He did not pause for even a moment, his gaze instantly becoming sharper.
Jin An took a deep breath, adjusted his footing, spun rapidly, borrowed the momentum, and launched another fierce attack.
This time, the angle of his slash became trickier, and his speed suddenly increased. The blade light whipped up a violent storm that battered the Five Elder's defenses.
However, the Five Elder reacted with extraordinary speed.
"Not a bad attack, but it still isn't enough..."
His figure swayed slightly and vanished from the spot, as though he had turned into a gust of wind.
Whoosh~
Jin An's eyelid twitched. He spun around at once, relying on his exceptional perception to react, then raised his blade to meet the attack.
The Five Elder had already appeared behind him, both hands gathering a heart-pounding current of air as he launched a merciless strike at Jin An's back.
The air violently rippled the instant he attacked. The surrounding space seemed to collapse in an instant as a force capable of destroying everything surged toward Jin An.
Jin An immediately sensed the danger. His body twisted almost instinctively, swiftly evading the blow.
He felt that tremendous force graze his skin behind him, as though even the air had been shattered.
Yet Jin An did not relax, because he knew this was not the end.
He counterattacked in an instant, sweeping his blade horizontally. Carried by boundless momentum, it cleaved straight toward the Five Elder.
However, the Five Elder reacted even faster. Just as the blade was about to touch him, his body sprang upward, easily evading the fatal strike.
Jin An could not help sinking into thought again.
He did not truly intend to hurt the Five Elder. He merely wanted to gauge his strength.
With every exchange, Jin An used the