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Chapter 25: Everyone here has superpowers, how can you use a gun?
However, the bullet did not hit him immediately.

In that instant, Chen Xuan felt a profound and mysterious sensation. Every movement of the person before him seemed to slow down. He could even see the burst of flame from the muzzle of the gun and the bullet as it left the barrel. To be precise, the thing resembled a sophisticated syringe, with the short needle at the head and the feathered stabilizing fins at the tail clearly visible!
This is precisely the effect of the "Divine Eye Technique"!

Excellent, just as I expected, it can enter a state of divine vision the moment it senses danger!
Chen Xuan used all his skills to condense his first Qi sword, placing it horizontally in the path of the bullet. Unlike the Spirit Sword Technique, the Thousand Thoughts Sword does not need to be attached to any physical entity. It can take shape out of thin air and is itself a physical entity. It is no different from the flying sword in immortal techniques that can take the enemy's head from a hundred paces away, except that it does not have its own intelligence.

The vision lasts only about half a second, but that's enough.

There was a soft clang, and sparks flew everywhere.

The bullet was precisely stopped by this sword!
Joan of Arc was still in the dark about what had just happened.

"Your Excellency, Divine Envoy? This is..."

Chen Xuan suddenly felt a surge of confidence! He had actually intercepted a bullet—that was incredibly cool!
Although he understood how to use these abilities from the moment he acquired them, the mental image and the actual combat are two completely different things. From the moment the opponent suddenly attacked to the moment he successfully intercepted them, the entire process took less than a second, yet he could now clearly hear his own rapid heartbeat and feel a slight dizziness from the surge of adrenaline.

The most crucial point is that he must outwardly appear to be in complete control, as neither the divine messenger nor the mysterious shopkeeper's authority allows him to make a scene at this moment.

"So you used this to seal Joan of Arc's abilities?" Chen Xuan summoned another sword with his other hand, placing one on each side of him. Three swords were indeed the limit, but to use them flexibly, two swords were currently the most suitable for him. "Unfortunately, they're too slow for me."

This isn't bragging; it's a psychological attack.

The witch's expression also became noticeably serious.

She threw down her staff and pulled a spinning weapon from under her cloak.

Chen Xuan was stunned. "No way... you brought this to the Middle Ages?"

Although it only has four chambers, judging from the caliber of its barrels, which are about the thickness of a wrist, the projectiles it fires are at least at the level of a man-portable grenade!
At the same time, Joan of Arc grabbed the iron chain attached to her shackles and charged toward the witch—even though it was just an ordinary chain, after being enhanced by the Spirit Sword Technique, it was not much worse than a sharp cleaver.

"Die, you evil witch!"

Two against one, the advantage is mine.

Besides, what does it matter if the opponent is firing grenades? Chen Xuan's mind raced. The muzzle velocity of those things is much lower than that of bullets, and they need to be hit to detonate. He could easily cut them down while they were in flight.

With a soft "thump," a large, round bullet flew out of the muzzle.

Chen Xuan deliberately entered a state of divine vision—just as he had expected, the large-caliber bullet was much slower, and the opponent's shot was slightly off-target, making it impossible for it to hit him. His plan was simple: sidestep the bullet's path, control one qi sword to thrust at the opponent's chest, and keep the other as a backup…

However, the next second, the witch suddenly vanished from her spot and appeared directly in front of him! The two were so close that they could almost feel each other's breath!

how come?
Chen Xuan's head suddenly went blank.

Neither of his two swords could protect him anymore, and he could only watch helplessly as his opponent raised his foot and swept it fiercely towards his neck!
His body reacted almost instinctively. He raised his right hand high to block in front of his head, and then a powerful sweeping motion slammed into his elbow, sending him flying!
Chen Xuan immediately heard a cracking sound.

That was the sound of a forearm breaking.

He was actually kicked three or four meters away, crashing through the cage bars and tumbling all the way to the side wall before finally stopping!

Is this the kind of power a human can possess?

Chen Xuan felt his blood churning violently, and he almost vomited. If it were a normal person, this would have resulted in high-level paraplegia, but he was protected by a mental cultivation technique. The Heavenly Cloud Technique circulating within his body not only sealed off all his internal bleeding but also minimized the pain at the fracture site.

He could even feel a surge of energy surrounding the severed hand, as if it were trying to force the bones back into place.

The witch clearly wasn't going to give him a chance to catch his breath.

After kicking, she ran towards where his foot had landed.

Chen Xuan ordered his sword to change direction and thrust it straight at himself!

