Yang Yan had taken a pill, but his younger brother had not. Thus, Yang Guo, still not fully recovered from his daze, let out a miserable scream. A cultivator's Divine Soul carries Soul Power; when the Divine Soul suffers an attack, this Soul Power is stimulated to provide timely body protection.
By a stroke of luck, Yang Guo had reached the Core Formation Great Perfection, possessed a powerful Divine Soul, and carried a protective talisman, allowing him to barely survive.
One must know that Zhou Chuan was ruthless. To kill his target, he had completely dismantled a single thunderball. Detonating the thunder pearl directly would have yielded even greater power, but Zhou Chuan lacked a shield or other defensive gear, running the risk of blowing himself up as well.
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