After compressing the Golden Buddha Image, Ling Tian used his teleportation technique to appear behind Blood Spirit. The countless halberd shadows merged into one, and he brought it crashing down with all his might. As if he had known Blood Spirit would retreat, he abruptly sped up and pursued him like a maggot clinging to a bone, keeping Blood Spirit trapped beneath the heavy halberd.
A flicker of surprise crossed Blood Spirit's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged. He retreated even faster, then raised his Long Sword to meet the attack.
To Ling Tian's astonishment, Blood Spirit tapped the heavy halberd with his Long Sword. It was as fleeting as a dragonfly skimming the water—touch and go. Borrowing the force of the rebound, Blood Spirit retreated even faster, narrowly dodging the blow.
"Tsk, tsk. Your speed has improved so much, too. This secret technique is quite interesting." Blood Spirit praised him, then added, "I wonder how long you can keep it up?"
Though a little surprised that Blood Spirit had dodged his attack, Ling Tian didn't pause. He held Youye in one hand and struck out with the other. His Prajna Palm formed an energy seal as imposing as a wall, surging forward with a mountain-pushing, sea-toppling force.
Blood Spirit smiled faintly. With a thought, he sent thousands of tiny flying swords to meet the energy palm. At the same time, he swung the Long Sword in his hand, unleashing a howling Sword Qi that cleaved apart the palm seal, already riddled with holes from the flying swords.
Blood Spirit's Order Divine Artifact, the Long Sword, was a composite weapon made up of thousands of tiny flying swords. He now used some of them to form the Long Sword in his hand, while the rest hovered around him, serving either