One sword flashed, its shadow splitting into countless streaks of light. The Celestial Fiend Puppet lunging at him was cleaved in two on the spot by Lin Bai's sword, the cut complete and smooth. It was clear just how sharp that sword had been.
"This thing needed nine moves?" Lin Bai sheathed his sword and glanced back at Liu Yuqing.
Every martial artist present stared at Lin Bai in a daze, so astonished that they were speechless.
They had wanted to say that Lin Bai had seized an opportunity and struck the Celestial Fiend Puppet's weakness by sheer luck, but he had not. He had completely annihilated the Celestial Fiend Puppet with a single sword from the front.
They then wanted to say that Lin Bai's strength was extraordinary, but his cultivation was only at the seventh stage of the Apex Realm.
They wanted to say that Lin Bai must have fought the Celestial Fiend Puppet many times and gained experience, but Lin Bai was only at the seventh stage of the Apex Realm. It was likely that he could not even reach the ninetieth floor of Cloudsoar Tower.
This left everyone completely silent.
This was absolute suppression by strength.
Annihilating the Celestial Fiend Puppet with a single sword could only mean that Lin Bai's strength surpassed that of the Celestial Fiend Puppet!
Although the Celestial Fiend Puppet's cultivation was comparable to the ninth stage of the Apex Realm, everyone knew that a puppet was still a puppet, far less nimble and versatile than a martial artist. Even so, Lin Bai's one-strike annihilation still brought unprecedented shock to every martial artist present.
"Do I still need to tell you who won?" Lin Bai looked at Liu Yuqing. The man's expression was quite a sight now: his gaping mouth was wide