That burst of energy came suddenly and neither of them were prepared. Also, the moment that energy appeared, they could sense that it was much more powerful than it was before.
Supreme Fifth Spirit Senior wanted to go up and protect Sima You Yue, but that energy came too quickly. It seemed to penetrate the both of them immediately.
Supreme Fifth Spirit Senior managed to use his spirit energy to block it, but it forced him back two steps. Sima You Yue activated her sprit energy as well, but she was not able to be quicker than the spirit energy.
It was over!
She could sense the boundless energy coming from that. Now that she was completely unable to defend herself against it, was she going to be killed by it?
From the time that the energy burst out to the time that it had attacked her, it all happened in the frame of the time it would take lightning to strike. By the time Sima You Yue managed to react, that burst of energy already went through her.
