Xiao Yun's Divine Sense had barely touched the surface of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud when a layer of dark blue light spread from within the shroud and repelled his Divine Sense.
The dark blue light spread outward along the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, gradually gathering into a hazy silhouette.
The phantom had no facial features, but its form was distinct. It wore a dark gold robe and held a Golden Trident condensed from residual Divine Power, its tip angled toward the ground.
After the phantom solidified, it said nothing. It simply thrust the trident forward—golden ripples spread from the tip, forming a crescent-shaped arc of light that swept toward Xiao Yun.
It was the first move of the Golden Thirteen Halberds: Unfixed Storm.
The instant the golden ripples unfurled, Xiao Yun sensed that the fine moisture in the surrounding air had been stirred at the same time, forming an invisible pulling force that tightened in the direction of the spreading ripples, attempting to restrict his movement.
He did not resist it head-on. He drove the Divine Power within him outward through his meridians, severing the moisture's pull around him. At the same time, his footsteps shifted, and he slipped out of the ripples' range.
The ripples missed him, grazing past his side and extending along the ridge behind him. They carved a smooth slope into the edge of the mountain peak, and shattered rocks and accumulated snow rolled down the cut surface, scattering through the air as they poured toward the mountainside below.
After evading the attack, Xiao Yun did not counterattack immediately. Instead, he studied how this divine skill of the Golden Thirteen Halberds operated its Divine Power.
Seeing that the first move had missed, the Sea God's Divine Sense phantom did not adjust its angle. It directly