The last time Lu Ye used the Secret Technique Drawing Saber Slash dated back to his time in the Tower of Time. He had not used it again since.
Counting the time he had spent in the Tower of Time, it had been at least a hundred years.
Over all those years, he had constantly nurtured it without interruption.
Even when facing Blood Calamity, he had never considered using it. At the time, the gap between his strength and Blood Calamity's had been too great. Even if he used this Secret Technique, there would have been no hope of turning defeat into victory. Only by relying on the might of the Starry Sky Chessboard had he been able to keep stalling for time.
But this time was different. Fei Heng was restrained by poison, and his current strength was nearly equal to Lu Ye's. One could say they were evenly matched.
An opponent like this would not be easy to take down. He could only use a decisive move that would settle everything with one hammer blow.
As the saber light slashed out, a sweep of seven-colored radiance suddenly surged from Fei Heng's side.
Lu Ye's eyes narrowed.
The Heavenly Origin Astrolabe!
Fei Heng had long since retrieved this Supreme Treasure. Lu Ye had remained wary of it all along, yet he had not expected to witness its power again only now.
When the seven-colored radiance swept over the saber light, Lu Ye clearly sensed the power of his strike weaken considerably. Even so, that terrifying blow could not be entirely erased.
As a muffled grunt rang out, blood sprayed from Fei Heng's body, and he was sent flying backward like an arrow loosed from its bow.
He hastily steadied himself, lowered his head for a look, and his face