The moment Feng Xianlin saw Hu Xiaotian strike, his heart tightened. In an instant, he put aside his contempt, drew his right foot back a step, and opened the distance between them. His longsword slid from its sheath and swept upward from the lower right to the upper left, catching the Flexible Sword. He rolled his wrist and pressed down, sending the internal power he had gathered along the Sword Blade. It erupted where the two swords met, making the Sword Blade shudder violently.
Hu Xiaotian felt the overbearing force transmitted through the Sword Blade and silently praised him. He truly was an expert of the Sword Palace, considerably stronger than Qiu Mubai. Although Feng Xianlin had not yet reached the level of External Sword Qi, he could already control his internal power at will, transmitting it through the bridge formed by their crossed blades to attack his opponent.
Had he faced an ordinary swordsman, Feng Xianlin's move would probably have knocked the weapon from his opponent's hand. Unfortunately, his opponent was Hu Xiaotian, whose internal power was monstrously strong. Feng Xianlin could not possibly match him in that regard. Fortunately for him, Hu Xiaotian did not use his tremendous internal power to meet force with force. Instead, he took this opportunity to spar with a master swordsman and practice his Spirit Snake Nine Swords.
The edge of the Flexible Sword tilted slightly. Hu Xiaotian turned his wrist several times in succession, and the Sword Blade became a winding silver snake, climbing along his opponent's Sword Blade.
Feng Xianlin shook his arm and swiftly pulled his Sword Blade free. Hu Xiaotian's Flexible Sword followed like a shadow, already thrusting toward his throat. Feng Xianlin turned his edge slightly and blocked the tip of the Flexible Sword with the Sword Blade.