Monster

Just as the fist was about to hit Liam from above, cracking his neck and crushing his organs, something happened.

No, it wasn't a clone.

There was no time for that.

No, it wasn't a Void attack.

There was no time for that.

No, it wasn't a White Matter puppet that could take the hit for him. 

There was no time for that.

Instead, what had happened was so stupid, it was almost funny.

The punch… simply slipped off!

Had the scene been a movie, the same move would be repeated over and over again from different angles.

All showing the same thing.

The punch, which would've killed a Rank 5 cultivator in one go, ricocheting off and hitting the air.

The monster looked utterly incredulous, but only for a moment before realizing what had happened.

There was something different about Liam.

He was covered by something!

A suit of something wet and soft-like.

But the surprise hadn't ended there.