Mad Demon Cao Yuan roared and shot forward like lightning. The wooden saber in his hand swung out abruptly, black flames curving toward Instructor Han like a crescent moon.
Instructor Han, empty-handed, narrowed his eyes and rolled to the side, dodging the crescent as he grabbed the straight saber lying on the ground.
With a soft ring, the straight saber left its sheath!
With a saber in hand, Instructor Han's entire demeanor changed at once.
His deep gaze seemed able to see through Mad Demon Cao Yuan's movements. As Mad Demon Cao Yuan flashed before him, he suddenly retreated half a step and slashed sideways!
Clang—!
The wooden saber wreathed in black flames collided with Instructor Han's straight saber, somehow producing the sound of metal striking metal. Mad Demon Cao Yuan grinned savagely and suddenly exerted force!
Instructor Han's straight saber was knocked aside by the wooden saber, but he showed no panic. He accurately predicted the path of Mad Demon Cao Yuan's next strike, dodged it with ease, then retreated several steps in succession, his expression grave.
"Qiye, wasn't his Forbidden Ruin suppressed? How can Cao Yuan still use it?" Baili Pangpang leaned close to Lin Qiye's ear and asked in confusion.
"The higher the Forbidden Ruin's sequence, the weaker that forbidden item's suppression becomes. It can suppress other people's Forbidden Ruins well enough, but Cao Yuan's sequence is too high. It simply can't suppress it completely.
"Besides, his Forbidden Ruin is extremely unusual. Even he can't control himself in his berserk state, so the forbidden item's effect is even weaker," Lin Qiye voiced his guess.
"Then the instructors' Forbidden Ruins have been suppressed too?" Baili Pangpang seemed to realize something. "In other words, Cao Yuan is the only one here who can use a Forbidden Ruin right now,