The enormous circle was like a golden vortex, its golden rays strands of Sword Qi. They spread over everything, leaving the enemy nowhere to hide.
Yan Ji did not move at all. A black halo radiated from her, and the golden and black light continuously blended and canceled each other out.
The man in golden robes' expression changed several times. Then he gave a soft shout, and a giant sword condensed within the golden wheel and slowly cleaved downward.
"Now this is getting interesting." Yan Ji smiled faintly and raised her slender, pale hand. The black vortex in her palm was like an abyss. The golden greatsword looked enormous, yet it was trapped deep inside the vortex, powerless.
"How about it? Is that all you can do?" Yan Ji said lightly.
The man in golden robes raised his brows but did not trade barbs with Yan Ji. Golden rays spilled all around and converged, faintly forming a vast golden tower that illuminated a thousand-mile radius. Yan Ji was naturally within it.
The trees within those thousand miles, along with everything else, were annihilated by the sword light. All that met the eye was a boundless expanse of pure, brilliant gold. Interwoven within that gold was the power of the metal laws. Nothing else remained; nothing else could exist there. It seemed that anything appearing beneath that golden light would be obliterated by the sword light—including Yan Ji before him!
Beneath the golden tower, countless Sword Qi surged like a tide. Yan Ji's graceful figure looked so tiny amid the expanse of golden light. Yet she still made no discernible movement. A black bat appeared behind her. The bat opened its mouth, and in an instant, it swallowed all the dazzling gold, leaving nothing behind. The world returned to clarity.
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