Blade Waltz, the ultimate art of the Laurent family's Mind's Eye Swordplay.
Legend had it that when this technique was used, its wielder vanished completely amid an endless storm of swordlight, becoming one with her blade as she struck her enemy indiscriminately.
Surrounded by the swordlight, her opponent could do nothing but futilely defend against attacks coming from every direction, until at last they met their end amid a dazzling blaze.
However, the Laurent family's members had been rather mediocre over the past few generations, and the technique had not appeared before the public in a long time. As a result, many people believed it was nothing but the Laurent family's own boastful invention.
Perhaps... it was a decent sword technique, but few people were truly willing to believe that its wielder could disappear into the swordlight.
And now, they had seen the technique with their own eyes.
Fiora's figure had all but merged with her swordlight, like a gorgeous, twisting ribbon circling Lux.
The streak of crimson flowing along that ribbon was the cape draped over Fiora's armor!
Behind Jiawen III, Xin Zhao tightened his grip on his spear.
Though it might not be very honorable, he was ready to leap into the arena at any moment and end the fight—no matter how one looked at it, he couldn't allow the two people in the Duel Hall to come to harm!
In the midst of the battle, Lux was feeling an overwhelming amount of pressure.
Against Blade Waltz—even its still-immature form—Lux had finally fallen completely onto the back foot. Before, she had at least managed to hold her own in close combat.
She dodged left and right in a sorry state, repeatedly blocking with her sword, and even used the thickest parts of her armor to fend off Fiora's