This Remove Armor did not mean removing the Dragon Armor Soldier's armor, but the cultivator's: relinquishing his control over the Dragon Armor Soldier and allowing it to use his True Essence at will, acting on its instinct to slaughter.
The consequence, naturally, was that the Dragon Armor Soldier would run out of control, killing anyone it saw.
At the same time, the cultivator who used Remove Armor would die as the Dragon Armor Soldier sucked his True Essence dry.
Boom!
The instant Ye Xuan used Remove Armor, the Dragon Armor Soldier, whose eyes had remained shut all this time, abruptly opened them. Terrifying fluctuations of its aura swept across Five Elders Pool.
Before anyone could figure out what had happened, the Dragon Armor Soldier suddenly roared, weathered the final dozens of saber strikes of the Cicada Cry Form, and flipped to its feet. Then, with extraordinary agility, it hurled a punch at Xu Taiping.
Bang!
Amid the thunderous impact, Xu Taiping, who had only just withdrawn his saber, was caught somewhat off guard. The punch struck him directly, sending him flying backward.
"Could Ye Xuan have used Remove Armor?"
One cultivator noticed the abnormality in the arena.
Elder Black Dragon seemed about to step in and stop it, but the Sect Master beside him held him back and said:
"The competition isn't over yet. We can't confirm whether Ye Xuan has used Remove Armor. Stepping in now would be bad for everyone. Wait a little longer."
Although the Sect Master was favoring Ye Xuan, neither the elders of the Seven Discipline Hall nor Elder Black Dragon could find fault with his words.
It was difficult to tell within such a short time whether a cultivator had used Remove Armor, so Elder Black Dragon could only sit back down with a