As Ling Zhenfei began to clash with Wu Yingxiong, he had already covered him with his Divine Sense, so at the critical moment, he could only resort to Soul Shock.
Ling Zhenfei had originally planned to use Soul Shock as his trump card, seizing an opportunity to catch Wu Yingxiong by surprise, but who could have expected the situation to become so dire that he had no choice but to use it now.
Wu Yingxiong's Divine Sense was briefly staggered by Ling Zhenfei's assault, his body momentarily rigid, but he quickly recovered to normal.
Although the encounter was exceedingly brief, by the time he regained his composure, Ling Zhenfei and Phoenix had also recovered, successfully evading Wu Yingxiong's attack.
"Good lad, you're quite interesting."
"The feeling's mutual."
What Ling Zhenfei and Wu Yingxiong said was, of course, unknown to Phoenix; she only saw what appeared to be a very ordinary Technique, unaware of the undercurrents and actions of the two men.
