The battle gradually reached a white-hot stage. Huo Hai insisted on relying on his own combat techniques, using neither insects nor spells. That display shocked everyone even more.
Huo Hai was unusual; that much was obvious without thinking. Otherwise, what Insect Spirit Master could contend with a secret-inheritance Battle Spirit Master in close combat? Even if the Battle Spirit Arts Huo Hai used were among the better kinds, it was still the same. His own spiritual power was unsuited for strengthening his body, and he likewise had no innate ability to coordinate with Battle Spirit Arts.
All Huo Hai could rely on was his formidable Mid Spirit General Realm cultivation. Yet Blood Rose had also reached the Mid Spirit General Realm, and she was at its peak, not far from the Late Spirit General Stage.
They were at the same level, and her cultivation was even higher than his, yet an Insect Spirit Master had forced her into a draw. It was impossible for Blood Rose not to be furious. The long whip in her hand swung faster and faster, its angles increasingly vicious and tricky.
Huo Hai, on the other hand, grew more composed by the moment. From his initial discomfort, he gradually adapted to this attack speed. After all, Huo Hai rarely used close-combat attacks, so it was only natural that he was unaccustomed to them. But was his rate of improvement not a little too fast? If this continued, no one knew whether Blood Rose would ultimately be defeated by Huo Hai using the techniques of a Battle Spirit Master.
Blood Rose had already pushed her whip to its limit. Crimson petals whirled ceaselessly around her body. Huo Hai's Battle Spirit Art was likewise operating at its limit. Every time the petals drew near, Huo Hai would