But Su Shi'er had the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella protecting him. Now that he had reached the cultivation level of a Second Tribulation Loose Immortal, coupled with the Immortal Essence in his body having been tempered through the Essence Condensing Art,
even when he exerted his cultivation to the fullest, he still could not completely unleash the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella's power.
Yet compared to how he had used the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella before ascending the Summit of the Heavenly Pond, it was already night and day.
Not to mention that a Second Tribulation Loose Immortal was originally equivalent to a Cultivator at the Spirit Severing stage.
Although he was only at the early stage and still had a considerable gap compared to Baili Chen, who was at the mid-to-late stage,
that gap was more than sufficiently bridged by the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella.
"Hmm? A Second Tribulation Loose Immortal? So it really was you undergoing Tribulation Transcendence more than a hundred years ago?!"
"But how is that possible? It would have been one thing if you had managed to withstand that Heavenly Tribulation back then."
"But after remaining for so many years in this land barren of spiritual energy, there is no reason your cultivation level should not have been affected, much less that you could have stabilized it!"
"Unless... you possess a vast quantity of cultivation resources?"
His powerful sneak attack had failed, and a series of shocked cries rang out amid the ice and snow.
As his words fell, Baili Chen burst through the thick ice and snow, appearing in Su Shi'er's line of sight.
In truth, he had long been mentally prepared for Su Shi'er's breakthrough in cultivation.
Yet seeing it with his own eyes still left him inevitably astonished.
Especially the astonishing defensive power