Above the Bluestone Arena, the fierce winds raging through the air slowly subsided, and the flying stone chips and dust gradually settled.
Having just unleashed dozens of fierce attacks, Lü Chongrui stood where he was and steadied his breathing. His chest rose and fell slightly. The probing ease in his eyes had faded, leaving only solemn gravity.
He looked up at the tall figure in black opposite him and spoke slowly, his tone serious. "Your strength truly is formidable. I unleashed my trump card and attacked you with dozens of linked moves, yet you blocked every one of them steadily."
There was no empty courtesy in those words. They were his heartfelt assessment after testing his opponent himself.
The Reincarnation Twin Swords he had just used were his ultimate trump card, honed through years of arduous training. Offense and defense cycled endlessly, using the enemy's strength against him in a nearly insoluble assault. The layered sword force had long since surpassed the level of ordinary true qi peak battles.
Had most veteran true qi peak experts within the Prefecture Domain faced it head-on, those unbroken, ever-escalating sword moves would have denied them even half a breath. Even if they avoided injury and defeat, they would surely have crumbled step by step, their blood and qi unsettled as they struggled to defend. Such composure would have been impossible.
Yet Li Tai had withstood every impact of that sword force. Though sword light coiled around him and violent energy enveloped his body, his breathing remained deep and steady, his flesh unharmed. He was like a rock amidst raging winds and towering waves, utterly immovable.
After those dozens of exchanges, Lü Chongrui truly saw this dark-horse Heavenly Prodigy from beyond the domain in a new light.
The most terrifying aspect of his Reincarnation