Clang!
There was a series of crisp metal banging sounds in the cave, followed by echoes that vibrated back and forth.
Chu Xisheng then held up a sword and reflected the light and shadow of the sword that was coming towards him.
Now, whether it's 'Returning to the Light' or 'Hanging Mirror in the Void Hall', Chu Xisheng is very familiar with it and can do it with ease.
In modern terms, the former ultimate move has become the current flat A.
Just when the dozen Tianzhu and Super Tianjiao who were attacking Chu Xisheng were forced back by the swords and qi and Dao Gang that rolled back, Xiao Xuanwu retracted his limbs and GUI head back into himself with a 'whoosh' sound. In the turtle shell.
The surrounding area of its turtle back has exploded with dazzling sparks all over the sky, and bursts of weapon clashes and explosions of Gang Qi have merged together, making the cave roar like thunder. Even a person of Zhou Liangchen's level can't I felt severe pain in both ears and almost became deaf.
However, he no longer cared about his eardrums. Zhou Liangchen waved his heavy sword and tried his best to intercept the experts who wanted to attack the turtle's back.
The primary target of these people is Chu Ming, and Zhou Liangchen has no intention of obstructing him.
He wished that this woman had been slaughtered.
It's just that there are no eggs left under the overturned nest. Once these people break into the turtle's back, all of them will be attacked from all sides and are not far from defeat.
Behind Zhou Liangchen, almost everyone on Turtle Back was fighting hard.
Zhou Liangchen's cultivation was only at the sixth level, but he was one against two, and he was fighting against two fifth-level super geniuses at the same time.
In the days since Chu Xisheng went north, Zhou Liangchen, probably due to pressure, has gradually awakened and improved several powerful bloodlines, and his martial arts has also made rapid progress, increasing day by day.
Chu Xisheng judged that his current combat power was not weaker than that of a fifth-grade fighter, and even reached the Tianzhu level.
However, the reason why he is able to fight against the strong with the weak is actually relying on a battle formation.
The Xue family and others considered that Zhou Liangchen and Chu Ming were not very familiar with Wuxiang Shenzong's battle formations, so they just arranged a simple 'Beichen Celestial Formation'.
The nine stars of Ying Beichen in this formation are relatively simple to change, but very powerful.
The key is that after adopting this formation, the three masters and servants of Chu Ming and Zhou Liangchen only need to stand where they are without moving.
The shape of Beichen Nine Stars is very much like a big spoon.
The four of them are at the tip of the 'Nine Stars of the North Star'. They only need to stand on the turtle shell and do not need to participate in any changes.
The rest of the 'Guyun Shuanghe' Xue family, Xiao Yi, 'Sha Jian' Qin Ren, 'Sky Sword' Lei Bin and 'Bi Shui Sword' Cao Feng are spoon handles. They rotate left and right around the spoon head, all sides Mopping up, using offense instead of defense.
The Xue family and his wife had their swords together, standing alone on the end of the handle of the spoon.
The two of them are like the tip of a knife, responsible for sharpening the edge.
In an instant, Guo Nu, the 'Wind and Thunder Dual Poles' Ancient Sword and the 'Violent Sword' were positioned in three directions respectively, charging back and forth on the outside of the 'Beichen Celestial Formation'.
They also correspond to the stars, echoing the three evil stars of Qisha, Greedy Wolf and Pojun.
'Sha Po Lang' prefers movement to silence, symbolizing turbulence and change, as well as conquest and killing.
Every time the three of them took action, it was as powerful as thunder and deadly. And if he misses a single hit, he can escape far away and use the formation to move at high speed.
The entire formation combines internal and external elements, and is both offensive and defensive.
There was also Little Xuanwu. Although it retracted its head into its shell, it did not quit the battle.
At this time, layers of ice shields were forming around its turtle shell, and a large amount of water energy lingered around it, slowing down the enemy's movement and energy.
There are also countless ice spears and ice spears thrust out from the top of its turtle shell.
Xiao Xuanwu's body is huge, and his demonic power is also huge, far surpassing that of Bai Xiaozhao, who has the body of Cheng Huang. He has the strongest magic power among everyone except Chu Xisheng.
The ice spears it summoned were actually densely packed, hundreds to thousands, ten feet long, and extremely sharp.
This caused Xiao Xuanwu's entire body to change into the shape of a hedgehog.
