Methods (Part 1)

The leaves swayed as wild winds swept through.

The entire forest rang only with the violent surges of force produced by two people clashing at high speed.

Yet what was astonishing was how incredibly narrow the range of their battle was. Their attacks collided almost entirely within a tiny area around one another.

The other areas at the edges showed no trace of damage at all.

Highly concentrated power—blade radiance and blade force collided fiercely. Some clashes did not even make a sound, because their frequency was so fast that it exceeded the limits of ordinary human hearing.

White blade radiance and transparent blade force surged ceaselessly through the woods, with black shadow blades occasionally appearing among them.

Hua Shenxi stood without moving. The blade in her hand was nearly too blurry to see, leaving behind only a faint white shadow.

Autumn Leaf Daoist's arms became like those of a thousand-armed Guanyin, transforming into a vast mass of phantom limbs. Dense blade radiance shot out like Spider Silk, vanishing automatically once it flew two meters away. When it appeared again, it was already all around Hua Shenxi.

Every movement they made created openings and weaknesses, while also creating powerful, razor-sharp points.

Each wanted to strike the other's weak point, yet each was also using their own sharpness to block the other's attacks.

The forest gradually fell stiller and stiller. At first, there had still been the faint sound of metal striking metal, but later, only gusts of subtle Wind Sound remained.

Blade radiance and blade force became increasingly sparse. Their speed grew faster, but they appeared less often. Every single streak that emerged was bound to be far sharper than before.

A faint sheen of sweat gradually appeared on Autumn Leaf Daoist's forehead. The movements of his hands also began