"Little girl, your kicks aren't bad."
A playful smile curved her lips. She spun the twin blades in her hands, blue light flowing along their edges like two crescents steeped in moonlight.
"But kicks alone won't be enough to beat me."
As soon as she finished speaking, her figure flickered. She seemed to become a streak of blue light, vanishing from where she stood.
Xiao Wu's heart jolted, and she dodged left almost instinctively.
"Swish!"
A flash of silver skimmed past the hair beside her ear, severing several loose strands.
So fast!
Xiao Wu sucked in a sharp breath, pushed off the ground, and slid several meters backward.
But Sea Maiden Douluo followed like her shadow, her twin blades crossing as they enveloped Xiao Wu like a raging storm.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"
Xiao Wu's hands flew as she repeatedly blocked with the metal plates on her wrist guards. Sparks scattered, and the impacts left both arms numb.
That force...
She gritted her teeth, a fine sheen of sweat forming on her forehead.
A Titled Douluo's combat instincts truly were terrifying, even with her soul power suppressed to rank seventy-five.
Her control over the rhythm of her attacks and her grasp of timing were still far beyond those of an ordinary Soul Saint.
No, I can't compete with her in speed.
Xiao Wu's gaze sharpened as she rapidly weighed her options. My strengths are close-quarters grappling and Soft Technique... I have to find a way to close the distance!
She drew a deep breath and stamped her foot. Instead of retreating, she charged straight into Sea Maiden Douluo's twin blades!
"Hmm?"
Sea Maiden Douluo faltered slightly, clearly not expecting Xiao Wu to charge at her.
But she reacted swiftly, crossing her blades and thrusting straight at Xiao Wu's chest.
Just