With a series of loud bangs as whip shadows lashed out in succession, this patch of jade mirror space shattered with a sharp crack. The corpse-gathering whip struck the top of Mu Xia's head, and instantly her body split into two.
However, the corpse-gathering whip that had hit its target did not pause in the slightest, instead lashing toward another seemingly empty spot.
With a crisp snap, this space was also whipped open, and only then did Mu Xia truly reveal her figure, striking out with a palm.
Her palm shadow was like a blade, instantly slashing a barrier across the front of her body. Boom! Only now did it truly count as a direct collision between the two parties.
Beneath two overwhelmingly powerful forces, the flowing flames of the surrounding space were swept clean. A formidable surge of energy rolled in, causing Mu Xia's body to drift backward.
"To have just advanced to the Primordial Spirit state and yet push the Detached Heaven Profound Palm to such a degree, such talent is truly astonishing.
If you had not been misled by the Eastern Dan Saint, your future prospects would be boundless. What a pity, a sigh." The massive hand holding the corpse-gathering whip let out a sigh.
"You have misunderstood one thing. Throughout the entire process of my interactions with the Eastern Dan Saint, he took care of me from beginning to end, and never once made any demands of me. The matter of the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine's shadow was something I chose to do of my own accord; no one misled me."
Mu Xia smiled faintly. "There is still one last whip. Make your move."
"So be it. Receive my technique of the Lifeless Corpse Whip, then." The voice from within the massive hand sounded. Then, the corpse-gathering whip