Jin Wufeng fled with utter decisiveness. The moment he suffered a setback in the frontal clash, he turned and left.
From a combat perspective, Jin Wufeng had only suffered a slight loss. His Divine Artifact was intact, his essence wheel vigorous, and his divine soul whole; he had not sustained any injury at all.
The only problem was that he had burned thirty Pure Yang divine senses and unleashed his utmost power, yet had still been defeated head-on by Gao Xian. Gao Xian, meanwhile, remained calm and composed, clearly having not used his full strength, much less burned any Pure Yang divine senses.
This made Jin Wufeng realize that the gap between himself and Gao Xian was no small one. With a seventh-rank sword cultivator lurking nearby as well, continuing the fight would mean certain death.
Thus, Jin Wufeng left with exceptional resolve.
Through the minute reactions of mana and divine sense, Gao Xian had long seen that Jin Wufeng had lost the will to fight. As Jin Wufeng turned and fled into the distance, the dark golden dragon shadow deep within Gao Xian's left eye abruptly swelled, activating the Divine Firmament Celestial Pivot.
The Great Might Heavenly Dragon Law-Controlling Treasure Seal was his Natal Divine Ability, and the level of its secret art had long reached the seventh rank. As his Natal Yang Spirit condensed an essence wheel, the power of this secret art had risen with the tide, receiving an enormous boost.
This secret art had been transformed from dragon crystal. It granted tremendous bonuses to the two thunder arts, Divine Firmament Thunder and Celestial Pivot Lightning, capable of doubling their power.
A secret art of such might posed an immense threat even to seventh-rank experts.
More importantly, Gao Xian's swordsmanship had reached the grandmaster level. Among it