"I never thought you were skilled in this kind of world-opening art as well. Today, I've finally met my match." Cloudborne Immortal looked at me with open approval, yet she still showed no awareness that she'd encountered a true powerhouse. It seemed she still had plenty of strength in reserve.
"Some people call this the pinnacle of the Dao. I call it a new Laws. You call it world-opening art. Each name suits its own meaning." I smiled, then stamped my foot. In an instant, I launched Falling Sword Step and charged at her with speed as swift as rolling thunder!
Cloudborne Immortal immediately swung her great axe. It was as if she had instantly withdrawn her control over the new Laws; her entire body became a body of Laws. Then, with another sudden swing, she hurled the axe at me!
Bang!
Our attacks collided at once. I pierced through her Laws barrier, yet she failed to hit me, leaving her utterly astonished. Of course, the radiance on my Laws sword vanished the moment it struck her. Her defenses were astonishingly powerful—the sword had fallen short of slicing through her body by two or three centimeters. Yet it was as though something had blocked the air itself, causing the attack to veer aside!
I stood behind her. Like me, she did not turn around, still frozen in the postures from our exchange of blows and passing each other. But I believed neither of us was any less surprised than the other.
When she turned around, Cloudborne Immortal could not help saying, "What a fast sword. If I hadn't unleashed the world-opening art one more time, that strike would probably have cut me in half."
"Heh, what powerful defenses. My Falling Sword Style rarely misses because the sword isn't sharp enough.