I had thought this child's swordsmanship was not much different from before, but now I had to change my opinion. Even here, today's sword duel would be a rare sight, so it was no wonder the surrounding Sword Immortals kept glancing over.
I did not answer Ruoxue. Instead, Ling Tian's attacks suddenly grew fierce. His swordsmanship was a hodgepodge of various styles, but unlike the other children, he had clearly taken only the most exquisite parts. In an instant, he caused me considerable trouble, forcing my original ease to turn into solemn concentration as I retreated a fair distance across the sword arena!
"Why are you spacing out, Miss Xiayu? If you don't use your true strength soon, I'm afraid you'll lose." Ling Tian spoke with a broad grin. He was taking advantage of his momentum and refusing to let up. His swordsmanship truly showed tremendous talent—perhaps he had inherited my flexibility!
Facing his relentless attacks, I focused and met them head-on. Several blasts of Sword Qi came crashing in. Although they were compressed within the range of power permitted by the sword arena, they still gave me the feeling of being pressed back step by step. I raised my sword and deflected his attacks several times in succession, then unleashed the Qingfeng Divine Path swordsmanship once used by Sword Spirit!
In the next instant, his attacks were led off their trajectories several times in a row, frightening him into hurriedly retreating and regrouping. Then he faced me again with the sword path he excelled in!
The Qingfeng Divine Path's sword-changing techniques were extremely exquisite. From variations in hand gestures to changes in sword forms, they resembled a sword god passing from youth to middle age and then old age—the product of swordsmanship progressing through awkwardness, refinement, and the pursuit