The instant Ye Zhiqiu's sword tip pointed directly at Li Bufan, that Sword Intent, tranquil as autumn water, suddenly transformed into an invisible wind that spread from her blade.
A moment later, she lightly tapped the ground with her toes, and her figure drifted toward Li Bufan like a jade-green fallen leaf borne aloft by the wind. Her longsword traced a hair-thin azure arc through the air.
"Raging Waves Strike the Shore." The sword move appeared light and fluid, but the instant its edge drew near, the power hidden beneath that elegance erupted. Like undercurrents lurking beneath seemingly calm jade waves, it surged forth fiercely, transforming into wave after wave of sword light that crashed endlessly toward Li Bufan.
Those sword waves contained an exceptionally pure artistic conception, each one carrying the lingering force of ocean waves striking reefs.
Faced with the unending sword waves, Li Bufan did not retreat a single step.
The Seven Killings Blade was already in his hand, its momentum as steady as a mountain. In that instant, he unleashed Stabilize the Nine Provinces from the Greedy Wolf Saber Technique.
A saber intent, heavy as a mountain range, condensed upon his blade. Like a peak descending from the void, it stood firmly before him, blocking every surging sword wave outside.
The azure sword waves slammed into the mountain phantom formed by the saber intent, producing a string of muffled impacts. Like waves battering reefs, they scattered countless fine motes of light across the air.
Layer upon layer of sword waves crashed against the mountain, yet it did not budge in the slightest, steadily bearing every impact.
Ye Zhiqiu's sword momentum stalled slightly before that mountain for an instant, but her gaze remained as calm as ever.
Then, with a slight twist of her wrist, her sword