Light brown Soul Power surged through his entire body like a tide, forming heavy armor. The rhinoceros horn atop his head gleamed with a metallic luster. His feet rooted themselves to the earth like an immovable mountain as his fourth spirit ring suddenly lit up:
"Defense Clan, Immovable as a Mountain!"
Shen Lian's Dragon-Slaying Blade cleaved into Niu Gao's armor with a shriek that tore through the air, sending sparks flying.
What shocked Shen Lian was that his attack had caused little damage to the Plate Armor Giant Rhinoceros Martial Soul, renowned for its defense. Niu Gao even grinned and shouted at Shen Lian:
"Kid, your blade isn't hard enough!"
Shen Lian raised a brow as dark purple Soul Power gathered around the blade in spiraling currents.
"Is that so?"
When the second strike fell, the blade light of the Dragon-Slaying Blade suddenly split into countless tiny crimson blades, pounding the same spot on the armor like a torrential downpour.
This time, Shen Lian put more force into it. Then he heard:
"Crack—"
Crisp cracking sounds rang out one after another, and spiderweb-like fractures appeared across Niu Gao's prized Plate Armor Giant Rhinoceros Martial Soul.
The smile on his face instantly froze, replaced by terrified disbelief.
"Impossible!"
Shen Lian gave him no chance to react. The third slash came straight at him.
The blade light streaked across the sky like a meteor, effortlessly tearing through the shattered armor and striking Niu Gao's left shoulder.
"Aah—"
A miserable scream echoed across Ten-Mile Slope. Niu Gao's massive body crashed to the ground, a bone-deep wound opening across his left shoulder as blood dyed the grass beneath him red.
The glow of the Plate Armor Giant Rhinoceros Martial Soul rapidly dimmed. It had clearly lost all combat ability.
Shen Lian's Dragon-Slaying Blade was