There were even balls of Guishui divine thunder roaring and exploding around.
It is extracted by the water essence. Once it is exerted, it will be endless, and the source will be endless, and the more it gathers, the more it will gather.
As for the four people led by Renzhong, they had immediately retreated to the corner to watch the battle from a distance.
Chu Xisheng and Bai Xiaozhao were left alone.
The two of them restrained twelve opponents, and they were able to use their spare strength to help everyone, check and fill in the gaps, and maintain the "Beichen Celestial Formation" without any loss.
As time passed, Chu Xisheng frowned slightly.
His twelve opponents are all good at long-range attacks. They either use hidden weapons or use swords and swords to attack him from a distance of several feet or even dozens of feet, never giving him a chance to face him up close.
In addition, these people seem to have a spiritual connection with each other, and they have an extra tacit understanding of cooperation. Not only are they able to perfectly defend against the hidden weapons and power reflected back by him, but they can also calmly avoid Chu Xisheng, making his movement skills almost perfect. No way to perform.
Chu Xisheng thought for a moment and then turned his attention to the person on the right.
On the top of the man's head, there was also a huge raised swelling, standing tall and tall, looking like a unicorn.
——This should be taken from the second-level secret realm, the ability of a unicorn giant, 'Psychic Link'.
According to previous records, the unicorn giant specializes in psychic attacks. In addition to psychic links, he also has several magical powers that attack people's souls.
However, this person may be afraid of Chu Xisheng's Jiaju Sword Intent and dare not do anything to attack Chu Xisheng with the power of his spiritual mind. He only focuses on connecting everyone's hearts and fully directing and coordinating everyone's fight.
Chu Xisheng used physical attacks several times to try to kill him, but was intercepted by these opponents and failed.
At this time, outside the battlefield, excitement gradually appeared in Jian Shifei's eyes, which had not yet taken action.
The tactics they figured out are indeed feasible!
"Please be careful! You must not let this person get close and use that secret technique!"
The thing that Sword Master feared the most was Chu Xisheng's magical secret technique.
Formless and imageless, soundless and colorless, without beginning or end, boundless and nameless - Chu Xisheng integrated it into martial arts, which is simply elusive.
As long as this person comes within three feet of him, no one can stop Chu Xisheng's sword!
The sword is not good for right or wrong.
Even if he had integrated into the power of the three-eyed giant spirit and his combat power increased several times, he still had no confidence in blocking Chu Xisheng's blade at close range.
Fortunately, this person is not good at concealed weapons! Not good at attacking from a distance either!
This sounds unbelievable. Chu Xisheng, who practices the Yaxian Sword, is not good at long-distance attacks.
But that's the fact. Chu Xisheng could only reflect various hidden weapons and sword energy, but he never actively used any hidden weapons. His own cultivation level is only below the sixth level, and the distance covered by the sword is only a few feet around.
As long as you don't come into contact with Chu Xisheng, you can avoid his invincible secret technique.
Their twelve fifth-grade lower-level super geniuses and Tianzhu were working together to weave a web of silk threads, wrapping it tighter and tighter around Chu Xisheng.
But just pestering is useless.
They judged that Chu Xisheng probably had a god-level talent like the 'Eternal Blood', and his true energy was endless.
Once it becomes a war of attrition, they will definitely lose.
Therefore, we must fight quickly and kill it in the shortest possible time!
The swelling between Jian Shifei's eyebrows was slowly opening, and a purple divine light was contained within it.
At this time, everyone present was shocked.
Chu Ming was even more heartbroken.
She recognized that the method of using the sword was the magical power of the Three-Eyed Giant to calm the mind and calm the soul.
This magical power is exactly the same as the "Dharma of Immobilization" among the seventy-two methods of Disha, and is derived from the same heavenly rules.
Once the 'Calming the Soul' is activated, it will be difficult to move even under the third-grade Earth Ranking.
Chu Ming instinctively clasped another self-defense item inside her sleeve, while secretly hating Chu Xisheng for her incompetence.
If she had known this, she would have just exited the secret realm. Why should she take the risk now and lose another treasure worth more than one hundred thousand taels?
Now, three hundred feet around this little Xuanwu was enveloped by a 'dragon and earth net', and Chu Ming could not retreat even if he wanted to.
