The killing intent was so strong, it was like a ghost or god (Thanks to 'No Time for Fox Shenanigans' for the Alliance Leader reward)

Xiang Yuan cleaved the ghost disguised as a villager before him in two with a single slash. His gaze swept the surroundings, and he sensed malicious eyes watching from the shadows. Pretending not to notice, he lured the enemy closer.

Sensing danger at his back, he spun around sharply. His gaze met the dense fog, but he found nothing. Though doubt rose in his heart, the long blade in his hand swept out horizontally.

The blade plunged into the fog, swift as lightning and vicious as a venomous serpent. Paired with his cold, decisive eyes, its momentum seemed to draw in the very breath of heaven and earth, brimming with oppression.

The blade whistled through the air without striking a thing. The space ahead was utterly empty—there was nothing there.

Though Xiang Yuan's strike had missed, it only confirmed his conviction that an ambush lay ahead. The blade had not touched the enemy, but the wisp of wind twined around the Tiger Roar Saber had.

Since you've come, stay behind!

Blade-light split the air like lightning tearing through the dense mist. It churned the Yin energy into a vortex that swept in every direction; as the wind spread to seize the enemy, it also devoured their will and courage.

When enemies meet on a narrow road, the brave prevail!

Black Robe had already feared Xiang Yuan. Seeing that the man could not see and yet still possessed such fierce courage, he became even more protective of his own life and dared not take risks. Relying on the small flag in his hand to keep himself invincible, he repeatedly dodged while summoning a host of ghosts to shield him.

Having made up his mind not to clash head-on with Xiang Yuan, he merely waited for the ghosts to wear him down