Blade Spirit Soul-Severing, Liao Mengkai

Xuan Zi slowly turned around, his gaze settling on Liao Mengkai.

His voice was steady as he slowly said, "You actually managed to lock onto my blood vitality by burning your own."

"If this old man is not mistaken, your Martial Soul should be a blade, correct?"

Liao Mengkai paused slightly before nodding. A trace of admiration appeared on his face.

"That's right. My Martial Soul is a blade. More precisely, it is a Blade Soul. My Blade Soul has no physical form and differs greatly from most tool-type Martial Souls."

"It can merge into any metal, completely fusing itself with it."

"When I first began cultivating, it was extremely weak. But as my strength continued to rise, I discovered that it had endless uses."

Xuan Zi interjected, "So, your attack just now appeared to be a move to cover your retreat."

"But in truth, of the two blades, the first was thrown normally, serving as bait and cover."

"The second, however, had your Martial Soul fused into it, and you used the price of burning your blood vitality to lock onto my position."

"It seems you must have consumed quite a few powerful supplements to strengthen your blood vitality. Otherwise, you could never have sustained such expenditure."

Liao Mengkai nodded, his eyes still fixed intently on Xuan Zi's left shoulder, which had been pierced by the Demon God Blade.

"Yes. What I used just now was my Ninth Soul Skill—Blade Spirit Soul-Severing. You are already dead."

"My Blade Spirit has entered your body. Even if you sacrificed your shoulder and let the blade pierce through it to block this strike, it is useless."

"My Demon God Blade is a Level 9 Soul Tool. The other is Level 8. A Level 9 Soul Tool driven by Blade Spirit Soul-Severing is