Aifolan swiftly pulled away and steadied herself not far off. She looked at Xi Xiu's saber, never expecting such an unremarkable weapon to be so formidable. Its material had to be extremely rare.
The outer layer of her saber was coated in metal, probably meant to counter her Atomic Sword.
Her opponent's strength and understanding of Martial Skills exceeded her expectations.
Aifolan decided to go all out.
She accelerated her attacks, her body nimbly flipping through the air. Several times, she nearly struck Xi Xiu.
The two fought from high above down to midair. Several attacks Aifolan had thought certain to hit were flawlessly avoided by Xi Xiu.
Xi Xiu even blocked moves Aifolan had been certain would heavily injure her.
For the first time, Aifolan felt nervous.
Of the two figures battling in the air, A Xian occasionally looked up.
As long as Xi Xiu was not in danger, she would not intervene. Besides, she knew this was Xi Xiu's first battle against an intelligent life-form.
In previous battles against Star Beasts, as long as the right methods were used, there was basically no suspense.
Intelligent life-forms were different.
They could think, and their fighting methods changed constantly.
A Xian saw Xi Xiu and Aifolan descend to the airspace not far from them. Fighting while suspended in midair was exhausting.
This Aifolan was unexpectedly so powerful.
It seemed Qin Hongjun had many capable people under him. She wondered who they all were.
Seeing that Xi Xiu was handling the battle with ease, A Xian turned her attention to the ground.
Aifolan grew increasingly shocked. None of her thirty attacks had gained her any advantage.
Instead, she had been struck by her opponent more than ten times.
An hour had passed since the battle began, and the two had exchanged