Some people knew that only Heavenly‑Immortals could possess 'qi', but now they saw it on Evan Yang, which made everyone feel strange. Chris Lee had already witnessed Evan's odd attacks, like a gust of wind, and now hearing others say this was something only Heavenly‑Immortals could have, he looked puzzled as well.
As for Shawn Xiao, he still refused to believe Evan Yang was using the kind of 'qi' only Heavenly‑Immortals could possess. He himself had only just recently grasped it, barely stepping into the Heavenly‑Immortal realm.
But Evan Yang was clearly only sixth‑tier, which made Shawn Xiao feel even more unsettled. Not only that, Evan's 'qi' seemed stronger than his own, meaning Evan had touched the threshold earlier than he did.
Ever since Evan Yang started cultivating, he'd been working on 'qi'. He used to treat it as a colorless gas, never realizing it was something only Heavenly‑Immortals could comprehend. Back then, whenever he saw Qi‑Path Lineage experts, he wasn't sure if their arts had been modified by some Immortal.
So when Evan saw Shawn Xiao using it too, he at first thought it was a Qi‑Path Lineage technique. But after hearing the crowd, he understood—it was actually something only Heavenly‑Immortals could possess.
"So Heavenly‑Immortals can comprehend 'qi'. Looks like all that qi cultivation I did before really was connected," Evan Yang muttered to himself.
Each person had their own thoughts, but Evan Yang quickly gained the upper hand. The lightning‑like sparks that originally appeared between the two now began to shift toward Shawn Xiao, meaning his 'qi' was weaker than Evan's.
Being weaker than Evan Yang meant Shawn Xiao was about to be suppressed.
Just as everyone guessed, the flashing collisions reached Shawn Xiao. Sweat began to bead on his forehead—he knew that once his defenses fell, Evan's 'qi' would crash over him.
People wondered why Evan Yang's 'qi' was so powerful, and why he didn't use it more often. Even Evan himself didn't know—usually he just used Windshadow Burst, moving like the wind, never as explosively as today. It felt like some force was guiding him, causing wave after wave to surge at Shawn Xiao.