Jue Yuan and Xiong Ba both flashed a hint of surprise in their eyes. Within the Heaven-Flying Sand Grotto, yellow sand filled the sky, while countless rocks and sand rolled backward into the heavens. When Lu Xiaotian swallowed the Primordial Spirit essence of the Emperor-Eyed Demon Deer, the rising aura around him was mostly concealed by the disturbance created by the Heaven-Flying Sand Grotto. They had not clearly sensed the change in his aura. Yet when they saw Lu Xiaotian merely give his arm a slight shake and shatter the ice coating it, they could not help but be startled. They had personally witnessed Daoist Juexin use Cold Condensation Powder to subdue a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator. Even they had no desire to let that bone-piercing chill touch them. Yet this silver-haired boy before them seemed to possess some other means.
"Boy, the chill released by that Cold Condensation Powder doesn't feel good, does it? Surrender obediently and die!" Xiong Ba snarled. Clenching his five fingers, a silver gauntlet had somehow appeared on his hand. He threw a punch at Lu Xiaotian's head.
Lu Xiaotian drew his saber directly with his right hand. The Earthsplitter Saber became a startling cold gleam, carving an arc through the air as it chopped down upon Xiong Ba's gauntlet.
With a clang, Xiong Ba's body shook violently, and he and Lu Xiaotian both staggered back several steps.
"How is this possible?" Xiong Ba cried out, disbelief written across his face. He now possessed Ninth-Tier strength as well, though he was still some distance from the Ninth-Tier Peak. Thus, he had always held a certain wariness and respect toward Chi Yunsang. But in his eyes, Lu Xiaotian was someone he could slap to death with one hand—a mere Golden Core Early Stage brat—yet he