185: Has he been hiding his strength?

“Hiss, what a terrifying sword strike!”

“Facing this sword strike, I even gave up the thought of resisting and could only honestly wait for death.”

“Me too. Instead of struggling in vain, it’s better to just give up and await death.”

“Don’t forget, what we felt was just the aftershock of this sword strike. Just this alone has already made us completely despair. One can imagine what it would feel like to face this sword strike head-on.”

“Can this sword strike be blocked?”

The surrounding crowd couldn’t help but discuss.

They couldn’t block this sword strike.

Even the strongest young people in front of the Tower of the Heavens couldn’t muster the slightest will to resist.

This was the absolute gap in strength.

They finally knew how huge the gap between themselves and Shen Xi was.

“You finally forced out your strongest sword strike,” Wu Su muttered to himself.

Facing One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces, he knew that his Mad Wave Eighteen Slashes simply couldn’t block it.

But he didn’t feel discouraged; instead, hope reignited within him.

If Shen Xi still didn’t need to use One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces when all six slashes were unleashed, that would be true despair.

But now that Shen Xi had already used One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces, it meant that he also felt immense pressure and was about to reach his limit.

Then his next three slashes would have the hope of killing Shen Xi!

Thinking of this, Wu Su not only showed no trace of fear but instead revealed a brilliant smile.

Clang!

Just as Wu Su had guessed.

His continuous six slashes did not threaten Shen Xi and were directly broken by One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces.

He was heavily injured again, and his clothes were already stained with blood.

However, Wu Su immediately took out a Medicinal Pill for healing from his spatial ring. After consuming it, his state recovered to its Peak in an instant.

Then, the six broken slashes transformed back into ocean waves, returning behind Wu Su and merging into his sword move.

“Shen Xi, you’ve also reached your limit. I want to see what you’ll use to block my next three slashes!” Wu Su roared to the sky.

Mad Wave Eighteen Slashes, Sixteenth Slash, Decapitate!

The Sixteenth Slash had already materialized, transforming into surging ocean waves, sweeping towards Shen Xi.

Facing this sword strike, Shen Xi’s expression remained unchanged, still using One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces.

The Sixteenth Slash, Broken!

The blade light transformed into ocean waves, returning behind Wu Su again, amplifying the power of the next slash.

Mad Wave Eighteen Slashes, Seventeenth Slash, Hack!

The blade light was like waves, with faint, indistinct figures of ocean creatures appearing.

This slash possessed infinite power; even its mere aftershock was enough to make the weaker Martial Artists among the surrounding spectators unable to stand steadily.

And this was merely the aftershock of the battle.

One could imagine the pressure Shen Xi would endure facing this slash directly.

“Is that all?” Shen Xi said disdainfully.

It was still One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces, once again breaking this slash.

However, discerning people could tell that although Shen Xi appeared extremely casual, in reality, his body was trembling with an almost imperceptible frequency.

This meant that this slash still had some impact on Shen Xi.

Wu Su naturally noticed this as well.

Seeing this, he almost couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Shen Xi was not truly invincible; his attacks still had some effect on him.

And this was just the effect caused by the Seventeenth Slash.

If it reached the Eighteenth Slash, it would be enough to completely defeat Shen Xi!

Wu Su’s eyebrows danced with excitement; only those who had Cultivated Mad Wave Eighteen Slashes knew how terrifying the last slash of this Martial Arts was.

This could elevate his combat power in a short time, from the Early Stage of the Acquired Realm level to a level that crushed the Early Stage of the Acquired Realm.

This improvement was already enough to defeat Shen Xi!

“Watch my last slash of Mad Wave Eighteen Slashes, Shen Xi, prepare to die!” Wu Su roared with confidence.

As this slash was unleashed, the pressure it exuded made everyone involuntarily retreat.

“Shen Xi lost.”

“Although he is very strong and his performance is quite impressive, he is ultimately only at the Early Stage of the Acquired Realm level.”

“This slash is enough to kill any Early Stage of the Acquired Realm expert.”

“Alas! It’s a pity that a prodigy of his generation ultimately died young.”

“Be careful what you say, aren’t you afraid of being retaliated against later?”

Everyone couldn’t help but sigh.

They were already 100% certain that Shen Xi was definitely not Wu Su’s opponent.

If it weren’t for their worry that Wu Su would seek revenge on those who spoke for Shen Xi after defeating him, they would definitely feel sorry for Shen Xi.

“Warm-up over.”

Just then, Shen Xi suddenly spoke.

As his voice fell, his eyes suddenly changed.

If before they were lazy, at this moment they became sharp and incisive.

Not only that, Shen Xi’s Sword Intent also underwent earth-shattering changes.

The Second Level of Sword Intent leaped up, becoming the Third Level of Sword Intent!

“What! The Third Level of Sword Intent!”

“Shen Xi has been hiding his true combat power all along?”

“I thought he had already reached his limit, but I didn’t expect him to be able to become even stronger?”

“My goodness, this is too incredible.”

“Under twenty years old, Third Level of Sword Intent, is this still something a human can achieve?”

“An illusion, it must be an illusion. I must not be fully awake yet.”

Everyone was stunned.

They originally thought Shen Xi had already revealed his true strength, but they didn’t expect that he could still hide his strength even when facing Two People at the Early Stage of the Acquired Realm level.

Or rather, Wu Su and the other person simply didn’t put any pressure on Shen Xi, so he had never been serious.

It wasn’t until the last slash of Mad Wave Eighteen Slashes was unleashed that Shen Xi finally became a little serious.

Is this even human?

With this kind of combat power, if they competed with him for the Opportunity in the Chasing Wind Secret Realm, would they still have a chance to obtain the Opportunity?

“You’ve been hiding your strength all along!”

Even Wu Su couldn’t help but change his expression.

He was completely dumbfounded.

What he thought was a sure-kill strike turned out to be nothing but a huge joke.

Shen Xi had been toying with him all along, treating him like a jumping clown.

“Otherwise?” Shen Xi grinned.

He easily broke the last slash.

Not only that, he also severed the connection between the last slash and Wu Su, preventing the last slash from transforming back into ocean waves and returning behind him.

This scene made Wu Su feel even more despair.

Not only was his combat power inferior to Shen Xi’s, but his Martial Arts was also completely seen through and directly countered by Shen Xi.

Mad Wave Eighteen Slashes could no longer stack its power; Shen Xi would sever the connection, causing those powers to completely disappear and be unable to return to Wu Su’s body.