Under completely identical testing conditions, when the Crimson Flame Sabre had unleashed all its power in a Flame Slash, it had severed the armor, but still fallen just short of completely cutting through the wooden post behind it.
The Blazing Blade before them, however, had cleaved straight through it in a single strike, and had done so with astonishing ease. In terms of actual power, it had clearly surpassed the Crimson Flame Sabre's Flame Slash!
Of course, that still wasn't the most astonishing part.
The most astonishing part was that this was merely an ordinary swing after the Blazing Blade's Enchanted Equipment effect had been triggered!
Unlike the Crimson Flame Sabre's Flame Slash, the Blazing Blade's Enchanted Equipment effect was continuous. Simply put, once the effect was triggered, every swing made while holding the Blazing Blade was equivalent to firing off a Flame Slash!
"General Xie?"
At that moment, Xie Liancheng, whose name had been called, didn't hesitate. He drew a sabre and strode into the training grounds.
Judging from its performance just now, the Blazing Blade was indeed extraordinary.
However, Zhou Xu was ultimately a mage, not a martial artist of the same realm. When it came to actual combat practice, he had nothing to fear.
Seeing Xie Liancheng enter with his sabre, Zhou Xu didn't show him the slightest courtesy either. He swung the Blazing Blade in his hand and attacked directly.
The next second, another deep boom rang out. The burning Blazing Blade directly kicked up a searing, roiling Flame Wave that swept toward Xie Liancheng head-on.
Zhou Xu knew his own limits. He certainly couldn't injure Xie Liancheng, so he fought without the slightest restraint.
The Flame Wave came surging in with an unexpectedly fierce, overwhelming momentum, as though a flaming cannonball had blasted straight into