It was not that Cai Qiuying wanted to retreat. Rather, the force surging from the Qian Yuan Sword was something she could not withstand even with all her strength.
Cai Qiuying tried to use the Earthly Divine Skill Shifting Shadow to directly shed the force bearing down on her, but in the end, she discovered that this force simply could not be diverted.
The shortcomings of ordinary Earthly Divine Skills were revealed at this moment. Even with the enhancement of Primordial Universe, an ordinary Earthly Divine Skill was ultimately still ordinary; its essence had not undergone any transformation.
Moreover, Primordial Universe mainly enhanced offensive Earthly Divine Skills, granting far less of a boost to movement techniques.
Cai Qiuying's retreat made the cultivators outside the Training Ground's brows twitch.
Although many signs had already indicated that Chen Fei was about to gain the upper hand, after this first formal clash, Cai Qiuying's losing momentum had emerged far too quickly.
Everyone present was at least a Tenth Order World Lord, so they naturally understood that if she had the chance, Cai Qiuying should not have merely taken a step back. She should have used her movement technique, as she had earlier, to flee far away.
Yet Cai Qiuying had not done so, and the greatest possibility was that she could not.
Her soul, vital energy, and physique had all reached the Tenth Order limit. Primordial Universe combined with Earthly Divine Skills possessed might surpassing High-grade Earthly Divine Skills, yet at this moment, superiority and inferiority were decided at a glance.
On the Training Ground, Cai Qiuying's expression remained resolute. Even now, she had not despaired. Unless the gap between them was truly immense, like when facing the monstrous geniuses among the top five of the Heavenly Pride Ranking, where she could see