"This… can't be!"
Zhan Gui Tianming stared at his HP bar that had dropped to zero, his gaze toward Shi Feng filled with disbelief.
Blade of Flames was the most powerful strike among all his skills — one that could go head-on against a high-tier great lord. Combined with his ability to predict enemy movements, even those old monsters had to give ground.
Yet now Shi Feng had shattered Blade of Flames with a single strike and even counter-killed him.
And that wasn't even the worst of it. What truly shocked Zhan Gui Tianming was that he couldn't see Shi Feng's next move. Even when battling those old monsters, he could predict their actions — but against Shi Feng, it was completely useless…
Zhan Gui Tianming tried to say something to those around him, but with his HP at zero, his body was no longer under his control. He collapsed onto the grass.
As Zhan Gui Tianming fell, the killing intent that had saturated the battlefield froze in an instant. The experts from the four great superpowers stared fixedly at Shi Feng, their hearts filled with terror, every trace of their earlier composure gone.
If any other top expert had been taken down by Shi Feng, that would be one thing. But the one who had just been killed was Zhan Gui Tianming — a being who could fight the old monsters of the major guilds head-on.
Such an expert killed in a single blow — it felt like a dream.
The Divine Realm was not without its devastatingly powerful finishing skills, which was why virtually every top expert possessed strong survival abilities to guard against such events. Zhan Gui Tianming was no exception.
Yet he hadn't even had time to use one. He had simply been killed outright, and Shi Feng's single strike had scattered the Blade of Flames that Zhan Gui Tianming was so proud of before counter-killing him. That was truly terrifying.
The spectating players outside the battlefield had also fallen completely silent, deeply shaken by Shi Feng's strike, their mouths agape.
"Incredible! He one-shotted a top expert from a superpower!"
"So this is Sword King Black Flame?"
The name Sword King Black Flame was not unfamiliar to the crowd, but hearsay was only hearsay. The Divine Realm was developing rapidly, and players' skill levels were constantly improving — past achievements were just that: past achievements. Countless former experts in the Divine Realm had been surpassed one after another by newcomers.
This was especially true for players from other kingdoms and empires, who found the title Sword King Black Flame far less imposing than the name Zero Wing's President.
But this scene gave everyone a profound understanding that the Sword King's terror had not faded with time — it had only grown stronger.
While everyone buzzed with discussion, sheathed the Sacred Sword Thunder Slayer.
"Are you still going to continue?" Shi Feng glanced at Hua Luo Huang Quan and the others, asking lightly.
His voice was calm and mild, yet it instilled an unprecedented sense of pressure in Hua Luo Huang Quan and her companions, compelling them to instinctively part and clear a path.
Watching Hua Luo Huang Quan and the others step aside, Shi Feng led the other four toward the energy crystal ball. From start to finish, Hua Luo Huang Quan and her people didn't dare make a move, watching helplessly from the sidelines.
Hua Luo Huang Quan in particular — though she had wanted to intervene midway, the moment the thought crossed her mind, she felt a thread of indifferent regard, as if her intentions had already been seen through.
That indifferent gaze from Shi Feng seemed to say: Go ahead and try, but you'll become the next Zhan Gui Tianming.
That completely extinguished Hua Luo Huang Quan's resolve.
Her strength was roughly on par with Zhan Gui Tianming's. Even though Shi Feng had used up his finishing skill, with stats that surpassed Tianming's and mastery over Domain, taking her out would be no difficulty.
"So this was the source of his confidence?" Hua Luo Huang Quan recalled Shi Feng's dismissive attitude earlier and now understood clearly — it had nothing to do with the backing of Senluo Pavilion or War Soul. It was purely from Shi Feng's own strength.
"No way… he just walked through?"
This spectacle left the experts of the various factions watching from afar dumbstruck.