Sudden Attack

Xiang Yang glanced over everything in the stone cavern. Confirming that the path ahead had been cut off, he withdrew and returned along the passage he had come through. When he reached the secret door, it opened automatically without anyone controlling it, and he once again returned to the main hall of the Blade Testing Hall.

The hall was deathly silent. Aside from the seven of them, only Chai Ba and Chai Jiu remained. The Golden Armored Puppet's shattered body was still scattered across the floor, while the Black Iron Puppet and Bronze Puppet stood unharmed before their respective secret doors.

Seeing Xiang Yang emerge from the secret door, Chai Ba and Chai Jiu were both baffled. He had only been inside for such a short time—how had he come out so quickly? Could it be that he had gained nothing?

No. With Xiang Yang's cultivation and mastery of the saber, if he had gained nothing, then no one else could possibly gain anything either.

The two had personally witnessed Xiang Yang use Two Armies Face Off from the Ten Styles of Blood Battle against the Golden Armored Puppet. One saber strike had decided victory and defeat, accomplishing the impossible.

Even the outstanding young masters of the Fifth Family would likely fall somewhat short of him. How could a man like him have gained nothing? The only explanation was that he had gathered everything there was to gain in that brief span of time.

Xiang Yang was also surprised to see the two of them. First, the puppets had not attacked them. Second, did Fifth Xianjun actually possess the qualifications and ability to enter a deeper level of the Blade Testing Hall?

It was not that Xiang Yang looked down on him. Even the weakest Black Iron Puppet was not