"You've practiced it too?" Chen Li sneered.
"Let me tell you the truth: the blade technique you used in the Hub Arena back then wasn't complete at all!"
"You think you can defeat a grandmaster like me, who has practiced the blade for sixty years, with just a couple of half-baked moves?"
"Wishful thinking!!"
"Indeed." Lu Li nodded slightly, looking thoroughly agreeable.
"When I first entered the Hub Arena, I really only had the First Three Layers of Mad Blade."
"And since I had never practiced them, they hadn't even formed a blade skill on the Data Panel."
"Speaking of which, I should thank you." Lu Li suddenly paused, the corners of his mouth lifting into an amused smile.
"If the Chen Family hadn't sent out Blade Slave during the ninety-ninth match, I really wouldn't have been able to quickly master those First Three Layers and form a blade skill on the panel."
Chen Li's face turned livid, and his breathing stalled.
Before he could think of a rebuttal, Lu Li continued.
"And the subsequent completion of the Blade Manual was also thanks to the Chen Family's 'generous assistance'!"
"Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have spent my whole life studying that incomplete Blade Manual, never grasping its true essence."
"You!" Chen Li could tell that Lu Li was taking a veiled jab at him, and his already bluish-purple face darkened further.
But on second thought, Lu Li had obtained the complete Blade Manual only a few months ago—not even a year.
In such a short time, even if he were a genius, there was no way he could have developed much skill.
At most, he had gained a few Lv.2 or Lv.3 blade skills on the Data Panel.
With that thought, Chen Li immediately regained some confidence and sneered.
"So