First to strike!
The Nine Moon Severing Swords unfolded from Lin Bai's hands. In midair, a sky-obscuring, sun-blocking shadow of swords furiously cleaved down at the fist. Countless white sword rays gathered into a crescent that stretched across the sky, while endless sword shadows swept down, and power that shook heaven and earth erupted in an instant.
Pfft! After the clash, Lin Bai spat blood and was sent flying backward. The instant he landed, he had no time to inspect his injuries. He raised his eyes and stared coldly at Dong Dian.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Bai transformed into countless afterimages and closed in on Vice Palace Master Dong Dian.
The instant Vice Palace Master Dong Dian's second punch landed, Lin Bai's sword light had already reached his face. After showing a trace of surprise, Dong Dian immediately blurred and retreated, dodging Lin Bai's sword. But Lin Bai refused to let up, swinging his sword rays straight at Dong Dian.
If anyone else had been there to witness this, they would certainly have cursed Lin Bai as an idiot. With his cultivation only at the third level of the Apex Realm, he actually dared to attack Vice Palace Master Dong Dian?
Had Vice Palace Master Dong Dian beaten him stupid with two punches?
In truth, Lin Bai was far from stupid.
After taking Vice Palace Master Dong Dian's two punches just now, Lin Bai still felt that he could not possibly be his match. In particular, for the third punch, Vice Palace Master Dong Dian would certainly use his full strength. When he unleashed everything he had, the power of that punch would be something Lin Bai could not withstand—unless Lin Bai used the Reaching Heaven Sword Art!
But having just arrived at the Yang Palace, Lin