"No! That's impossible!"
Roderick gripped the shield, now split in two, unable to believe his eyes.
This was a Ninth Tier Shield, forged with rare materials including Xingchen Gold. It was incredibly hard.
Even his royal ancestor Hypnos had said no one below a King could cut through it.
Yet Long Aotian, a mere Seventh Heaven cultivator, had broken it by force!
"You—you must have cheated! That's right! You must have used some other trick to break my shield!"
"Cheated?!"
Su Ye rested his long saber on his shoulder, his eyes full of disdain.
"What a joke. I'm Long Aotian. Why would I need to cheat to beat you? Did you really think one shield could stop me? Roderick, use whatever else you've got. I'll wait."
With that, Su Ye really did stand still instead of attacking while Roderick was distracted by shock.
"Why's Brother Long holding back now, of all times?! He should get in there and slash Roderick already!"
Below the Challenge Platform, Xia Zhiqiu was so anxious he wanted to go up and slash Roderick in Su Ye's place.
How could he let such a perfect chance slip by?
Xuanyuan Wuer, however, studied Su Ye for a moment and smiled faintly.
Su Ye looked calm and unhurried, but Xuanyuan Wuer could sense that he was rapidly absorbing Star Power from Heaven and Earth.
It seemed cutting through the Ninth Tier Shield had taken a great deal out of Su Ye, forcing him to seize this chance to recover his Star Power and Stamina.
Still...
Xuanyuan Wuer was curious too.
How exactly had Su Ye cut through that Ninth Tier Shield? Was it just his strength?
"Of course not."
In the Heavenly King Hall, countless people were watching the fight as well.
Some had reached the same conclusion