Now the enemy is positioned between her and the sword. If she doesn't dodge, even if she manages to press her advantage, she will inevitably suffer a sword wound.

Another strange thing happened. Just as the sword was about to pierce her, she vanished again, reappearing more than ten meters away. The sword's momentum didn't diminish, and it instantly pierced Chen Xuan's body.

The witch revealed a triumphant smile.

But the smile quickly disappeared.

Because she saw Chen Xuan stand up as if nothing had happened, with half a sword shadow still visible on his chest.

This sword is made of Laozi's qi. Stabbing myself is just returning the qi. Do you really expect Laozi to kill himself? Chen Xuan cursed inwardly, "You're playing too insidiously!"

But what's with that teleportation?

It's true that the "Divine Eye Technique" can only capture a half-second of close observation, but surely it's not so bad that the naked eye can't even catch her movements?
At this moment, Chen Xuan felt a surge of excitement, which was far more thrilling than playing games on the computer! The rush of adrenaline made his hands tremble slightly, but his mind was clearer than ever before.

He had previously thought that the opponent was no match for Joan of Arc in a head-on confrontation, but now it seemed that he was completely wrong! Joan of Arc couldn't keep up with the witch's movements at all. In the time it took for her to raise her hand and swing the chain once, the witch had already kicked once and teleported twice!

"Looks like your reaction is nothing special. You can dodge bullets, but you can't dodge my legs." The witch raised her revolver grenade launcher again.

What, you're going to resort to psychological attacks too?
Chen Xuan realized he had to make a choice—whether to use the half-second of his divine vision before firing, or to wait until she launched a follow-up attack before using it.

If I were even a fraction of a second slower, I would have had to take the hit head-on. But then again, was it really a grenade? One had already been split in two by the Qi Sword, but judging from the scattered fragments, it seemed far too complex.

She knew perfectly well that the gun was ineffective against her, so why did she still fire before each attack? Or... was it just a feint?

Chen Xuan casually brushed the dust off his clothes. "Actually, I deliberately let you get close."

"what?"

“If I don’t give you any room to maneuver, how can I assess whether your abilities are worth stealing?” he said slowly. “Even if I let you get close ten more times, you still wouldn’t stand a chance. Joan of Arc, stay there and don’t move; she can’t hurt me.”

Joan of Arc paused for a moment, then nodded seriously, "I understand."

The red-haired witch's expression turned cold, and she decisively pulled the trigger!
Just now, Chen Xuan mocked her and had Joan of Arc watch from the sidelines, all to provoke her into doing it again! Following the same routine, he thrust one sword at the witch and held the other sword in mid-air, waiting for its turn. However, this time, he did not use the Divine Eye Technique at the beginning, but waited until the firelight appeared before entering the Divine Vision state!
By the time he could see the trajectory of the bullet, it was less than half a body length away from him.

No matter how fast he dodges, he can't possibly avoid it at that distance!

Just then, the witch vanished, and the sword he had thrust out missed its mark. At the same time, he sensed a faint, almost imperceptible aura on the bullet's head.

So that’s it!
A thought flashed through Chen Xuan's mind! These launched contraptions weren't just simple weapons; they were also special locators. And the witch could switch between these locators, appearing as if she had suddenly disappeared! The one she could instantly teleport to in front of him was the very syringe that had been fired first.

Is this her ability?
She will definitely use the same trick again this time, because the bullet's position is even better than last time. Presumably, in her eyes, she is not good at close combat.

In other words, the warhead that is about to hit itself will be replaced by a witch!

Chen Xuan didn't need to dodge, because he still had a third Qi sword as a backup plan! He only needed to summon the third Qi sword and hold it horizontally in front of him to make the opponent run into the blade.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, the third sword had already taken shape!

But the bullet didn't turn into a witch; instead, it collided with the sword and exploded!
No, this thing can actually explode!

With a deafening roar, Chen Xuan was once again thrown against the wall by the force of the explosion. Fortunately, the warhead seemed to be some kind of shaped charge, and most of the energy was blocked by the qi sword.

That guy did change positions, but he didn't switch to the grenade that was just fired!
"You can only see what happens in a very short time, right?" A cold voice came from behind him. "When I kicked you, I also left you a little souvenir, but you don't seem to have noticed."

The red-haired witch had appeared behind Chen Xuan without him noticing. Holding a dagger, she cleanly and swiftly stabbed him in the back of the chest—a vital spot capable of simultaneously damaging the lungs and heart, and also severing the target's instinct to resist.

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