At the same moment that Terug noticed that punch, he used his trump card and World Qi burst from his body reducing the damage from the punch and barely managing to repel the Essence Slayer Sword.
The World Qi was wasted extremely quickly in that state, and there was even risk of suffering a temporal decrease of strength after bursting it in that way, but since the effects would be nullified, Terug decided to go all out, or the previous attack would have damaged even his soul.
"You had just shot, and before I noticed it, you were already at my back. Since I didn't detect any space ripples, you must have combined the Space Essence with the Time Essence, but I didn't notice the Time Essence either, which meant that your control over it vastly surpasses mine..."
Terug's shock only increased as the battle advanced, but at the same time, he was happy because Yale was his friend and not his enemy. Having strong friends was a blessing.