"Heh~"
"The same move again..."
Just as before, Wu Yiqiu used the butt of his spear to knock Ghost Performer back. Just as he was about to sneer a few taunts, he suddenly sensed a trace of danger closing in.
This time, Ghost Performer suddenly released the Broken Blade in her hand, allowing its remaining momentum to send it flying toward Wu Yiqiu.
At the same time, instead of being forced back by the spear butt striking toward her, an even colder glint suddenly flashed from the sleeve of her right hand.
Sleeve Hidden Blade—killing without a trace!
This Sleeve Blade was Ghost Performer's true killing technique.
When it came to unexpected sneak attacks, Ghost Performer had been learning them ever since the day she began cultivating!
Clang!
This time, there was no resounding clash or ringing hum. There was only the sound of a spear shaft snapping.
The long spear Wu Yiqiu had raised to block was forcibly cut into two in an instant by the hidden dagger that had suddenly appeared in Ghost Performer's hand.
Wu Yiqiu had first been distracted by resisting the poison, then by evading the Broken Blade flying at him. As a result, his control over the spear in his hand had weakened. He had also failed to notice that, before breaking, the spear had already been corroded by the poison, leaving a small gap in it.
The crisp cracking sound horrified Wu Yiqiu. Seeing Ghost Performer press forward with that terrifying dagger, he hastily retreated in fear.
Rip~
A gash opened across Wu Yiqiu's arm.
Yet the distance between them also widened, and the battle fell into a brief lull.
Ghost Performer had exhausted herself and used every means at her disposal, yet in the end, she had only managed to cut Wu