At a time when Mu Fusheng felt extremely unbalanced.
Suddenly, it occurred to him that his sudden increase in strength might be attributed to the use of some Secret Method or the ingestion of forbidden drugs.
He could easily handle the situation by simply pretending to take a pill and having his master transfer some of his internal energy to him. Moreover, he could use this to deceive others, implying that his true strength was actually just so-so.
However, that's unnecessary now, since the person opposite Mu Fusheng is still relentlessly attacking the Thunder Spear with a ferocious expression, and hasn't broken through it yet...
Xiao Hei's aura, which had been surging, suddenly plummeted back to the Mid-Stage Ancestor Realm, leaving his opponents and others stunned and wondering what had happened.
Could it be that the Secret Method failed to be performed?
However, the sudden and rapid increase in the cultivation levels of Shi Sheng and Fang Qiong surprised everyone. It was too sudden, too smooth, and the increase was too much.
His progress from the Early Ancestor Realm to the Late-Stage Ancestor Realm was meteoric.
On the high platform, Jiu Xuan was slightly taken aback and said, "They didn't take any pills, did they? Besides, they're not those kinds of people. So they must have used Secret Method? But what kind of Secret Method could forcibly increase their strength by so much!"
Even the strongest Secret Method of the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty couldn't possibly allow one to directly leapfrog two minor realms!
Keep in mind, they were already at the Ancestor Realm.
Jiu Bailu's golden gaze swept back and forth between Shi Sheng and Fang Qiong, finally glancing at Xiao Hei. Little Black's cultivation had suddenly increased, but had instantly returned to normal...
Perhaps, Xiao Hei's problem wasn't due to the failure of the Secret Method?
Jiu Bailu said softly, "Perhaps they didn't take any banned drugs or use Secret Method."
"Could this be their true strength? They've been hiding so much?" Jiu Xuan's eyes widened.
Jiu Bailu shook her head decisively. Her eyes could see through many things, including whether the other party was hiding their strength.
For example, she could see a little about Mu Fusheng, although she couldn't see exactly how well he was hiding it.
However, there was no sign of Fang Qiong hiding his strength from Xiao Heishi.
"Perhaps... someone is helping them."
Is someone helping Shi Sheng and the others?
Jiu Xuan looked around and saw that the other academy elders and vice-deans, Black Tortoise Divine Dynasty Xuan Ye on the giant tortoise, and Elder Chu beside him had not noticed anything unusual and were equally puzzled.
This means they did not discover that someone was secretly helping them.
Who exactly is this person that even powerful figures like them couldn't detect?
Jiu Bailu trusted Jiu Xuan completely. After all, her elder sister had never made a mistake.
now.
The foreign aid worker from the Tranquil Mountain Academy standing opposite Shi Sheng also had a slightly somber expression.
When Shi Sheng was only at the Early Ancestor Realm, he was absolutely confident that he could defeat or even kill his opponent.
But when he advanced to the Late-Stage Ancestor Realm... feeling that immense aura, he suddenly felt a little uneasy, and subconsciously had a feeling of being completely suppressed.
Upon realizing his own thoughts, the man with the scimitar's expression changed drastically. He shook his head, dismissing the idea, and looked at Shi Sheng with a solemn expression, saying, "In that case, let me see just how powerful you can become after using your Secret Method."
After he finished speaking, the crescent-shaped blade in the man's hand suddenly emitted a dazzling silver-white light!
This wisp of silvery-white light actually formed a crescent moon the moment it appeared.
Shi Sheng's expression hardened slightly, and he immediately raised the Minghuang Mystic Axe in his hand and chopped forward!
Boom!
Even though the crescent-shaped blade energy hadn't been unleashed towards Shi Sheng yet, Shi Sheng's axe struck a massive blade energy, splitting it in two!
The blade energy, now split in two, swept across the ground from Shi Sheng's left and right sides, leaving two curved marks on the cylindrical arena floor!
If Shi Sheng hadn't been standing in the middle, the two knife marks would have merged into a crescent shape!
At that moment, Shi Sheng looked at the man with the scimitar and saw that the crescent moon on his scimitar had disappeared.
Can sword energy be concealed?
The man with the curved sword was slightly surprised to see that Shi Sheng had withstood the attack.
He wasn't surprised that Shi Sheng could break through his sword energy, but rather that Shi Sheng could actually sense his Hidden Moon Slash!
Even if it were any other ordinary Late-Stage Ancestor Realm cultivator, they would absolutely not be able to detect this Hidden Moon Slash if they were unaware of the scimitar-wielding man's methods.
Moonlight can illuminate the heavens and the earth, but countless dangers lurk in the corners where moonlight cannot reach.
The moonlight was merely a decoy; the sword's aura was hidden where the moonlight could not reach.
Therefore, this strike is called the Hidden Moon Slash!
Immediately afterward, the man with the curved sword, undeterred, slashed out with his blade again.
This time, although it was just one strike, six strikes were hidden where the moonlight couldn't reach!
Shi Sheng was prepared, his expression solemn. Relying on his sense of danger, he swung his Minghuang Mystic Axe horizontally!
The three blades in front of him were cleaved in two!
At the same time, Shi Sheng did a backflip, bracing himself on the ground with one hand, and slashed backward with his Xuan Axe!
The fourth cut shattered the barrier.
However, the remaining two Hidden Moon Slash left two horrific lacerations on Shi Sheng's back, so deep that the bone was visible and even his internal organs were exposed!
Despite the excruciating pain, Shi Sheng stared intently at the man with the curved sword.
The man with the scimitar wiped his blade, which gleamed with the pale moonlight, and chuckled, "Not bad, you managed to detect four strikes. But that should be your limit. You won't have another chance..."
Shi Sheng did not answer, as if he had not heard, but stared thoughtfully at the bright moonlight emanating from the scimitar.
Although the pale moonlight shone on many places, it did not illuminate Shi Sheng's entire body.
Shi Sheng was surrounded by darkness.
Similarly, in many subtle places around the man with the scimitar, there were also several areas shrouded in darkness.
It's really hard to notice unless you look closely.
These dark spots were indeed exactly the same as the trajectory of the sword energy that had attacked Shi Sheng earlier.
Having thought of this, Shi Sheng nodded and said calmly, "I see."
Upon hearing Shi Sheng's words, the man with the curved sword was slightly taken aback, a strange panic creeping into his heart. He forced himself to remain calm and coldly snorted, "Pretending to be tough. With your next strike, you either retreat from the pillar yourself, or become one of thousands of souls killed by my blade!"
Having said that, he unleashed another slash!
Shi Sheng remained calm, but his eyes were full of confidence.
With his palm slightly open, the Power of the Stars surged forth, and the Starry Sky Domain expanded once more.
Beams of starlight illuminated the entire cylindrical arena without any blind spots!
At the same time, in the area not bathed in moonlight, nine sword energies were slashing towards Shi Sheng!
"Found a weakness..." Shi Sheng grinned.
Under the incredulous gaze of the man with the scimitar, he unleashed a single axe strike, shattering all nine sword energies!