Winning by Surprise: The Two Women Tear into Each Other

Second update today: Chapter 815! 2/3!

Paired Shadows Swordplay, enhanced by Soul Severance Sword Qi, took the form of reverse-gripping the blade for close-quarters combat!

This swordplay differed from conventional longsword clashes and was somewhat akin to an assassin's short-blade killing techniques!

When the sword flashed, blood followed. Its focus was simple: the shorter the blade, the greater the danger!

To be honest, Xu Kun's mastery of Paired Shadows Swordplay was not particularly high. After all, he had only encountered a handful of assassin-type trial takers. Aside from the Soul Brand effect attached to Netherworld Ghost Fire, he had Akali to thank for mastering this move after their earlier battle!

Battle was not simply about fighting for the sake of fighting!

Just as Dugu Yun and Xiang Longtu had discussed earlier, if Xu Kun had started by ruthlessly using Flame Dragon's Breath against them, then no matter what methods the two possessed, they could only have perished beneath the dragon breath!

Yet along the way, when had anyone ever seen Xu Kun deny his opponents the chance to display their own methods when victory was already assured?

Tempering combat skills was one aspect. Nearly every genius on the Dragon-Tiger Rankings had their own style of fighting. Learning from the strengths of many and then creating something suited to oneself was also a way for the strong to break through their limits!

The other aspect was learning—learning the skill combinations and combat styles of various professions, then using the enemy's strengths against them!

Kong Changyao's Tortoise Shell strategy of relying on overwhelming defense did not count, and Lin Yi's potion-chugging endurance route had little worth emulating either!

Of the rest, nearly all had something Xu Kun could learn from!

Gongsun Jing's graceful style, Baili Ci's combination of long-range skills and