Luo Feng poured everything he understood about the Blade Heart into every strike. His blade flashed with a chilling light, and Blade Qi raged around him.
Yet Xiang He remained perfectly at ease, strolling through the onslaught as he neutralized Luo Feng's attacks one by one.
By now, he was no longer testing Luo Feng. This was more like a sparring match—and a lesson.
So strong. I never imagined Senior Xiang He's blade work could be this exquisite. We're using the Origin Mystery in the same way, but his blade is sharper, and it carries a trace of Blade Intent Power. It's as though his blade has a natural advantage over mine. As Luo Feng studied Xiang He's moves, he could tell that the main difference lay in their understanding of the Blade Heart.
Luo Feng committed every one of Xiang He's moves to memory.
After several exchanges, they had already crossed blades tens of thousands of times.
But as they sparred, the emotion drained from Xiang He's face, leaving him impassive.
"Come. Use your weapon. Defeat me with that move, and you will complete the Heavenly Tower's trial and become a Heaven Ascender."
Luo Feng knew this was likely a restriction imposed by the Heavenly Tower itself. It was time to act.
The Blood Shadow Blade, formed from the Star Tower, appeared in Luo Feng's hand. Without any flourish, he unleashed the strike he had comprehended straight at the old man Xiang He's Phantom Body. Its light swept out, long and pure as a silver river spilling across the void. Yet beneath that beauty lay devastating force. Space itself shattered under the blow.
Xiang He made no attempt to dodge. He unleashed his own strike.
The two similar blade lights collided with a boom. The void, already torn apart