On the bloodstained arena, Lu Ye looked up. Across from him, the Cat Demon crouched low, one hand pressed to the ground while the other rose to her mouth. Each hand wore a Claw Glove, razor-sharp. She licked the blood from the claws, an eerie glow blossoming in her eyes, then gave a soft meow, as if in provocation.
A faint smile played on her lips. She had already seen Lu Ye's weakness. Victory was beckoning to her.
With her sleek figure and razor-sharp claws and fangs, how was she any cat? She was clearly a leopard.
The figure crouched on the ground suddenly darted forward. Just as she pounced close, she made a sharp turn. Lu Ye's gaze shifted, catching sight of her at his side. As he rose, he thrust his blade straight out!
A shrill scrape rang out, sparks flying everywhere. The Cat Demon's figure appeared, the blade tip stabbing past her cheek and leaving a tiny wound on her smooth face. Yet she was smiling, because she had clamped Lu Ye's long blade between her Claw Gloves!
Lu Ye tried to pull back his blade, but could not wrench it free.
The Claw Glove on the Cat Demon's other hand immediately swept down, Spiritual Light flashing over it.
With a crack, the Spiritual Artifact long blade that had accompanied Lu Ye for months snapped in two, leaving only half its length.
He had obtained this Spiritual Artifact when he killed that fair-faced cultivator in Green Cloud Mountain. It contained only a single restriction to reinforce the blade, making it one of the poorest-quality Spiritual Artifacts. That fair-faced cultivator's cultivation had not been high, and he could not afford a better Spiritual Artifact.
Yet despite its poor quality, this Spiritual Artifact blade had displayed unimaginable killing power