Li Shuyi's Invincible Slash was still in effect. She even had time to crack open another Sand Scorpionfolk's facial shell before the 2.5 seconds of rapid slashes came to an end.
Oni Warrior passive stacks: 6. Combat Zeal talent stacks: 6.
That was the power of Invincible Slash. The moment Li Shuyi faced an enemy, she could unleash her Awakening Skill and stack her passives quickly and safely.
With her stacks built up, Li Shuyi's agility soared, and her strength rose as well. She swept past the lunges of three Sand Scorpionfolk like the wind, then struck swiftly and killed the second one. Both passives reached their maximum stacks.
What followed was a one-woman killing show. Bearing the title of Slaughter Maniac, Li Shuyi weaved through the Sand Scorpionfolk, killing one every three steps without a scratch on herself.
Mulkan watched, dazzled. "Incredible. No wonder she defeated the Shadowblade Sword Saint in the Ring of Glory and claimed the title of Sword Saint."
Bai Xiaowen activated Intimidation and maintained his Mental Force Field, locking the Sand Scorpionfolk in a continuous state of paralysis.
In truth, Li Shuyi could have killed them all without Bai Xiaowen's control. She would simply have had to spend more energy dodging and maneuvering.
Bai Xiaowen had used Intimidation mainly to earn some combat contribution and claim the Soul Essence from these Elite Tier Sand Scorpionfolk.
Before long, Li Shuyi had wiped out all several dozen of them. Besides the armored corpses covering the ground, four smaller Silver Treasure Chests hovered there.
"Let's go." Bai Xiaowen stood, put the animal-hide blanket into his Storage Space, and stretched.
"Where to?" Mulkan struggled to keep up with Bai Xiaowen's pace.
"Follow their trail to the Sand Scorpionfolk settlement, then kill them all." Bai Xiaowen laid out the plan