When Shi Feng suddenly dodged all six variations of the silver-robed man's single thrust, the onlookers from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion were utterly stunned.
"How did he pull that off?" Leng Qiu's eyes went wide as she stared at Shi Feng, whose eyes remained firmly shut.
That spear technique was so fast it seemed beyond human capability. Even with eyes open, it was impossible to dodge. Yet with his eyes closed, he had evaded every single strike.
It was simply unbelievable!
Standing off to the side, Yuan Tiexin was equally shaken.
"This Black Flame… he truly is something else. I can't believe he saw through Xiao's One Spear Six Variations so quickly," Yuan Tiexin exclaimed in astonishment. "Back in the day, I couldn't count how many times I fell victim to that technique. Xiao had only used it a handful of times, and Black Flame already cracked it—is he some kind of monster?"
The silver-robed man, Xiao, was a veteran assassin of the Seven Sins Flower. Countless top-tier players from super guilds had suffered at his hands. Even fellow Void Realm experts had been killed by him on multiple occasions.
Against the One Spear Six Variations, one had to reach the Void Realm—pushing one's five senses to their absolute limit and achieving a rudimentary mastery over one's surroundings—just to have a foundation for mounting a defense.
Even wielding a two-handed weapon, Xiao could only block four or five of the strikes. Dodging all of them was simply impossible.
Then again, Xiao had a shield, which made blocking easier than with a two-handed weapon. The problem was that getting close to Xiao was exceedingly difficult.
Of course, in the game, plenty of skills could counter such a sharp offensive—large-scale stun attacks, or simply kiting to maintain distance. After all, a Berserker's attack range was inherently limited. Even with a long spear, the reach wouldn't increase by much.
However, in close-range, high-speed combat, aside from life-saving skills that could be activated with a single thought, using any other skill to strike at Xiao was practically impossible. Activating those skills required physical movements, which would feel awkward compared to the speed and fluidity of a basic attack. That brief awkwardness would expose blind spots and vulnerabilities that wouldn't normally exist.
For this reason, experts who had reached the Entering the Subtle stage rarely used skills in close-quarters combat. The smallest opening exposed could lead to instant death.
Shi Feng had not reached the Void Realm, yet he had broken through the One Spear Six Variations without using a single skill. This was something Yuan Tiexin had never witnessed before.
On the battlefield, the silver-robed man Xiao steadied his shaken composure. His eyes blazed with fighting spirit as he unleashed the One Spear Six Variations at Shi Feng with manic intensity.
He used it repeatedly—time after time. Each and every one was cleanly dodged by the slightly closed-eyed Shi Feng, who followed up with counterattacks.
The number of counterattacks grew, starting with a single sword strike and increasing to two.
Xiao blocked every strike, but the damage was far from trivial. Each hit dealt over 500 points of damage—the sheer force behind them was staggering.
In the Divine Realm, when two combatants clashed blade against blade, the impact would largely cancel out. Unless there was a significant gap in strength, the resulting damage was negligible.
But when that gap in power became enormous, even blocking with a weapon would result in considerable impact damage.
That was precisely the situation Xiao now faced.
His equipment was already at the pinnacle of the Divine Realm. He was a Berserker renowned for his strength, and his burst skills were all power-oriented. Yet Shi Feng still outclassed him in raw strength by a massive margin.
This was a first for Xiao as well.
Even those monstrous players in the Divine Realm couldn't suppress him by this much in terms of strength stats.
The way this fight felt, it was nothing like fighting another player. It was like facing a humanoid field boss of the same level. Simply blocking attacks cost him over 500 points of damage, and after activating his burst skill, his total HP was only around 19,000.
He could only withstand so many hits.
Xiao tried to evade Shi Feng's strikes, but he quickly realized that dodging was impossible. Even though his awareness of his surroundings had grown quite refined and he could track the trajectory of Shi Feng's attacks, the sword was simply too fast. He could do little more than barely parry.
"You really are impressive. No wonder Silver took notice of you," the silver-robed man Xiao murmured, looking at Shi Feng. "I had originally planned to unveil this trump card when I challenged Silver, but I suppose I'll just have to test it on you first."
The moment the words left his mouth, Xiao thrust his spear forward, and nine spear shadows materialized at once.