Inside the dark passage, even breathing could not be heard. The suffocating silence hung in the air as two auras faced each other.
A trace of dust fell through the bamboo gaps above. Before it touched the ground, two sounds of something slicing through the air rang out.
Clang, clang, clang!
The two long blades clashed. After three consecutive strikes, Su Xiao retreated half a step.
Blade Dao Saber—Time.
Secret—Flow.
Like a slash of wind, an elegant semicircular blade mark swept past Su Xiao and eventually dissipated into the air. The newcomer clearly did not want to damage the underground passage, so he had held back appropriately.
The fluctuations of Time spread out. The newcomer leaped backward almost simultaneously, but he was still a moment too slow.
Bang!
Su Xiao kicked straight out. He failed to hit the newcomer's torso or lower abdomen and instead struck his arm.
After a muffled groan, a sense of danger suddenly appeared before Su Xiao's neck.
Blade Dao Saber—Extreme.
The long blade tore through an afterimage. A trace of blood splashed into the air. The newcomer stopped his attack, and blood dripped from his left hand.
A bloody mark had also appeared on Su Xiao's shoulder. His opponent's blade was extremely sharp. The long leather coat, Hunter's Night, that he wore was practically as useless as no defense at all beneath that blade.
The newcomer said nothing, and neither did Su Xiao. They simply confronted each other. After a moment, the long blade in the newcomer's hand slid back into its sheath, and he turned and walked into the darkness behind him.
Su Xiao did not pursue him. There was no point. If they fought to the death here, the only result would be being buried a hundred meters underground. As long as they