Xia Ruize gave a sinister smile. With a wave of his sleeve, the great gate above his head opened with a deafening rumble. He then instantly transformed into a streak of light and shot into the clouds!
Li Poxiao was no slouch either. He tapped one foot against the wall and sprang rapidly into the air, slashing at Xia Ruize with his sword. Xia Ruize swung back with his Heaven-Cleaving Fossilization Sword. With a loud clang, he knocked Li Poxiao's sword aside, even leaving a gash in it!
The sword in Li Poxiao's hand had once been Taihua Lord's beloved sword. Its scabbard was made from Heaven-Cleaving Bone, though the blade itself was not forged from Heaven-Cleaving material, so it was greatly inferior to the Heaven-Cleaving Fossilization Sword. Still, it was far from being broken by a single blow, and Li Poxiao did not feel distressed. After all, the truly formidable part was the scabbard.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Li Poxiao continued his aggressive pursuit, sparks flashing from his sword. But Xia Ruize was no longer the ignorant youth he had once been; his swordsmanship had already surpassed Li Poxiao's. Moreover, with a purple sword in one hand and the Heaven-Cleaving Fossilization Sword in the other, he had achieved a perfect union of twin swords. He was frighteningly powerful, flying swiftly into the sky while effortlessly fending off Li Poxiao's attacks!
Naturally, I did not merely stand by and watch. The instant I closed in on Xia Ruize, I used Sword Realm Displacement, shifting Xia Ruize directly beneath Li Poxiao's sword. With a sharp hiss, the Little Heaven Sword that Li Poxiao had been unable to land a hit with pierced Xia Ruize's clothes!
Xia Ruize could not help but let out a feral laugh. "Yitian, this isn't a good idea.