Driven by the rapid pull of [Tooth Hunt], the powerful impact behind Xia Nan's slash was so forceful that it almost twisted the pink light around the blade and made it cling to the sharp afterimage, leaving a pink arc of sword-light in the air.
But precisely because it was such an all-out strike, bolstered by the inertia of his body, when the blade wrapped in raging airflow landed on the seemingly indestructible pink barrier around the Priest, the recoil that came back through the sword hilt was even more tremendous.
If his Perception had not been sharp enough to notice it the instant the gemstone's energy erupted, and if his Agility had not been decent enough to give him an extremely fast reaction speed, letting him prepare himself in advance and grip the sword hilt in his hand especially tightly...
Then under that sudden surge of recoil, one careless moment might really have sent the Straight Sword Tremor-struck from his hand.
Of course, even though he had already braced himself mentally, that did not change the outcome of him being blasted away by the gemstone barrier.
[Tidal Shaping] took effect without a sound. As [Tooth Hunt]'s powerful impact rebounded onto his own body, Xia Nan, who had been sent flying high backward, suddenly slowed in midair.
It was as if what surrounded his body was not invisible air, but a turbid, viscous liquid.
His waist and abdominal muscles exerted force, his core strength supported him, and with a little help from gravity's pull...
Xia Nan seemed to be swimming through water. Borrowing the inertia of his backward lean, his body smoothly flipped two hundred and seventy degrees.
Like a feather drifting down from the sky, both feet landed lightly on the ground.
His dark eyes reflected the dazzling pink