Learning on the Fly
Zhen Shuo's earlier attacks had been exceptionally swift, but at least the Lotus Avatar had kept them several zhang away. No matter how Zhen Shuo attacked, he couldn't break through that boundary.
But now, as Zhen Shuo and Lu Xiaotian fought, the flaming shadow blade had passed within a hair's breadth of Lu Xiaotian several times. Even a casual flick of its blade-light looked capable of cutting Lu Xiaotian in half.
Under this storm of attacks, Lu Xiaotian was like a tiny boat tossed about in wind and rain.
Cheng Santong, Zhu Yan, Xiao Yu, and Lü Yiming watched with their hearts in their throats. Yet Zhen Shuo was the first to notice something amiss. This man called Dongfang seemed not to keep his attacks at a safe distance, but no matter how Zhen Shuo struck, he couldn't threaten his opponent. The fellow called Wuming would never have dared let him attack so freely.
Zhen Shuo even sensed his opponent's intent spreading, faintly and intermittently, into his own territory. He could vaguely detect it, yet couldn't drive it out. His heart shook with terror. This Dongfang's strength was the greatest he had ever seen. One careless move, and the whole game could be lost. His opponent, like him, was a True Immortal who had touched upon the mysteries of the Profound Domain Dao Realm. He simply didn't know how deeply Dongfang had comprehended it.
Had he known this man's strength was so unfathomable, he wouldn't have challenged him so rashly. Three hundred thousand low-grade immortal crystals was an enormous sum that even many Profound Immortals couldn't produce on short notice. And he had put the Liuming Fire King Jade in his opponent's hands as collateral. If he lost, his Lineage would hold him accountable when he