Shang Xuanwen felt as though he had fallen into an ice cellar.
He recognized it. This was Secret Technique: Flow Shift.
Flow Shift allowed a messenger to forcibly cancel all attacks currently being launched. But just like an arrow shot from a bow, suddenly coming to a halt caused all the force of the messenger's attack to rebound onto them. A messenger proficient in Flow Shift could skillfully guide the backlash caused by the sudden stop, allowing them to suddenly launch an attack from another direction. However, no matter what, the messenger would be injured by this, and the "derived attack" would inevitably be weaker than the "original attack."
Yaoshi Yuan had used Flow Shift to forcibly change the direction of her attack. But because of the Vidyaraja Armor, all the damage Flow Shift inflicted on her had been added to her next attack. First, she had strengthened her attack through Spinning Lantern. Then, through the synergy between Flow Shift and the Vidyaraja Armor, she had strengthened it a second time. On top of that, she had tricked Shang Xuanwen into striking first. Now, he was already too late to change his move and defend!
But Shang Xuanwen's shock went beyond that... Mastering two secret techniques most likely meant that she had already undergone her third transformation. From beginning to end, Yaoshi Yuan had been concealing her strength, even deliberately suppressing her vitality, and only now had she revealed her fangs!
Clang!
The shaft of the Fine Steel Spear had been forged from fine steel produced in a secret realm. It was incredibly sturdy and thick, yet under Yaoshi Yuan's full-powered strike, it had snapped cleanly in two!
Five of the seven mirror surfaces floating over Shang Xuanwen's body shattered in an instant. Rather than resist the terrifying impact, he