When Huo Hai dodged the blade light from their first combined strike, everyone around understood just how powerful that slash was. The blade light slammed viciously into the surrounding defensive barrier, making the barrier shudder violently.
Had the defensive barrier here not been of sufficient quality, it would likely have been pierced through by that one slash. Seeing this, the people around immediately increased the barrier's strength to ensure that nothing went wrong in the battle to come.
"Worthy indeed of an expert from the Gold-Earth Sect. His attack power has actually reached such a level. Other than Spirit Saint experts, I fear no one can take that slash." The surrounding spectators nodded vigorously as well. Being able to make the barrier sway so violently with a single slash was enough to show its might. One had to know that, at such a level, no Spirit Venerable had ever accomplished this before.
Huo Hai, who had been startled by that slash, still felt lingering fear. "Your Excellency is indeed formidable. Since that is the case, then I shall not hold back either." With a wave of his hand, a longsword appeared in Huo Hai's grasp—it was none other than Huo Hai's Sunset Sword.
"He drew his sword! He finally drew his sword!" The moment they saw Huo Hai unsheathe his sword, the crowd erupted into an uproar. Even if the sword itself was not powerful enough and, in their eyes, did not deserve to match Huo Hai's combat strength, someone had finally forced Huo Hai to use his sword.
With his longsword in hand, Huo Hai no longer defended passively and instead launched an attack. With the aid of the Sunset Sword, the power of the Sword Qi Huo Hai condensed naturally rose another level. His blood boiled throughout his