As he spoke, he suddenly took a step forward.
Boom!
The rocks beneath his feet instantly cracked, spiderweb-like fissures spreading in every direction.
Yun Tianxing's expression shifted.
From the force of that single step, he could tell that Lu Yuan's physical strength had reached a terrifying level.
"Since you're unwilling to make a move, then I'll do it myself."
Lu Yuan swept his right hand, and the blood orb in his palm shot toward Yun Tianxing as a crimson beam.
Clang!
A long sword left its sheath, and swordlight poured down like a waterfall, colliding with the beam of blood-red light.
A deafening explosion echoed through the cave, and the shockwave swept up all the loose rocks around them.
Yun Chan was left dizzy and ringing in the ears, barely managing to steady herself.
When the dust settled, she was horrified to see that her master had been forced back three steps!
Lu Yuan, meanwhile, was still standing where he had been, wearing a faint smile.
"Not bad. You reacted quickly," Lu Yuan praised with a nod. "No wonder you're the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect."
The hand Yun Tianxing held his sword with trembled slightly.
Lu Yuan clearly hadn't used his full strength in that last strike, yet it had already put him under tremendous pressure.
His former disciple's strength truly was no less than his own now.
"But if that's all you've got, I'm afraid you won't last long."
Lu Yuan attacked again. This time, he didn't strike from a distance. He charged straight at Yun Tianxing.
He moved so fast that his afterimage was almost impossible to see.
Yun Tianxing's pupils contracted sharply as he raised his sword to block.
Bang!
Fist and sword collided with a metallic clang.
Yun Tianxing felt as if he'd been