Alexandra's Terrible Misfortune

"Stubborn fool!" Alexandra's fury burned even hotter when she saw Lin Hai so easily defuse her attack.

She moved, personally charging at Lin Hai!

She drew a curved blade from somewhere, its surface glimmering with a dim light. It was clearly no ordinary weapon. With a shrill whistle through the air, the blade slashed straight at Lin Hai's face!

Alexandra was confident that with the pure qi she had cultivated for centuries, along with the Dark Energy she had later absorbed, she could utterly crush this ignorant young man in close combat through her superior experience and strength.

"Good!" Rather than being alarmed, Lin Hai was delighted. He had been eager to test the Plum Blossom Spear's power in actual combat, especially against an opponent of this caliber.

As the curved blade approached, the Plum Blossom Spear in his hand traced an arc, its shaft "sticking" to Alexandra's blade. This was the application of the "adhere" principle from Tai Chi spear techniques, meant to divert the opponent's force and disrupt her rhythm and balance.

Alexandra immediately felt her arm grow heavy, the force transmitted through her curved blade causing it to veer aside against her will. She instantly activated the Dark Energy within her, releasing a burst of cold, violent aura in an attempt to forcibly shake off Lin Hai's Plum Blossom Spear.

Dark Energy and Life Force collided violently where the weapons met. Lin Hai's spear was knocked aside, and Alexandra used the opportunity to adjust her stance.

Lin Hai's spear moved like a dragon, constantly parrying and attacking as its tip tore through the air with terrifying hisses. Alexandra's curved blade was like the moon, flashing as it struck at gaps and weaknesses in Lin Hai's defense.

Life Force and Dark Energy continuously collided and dissolved, creating a