ninety percent speed, including the [Virtual Reality Sword Domain], instantly enveloping him.

In an instant, a deluge of lightning completely enveloped it.

As a mere test, Su Bai unleashed the full strength he had shown against Yan Chi.

However, to Su Bai's surprise, and to everyone else's astonishment, was...

It wasn't as devastating as people imagined.

The twenty-four top-grade Lightning Attribute Top-grade Spirit Sword showed no mercy whatsoever, slowing down without any hesitation upon contact with her skin.

However, the expected splitting of flesh did not occur.

The moment the blade collided with its surroundings, a sound like metal clashing against metal was produced!

In an instant, hundreds of clanging sounds rang out.

Xu Qing's skin was covered with only a few bloodstains!

All of them are superficial injuries, and they are still healing.

The white training uniform seemed even more mysterious, as it remained completely undamaged.

"What's going on? Did Lu Jiu of the Heavenly Star Alliance go easy on us?"

"Pavilion Master Lu... Showing mercy is fine, but you need to finish this quickly. Why are you behaving like you're being slowly sliced to death...?"

"If you can't speak properly, then shut up!"

"Could this person be using some kind of Gold Attribute Defensive Divine Ability? How can its defensive power be so exaggerated?"

Everyone present was shocked.

Su Bai narrowed his eyes slightly; he knew perfectly well that he hadn't gone easy on Su Bai.

However, this person possessed extraordinary abilities.

Su Bai has been practicing alchemy for many years, and the benefits he has gained are not limited to the Dao of Alchemy.

Su Bai's ability to sense Spiritual Power and observe with his naked Divine Sense has reached an extremely terrifying level.

I finally figured it out.

Apart from that white training uniform, every sword in the Thundercloud Sword Array, at the moment of collision with this person...

At the point of impact, in that minuscule distance, the surrounding Spiritual Power instantly condensed into a single point, forming a small, extremely well-defended area.

This tiny patch of land blocked a sword's strike for an instant.

The moment the flying sword was deflected, the condensed Spiritual Qi dissipated instantly.

It may return to its original place, or it may coalesce into another tiny fragment that was slashed...

Although his defense was outstanding, Su Bai's wisps of Sword Qi could still leave traces of blood on his body.

Having seen through everything, Su Bai was slightly shaken.

This level of subtlety is a terrifyingly powerful method of controlling Spiritual Power.

It surpassed all the defensive Cultivation Method Su Bai had ever encountered in his life.

This is unheard of, and I've never seen anything like it in my life!

It even exists outside of his imagination regarding cultivating immortality.

The light gray training uniform didn't catch Su Bai's attention.

It must be a family heirloom passed down through his sect, and its grade must be extremely high...

Su Bai, who had been astonishing everyone all day, was utterly shocked by this female cultivator from the Boundless Lower Islands of the South Sea.

Despite the shock, Su Bai remained calm.

Although the Thundercloud Sword Array and the Virtual Reality Sword Domain, which they were so proud of, had only achieved mediocre results.

However, Su Bai could see that Xu Qing's method of withstanding the attack consumed a great deal of Spiritual Power.

So, if Xu Qing wants to win, there's only one option...

As Su Bai expected, after withstanding the Thunder Element Sword Array for a few breaths...

Its Spiritual Qi energy has been depleted by one-fifth, so we must take the initiative!

In truth, Su Bai knew what he was doing. Based on his own speed, he figured that if he could create enough distance to exhaust the other person's Spiritual Qi, he might be able to win directly.

But against such an opponent, even the method that gave him a slight sense of pressure had not yet appeared.

Su Bai, however, chose to lift the Soaring Dragon Sword and leap into the air towards Xu Qing, who was trying to break out of the Thundercloud Sword Array.

A sword strike was unleashed.

Su Bai was surprised to find that this person still showed no signs of refining Law Treasure.

He actually stretched out a palm, intending to catch Su Bai's sword with his bare hands.

Su Bai naturally had no intention of holding back.

The sword and palm collided, still employing the defensive technique of suddenly condensing Spiritual Power.

This time, Su Bai clearly saw that he had condensed a large amount of Spiritual Power in his palm.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he completely deflected the force of Su Bai's sword strike—a strike powerful enough to shatter even the strongest Spiritual Qi defenses—in the blink of an eye...

Immediately afterwards, he transformed his palm into a fist and threw it straight at Su Bai's chest.

The force was transformed into force, flowing smoothly like clouds and water, which even Su Bai was somewhat caught off guard.

He quickly regained his composure, and with a flash of lightning, he suddenly created a distance of dozens of feet.

However, to Su Bai's surprise...

The instant his Escape Technique was activated.

Xu Qing, barefoot, lightly touched the ground with his toes and stepped on a Spirit Sword within the Thundercloud Sword Array.

Its speed suddenly increased dramatically, closely following Su Bai's lightning Escape Technique!

at the same time.

The oppressive feeling that had always been in his heart suddenly enveloped Su Bai, like a breached dam.

It's not as simple as just one punch!