Ye Weiming thrust out his sword, directly unleashing Twelve Success Power.
The edge of its sword qi was so sharp that even Sword Emperor, standing nearby, could not help narrowing his eyes. He thought to himself that if he were in Jue Wushen's position, facing such a fierce and terrifying sword, he definitely would not meet it head-on, but would instead avoid its edge for the moment.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, when Jue Wushen saw Ye Weiming's Heaven-Shaking Sword, he likewise did not choose to meet it with his fists. However, neither did he temporarily evade its edge as Sword Emperor had expected. Instead, he chose a strategy beyond everyone's expectations to face Ye Weiming's killing stroke, capable of slicing gold and severing jade.
He suddenly released his power outward. Without dodging or evading, he met Ye Weiming's deadly sword head-on with that layer of golden protective qi!
"Bang!"
The fierce sword qi struck Jue Wushen's protective qi, raising only a slight ripple before being scattered by the rebounding force.
Immediately afterward, the Peerless Divine Sword itself struck. Yet even a weapon as sharp as the Peerless Divine Sword only barely cut open a gap in his protective qi. In the end, it was completely blocked by the protective qi three inches from his throat. No matter how Ye Weiming circulated his internal energy, he could not advance it even a fraction farther!
Ye Weiming was stunned. During their previous battle in the bathhouse, Jue Wushen's protective qi had been powerful, but nowhere near this terrifying.
Over the intervening time, Ye Weiming's strength had not remained stagnant. It had repeatedly grown stronger through constant experience.
Yet now, despite his greatly improved strength and the divine weapon Peerless Divine Sword in hand, he still could not pierce Jue Wushen's protective qi