Gu Qingyang had cultivated the Emperor Seal Art to the point of perfection. Using it came as naturally as lifting a hand, and his speed was astonishing. Within just a few breaths, the countless intricate energy palm seals rapidly fused together, continuously compressing into a dazzling crystalline hand seal that floated above his palm, radiating a formidable energy pressure.
Though Liuli did not know that he intended to avoid the hard fight and strike at the weak point, she certainly would not watch him calmly prepare a Dou Skill. She tightened her grip on the Heart Rain Sword, her footwork shifting unpredictably. In the blink of an eye, she appeared before Gu Qingyang and thrust her sword forward.
This strike was utterly ordinary, merely a somewhat faster straight thrust. Yet the White Sword Qi surrounding the blade tore through the layers of defense Gu Qingyang had deliberately set up and went straight for his throat!
Gu Qingyang was startled, but his hands continued moving. He pushed his movement technique to its limit, dodging just before the sword tip touched his skin. Then he flashed to the side, barely avoiding the strike.
Liuli snorted softly. White Sword Qi surged around Heart Rain like roaring waves, and as the blade shifted into a horizontal slash, it swept toward Gu Qingyang to tear him apart.
Seeing that there was no way to evade, Gu Qingyang had no choice but to abandon his attempt to continue fusing the Emperor Seal Art. Forced by Liuli's seemingly plain yet ruthless horizontal Sword Qi, he redirected the attack toward her instead.
"Emperor Seal Art, go!"
Gu Qingyang fiercely swung out his charged palm. The five-colored crystalline hand seal shot forth with the motion, tearing through the sky and leaving a meteor-like trail of light as it collided