Just as Shiheng drove back the four Ninth-Level Peak experts, the aura of destruction still lingering around him and his footing still unsteady.
A black shadow with no detectable presence suddenly appeared in the boundless darkness at the edge of the battlefield!
There was no warning, not the slightest ripple of energy. The figure moved faster than the naked eye could follow, his Saint-level power completely concealed, all for this single lethal strike!
The Saint Warrior finally made his move!
Acting on the Pope's orders, he had lain hidden for a long time, waiting for this very moment after Shiheng broke the formation, when his blood was churning and his defenses were weakest, to launch a killing blow!
Bone-chilling Saint-level battle qi condensed into a barely perceptible black spike and shot straight toward the vital point at the center of Shiheng's back. It moved so fast that it tore through space before the air could make the slightest sound.
"Watch out!"
The Principality of Klan's commanders on the walls only noticed this hidden threat the instant the spike was about to touch Shiheng. By the time their warning left their mouths, it was already too late.
The hairs on Shiheng's back stood on end, and an overwhelming warning surged through his soul!
It was the crushing pressure of a higher order of life, the transcendent power unique to Saint experts!
He had no time to turn around, or even to summon all his battle qi. He could only muster every ounce of strength to forcibly twist his body slightly, while gathering all the remaining power of the Laws of Destruction within him into his back.
Pfft-shhk!
The black Saint-level spike instantly pierced his flesh and drove deep into Shiheng's left shoulder. Terrifying Saint power erupted, shredding more than half the