Time seemed to freeze for half a second.
As the powerful sword energy approached him, Xu Xiaoshou, at the crucial moment between life and death, couldn't afford to panic, and made his heart as calm as the water in an ancient well.
He seemed to unconsciously reach out his hand. In fact, the move was a natural reaction he'd gained after many battles.
In the blink of an eye, he employed all the major passive techniques and added some "ordinary wills." As such, when the sword energy arrived, he parried slightly.
The Whitecloud II: Sword-draw style!
Yes, this was the pure sword-will move that had parried Zhou Tiansen's "Deity Mountain-Lifting Technique."
He'd beaten a strong opponent at that time, employing a slight force to overcome a stronger force. They were different approaches, but it was similarly effective now.