The exchange between the two lasted only an instant. It was truly as brief as flint sparking against steel, swift beyond compare.
Although Qin Fengming had struck first, Mo Tian had acted later but arrived first, forcing Qin Fengming to bring out his own means of defense.
As the Dragon Pattern Mystic Tortoise Shell Shield fended off Mo Tian's rain of flying needles, Qin Fengming's figure flashed violently and retreated more than a dozen zhang. With radiance flickering repeatedly, he had already withdrawn several dozen zhang farther.
Though Qin Fengming considered his physical body no weaker than that of a Demon Cultivator of the same level in human form, he was not arrogant enough to disregard Mo Tian as well.
Demon Realm cultivators were renowned for their tough physiques. Mo Tian's true body was an apex mighty being of the True Demon Realm. Though it was unknown whether his original body still belonged to the Demon Race, there was no doubt that he was a Demon Cultivator. For someone capable of being chosen as a clone by a Mahayana cultivator, his physical body was absolutely more formidable than that of an ordinary early Integration stage Demon Cultivator.
Unless absolutely necessary, Qin Fengming would not directly compete with Mo Tian in physical strength.
The two seemed to share an extraordinary tacit understanding. Just as Qin Fengming used the Profound Sky Evasive Steps to retreat rapidly, Mo Tian's figure swayed, leaving a residual image that flashed past. He, too, flew dozens of zhang forward.
The Ghost Devouring Yin Mist retracted, and a streak of red light vanished as well.
After this exchange, both sides had grown wary of the other.
Qin Fengming glanced at Yinluo Holy Lord standing in the distance. Seeing that she had no intention of helping, his expression slowly