A jade-like finger gleamed brilliantly beneath the sunlight.
With a thought from Lu Yuan, a faint blue gleam appeared on his fingertip. Facing the blood-red threads shooting toward him, he simply gave them a gentle tap.
"Snap!" Like the sound of a thin cord breaking, Xie Yue's fifth soul skill—an immensely powerful attack—collapsed in an instant.
Compared to the earlier sight of the enormous moon blade shattering, this scene seemed far less spectacular, yet it was even more shocking, especially to Xie Yue.
This was his fifth soul skill, granted by a ten-thousand-year soul ring. Its offensive power was extraordinarily formidable; he had even used this move to break through a Soul Emperor's defenses. Yet in Lu Yuan's hands, it had completely dispersed with just one finger.
"Th-This... what is that?" Looking at the blue gleam on Lu Yuan's fingertip, Xie Yue instinctively felt that it was anything but simple. Moreover, his intuition told him that this thing was extremely important to him.
"This is Intent," Lu Yuan said softly as he looked at Xie Yue's puzzled expression.
"Intent?" Xie Yue was confused. He had never heard of such a thing.
"Intent is what is known as an Intent Realm. It is a state attained when one's comprehension of a certain weapon, fist technique, or the like reaches a certain level. What I use is Spear Intent. Intent Realm is intangible, but its power is immense. Those who comprehend an Intent Realm hold a tremendous advantage against opponents of the same rank and can even fight above their rank."
"Your moon blades are wielded skillfully, but you are still only at the level of technique. Generally speaking, cultivation realms are divided into five major stages: technique, force, intent, soul, and god. I commonly use a spear, so what I comprehended