Bai Xiaowen could certainly rely on his formidable protective Spirit Force to ignore Xia Jincheng's blade, but blind arrogance was not his style.
Although sitting upon the Silver Throne granted him a ten-level boost to his Spirit Force, and combined with Bai Xiaowen's reserves of True Essence Force comparable to a level 17 Master Tier, he was qualified to disregard Lord Tier attacks; his protective Spirit Force had also just successfully blocked Star Alliance's second-ranked assassin, Qi Zeng, from assassinating him at close range.
However, Bai Xiaowen would not underestimate any enemy.
Especially now, when pouring a large amount of True Essence Force into casting Heavenly Lightning would weaken the strength of his protective Spirit Force. That was also a fact.
With a thought from Bai Xiaowen, the Silver Throne drifted backward. Flashes of light flickered in succession as three towering figures led a large group of summoned creatures to stand between him and Xia Jincheng.
Butcher, Abaddon, and a Dark Rebirth Demon Lord took the lead, followed by a whole host of Elite Tier and Boss Tier summoned creatures, including groups of Bone Archers.
Xia Jincheng cursed furiously. "Bastard!" Only then did he remember that Bai Xiaowen's original profession had been that of a summoner. Strictly speaking, these powerful summons were Bai Xiaowen's true specialty.
It was just that Bai Xiaowen had killed Qi Zeng so effortlessly that Xia Jincheng had treated him as a spellcasting Lord and forgotten the fundamental role of a summoner.
Thus, the word "bastard" Xia Jincheng cursed carried a particularly bitter meaning, probably much like Qi Zeng's earlier thoughts—why did a summoner possess such powerful personal combat ability? It was practically cheating.
After this delay, Bai Xiaowen's Heavenly Lightning finally descended.
From the eye of the swirling dark clouds in the sky, a blinding