At the same time Heavenly Sword Elder unleashed his aura at Ning Wangshu, Jiang Shengjie and the others happened to be passing nearby. They didn't notice Ning Wangshu, though, and walked along chatting and laughing.
Ning Wangshu saw Heavenly Sword Elder's fierce aura bearing down on him and let out a scornful laugh. Looking at Heavenly Sword Elder, he said contemptuously, "You think a little aura like that can make me kneel? Heh. You're overestimating yourself!"
With that, Ning Wangshu gave a soft snort and slowly uttered a single word: "Break!"
Boom!
A violent explosion suddenly rang out in the air!
Invisible waves of force surged in every direction like countless blades of Sword Qi.
Ning Wangshu worried that the scattered waves of force might hit Ma Junfan, Liu Qi, and the others behind him, so he raised a hand and conjured a translucent shield to block them.
The sudden explosion startled the people passing nearby. Jiang Shengjie and the others were among them, and they all jumped in fright before turning to look.
"Holy crap! What happened? What just exploded?"
One of them blurted out.
Another immediately called, "Look! It's Ning Wangshu and the others!"
"Huh? It really is them!"
The rest of them spotted Ning Wangshu, but then someone cried out in alarm, "What the hell is going on? Why does it look like there's a Light Barrier around Ning Wangshu and the others?"
"Yeah, there is! What's going on?"
Everyone stared at Ning Wangshu and the others with wide eyes, visibly stunned.
Seeing his aura shattered by a single word from Ning Wangshu, Heavenly Sword Elder furrowed his brow and let out a cold snort. "It seems I underestimated you."
"But just now, I unleashed no more than a wisp of insignificant aura. Let's see if you