The sword shadows before him had clearly been shattered once more. After his initial surprise, Cave Lord Nanyun's gaze quickly turned ruthless again.
Wounding ten fingers was not as good as severing one. The sword shadows before him had merely scattered; they had not been completely eradicated.
If he withdrew the Five-Element Great Seal, then with his opponent's abilities, those scattered Sword Qi would soon gather again once freed from its restraints. Wouldn't all his effort have been for nothing?
Since that was the case, he might as well take the opportunity to wipe out the Sword Qi roaming in every direction, destroy one of his opponent's sword shadows, and make the sly Lord of the Taixiao Sword feel the pain.
"Cave Lord Nanyun is certainly cautious." The Lotus Avatar wasn't particularly surprised by his enemy's actions.
His opponent was a formidable foe. It wasn't realistic to expect to win by counting on an enemy to make a mistake.
The Lotus Avatar was certainly not strong enough to let his opponent destroy one of his sword shadows at will. A single, independent sword shadow wasn't enough to contend with Cave Lord Nanyun. After all, his opponent was a powerhouse of the same realm.
His ploy to deceive the enemy had failed. The Lotus Avatar's divine sense stirred, and the scattered Sword Qi gathered once more. It surged into the sky and clashed fiercely with the Five-Element Great Seal.
For the moment, the two sides kept their battle within certain limits. Neither was giving their all before learning the other's true strength.
But as time passed, these probing attacks were bound to grow increasingly intense.
Just as he had expected, the mere sword shadow controlled by the Lotus Avatar began to fall behind after clashing for a time with the Five-Element