The gray-robed elder's expression darkened.
"You're young, but you certainly talk big!"
He refused to show weakness, though inwardly he had already grown wary.
That last strike, both its sword intent and its power, had far exceeded what the eighth layer Sea Breaking Realm should have been capable of. No wonder the brat had dared to leave the city alone despite knowing someone was following him. He had something to rely on.
Still, blocking one palm strike and actually defeating him were two different things!
"Mountain-Stacking Palm!"
The gray-robed elder turned both palms, infusing his true essence with the law of earth. Several gray palm shadows appeared in succession, overlapping like stone walls as they swept toward Su Yu.
The air thundered wherever the palm shadows passed. A massive rock jutting above the lake was caught in their wake and abruptly split, sending rubble tumbling into the water.
The later the strikes came, the heavier their force became.
No matter how sharp his opponent's sword qi was, it could not break through every palm strike in succession. If even one held him up, the rest would swarm over him and crush him completely.
Su Yu swept toward the palm shadows, drawing the Startling Swan Sword across his front.
Cloud Weave!
Fine strands of sword light rapidly interlaced, meeting the foremost palm shadow. The seemingly thin, delicate curtain of swords kept shifting upon impact, diverting the heavy palm force to either side.
Boom! Boom!
Two columns of water shot into the sky.
Su Yu passed between them, reversing the momentum of his sword.
"Reverse Wave!"
Silver sword light surged upward against the remaining palm shadows like a wave rising against the current, shattering all three descending shadows in one stroke!
The gray-robed elder's eye twitched sharply.
His Mountain-Stacking Palm had been