After ascending to the fourth turn, the greatest change to the Relying on Heaven Sword was undoubtedly [World Governance]. It could no longer increase allies' attributes, but had instead become an aura effect that restored spiritual essence (Yan Qing's strange assessment). For Ying Ru Shi, however, the Relying on Heaven Sword was now more suited to her than ever.
Her spiritual essence instantly filled to its limit, and she recovered five points of spiritual essence every second. This meant Ying Ru Shi no longer needed to split her attention to absorb Thousand True; she could devote herself entirely to battle, freely deploying the Defense Barrier to withstand damage. She could squander her spiritual essence at will, raising the Thunder Spirit Pearl's speed enhancement to the limit of her reactions. As it happened, what she excelled at most was high-speed mobile combat!
Ying Ru Shi glared furiously and let out a thunderous roar. The flames remaining on the altar followed her, whipping up blazing wind and fire. At lightning-fast speeds, Ying Le could only see the scarlet trails left behind by her Mortal World Eye!
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
Every time, Ying Le could wield her twin swords to block Ying Ru Shi's strikes. Sparks burst out when the blades crossed, like the trees of fire and silver flowers blooming throughout the City of Evernight. If Ying Ru Shi's sword was thunder and flame, then Ying Le's was a viper biting the heart. Her sword light struck Ying Ru Shi with the precision of a sickle.
Her speed truly could not keep up, but she did not need to. She only needed to place her sword along Ying Ru Shi's inevitable path to strike later yet arrive first.
Even though she and Ying Ru Shi were both Grandmaster-level experts, there were