She prayed in her heart that the sword's first choice would not be herself.
This is very possible.
Even if Jian Shi uses 'Calming Soul' to immobilize herself, he may not be able to kill her.
But Chu Xisheng, this person is the core pillar among them.
As long as the sword can eliminate this person, it is a winner-takes-all situation.
Everyone here is bound to die and will be swept away by the sword of right and wrong.
Just as Chu Ming's thoughts were spinning, Xiao Yi who was next to him suddenly shouted: "Chu Ming, what are you thinking about? If you want to escape, get out of here! Don't get in the way here."
Chu Ming frowned, and then became furious.
She was worried about the powerful magical power that Jian Fei was about to use, so she had to focus most of her attention there. In the case of distraction and dual use, the reaction and sword-drawing speed are not as fast as before. Just now, I almost missed someone, allowing a fifth-grade super genius to break through to the top of the turtle's back.
But this person was eventually stopped by her.
And who is this woman? How dare a young outer disciple dare to shout and reprimand her? How unreasonable!
If the situation were different, Chu Ming would definitely have a fit on the spot and would have to give this woman a good look.
At this moment, she changed her mind and suppressed the thought.
Once Chu Xisheng is defeated by Jian Feifei, all the disciples of the Wuxiang Shen Sect here will definitely die!
Why should I care about a dead man?
She glanced at Xiao Yi coldly, and simply continued to restrain her sword light, shrinking it to within half a foot of the surrounding area.
The most important thing right now is to accumulate strength and prepare to escape, rather than to maintain this "Beichen Celestial Formation".
Xiao Yi's pupils were slightly dilated and her eyes were incredible. Then she gritted her silver teeth and said with infinite anger: "Bitch! Get out of here."
While Xiao Yi was speaking, she turned around and forced Chu Ming away with a sword, directly taking Chu Ming's place.
In order to save his life, Chu Ming stood in the inner circle of the 'Beichen Celestial Array'. Although it was not the core position, it was also the key point of succession and transition, which was very important.
Therefore, once Chu Ming began to be half-hearted and preserve his strength, the entire formation began to show flaws.
Wang Xizhu in the distance looked ashen and took over Xiao Yi's position without hesitation.
The problem was that the sword combination between her and Xue Tingyou was broken, and Xue Tingyou could only stand at the head of the spoon handle and bear the joint attacks in the surrounding directions.
Fortunately, Chu Xisheng also reacted in time. He threw Bai Xiaozhao, who was cooperating with him in the battle, dozens of feet away, and saved Xue Tingyou's life in time.
When Chu Ming saw this, she smiled coldly. She didn't want to fight, so she simply took a few steps back.
This is because Xiao Yi wants to take her position, so she can't blame her.
Moreover, this woman has violated the rules of the sect by attacking a fellow sect member.
If Xiao Yi dies, nothing will happen.
But if this woman is lucky enough to survive, she must make this woman pay the price. Not only would she want this woman to be punished according to the Wuxiang Divine Sect's sect rules, but she would also let Xiao Yi know how the word 'Chu' in the Chu family in the west of Beijing was written!
Chu Ming thought that it would be good to do this. Although he could not get the qualifications to improve the time mark grass and stone heart blood, he could see the death of Chu Xisheng, his biggest competitor, with his own eyes.
From now on, the upper echelons of the Wuxiang Divine Sect have no choice!
At this moment, Chu Ming felt a warning sign. When she saw Jian Shifei's eyebrows, a huge purple light erupted from her vertical eyes.
At this moment, the sword power of the 'Snap Sword' on the turtle's back, the 'Wind and Thunder Dual Poles' ancient sword and the 'Violent Sword' Guo Nu Yunzhan all stagnated at the same time, and the three of them began to collect true energy in unison.
They all looked at Chu Xisheng, and then saw with their own eyes the purple light ejected from Jian Shifei's eyebrows and hit Chu Xisheng.
Chu Xisheng immediately slashed out a piece of light like a mirror, and resisted it with the ultimate move of 'Returning Light'. However, he could only reflect a small half of it, while nearly 80% of the rest penetrated the shadow of the knife and penetrated forcefully into his body.
Chu Xisheng's entire body froze instantly. He froze in mid-air and fell downwards.
Infinite joy suddenly appeared on Jian Shifei's face.
"Do it!"
