You also understood that Sword Origin Shadow Separation's advantage lay in its instantaneous burst. So long as nearly ten thousand sword origins were controlled properly, its power would exceed all normal limits. As the strongest divine ability you could currently unleash, if you chose the right moment, it could leave opponents below the Great Heavenly Supreme Rank with no room for recovery, killing them in an instant.
But such opportunities were far too rare. Few opponents of that level would leave not a shred of strength in reserve and fight you to the death. Unless their confidence had swelled to the very peak and they utterly failed to take you seriously, they would always hold something back, leaving themselves a chance to survive.
By comparison, Black Xu's method of attack was far more straightforward. Yet against shrewd old hands like Bao Qiong, Mogu, and Qu E, once they sensed the lethal intent of death, they would no longer fight you. They would instantly widen the distance and prepare their means of escape. Thus, while Black Xu was powerful, it was difficult for it to achieve miraculous results against highly intelligent opponents, no matter how deeply you schemed.
Yet when it came to dealing with the Stone Giant formed from shape stones, as well as the three living puppets before you, Black Xu was exceptionally useful. The Stone Giant was inexperienced and extremely confident in its physical body, which made it willing to take risks. Even when facing Black Xu, it still neither dodged nor retreated. As for the living puppets, their fighting methods were simply more like programs designed in advance by their creators.
Although living puppets looked like normal living people on the surface, without a controller, their actions would inevitably have certain flaws. However, every living puppet's behavioral