The darkness spread far faster than the two of them had imagined.
The figure that condensed before Yu Jing was wielding a sword, while the one that formed before Shui Bingmiao held a black crystal. Their auras were identical, making it impossible to distinguish which was the original.
"What!? Sword Intent at Great Accomplishment!"
Yu Jing was just preparing to block head-on with his spear when he discovered that, in terms of insight, he was actually a level below his opponent.
Native Ghost Form
He decisively activated his ghost form, causing the Azure Lotus and his embryonic body to resonate.
He raised his left palm before him. As a gray Azure Lotus bloomed in his palm, a dark-gray hexagonal barrier appeared.
The black blade descended.
Clang!
The barrier was shattered in a single strike. Yu Jing clutched his left arm, which was bleeding profusely, and retreated ten steps before steadying himself.
Shui Bingmiao was also forced to activate his ghost form. He used the power of Mysterious Ice to withstand the burning black flames, flapped his wings of ice—which were on the verge of melting—and escaped the area covered by the black flames.
"...They're both geniuses who are almost fully tempered. Their ability to respond in battle is quite impressive."
The darkness gathered, and Darknis returned to his original form—with a crystal controlled in his left hand and a black sword held in his right.
After their initial exchange, Yu Jing had roughly figured out his opponent's basic abilities. His opponent cultivated both swordsmanship and magic, possessing swordsmanship at Great Accomplishment and high-level black flames capable of burning the soul. He was similar to Shui Bingmiao, but a level stronger.
"Brother Miao, I've thought of a tactic. Can you cooperate with me?" Yu Jing clutched his constantly bleeding left arm