Ning the Swordsman really was an excellent opponent.
Her swordsmanship was practically that of a grandmaster.
Especially when she set aside the finer points of swordsmanship and gave up exploring the Sword Dao, focusing instead on victory or defeat in battle. The terrifying strength that had once made her the Strongest Inner Palace of the Great Void was then displayed in full before Jiang Wang.
Over the past few days, the two had fought fifteen bouts.
Jiang Wang had won nine and lost six.
In battle, Jiang Wang had already used every means at his disposal except Divergent Path. Ning the Swordsman probably didn't have much left to hold back, either.
The honor of being the Strongest Inner Palace of the Great Void had changed hands repeatedly over these past few days, making it a dizzying spectacle.
But it had only passed between Dugu Wudi and Ning the Swordsman.
For Ning the Swordsman herself, however, the more bouts they fought, the more she felt the terrifying pressure her opponent brought to bear. She had used Absolute Sword Art again and again, but her chances of victory had grown increasingly slim.
She had improved rapidly over the past few days of fighting, but her opponent, Dugu Wudi, had improved at an even more terrifying pace. He was the first opponent whose talent in battle had inspired awe in her...
In truth, though, even if Jiang Wang had improved a little faster over the past few days, the difference hadn't been all that great amid their nearly evenly matched battles. The reason Ning the Swordsman felt mounting pressure was that their repeated, all-out fights had completely filled in the gaps in their Knowledge and Insight of each other.
What Knowledge and Insight meant to Divergent Path went without saying.
Jiang Wang was