Hu Xiaotian used the Aerial Gliding Art and Spirit Snake Nine Swords to hold all five men's attention at once. Yan Nujiao and her brother Yan Boguang seized this rare opportunity. Exchanging a glance, they supported Xue Mingjun between them and rushed back into the room rather than fleeing the courtyard.
Feng Xingyun thrust his long saber upward to meet the attack, its tip striking the edge of the Flexible Sword. Sparks scattered as the two sharp points collided. Under the pressure of Hu Xiaotian's downward plunge, the supple sword bent into an exaggerated arc before swiftly straightening again. An invisible qi vortex formed within Hu Xiaotian's Dantian Sea of Qi, and a powerful suction arose where saber and sword met.
Feng Xingyun suddenly felt his internal power leaking away and was startled. He twisted his body and sealed his Dantian. The internal power he released formed a burst of energy where the saber's tip met the sword's edge, knocking both weapons out of alignment. Hu Xiaotian's attempt to absorb Feng Xingyun's internal power with the Void Art immediately came to nothing.
Feng Xingyun slid sideways and retreated three steps in succession. Hu Xiaotian took the opportunity to land, inwardly lamenting the missed chance. Feng Xingyun was simply too cunning; he had broken free before Hu Xiaotian could fully unleash the Void Art.
Feng Xingyun fixed his cold gaze on Hu Xiaotian. "Whale-Swallowing Art!"
Of all the martial arts that absorbed another person's power, the Void Art was the most formidable. Yet very few people knew of it, and fewer still in the present age could use it, so its reputation was not as widespread as that of the Whale-Swallowing Art. Sumeru Heaven knew the Whale-Swallowing Art, which likewise allowed its practitioner to absorb another person's power for personal use.