Though his level had risen to 18, Liu Zhi's strength hadn't undergone a world-shaking increase. At the very least, it hadn't multiplied as much as he'd imagined.
But his presence surged all at once.
Before, there had been a whole level's worth of pressure between him and his enemy.
Now things were different. When that figure swung a punch at Liu Zhi, Liu Zhi didn't care in the slightest.
He gave Deathly Flowers a shake and met the punch head-on.
That punch carried every trace the Sun Gods had left in the sky.
Facing it normally would have been like facing all the Sun Gods at once.
He might even have been facing several Big Bosses who had already left this game.
But Liu Zhi wasn't worried about that now.
Having just reached level 18, he was at the height of his presence.
Liu Zhi focused the power he'd just gained into Deathly Flowers.
He'd come up with a new way to use Eternal Stillness.
This time, Liu Zhi didn't use any ability like stacking Eternal Stillness attacks. Instead, his Eternal Stillness returned to its original form.
This sword strike carried the most basic effect of Eternal Stillness.
Only, this wasn't the kind of technique that had been limited to level 10 or, at most, level 14.
Now, Liu Zhi's attack carried the power of level 18.
The figure attacking Liu Zhi hadn't expected this. The sword pierced straight into his fist.
All the thoughts concentrated in that fist became still under the effect of Eternal Stillness.
That was when the figure realized something was wrong. Everything had suddenly slipped out of his control.
Liu Zhi immediately released his grip and thrust forward with the Reaper's Featherbone short staff in his left hand.
The figure before him was caught in