After observing them, Ling Tian's avatar realized that the Nine Nether Soldiers and Demon Soldiers had mastered the Mysterious Magnetic Edge Armor secret art. They had used pure Death Nether Qi to condense energy armor, greatly increasing their defenses. That explained why their full-force Space Shatter attacks had failed to kill as many Demon Soldiers and Nine Nether Soldiers as they had expected.
Of course, that wasn't the main reason Chi Xue and the others were worried. What concerned them most was that if the Nine Nether Soldiers had mastered a secret art like Mysterious Magnetic Edge Armor, they might well know other secret arts too—even some they had never heard of. Those arts could pose a serious threat to them.
Shi Ye, however, wasn't concerned. As he saw it, even if the Nine Nether Soldiers and Demon Soldiers had mastered powerful secret arts, those arts would be useless unless they could threaten Chi Xue and the others. So far, neither the Nine Nether Soldiers nor the Demon Soldiers could get within a certain distance of them. They couldn't use those arts and could only keep attacking with archery.
Seeing Chi Xue and the others nod, Shi Ye continued, "Besides, from what we've seen, neither the Nine Nether Soldiers nor the Demon Soldiers are as skilled at archery as we are. Even if they've mastered more powerful arrow techniques, they can't pose much of a threat to us. The same goes for other secret arts. They won't get the chance to use them, because we won't let them get close."
"That's right. Apart from powerful arrow techniques, I don't believe any secret art can reach far enough to threaten us. Heh, if these Nine Nether Soldiers and Demon Soldiers can't get within a certain distance, then what does it matter