Better to injure all five fingers than to sever one outright!
He understood that principle well enough.
That was why Cheng Buzheng had used the Soul-Slaying Spirit-Extinguishing Sword, the fastest and most bizarre of his divine abilities.
Precisely because of that!
He had not used the two divine abilities with the greatest power: One Sword Tilts the Heavens and the Great Sun Tathagata Sword.
As for the Zhenyuan Sword, it was the slowest and unsuitable for a sneak attack.
Besides.
This was only the beginning; he had yet to unleash even a tenth of his combat power.
At a thought, Magic Power surged wildly!
Divine Ability: Space-Time Light Escape.
Divine Ability: One Sword Tilts the Heavens.
Divine Ability: Crossing Tribulation Divine Light.
The longsword was like autumn water, erupting with sword force that carried a bone-deep chill, sweeping between heaven and earth.
The shield floating around him was suddenly veiled in a layer of dark-gold light, countless golden runes drifting ceaselessly through its Mystic Light.
He stepped into the void!
Mystic Light flashed beneath his feet, and his figure vanished from where he stood in an instant.
A streak of Mystic Light shot into the heavens!
In the blink of an eye.
Cheng Buzheng had caught up behind the fleeing old man.
The blade's edge tore through the void.
Sword force came crashing down.
Unable to evade in time, the old man stirred his thoughts.
The shield blazing with brilliant Spirit Light flew directly up to meet that razor-sharp sword light.
Bang!
A loud noise that shook the clouds swept in every direction.
Immediately after.
The shield radiating dazzling Spirit Light split into four pieces, shattering into seven or eight fragments that fell from the skies.
Its might undiminished in the slightest, the sword force slashed straight toward the Light