Sun Jian's pupils abruptly dilated countless times over.
He was trembling. He was relieved...
Relieved that Lu Feng's target had not been him, but Sun Ao beside him.
At the instant Lu Feng thrust out his sword, Sun Jian clearly saw a sky full of sword shadows—at least a hundred, no, at least a thousand. Dense and packed together, they blanketed the entire rooftop. In that moment, he did not even have the courage to resist. Even if he had, he knew that no matter what, he could never have blocked that sword.
Just one sword strike, yet it was terrifying beyond measure!
Sun Ao beside him was covered in tattered clothes and countless sword wounds. A soulmaster with Heaven Soul Realm Late Stage strength had actually lost his life from a single strike by his enemy.
After soulmasters who had reached the Heaven Soul Realm died, their souls remained for several breaths. If they promptly used methods such as body possession, they had a chance to cling to a lingering existence.
That was where the word "breath" in the Ten Breaths of the Heaven Soul Realm came from. The stronger one was, the longer their soul could linger without dispersing after death.
Lu Feng did not press his advantage to exterminate them. His purpose had only been to intimidate them. Besides, relying solely on the Ten Thousand Sources Converging Array, he had no means of destroying the soul of a Heaven Soul Realm Late Stage soulmaster.
"Thank you, Sword Master, for showing mercy," Sun Jian said, deeply relieved when he saw that Lu Feng made no further move.
"If there is a next time, he will be the fate of your Sun Family," Lu Feng said coldly, glancing at Sun Ao's remnant soul.
Sun Jian shuddered all over, so