Soul Pressure was also a kind of oppressive pressure.
It appeared only in cultivators with extraordinarily powerful Divine Souls or those who practiced special Soul Arts, however, making it exceedingly rare.
That was why Zhao Qian and Liu Chuxuan had been so astonished when they sensed Soul Pressure from Xu Taiping.
However, only those in the stands could hear this sound. The cultivators watching through Spirit Mirrors noticed nothing unusual.
Like ordinary oppressive pressure, Soul Pressure could not pass through Spirit Mirrors for the cultivators watching to perceive.
Thus, many cultivators watching through Spirit Mirrors simply thought Xu Taiping was merely unwilling to admit defeat.
"Boom!..."
Just then, the Flying Sword under Shen Li's control cleaved through the ice wall before Xu Taiping and slammed into the whirling layers of Blade Qi around him.
Although Xu Taiping's abundant Blade Qi blocked that strike for him, its layers began thinning at a speed visible to the naked eye as the onslaught of Shen Li's Sword Intent grew increasingly fierce.
It was clear that, within four or five breaths at most, the protective Blade Qi around him would dissipate completely.
But just then, everyone in the surrounding stands heard another thunderous "Thump!"
"His Soul Pressure is still rising, still rising!"
At that moment, Prefect Liu Chuxuan had even forgotten to have Zhao Qian stop this Sword Inquiry. He was still sensing the Soul Pressure emanating from Xu Taiping.
"Taiping's Divine Soul power... has actually reached the third tier of the Spirit Refining Realm?"
Beside him, Zhao Qian's face likewise filled with shock after he confirmed the strength of Xu Taiping's Divine Soul.
He distinctly remembered that, when Xu Taiping entered seclusion two months earlier, his Divine Soul power had not even reached the first tier of the Spirit Refining Realm.
Hearing this,