At the instant the blade was about to strike Xia Ji, Xia Ji saw it coming and narrowly dodged. A huge gash opened in his arm, and he staggered backward. Each step crushed a star and tore apart a vast stretch of the starry sky.
Across from him, Undying God looked surprised and glanced to the side. "An irritating nuisance has shown up."
Kui Luo's expression was grave. That strike had been terrifying. If not for the Progenitor Sutra, Xia Ji would have been done for. "The Seven Gods Heaven is famous throughout the starry sky, but hardly anyone has actually seen you fight. I suppose this old man is lucky today."
Undying God rested the long saber on his shoulder again and fixed his gaze on Kui Luo. "Lucky? You're right. The last person to force me to reveal my true strength was Ku Jie. I've been asleep ever since. I just woke up. Though this is only a half-ancestors' shell, it's still quite interesting. Hahahaha!"
Lu Yin watched Undying God laugh wildly. The man seemed like an entirely different person from before. Could he, like Yan'er, have a split personality?
Kui Luo stared at Undying God. "What's going on with you? Asleep? Are you saying the Undying God from before was in a dormant state?"
Undying God raised his saber and pointed it at Kui Luo. "Beat me, and I'll tell you." As soon as he finished speaking, his body turned into a blur. He clearly retreated, yet somehow advanced. This was Reverse Step.
Lu Yin's expression changed. Reverse Step? How could that be?
The Reverse Step Undying God used was completely different from the one Lu Yin had seen Ancestor Chen's clone use. Lu Yin couldn't even describe it. It was as if the universe were a