Qu Ji did not ask much about why Jiang Ping An was working as a menial servant here at Galaxy Lake.
He fell silent for a moment, then raised a hand and plucked a verdant blade of grass with his middle and ring fingers.
Bang!
A long sword scar suddenly appeared across the tranquil surface of the lake.
Jiang Ping An's body jolted.
This was the very move!
During the previous battle, this was the move he had encountered. He had not seen when the other party attacked before the blow had already landed.
This time was the same. He still had not seen how the other party had unleashed the Sword Qi, yet the attack had already struck the lake's surface!
Jiang Ping An bowed again respectfully. "I beg you, Senior, to enlighten me. What Divine Art is this?"
He desperately wanted to understand how he had been killed, and why he had been unable to see the other party's attack.
Qu Ji spoke calmly. "This is not some move. It is merely a technique for wielding energy."
He did not care in the least that his attack technique would be exposed, directly explaining the principle to Jiang Ping An:
"The moment you saw me pinch off the blade of grass, my attack had already been released."
He flicked the blade of grass in his hand away.
"This is an attack you can see. Yet as long as an enemy reacts quickly enough, they can evade or block an attack they can see."
"Therefore, the attack must first be temporarily broken apart and rendered ethereal."
The blade of grass flying through the air suddenly disintegrated and vanished.
"Ordinary attacks must condense divine power and laws into solid forms in order to increase their destructive force. Such attacks can be