Jiang Ping An opened with the Divine Art Eye of Judgment.
Two enormous eyes each fired a beam imbued with the rules of judgment. The beams formed a cross and slammed toward the gaunt old pirate.
The gaunt old man sensed how terrifying the attack was and tried to dodge, only to find himself pinned by the pressure from the eyes. He could not move!
He could only watch as the Divine Art struck him.
Boom!
The terrifying purple-gold beams descended with overwhelming force. The gaunt old man's hair, eyebrows, and skin began to burn.
Sensing that his life was in danger, the old man activated the Protective Amulet on his body to block the attack.
In a world this dangerous, anyone with the means kept a trump card or two to save their life.
Pirates, who lived on the edge of death, were even more likely to prepare such cards.
When Jiang Ping An saw that his opponent had a Protective Amulet, he immediately withdrew the Eye of Judgment rather than waste more immortal power.
Using a Divine Art consumed an enormous amount. In a single breath, a tenth of the immortal power in his body was gone.
That was one reason everyone liked to save their strongest moves for last.
On one hand, they made unexpected killing blows. On the other, they consumed so much power that failing to kill in one strike left the user at a severe disadvantage.
Seeing that his attack had failed to kill the old man instantly, and that the man still had a Protective Amulet, Jiang Ping An abandoned the idea of fighting head-on and fled again.
If the old man had been alone, Jiang Ping An would certainly have used his Demon Bone Armor to fight him head-on.
But there were