Worst of all, he had possessed Tao Jingsheng's body, and that body was an enormous burden to him. It could dart and weave nimbly over short distances, but the moment he tried to flee far, he simply couldn't get up to speed.
He couldn't win, and he couldn't escape. He had no choice but to negotiate.
Xu Yi said nothing and kept attacking with his sword. The sword light grew ever sharper. As the fight dragged on, he gradually began to discern the patterns in Tao Jingsheng's movement technique.
His sword strikes were now landing far more accurately.
"Little brat, don't push me too far! I'll sacrifice this wisp of my true spirit and send my true body to kill you. Do you dare stand against me?"
Tao Jingsheng was enraged. After taking hit after hit, he understood Xu Yi's intentions—and knew his own life was hanging by a thread.
"I don't dare."
Xu Yi replied calmly.
"Good. If you back off, I'll owe you a favor. I'll allow you to kill Tao Jingsheng, and my entire Tao Family will never make trouble for you again."
Tao Jingsheng barked angrily, "Otherwise, even if I have to sacrifice some of my cultivation, I'll make sure you're destroyed. Do you believe me or not?"
Xu Yi stopped attacking and stared at Tao Jingsheng in a daze. "It's not that I don't know when to back down. Tao Jingsheng has simply hounded me relentlessly. Even a clay statue has a temper, wouldn't you agree, sir? If you can promise that the Tao Family won't make trouble for me again, I'm willing to be friends with the Tao Family."
Tao Jingsheng said, "Now that's a wise choice. We can turn hostility into friendship. You can trust my promise."
Xu Yi said, "Of course I