He used the vertical eyes between his eyebrows to absorb the reflected purple light. At the same time, he drew his sword out of its sheath and made a surprise attack towards Chu Xisheng like a phantom.
The many young Tianzhu who besieged Chu Xisheng did not need Jian Shifei's instructions at all. They attacked with all their strength as soon as Chu Xisheng was immobilized by the purple light. Without exception, they used their most powerful moves and used all their true energy to defeat Chu Xisheng within one blow!
In order to be foolproof, everyone did not even dare to use the sword, but their hearts were spontaneously reflected by Chu Xisheng's Yaizhan sword intention, and they all contracted all their power into the tip of the sword - they condensed, contracted, and strengthened the true energy to the extreme!
Among them, the three people headed by Zhi Moshan reacted particularly quickly.
They followed closely behind Jian Shifei, and the three-headed giant beasts of White Tiger, Qiongqi, and Chaos simultaneously appeared behind them.
That was the incarnation of their martial will, and it was also a force that could compete with Chu Xisheng's '睚禦刀', and was even more restrained.
At this moment, the breaths of Wang Xizhu, Xiao Yi and others on the turtle's back were stagnant, their hearts tightened instantly, their faces turned pale, and they even felt desperate.
The faces of all the thirty-three super geniuses and Tianzhu outside the turtle back were filled with ecstasy, and their tense minds were relaxed.
Chu Xisheng, who had suppressed them in the Secret Realm of Time for more than nine months, and who was towering over them like a mountain, was finally put into a desperate situation by them, and was about to die in Huangquan!
Although his Yajuan Sword is invincible, he will eventually be defeated here.
Clang!
That was the sound of a sword that struck Chu Xisheng head-on between the eyebrows.
The corners of Jian Shifei's lips were slightly raised, ready to appreciate the blood exploding from Chu Xisheng's eyebrows and the exploded head.
But in the next moment, a look of astonishment appeared on his face, and the surprise and expectation in his eyes gradually faded away, leaving only shock and disbelief.
Jian Shifei found that his sword couldn't penetrate!
Between Chu Xisheng's brows, a bit of seven-colored evil power actually appeared, confronting his sword edge, and they were in a stalemate!
And it wasn't just him, Zhi Moshan and others also arrived later. They were slashing or stabbing with their weapons, and they bombarded Chu Xisheng one after another. In an instant, dazzling sparks exploded, and the sky was filled with power!
The sharp clanging sounds merged together and sounded like thunder.
Then the swords in their hands were defended by a little bit of colorful evil force.
The sword's scalp couldn't help but feel numb, and everything in front of him felt extremely ridiculous.
How could this happen? Among the thirteen of them, the ones with the lowest strength are all low-level fifth-grade super geniuses!
Even though everyone tried their best to attack without reservation, they were unable to break Chu Xisheng's Waigang defense!
How could there be such a ridiculous thing in this world?
Chu Xisheng’s major is not Henglian Kungfu! How could this person's Wai Gang be so strong? What kind of evil power has this guy fused to be so strong that he can resist 120% of their strength and 120% of their sword edge with Gangli?
Chu Xisheng has indeed cultivated both internally and externally. In addition to the Wuxiang Kung Fu, he has also cultivated a top-notch horizontal training hegemonic body, the 'Nine Refinements of the Ultimate Purple Gold Body'!
The problem is that the 'Nine Refining Ultimate Purple Gold Body' is a method that specializes in internal and external cultivation. Its defensive power is 30% weaker than the real Heng Lian Ba body!
How could this person's Wai Gang prevent them from attacking with all their strength? To go toe-to-toe with their sword power?
Absolutely impossible!
Jian Shifei's eyes were scarlet, and a touch of blood suddenly overflowed from his mouth.
He will never allow this ridiculous scene to happen! He will never allow Chu Xisheng to be alive! Even if Chu Xisheng's tyrannical training has reached the point where he is indestructible, he will still kill this person! Do whatever it takes for this!
Jian Shifei bit the tip of his own tongue and revealed all his potential!
His sword was instantly covered with a layer of purple-red aura, and its power increased from 120% to 150%!
The seven-colored evil force between Chu Xisheng's brows was finally blasted away by his sword edge.
But the next scene made his heart feel an infinite chill.
After Chu Xisheng's first layer of outer gang was blown away by him, three layers of outer gang were formed layer by layer.
