Casting the Net

Li Qi was not in any hurry either. He observed the flaws in his opponent's swordsmanship while also watching his surroundings, including the other fifth-rankers who had come to watch.

True Knowledge Dao Charm sensed the specific conditions around him.

With that in mind, once the threads of causality had wrapped around his opponent, Li Qi spoke.

He said to the fifth-ranker before him, sword in hand, "Brother, it is time to decide the victor."

Having said that, Li Qi wasted no words. The dharma manifestation behind him pressed its palms together.

As for the threads of causality established earlier, they shrouded the surrounding area.

At that moment, the swordsman suddenly felt every hair on his body stand on end!

Malice!

A chilling hostility enveloped him!

It was as though the whole world were targeting him!

This swordsman was very formidable.

The battle remained exceedingly fierce. Li Qi's dharma manifestation continuously unleashed all manner of techniques, and across the vast battlefield spanning the diameter of a star, countless spells wove themselves into an enormous net.

The swordsman, meanwhile, was far simpler than Li Qi. He merely kept drawing his sword. With extraordinary swordsmanship, every strike destroyed the greatest possible number of Li Qi's techniques for the smallest possible expenditure.

Relying on such exquisite swordsmanship, their mana consumption stood at roughly one to two thousand.

For every unit of mana the swordsman expended, Li Qi had to expend two thousand units just to maintain the stalemate. Otherwise, the swordsman would close in.

With such a disparity in consumption, it was only natural that the swordsman showed no urgency whatsoever.

Li Qi had spread his net wide, so his expenditure was immense. The swordsman only needed to rely on his exquisite swordsmanship, constantly weaving through the battlefield, constantly approaching, constantly compressing the