Against a powerful attack at the level of a Ninth-Level Spirit King, Huo Hai's hastily deployed Star Gu defense could not block it completely. At that moment, he discovered another weakness in the Star Gu's defenses for the first time.
The spiritual power shield formed by the Star Gu offered powerful, comprehensive protection, but against an attack concentrated to the utmost, its defensive strength could not fully come into play. The skeleton wielded its power like a Body Refinement expert, concentrating everything into the spike in its hand. Amid fierce friction, it actually punched a hole straight through the spiritual power shield.
Through that hole, the powerful attack pierced the shield, still retaining a large portion of its force. Huo Hai's heart jolted. He had never imagined such a thing could happen. Then he understood.
The Star Gu's spiritual power shield actually had roughly equal defensive strength across its entire surface. Ordinary attacks could not shatter the shield in a single strike, allowing the Star Gu to share spiritual power with one another and repair it.
Alternatively, attacks whose force was less concentrated and spread out completely would either be perfectly blocked or shatter the Star Gu's entire shield. That was why Huo Hai had only discovered this weakness today. His eyes widened as he watched the attack approach, already too late to dodge. His opponent's spike slammed straight into his chest.
His own spiritual power shield formed automatically. Huo Hai drove it with all his strength, yet he was still sent flying. Feeling the intense pain in his chest, he knew that this blow had definitely broken his bones.
Fortunately, there were no obvious wounds on the surface of his body. After passing through the Star Gu's defenses, the attack had weakened considerably, and his own spiritual power shield