At the same time, a pair of white tiger wings spread behind Chu Xisheng, causing countless tiger-hair-like Geng-gold auras to appear on Chu Xisheng's skin - those were white tiger wing armors!
When Jian Shifei's long sword struck in front of Chu Xisheng's eyebrows, there was another clang sound and a burst of white sparks exploded.
The sword, which had unleashed all its potential, only penetrated less than half of Chu Xisheng's eyebrows!
Jian Shifei was at a loss, wondering what kind of immortal hegemonic body this was?
Chu Xisheng's external martial arts practice seemed to be stronger than his Yaizhan sword!
The sword was able to injure Chu Xisheng at least, but the others couldn't even injure Chu Xisheng's hair.
The situation of those who hit Chu Xisheng's body was even worse. After the four layers of outer armor, they still had to face the two outer layers of 'Wind and Thunder Black Armor' and 'Jingtian Inner Armor'.
Not only were these people unable to leave a tiny scratch on the Fenglei Xuanjia, they also had to withstand the counter-injury force of the 'Jingtian Inner Armor'.
What made Jian Shifei's heart palpitate even more was that Chu Xisheng's pupils shone brightly again, and his fingers were also moving!
This person has practiced the Nine Wheels of God. Not only is his spiritual mind extra powerful, but he has also divided his soul into ten parts!
The effect of 'calming the mind and calming the soul' on him was far weaker than Jian Shifei imagined!
Also, this guy's fourth-level Wai Gang became stronger after Chu Xisheng's eyebrows were injured, and he actually pushed the Sword Fei De out faintly, pushing it outward!
This is the funeral dance!
Jian Shifei felt cold and silent in his heart.
He knew in his heart that once Chu Xisheng woke up, all of them would be finished.
This is a monster with strong sword skills and a domineering body that cannot be beaten or defeated!
——This guy actually has the 'blood of eternity', and his true energy is endless and endless!
He is more than just Chaotianzhu? More than just the Saint level? This is clearly another Overlord!
He is even more powerful than the former Overlord Martial King!
"Chubby!"
Jian Shifei cursed in his heart, and the swelling between his eyebrows and vertical eyes suddenly exploded, exploding countless blood powder.
All the purple light inside was stimulated by him and bombarded Chu Xisheng's body, continuing to consolidate the 'soothing' effect.
Jian Shifei swung the sword with all his strength, and actually thrust out more than twenty swords in just one breath. Each one was done with all his strength and everything he had!
At the same time, Jian Shifei roared like thunder: "You haven't done anything yet? Do you really think you can hide it from Chu Xisheng? From the elders of Wuxiang Shen Sect? If he wakes up now, we will all die!" "
On the turtle's back, the ancient sword 'Wind and Thunder' sighed.
He swung his sword suddenly and struck the nearest 'violent sword' Guo Nu.
Guo Nu swung his sword in time to prevent it. Although he was struck twenty feet away by the sword power of the 'Wind and Thunder Double Poles' ancient sword, he still managed to prevent this fatal and sudden sword.
As Guo Nu's figure was thrown away, he couldn't help but curse.
"Fuck your grandma, she already thought something was wrong with you and was on guard against you! I didn't expect that the traitor is actually you, a bastard!"
At the same time, Guo Nu's eyes also showed confusion.
On the first and second levels of the secret realm, the ancient sword was by his side and never left.
How did Gu Jian hide it from him and kill Fang Buyuan and Chu Ming?
This was the reason why Guo Nu never doubted his fellow sect member in the first place.
The next moment, he saw the figure of the ancient sword split into two.
Each of them held two swords of wind and thunder. One attacked Chu Xisheng with a speed that was invisible to the naked eye, while the other flashed away towards the ice coffin on the back of the Xuanwu turtle.
Guo Nu's pupils suddenly dilated.
"Wind and Thunder Twins!"
This is clearly the top secret technique of the "Sixth Heaven of Desire Realm", the Wind and Thunder Twin Body! It needs to be combined with the two top bloodline talents 'Wind Master' and 'Thunder God' to use it. The body can be divided into two major incarnations, 'Wind' and 'Thunder'.
His mind couldn't help but sink again, and the hope that had originally been fostered by Chu Xisheng's domineering body was once again shaken and dissipated.
