"Killed in a single move!"
"Is the gap between Tier 3 and Tier 4 really that enormous?"
The experts from the various major factions in the VIP spectating rooms couldn't help but draw a sharp breath when they witnessed the scene.
They had always known that Tier 4 was the dividing line between the strong and the weak in the Divine Realm, but after seeing how Lina and the others had managed to fight Shi Feng to a near standstill—ultimately falling to a disadvantage, yet still capable of putting up a fight—they hadn't expected this.
But now…
"Damn it! He was… toying with us the entire time!" The towering man who had transformed into a half-dragon glared at Shi Feng hovering in midair, his heart filled with fury and unwillingness.
"No! That shouldn't be it!" Lina shook her head.
"What do you mean? Wasn't he just messing with us?" the giant asked, confused.
"This is only my guess." Lina glanced at Shi Feng and whispered, "From the very start of the battle, he must have been secretly guarding against Lord Odin the whole time."
"Guarding against Lord Odin?" The others heard this and suddenly realized something.
Lord Odin moved like a phantom within Vision Myth—if he hadn't chosen to reveal himself, not a single one of them would have detected his presence.
It was only after Black Flame spoke directly that Lord Odin had been forced to show himself.
The possibility was very real.
In an instant, the giant and the others felt a chill crawl over their entire bodies. If what Lina said was true, then Black Flame was far more terrifying than they had imagined.
And Shi Feng, who had just killed Bao Sha, couldn't help but glance over at Odin in the distance.
"He didn't make a move?" Shi Feng found this somewhat surprising.
Ever since they had begun capturing the high-tier resource nodes, he had sensed a faint, almost imperceptible killing intent lurking in the shadows. If not for his advancement to Tier 4 and the qualitative leap in his physique and mental strength, he probably would never have noticed it at all.
That was precisely why he had been holding back his strength the entire time—even when fighting Lina and the others, he had never gone all out.
He had been waiting for the hidden killing intent to strike.
However, after Bao Sha made his move, that faint killing intent from Odin had been fully exposed.
For a figure as significant as Odin, he had to exercise extreme caution. In his previous life, that name had been thunderous—an invincible existence among the Tier 6 god-level experts. Fighting above one's tier was simply a daily occurrence for a powerhouse like Odin.
In his previous life, Odin had fought a Tier 5 NPC while still at Tier 4, and the result was a draw—but that single battle had destroyed an entire NPC city…
The gap between Tier 5 and Tier 4 was even greater than the gap between Tier 4 and Tier 3.
That was why he had cautiously deployed his Tier 4 skill, Blade Domain.
The reason Tier 4 Classes were called Tier 4 Classes—why they inspired fear among the masses and were hailed as powerhouses of the Divine Realm—was not merely their extraordinary physique and terrifying command of mana. The most important factor was their ability to wield Tier 4 magic skills.
In the Divine Realm, Tier 4 magic skills represented a qualitative leap compared to Tier 3 magic skills. Tier 4 magic skills primarily drew their power by channeling external mana, and the difference in destructive force between that and the self-mana-based channeling of lower tiers was like the difference between heaven and earth.
With Tier 4 magic skills, he would dare to fight an actual Tier 3 young dragon head-on, let alone instantly kill a half-dragon like Bao Sha.
Yet what was truly surprising was that Odin had not actually taken action at all—he had only used his killing intent to create the illusion of an imminent strike.
"The youngsters these days really are growing more and more impressive." Odin, whose features were completely hidden beneath a white cloak, chuckled lightly. Then he turned to Brechel. "Let's go."
"Yes, sir!"
Brechel no longer had any doubts, but before turning to leave, he cast one more glance at Shi Feng. He said nothing, yet the meaning in his eyes was perfectly clear.