The reason he hadn't used his ultimate techniques early on was because of his pride as a sura and his belief that the humans, strong though they might be, wouldn't be exceptional.

He thought it would be easy enough to deal with the humans with just his strength as a sura king; during the course of the battle, however, Yang Ze and Hong Xi had come at him so quickly that he had no time to activate them.

This had been Suiyue's first opportunity to launch a counterattack instead. Upon seeing what was happening, Yang Ze hurriedly activated his blood-ant soulshard, whereas Hong Xi began circulating [Syzygy] at full power.

A giant shark appeared behind Yang Ze's back. Yang Ze swung down with his greatsword, and the giant shark...