Although Yan Chihuo had mastered the Sword Control Technique, this was his first time using it, and he was inevitably somewhat unpracticed. He only managed to reverse his disadvantage with the first few swords, but soon found himself unable to keep it up.
Even so, Yan Chihuo was no longer as bedraggled as before. He unleashed the Sword Control Technique, two God-Falling Steles, Meteor Fire Rain, Flying Sand and Rolling Stones, Thousand Poison Divine Light, and other Magic Treasures and divine abilities all at once. Though he was still at a disadvantage, he was no longer in such a sorry state. Had the Fourth Protector not used a forbidden art to increase his escape speed by thirty percent, Yan Chihuo's situation would have been even better.
Yet Yan Chihuo was even more astonished. After fighting for so long, not only had his magic power not been greatly depleted, it had instead grown ever more refined and profound. At the same time, both his physical body and soul were slowly improving.
The Fourth Protector grew more astonished the longer they fought. Although Yan Chihuo had cultivated the Sword Control Technique, he had not taken Yan Chihuo seriously. At most, he had expected to spend a little more effort. Who would have thought that he would force Yan Chihuo into desperate straits several times, only for Yan Chihuo to always pull off a stroke of divine inspiration and escape? He could not make heads or tails of it.
It was not particularly strange, really. Yan Chihuo possessed spirit eyes and a Spiritual Eye, allowing him to spot his opponent's weak points every time. Thus, he often escaped at moments when escape should have been impossible. Still, Yan Chihuo knew that if the battle dragged on, defeat would be inevitable. He simply could