Profound Arts Trap the Enemy, Sword Array Urges On; **Gāng Jǐ** Smashes the Void, Captures the Floating Shadow

At first, Zhao Cheng had felt a few sparks of fighting spirit toward Yun Miao.

Ever since stepping into the Core Formation realm, there had been very few who could take three blows from his great halberd without retreating. He had thought he had finally found an opponent with whom he could battle heartily for a hundred rounds, loosening up his limbs in the process.

But once they truly clashed, he discovered that this woman in white moved as slippery as snow drifting on the wind. No matter how he adjusted his attacks, he could never truly lock her down.

Now, seeing Yun Miao about to circle around and harass him from the side and rear again, he simply swung his great halberd sideways. The halberd's ten-foot shaft swept out with a piercing shriek that tore through the air, its shadow like black clouds blotting out the sky as it engulfed everything within several yards.

His True Essence pressed down so hard that even the daylight in the area dimmed by several degrees.

He had meant to use this to force her into a corner with nowhere to evade.

Yet that azure figure stepped into a gap within the halberd wind, her toe lightly tapping the afterimage of the halberd shaft.

Her body drifted up more than ten feet like willow catkins, then she skimmed low across the ground instead, circling behind him. Her longsword shot at his lower back with sharp Sword Qi.

Though his protective True Essence deflected it, it still forced him to turn and face her.

This sort of entangling fight where he "couldn't hit her, couldn't shake her off" gradually made Zhao Cheng impatient.

His fighting style had always been known for its fierce, domineering force. He excelled at head-on clashes, yet against someone like