At this moment, He Ao glanced at the Blood Blade stained with green blood, then at the nearly identical radiance around him. He lowered his head and looked at where Vistain had just been standing.
Too close. Far closer than before.
Judging from the previous encounters, even when Vistain appeared, he would not stand this close, giving He Ao a chance to attack him in such a short time.
Just as He Ao was thinking, a sudden thought struck him.
He raised his head and looked toward his rear flank.
A shadow suddenly charged at his side.
He Ao immediately drew his blade to block and turned as he retreated.
Heavy Strike!
Bang--
A crisp sound rang out. This time, the shadow did not immediately turn incorporeal, but forcibly blocked He Ao's Blood Blade.
Then, in the next second, the Blood Blade shattered the weapon the shadow had used to block and violently tore apart the fragile shadow.
Immediately afterward, He Ao swung the Blood Blade and slashed at another shadow charging in from the side.
This time, the shadow flickered before ultimately turning illusory, allowing the Blood Blade to pass straight through it.
The shadow barely brushed past him, scraping across He Ao's body and leaving behind a bloody gash.
This shadow was far faster than before. Clearly, Vistain had once again obtained, through some means, the enhancement he had displayed earlier.
He Ao gripped the Blood Blade and raised his head, looking around.
Shadows emerged from the pervasive radiance almost simultaneously, filling He Ao's pupils with reflections.
The next second, those shadows burst forth, turning into countless streaks as they rushed toward He Ao.
He Ao immediately raised the Blood Blade while weaving between beams of radiance.
Crack--
In an instant, a bloody gash was torn open on