Dao Lord Taichu continuously used his Dao arts, dissolving the attacks into nothing, but his stamina was steadily draining away.
Suddenly, Venerable Gu Xuan thrust his sword. Dao Lord Taichu was caught off guard and struck, blood spraying out.
He staggered back several steps, pain showing on his face.
Venerable Gu Xuan seized the chance to launch an offensive. His longsword flashed rapidly, sending streams of sword qi shooting toward him.
Dao Lord Taichu did not dare let his guard down. Relying on his agile movements, he continually evaded the attacks while searching for an opportunity to counterattack.
Second by second, time passed. Both men were already covered in wounds, yet there was still no sign of their battle coming to a halt.
Dao Lord Taichu felt his strength draining more and more clearly, but he still refused to give up.
He suddenly stopped. A brilliant light burst from the longsword in his hand as it stabbed toward Venerable Gu Xuan's chest.
A flicker of surprise crossed Venerable Gu Xuan's eyes, but he did not yield. With a sweep of his longsword, he knocked Dao Lord Taichu's attack aside.
The two began another round of offense and defense.
Dao Lord Taichu felt his strength failing more and more, yet his gaze only grew firmer. He had already decided that no matter the price, he would defeat Venerable Gu Xuan.
His longsword swept out fiercely, and a streak of sword qi instantly tore through Venerable Gu Xuan's defenses, stabbing straight for his throat.
Venerable Gu Xuan stared in horror at the incoming sword qi, secretly relieved that he had avoided the vital point.
But just as he was about to counterattack, Dao Lord Taichu suddenly appeared behind him, his longsword thrusting toward his back.
Venerable Gu Xuan immediately turned and struck