The strength shown by this guy is clearly a Super Heavenly Pillar!
He is a master whose talent and combat power are stronger than the sword!
The twin wind and thunder bodies are also particularly troublesome. They are said to be immortal and their twin bodies will last forever!
If they cannot be killed at the same time, the wind and thunder twins can regenerate infinitely before the ancient sword's true energy is exhausted!
When Guo Nu was shocked, the 'wind' incarnation of the ancient sword had already flashed in front of the ice coffin.
This person's murderous intention towards the uneven center of the ice coffin actually seemed to be greater than Chu Xisheng's!
Not only is his agility superb, but his swordsmanship is nearly twice as fast as his right and wrong sword! A slash of the sword, carrying the wind and thunder, sliced open the ice coffin like rotten paper.
The 'Thunder' incarnation of the ancient sword appeared behind Chu Xisheng.
The purple thunder sword held by this incarnation of thunder also produced countless wind and thunder, like an invincible siege ram, striking at Chu Xisheng!
The sword power here is different from that of the ice coffin.
The wind incarnation that attacked the ice coffin only wanted to be fast, and divided Fang Buyuan inside the ice coffin into pieces as quickly as possible.
The incarnation of thunder Qiu Ze is 'strong', trying to break through all Chu Xisheng's Waigang defenses with one sword and send him to hell.
Standing in front of Chu Xisheng, Jian Shifei's eyes couldn't help but shine again.
The sword of the ancient sword is very strong, terrifyingly strong. It will definitely be able to break through Chu Xisheng's horizontal body and kill it!
But the next moment, Jian Shifei saw that Chu Xisheng's stiff face had an expression on the opposite side, and the corners of his lips actually raised slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile.
"It's really you!"
Chu Xisheng's body also shattered into pieces at this moment!
But it was not that he was injured by the ancient sword, but his whole body turned into a strong wind.
Jian Shifei's pupils suddenly dilated, and four words appeared in his mind - Lord of the Divine Wind!
He also immediately thought of the characteristics of the 'Lord of the Divine Wind'.
The body turns into a body of divine wind, which can be invulnerable to strong energy, invulnerable to swords, and invulnerable to all kinds of magic!
So this guy, he wasn't affected by his own 'calming spirit' at all?
The next moment, Jian Shifei saw another flash of sword light.
That's - Kamikaze Mirror Blade* polarized oblique shadow!
The purple thunder sword of the ancient sword was actually guided by Chu Xisheng's sword light and struck towards his forehead.
The thunder body of the ancient sword was unable to sheath the sword, and the sword could only follow Chu Xisheng's guidance and thrust forward!
Before Jian Shifei had time to react, he was hit by the sword light. First, his eyebrows burst into blood, and then his whole head exploded.
Gu Jian finally controlled his sword, but his expression was extremely ugly.
You've been fooled!
This guy is clearly trying to lure him into action!
The next moment, Gu Jian saw Chu Xisheng pull out the Jade Gui Jin Nai Dao and slash at him.
This is the Trace of the Wind * Infinite Slash!
That jade-white sword was invisible, soundless, colorless, without beginning or end, boundless, and unnameable!
In addition, a little three-color aura appeared in front of the blade!
Gu Jian recognized this aura, it was the sword evil that Chu Xisheng tried to condense on the second level.
But before the ancient sword left, Chu Xisheng's sword was far less harmonious, sharp, sharp, and domineering than it is now!
Gu Jian instinctively put the sword in front of his eyebrows, trying to defend himself. However, after he completed the action of sheathing the sword, Chu Xisheng's knife broke into his chest from below, and the sharp knife force rushed in, destroying every inch of the structure and every part of his thunder incarnation. .
Gu Jian's entire body began to dissipate and collapse from his chest.
His facial features were as cold as ice, and his eyes were cold.
The ancient sword still failed to capture the true position of Chu Xisheng's sword, so it was inevitable that it would end up like this.
However, he still has the wind incarnation. As long as the wind incarnation is immortal, his thunder incarnation can be regenerated within five breaths.
But at this time, in front of the ice coffin, the sword that the ancient sword had cut into the ice coffin had to be quickly withdrawn to defend against a silver-white sword shadow stabbing from the side.
He turned back to look at the silver sword light and the man holding the long sword, his pupils could not help but swell with disbelief!
How can this be?
