Chapter 872: Breakthrough, middle-stage Consolidation Realm

"How could this be?"

Instantly, Li Shou's eyes popped out from their eye sockets.

To his surprise, these attacks had done absolutely nothing to Lu Xuan.

He could even see that the Shield of Great Aether faintly appeared around Lu Xuan's body. Li Shou was shocked to find that Lu Xuan managed to block the attacks with just the Shield of Great Aether.

Naturally, a cultivator would prioritize their safety above all else. Along with defensive power items, inner armor, and the Shield of Great Aether, another very commonly used method was carving a 180 defensive barriers on their own bodies.

Only after breaking through all of these could one attack their real bodies.

The Shield of Great Aether was only a portion of a cultivator's entire defense system, but it was surprisingly enough to block the deep-sea snapping turtle chief's attack.