Loa faced the attack without the slightest panic.
He had anticipated it long ago.
A sky-blue streak of light threaded through the Storm Nebula, his figure moving as freely as a fish swimming through surging undercurrents.
Every time a wind blade was about to touch him, his body had already appeared somewhere else.
His speed was neither fast nor slow, just a fraction faster than the wind blades-enough for him to evade them with ease, yet just enough for his opponent to see everything clearly without being able to do anything about it.
"H-how is this possible!" Tie'emu'er watched in disbelief.
His Storm Nebula was a killing move that fused seven Wind Element Profound Mysteries, and every wind blade contained the power of laws capable of tearing space apart.
Yet the fellow moved through it as though he were strolling through his own backyard.
Tie'emu'er could even make out the arc of the other man's fluttering robes. That unhurried bearing sent chills down his spine.
Suddenly, the streak of light flashed and vanished within the Storm Nebula.
Not good! Where is he? Tie'emu'er's heart jolted.
His Divine Sense spread out instantly, trying to catch that vanished figure.
But he was too slow.
Loa had already appeared behind him.
The Hidden Abyss Sword extended silently, its tip touching the center of Tie'emu'er's back as sword force erupted.
"No-" Tie'emu'er felt an incomparably sharp force stab into his back like a red-hot iron spike, seeking to pierce his body.
However, the grayish-blue Material Defense Sovereign Artifact covering his body suddenly lit up with a layer of blue light. It was not dazzling, but it carried an unshakable solidity.
The instant the sword force struck that blue light, it was absorbed in its entirety and dissipated without a trace. Not even a white