"I'm going in!" Shi Chuan kindly gave a warning. Spiritual Power boiled throughout his body as he pounced before Lu Ye like lightning, his longsaber slashing down viciously.
The might of this strike was not apparent on the surface, entirely contained within. It showed his perfect control over his own strength.
Inside the main hall, Luan Xiao'e nodded faintly. Among this generation's Star Constellations, Shi Chuan's strength was not much different from that of the others, yet Luan Xiao'e thought most highly of him. His control over his own power surpassed the rest, so once he advanced to the Moon Jade Realm, he would naturally pull ahead of them.
Wu Zhuo also sensed the power behind that strike and sighed inwardly. Jade Snail was still Jade Snail. Their own Star Constellations indeed lagged far behind Shi Chuan. If Shi Chuan's strength were placed in the Azure Dawn Dao Realm, he would be invincible among those of the same rank.
But his attention was focused less on Shi Chuan than on Lu Ye, whose expression remained utterly unchanged and calm even as Shi Chuan's saber came down.
As Shi Chuan's longsaber fell, a clear ring sounded. Lu Ye's saber left its sheath. Without the slightest flourish, he struck out in nearly the same manner, from the same angle.
Wu Zhuo raised his brow. The instant Lu Ye drew his saber, he realized that Lu Ye was a fraction faster than Shi Chuan. Thus, despite striking later, he had not fallen behind in this exchange.
Before everyone's eyes, the two longsabers collided, like two mortals hacking at each other. Not a trace of Spiritual Power erupted.
Yet in the next instant, Spiritual Power surged from the point where the sabers met, and a visible saber halo blasted outward in all directions.
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