After Heaven-Shaking Star Cry was unleashed, everyone watching the battle retreated one after another, lest they be caught up in this divine ability.
Because of this, the spectators could not clearly make out the situation in the field. Then, they saw a brilliant streak of sword light flash before their eyes, so bright that even the endless starlight could not conceal it.
That sword light swept across the sky, crossing more than ten li in an instant. In the blink of an eye, it descended before Bai Xiu and crashed into the clear layer of water flowing around him!
The water had long since been spread a hundred zhang outward by Bai Xiu's magical power, yet beneath that peerlessly sharp sword force, it burst apart in an instant.
But as the water broke apart layer by layer, it also dispersed the impact carried by the sword. The water behind surged forward like waves, battering the blade again and again, trying to delay the sword light's advance inward.
Yet compared to the force borne by the sword, this was like an ant trying to shake a tree, accomplishing little. The sword's momentum did not waver in the slightest, and its advance was not impeded by even half a fraction.
As for the water farther away, before it could rise to play any part, the sword light, swift as lightning, had already split through the water and entered the inner circle!
At this moment, Bai Xiu had only a single magical robe left to shield him. He fixed his gaze on the incoming sword light, and with his mind more focused than ever before, everything around him slowed down.
He activated his technique and sent magical power into the robe. Rings of treasure light emerged around him, flashing urgently as they repeatedly