The combat strength Xinghe Wangxi had displayed shocked everyone present.
Nobody had imagined that Xinghe Wangxi could be this powerful.
Not only was his strength unparalleled, but his speed was so fast that no one could even follow his movements. What he'd used was nothing more than a Berserker's most basic Smash skill, yet the destructive force it unleashed felt even greater than an area-of-effect ability.
That level of devastation — a Field Boss of the same level wouldn't do much better.
"This time, Black Flame is definitely finished!"
The elite army of the Star River Alliance, upon witnessing this scene, felt their previously suppressed spirits soar.
"As expected of the Star River Alliance's guild master — he was hiding a card like this." Even Rongguang Huixiang, the guild master of Twilight Echo, was taken aback. He had his own trump card, but it was a step below what Xinghe Wangxi had just shown.
With that kind of power and speed, the previous sudden strike would have either killed or critically wounded Black Flame.
At that moment, the hundred or so expert players who had been charging in also came to a halt, thinking the fight was essentially over and there was no need for them to intervene.
The dust and smoke cleared. A man wearing a black cloak and wielding a bluish-green long sword was still standing perfectly fine right in front of Xinghe Wangxi.
"He blocked it? How is that possible?" Everyone's jaws nearly hit the ground.
Facing Xinghe Wangxi's attack that exceeded even a Field Boss's might, Shi Feng had actually blocked it.
They had imagined Shi Feng might dodge with a skill, but none of them had expected that he would actually block the strike with his sword — and emerge completely unscathed. Only the ground beneath his feet had cracked, the fractures spreading roughly five yards in every direction, a testament to just how heavy Xinghe Wangxi's Smash had been.
"What incredible strength." Shi Feng's hand gripping Slayer Thunder had gone numb from the impact.
Although he had sensed Xinghe Wangxi charging toward him, he hadn't expected the man's power and speed to increase so dramatically. At that velocity, dodging was out of the question. If not for his intimate knowledge of the surrounding terrain, he wouldn't have been able to activate his Parry skill in time.
Parry was one of the Swordsman's core survival skills, capable of negating a single frontal blow. However, the impact force couldn't be fully negated. If the attack had connected with his body, even with over 14,500 hit points and his defensive stats, he wouldn't have been one-shotted — but his HP would have been reduced to a sliver.
"Let's see how many survival skills you've got!" Realizing his ambush hadn't worked, Xinghe Wangxi shifted tactics and swung Weeping Silver, executing a One-Line Slash. Compared to the earlier Smash, it covered a wider range and came with a speed bonus.
Bolstered by the Haste potion, a streak of silver light surged toward Shi Feng like a hungry maw. Xinghe Wangxi paid no attention to the opening he'd exposed — it was pure all-or-nothing, trading life for life.
Shi Feng immediately used Silent Step to evade the silver light's onslaught, reappearing behind Xinghe Wangxi. Slayer Thunder swept through the air in a flash.
When players used skills, they often struggled to adapt to the skill's motion, making their attack animations unnatural and exposing openings.
Xinghe Wangxi was no exception right now.
A blue-green flash of light streaked forward at terrifying speed. Even if Xinghe Wangxi wanted to defend, it was already too late.
But Xinghe Wangxi had apparently anticipated this. His sword tip pivoted sharply as he unleashed Whirlwind Slash, completely ignoring the descending blue-green blade and planning to trade blows with Shi Feng.
With a decisive advantage in Strength, a straight trade would be absolutely in his favor.
Shi Feng had no intention of trading blow for blow. In a single thought, he activated Sword Control Return to Heaven.