"The Heaven-Creation of the Seventh Form has no chance." I smiled faintly, instantly making the Laws wither at top speed until they fell back to the basics, where I could only hold a sword. Just as expected, Li Guxian's Heaven-Creation Sword had indeed been unleashed. I took an attack that was neither painful nor troublesome, but instead of using sword arts to suppress and destroy it, I met it with the most basic hard resistance. In a way, I was admitting that I might not be able to break this move.
Li Guxian and I were not fighting to the death now, nor was there any need for us to vie for victory or defeat, so this was actually the best way to respond. Her attack struck me, but it failed to bring much power. Instead, it gave me an opening to sidestep and circle around her. By the time she wanted to use another of the Seven Forms of the Heaven-Creation Sword, I had already abandoned my sword and tackled her to the ground at the finish line. "Enough. I've completed the hundred steps."
"The sword..." Li Guxian had originally been sitting in meditation, so when I suddenly pinned her to the ground, she was inevitably caught off guard. But in the blink of an eye, she burst out laughing and pinched Xing'er's cheek. "What, are you planning to bully me with this delicate little body?"
"Stop fooling around." I shook my head, pulled her up, and said, "I just wanted to talk with you. I originally planned to show off a little, but who would have thought these hundred steps would be so difficult? I didn't even bring the sword over. Still, no matter what, abandoning my sword after completing the hundred steps should count as a victory,