Tian Wuyun could think of it; how could Qin Shaofeng, the one who had taken the initiative to attack, not know?
When he struck for the first time, although he had slashed at Tian Wuyun with his blade,
he had never expected that attack to injure her.
Even if Tian Wuyun had not turned around, he would still have used Shrink Ground into Inches to leave.
It looked as though he had merely taken a single step.
In truth, he had taken advantage of Tian Wuyun not spreading out her divine sense. With one step, he traveled tens of thousands of miles away, completely condensed the Emperor Sword, then stepped back.
Going back and forth like this would once have drained him terribly.
Unless it was a special situation, he would never have used it. But now, he did not care about such things.
The expenditure from repeatedly traveling back and forth was restored to its peak almost instantly through the Nine-tailed Fox's recovery.
That was how he had managed to sever one of Tian Wuyun's octopus tentacles with a single strike.
The moment the Emperor Sword was unleashed,
Qin Shaofeng flashed away again with Shrink Ground into Inches, his target Tian Wuyun's flank.
Just as he had expected,
Tian Wuyun was still stunned by what had just happened, causing her reaction to lag by half a beat.
In a battle between experts,
even the difference of an instant could often decide victory and defeat, much less a delay of half a beat.
The instant Qin Shaofeng appeared in a single step, his blade had already slashed across Tian Wuyun's neck.
Bang!
As the blade fell, Qin Shaofeng felt his entire right hand holding the saber begin to tremble.
Yet the blade had only sunk half an inch into Tian