The four women's performance shocked Habibullah. His earlier guess had been partly right, but not entirely.
His footwork was exquisite, but how could the Lingbo Ethereal Steps be inferior to his?
During this time, Zhao Yunhui had also taught this footwork to Xiao Yan and You Lian'er. Although they had only had a short time, their powers of comprehension were enough to raise their lightness skills and footwork to another level.
The other reason was just as Habibullah had suspected: Maidafa had given Nine-Turn Heaven and Earth to the four women.
Zhao Yunhui's understanding of formations far surpassed Habibullah's, and even that of the cultivation method's original creator. She was well versed in formations, the Book of Changes, and the Eight Trigrams.
After all, the creator of Nine-Turn Heaven and Earth had not been from the Central Plains. Although he had some understanding of the Central Plains' Book of Changes and Eight Trigrams, he had not mastered them. In Zhao Yunhui's eyes, his understanding was still rather superficial.
Although the power of Nine-Turn Heaven and Earth did not rest solely on the subtleties of the Book of Changes and Eight Trigrams, and it was immensely powerful in other respects, Habibullah was only asking for suffering if he wanted to pit himself against the four women in this area.
Still, Habibullah quickly adjusted his mindset. An expert of his caliber had merely felt a moment of surprise. Even if the four women could keep up with his footwork, what of it?
His Nine-Turn Heaven and Earth inner cultivation method was particularly adept at countering coordinated attack techniques like this. With a low cry, he swept his hands lightly, drew them inward slightly, and turned them. The blades You Lian'er and Xiao Yan swung at him suddenly gave a faint, trembling hum.