The sparring match ended quickly.
It was not because Shenhe held back, but because her ice elemental power was completely ineffective.
On top of that, there was Observation Haki.
Su Han completely suppressed her in every aspect.
Mondstadt.
Inside the Knights of Favonius headquarters.
After watching the entire battle, everyone stood there with their mouths wide open.
"Even such a powerful woman couldn't defeat Lord Su Han?"
"That's terrifying. Even the power of a Vision was suppressed!"
"Did you see that? Lord Su Han's clothes weren't even damaged. He wasn't even out of breath."
"So strong, unbelievably strong. Is this what a true master's battle looks like?"
Facing such a battle for the first time, the knights truly had their horizons broadened.
A duel between experts meant life-and-death exchanges in every single second.
Although Su Han and Shenhe were only sparring, neither of them held back in the slightest. Every move was incomparably dangerous.
At least, the knights felt they would not even survive a single strike.
Inside a private room.
After watching the fight, Kaeya turned to Diluc beside him and asked, "What do you think?"
"He's too strong. I'm not his opponent."
Even though he was unwilling to admit it,
Diluc had to acknowledge Su Han's strength.
Speed.
Power.
Judgment.
Control over the battlefield.
In every single category, Su Han had reached the extreme.
In fact, even against that white-haired woman alone, Diluc felt he would not win.
The gap was that enormous.
He was unwilling to accept it.
Diluc gradually clenched his fists, resentment rising in his heart.
"What have I been doing all these years? My father's revenge remains unfulfilled, and my strength hasn't improved at all."
"Damn it."
After a long silence, Diluc made a decision.
He said to Kaeya, "I want to train under Su Han."
"What? You're going to Liyue?"
"Yes. No matter the cost, I want to become stronger. At the very least, I can't continue being this dispirited."
Seeing the hatred in Diluc's eyes,
Kaeya suddenly thought of his adoptive father. His gaze became complicated as he said, "Su Han isn't that easy to deal with. He helped Mondstadt entirely because of Jean and Lord Barbatos. You know that."
"He's a businessman. And I have sales channels. As long as I can take revenge, I'm willing to pay any price."
In the past, Mondstadt was plagued by both internal and external troubles. Even if Diluc wanted revenge, he had to consider the future of his homeland.
But now that Mondstadt was gradually stabilizing, the hatred in his heart naturally began to stir again.
And after witnessing Su Han's overwhelming strength,
Diluc naturally wanted to try.
Seeing that his mind was made up, Kaeya stopped persuading him.
After all, everyone had their own path to walk.
In the next room.
The Spindrift Knight, Eula, watched as Su Han had grown even stronger. Her eyes were full of admiration.
"He's even stronger than last time."
"He came a few days ago and didn't even greet me. I'll remember that grievance."
"Next time we meet, I definitely won't let you off."
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Liyue.
The Millelith soldiers watched their instructor's overwhelming strength and cried out in amazement.
They thought that if one day they could become that strong, it would be wonderful.
At that time, they could not only protect Liyue but even become great heroes.
After taking a short rest, Su Han began explaining techniques.
Among them was how to cultivate Armament Haki.
"If you want to obtain that power you just saw, you must put in one hundred times, even one thousand times more effort! Only by constantly uncovering the power within your bodies can you awaken Haki!"
"Whether you are a knight or a Millelith soldier, if you want to grow stronger, remember my words."
"This is a power humans are born with."
Su Han's words were like an injection of adrenaline.
So the power called Haki was even simpler than the Golden Light Spell. It required no special aptitude.
That was perfect. As long as they trained desperately, that would be enough.
After Su Han finished explaining, the next challenger stepped forward.
This time, it was the astrologer, Mona.
"You won't injure me, right?"
"That's right. So you can use all your strength."
Su Han had never fought a mage before, but he felt Mona's combat ability probably was not that strong.
As it turned out, his guess was correct.
Mona's techniques relied on divination and calculation to launch attacks. Against Su Han, who could perfectly conceal his aura, such methods were effectively useless.
In just three seconds,
the astrologer was defeated.
"I shouldn't have gone up there. This is so embarrassing."
Covering her face, Mona's body turned into splashes of water as she hurriedly fled.
Being defeated at lightning speed in front of so many people
was utterly humiliating.
But Su Han did not mock her. Instead, he began explaining on the spot.
"The reason Miss Mona lost is because her combat approach has flaws. Admittedly, astrology can be powerful in battle and can even provide warnings. Unfortunately for her, I have trained specifically in this area."
"When facing someone who can predict actions, the best method is to conceal your aura completely."
"When the enemy cannot capture your presence, victory becomes effortless."
At first, the audience was confused.
But after hearing Su Han's explanation, they realized there were so many intricacies in combat.
Inside the Jade Chamber.
Keqing watched Su Han's battle and could not help but praise him.
"He's truly incredible. He's grown even stronger. If I went up now, I probably couldn't last more than a few exchanges."
"How does he compare to the previous enemy?"
Ningguang was referring to the Fatui Harbinger.
Keqing thought for a moment and gave her evaluation. "I feel Su Han now holds the absolute advantage. In the last battle, his offensive methods were clearly limited, while the enemy was extremely fast. Now that he has compensated for that weakness, it's almost impossible for Tartaglia to gain the upper hand again."
Su Han could now be said to have no weaknesses.
Speed.
Strength.
Defense.
Explosive power.
Perception.
Now he could even destroy elemental power.
Keqing even wondered, if an adeptus fought Su Han, who would win?
At the scene.
After hearing Su Han's explanation, Mona suddenly did not feel so embarrassed anymore.
It was easy to understand.
Just like an ordinary person competing against a professional athlete, losing was perfectly normal.
After the second match ended, it was soon Lumine's turn.
Once on stage, she requested that Su Han use a weapon.
Because Lumine was a one-handed sword user, she did not want to gain any advantage in weaponry.
Su Han agreed.
However, he did not use the Fire Kirin Sword. Instead, he casually took out an iron sword from the Serenitea Pot.
Lumine was angered by this and asked, "Are you looking down on me?"
"Not at all. This weapon is more than sufficient. And you should have read Adventure King. Let me tell you a principle: any blade can become a Black Blade. The same applies to swords."
Buzz.
The plain and ordinary iron sword
gradually turned as dark as ink under the infusion of Su Han's Haki.
Seeing this scene, everyone immediately thought of Hawk Eye.
Could it be that his Black Blade was actually created through the infusion of Haki?
If that were the case,
then Zoro's defeat was completely justified.
After all, he had not yet comprehended Haki. Losing was perfectly normal.
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