"Is that so?"
The moment he spoke, an invisible giant seemed to step out from behind Xu Xiaoshou.
His aura no longer needed time to build up. Or rather, in the brief instant his gaze changed, it could surge to an incredible peak.
That majestic aura carried razor-sharp sword intent. As it spread from his body, it made everyone's hairs stand on end, giving them a fleeting prickling sensation as though needles had pierced them.
The next second, as if it had all been an illusion, Xu Xiaoshou drew it back into his body.
At the same time, Xu Xiaoshou's pupils suddenly dilated. Sword intent gathered within them and formed into two tiny, shadowy swords.
"Ghost Seal!"
Xiao Kongtong's narrowed eyes opened as wide as they could, unable to believe that Xu Xiaoshou had completed the condensation of a Ghost Seal in an instant.
Yet no matter how unwilling he was to believe it...
The tiny swords in Xu Xiaoshou's pupils were already exactly like his own.
They had clearly taken shape, and were exceptionally mature Ghost Seals, as though Xu Xiaoshou had possessed years of experience with them! "What?" Mei Suren was stunned as well.
He could understand Spirit Summoning succeeding in one try, because Xu Xiaoshou's mind and soul had always been powerful.
But condensing a Ghost Seal—was that something one could accomplish in a single attempt?
No need to try?
No need to fail?
No need to circle around and grope for the feeling, only managing to stumble upon the right path by chance before succeeding?
At one point, the images of Ba Zunan and Hua Changdeng flashed through Mei Suren's mind.
On the path of Ghost Sword Technique, aside from those two and Xu Xiaoshou before him, even You Tu of old had not possessed such