Facing the spear thrust speeding toward him, Hidden Rat's eyes flashed with surprise. As expected of Cunning Rabbit Bai Ye, his speed was indeed impressive, but...
Clang—!
A crisp metallic clash rang out.
The tip of the Black Fiend Spear was firmly blocked by [Armor], unable to advance even an inch.
"Not bad speed, but your Blood Qi is too low." Hidden Rat smiled faintly. He did not even raise a hand, relying entirely on [Armor] to block the strike.
Bai Ye frowned slightly. He had not expected the Black Fiend Spear to fail to penetrate his defense. It was ultimately a Taboo Object focused on mental attacks and was not known for its sharpness. It was far inferior to the Pure Silver Cross Sword.
He immediately changed moves, raising the spear tip and thrusting toward Hidden Rat's eyes, only for it to be blocked by [Armor] once again.
He thrust several times in succession, but Hidden Rat's [Armor] had no blind spots at all, its defense utterly airtight.
At that moment, the Blood Qi Value Detection Glasses Bai Ye wore reacted.
Hidden Rat had previously used [Aura Isolation] to conceal his Blood Qi fluctuations, but with the release of [Armor], his Blood Qi value appeared as well.
Glowing green numbers flickered wildly across the lenses.
Ten thousand! Twenty thousand! Thirty thousand... sixty thousand!!
65800!!!
Holy shit! That high!?
Bai Ye swiftly retreated, widening the distance between himself and Hidden Rat. The numbers flashing in his lenses shocked him.
This was the highest Blood Qi he had ever seen, a full three times An Xiaotong's!!
He finally understood why Hidden Rat dared to call himself the head of the Zodiac. Setting aside his ability to control Mutant Rats, this Blood Qi value alone was likely unmatched among the Zodiac.
"Still