"Dragon Soul, Guard the Body!" I formed several hand seals with my fingers. The Black Dragon Coffin erupted with black qi, covering my entire body. A black suit of armor and cloak quickly appeared on me. Though it was somewhat unfair, Sun Xinping had told me to decide when the match would begin. Could you blame me?
It was the Qian Kun Dao Sect that had acted too overbearingly, adding this unnecessary event at the last minute.
Li Duanyue did not look displeased. She merely brought her hands, which had been clasped behind her back, in front of her. Gently slipping off the sword bag, she revealed the sword before me.
When I saw the unsheathed sword's shape, I couldn't help staring in shock. The sword was rough and lumpy, nearly as thick as an ordinary scabbard, yet its edge was incredibly sharp—thin and long. Its entire body was silver-green, immediately bringing bronze to mind.
But bronze could not compare to this in hardness. More than half of the sword's surface could not be polished, or bore traces of failed polishing. It was probably made from some extraterrestrial meteorite.
"Begin?" I asked.
Li Duanyue looked about the same age as Han Shanshan, but she was much more delicate and refined. She nodded in response, not saying a single word to me.
Only when she swiftly took a talisman paper into her hand did I realize that she had already considered the battle begun! My expression changed drastically, and I immediately used Shrinking Earth Technique to flee half a li away. Then I took out a pitch-black talisman paper and prepared to borrow its power.
Li Duanyue's hands moved incredibly fast. She lightly drew the long sword across her finger, and a drop of Dao blood instantly sank into the blade.