A streak of Sword Qi hundreds of yards long shot from the Long Sword.
The terrifying Sword Qi swept through the air.
Once again, it effortlessly severed countless bolts of lightning!
Like a force sweeping away dry leaves and rotten wood, it reached Xing Shijie in an instant.
But this time was different.
Xing Shijie had already suffered a backlash from his shattered lightning, and his strength had fallen by an unknown degree.
Faced with Qin Hao's sword strike, Xing Shijie no longer had the strength to dodge.
He could only watch as Qin Hao's Long Sword appeared before him.
At the same moment, Xing Shijie's face turned deathly pale.
He could imagine what would happen to him if that strike landed.
Fortunately...
Whoosh!
The terrifying Sword Qi stopped abruptly just before it struck Xing Shijie.
It hung only a few hundred meters away.
At that distance, killing Xing Shijie would have been effortless.
Swish!
Qin Hao waved his hand.
The terrifying Sword Qi vanished without a trace.
Xing Shijie stood pale-faced, unable to collect himself.
Qin Hao's sword strike had been far too terrifying.
"Qin Hao, thank you."
Xing Shijie's expression was complicated, filled with both unwillingness and admiration. He took a deep breath and cupped his hands. "If you hadn't held back, I'd be dead."
"It was only a friendly exchange." Qin Hao nodded.
Xing Shijie gave Qin Hao a long look, then turned and flew toward the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace.
He paid no heed to anyone else's reaction.
But as Xing Shijie flew away, his speed was noticeably slower.
No lightning flickered around him, either.
Clearly, Qin Hao's two attacks had left Xing Shijie badly injured.
In truth, though, his injuries came entirely from the backlash of his lightning. Neither of Qin Hao's attacks had actually