The chief yellow-robed disciple before him did not use mental attacks separately from his own attacks as the others had. They all used mental attacks to disrupt and control their opponents, then finished the fight with their own attacks.
This man, however, could blend mental energy and spiritual power almost perfectly, integrating them fully into his Sword Qi. An ordinary person would lose himself in the radiance trailing his sword with so much as a glance at that Sword Qi.
He could fuse Mental Power and spiritual power completely, using spiritual power to strengthen his mental attacks. Reaching this level meant that he was already close to the Spirit General Realm. Even after breaking through, he certainly would not rank at the bottom among the blue-robed disciples. As expected of a great sect of the Vast Earth Empire, not all its members could be empty sacks of straw.
The sword in Huo Hai's hand trembled lightly, deflecting his opponent's blade by a hair's breadth. The instant the two swords touched, Huo Hai felt a surge of mental energy rapidly penetrating along his sword.
A moment later, it entered Huo Hai's body and attacked straight toward his head. Huo Hai understood very little about purely mental attacks. Even with spiritual power surging through his body, he only weakened the attack by half. The remaining mental attack struck his Mental Sea, yet had no effect whatsoever on his mind.
"What an interesting way to attack." A flicker of wariness passed through Huo Hai's heart. The Heavenly Spirit Continent was vast, with many methods he knew nothing about. This man's cultivation was far inferior to his own, which was why his mental attack had proved ineffective.
Yet even against such a weak mental attack, Huo Hai could only weaken the opposing Mental Power