Grandmasters' Surprise

The pure white space unfolded once more.

A gray-robed figure condensed opposite him, its azure sword angled toward the ground, its gaze as still as a pool of stagnant water.

This time, Xu Wuyi did not hesitate. The instant the phantom finished forming, he unleashed Bloodbreaker.

The power of Order surged from his sea of consciousness, spreading soundlessly through the pure white space.

That spread had no limit—or rather, its range encompassed the entire battlefield. This was what made Bloodbreaker and Lawbreaker special.

They were not domains, but rules themselves. Once activated, they covered the entire combat space.

Because Ye Yixin was too fast, Xu Wuyi found it difficult to target him with a fixed-area suppression. In the end, he could only return to the most basic style of fighting: setting a rule that even he himself had to obey.

The instant the rule took effect, Xu Wuyi sensed the change.

The power of his blood and vitality was suppressed, as though something had locked it down, making it sluggish.

At the same time, the phantom changed as well.

Azure light lit up on the azure sword once more, even more solid than before.

Ye Yixin's sword intent was no longer suppressed. Instead, with his body weakened, it became purer and sharper.

Bloodbreaker suppressed physical strength.

The essence of this rule was that none of the participants could rely on blood and vitality to fight. They could only use Heart Images, using power on the spiritual level to contend against one another.

He tightened his grip on the Prairie Fire Spear as the power of Order churned wildly through his sea of consciousness. Pale blue light gathered at the spear tip—the manifestation of the power of Order.

The phantom moved.

The moment the azure sword stabbed toward him, Xu Wuyi