When he reentered the Trial Space, Xu Lianying appeared on the training grounds as well.
With a flicker of thought, the battle began again.
Having learned his lesson, Gu Yuanqing avoided looking directly into his eyes.
Yet those eyes seemed to transcend the limits of space, appearing directly in Gu Yuanqing's mind. His thoughts stalled for an instant, and he lost all awareness of the outside world.
By the time his senses returned, the Fly-Whisk had already pierced his heart.
Was this a Grandmaster? There was absolutely no chance of winning!
Gu Yuan's expression shifted slightly. He realized he seemed to have underestimated Grandmasters.
The gulf between a Grandmaster and the Profound Martial Ninth Layer was far greater than that between True Martial and an Origin Scholar.
Back when Gu Yuanqing was at the True Martial Seventh Layer, he had been able to fight Kong Shengbing, a Half-Step Grandmaster. Yet now, facing a true Grandmaster, he could not withstand even a single move.
No wonder he had heard people say that Grandmasters were no longer human. Their methods and abilities had already transcended the bounds of ordinary mortals!
Gu Yuanqing tried twice more and finally began to grasp what was happening.
This was a difference in mental will. Even a single glance into those eyes had allowed his mental will to brand itself onto my mind. So avoiding his gaze afterward did nothing.
Battles between Grandmasters were no longer mere contests of strength. They involved the mind and will. That was why anyone below Grandmaster could not fight them at all. Perhaps a single glance was enough to rob you of the ability to fight.
Gu Yuanqing recalled that day at the Scenery Pavilion, when merely meeting the Sword Saint Qin Wuya's gaze from far across the Cliff had provoked