Su Ye stared at the Jade Slip in his hand and fell silent.
It contained the Secret Technique Edward had tried, and failed, to use during their fight.
Su Ye had not seen the technique in action, but the intense Star Power surging as Edward prepared it had told him enough. It had to be terrifyingly powerful!
That blazing Phoenix had looked capable of burning through anything!
Without his Law Embryo or a supreme-grade Divine Ability like Space Blade, Su Ye would have had only one option.
He would have had to strike first with his speed, hitting Edward while he was still preparing his strongest attack.
In short:
Interrupt the cast!
So, strictly speaking, Su Ye had exploited a weakness in their earlier fight.
Xu Yinyin had since told him that the Edward Family's Secret Technique was primarily an area attack. It could devastate a wide swath of enemies and was best suited to the battlefield.
Against a single opponent, though, it was less effective.
That was why experts from the Edward Family could unleash sweeping attacks against the Demon Race, laying the groundwork for victory.
But against a Demon King alone...
With a windup that long, the Demon King would be right in their face before they could unleash their Ultimate Move.
They were glass-cannon mages: high damage, low defense.
And Su Ye was their natural counter.
But...
If Su Ye could master this Martial Skill...
It would make him even more formidable.
A devastating area attack like this was exactly what he needed to harvest Slaughter Value.
His single-target attacks were already formidable, but he had few ways to strike a wide area. Aside from Palm Control Thunder, he had almost nothing.
So, for a moment, Su Ye was genuinely tempted.
Still...
After thinking it over, Su