The fifth match: Xuan Qiwu against Cao Tianyu of the Central Saint Palace!
"Fairy Xuan, your cultivation is currently only at the ninth level of the Mystic Saint realm, while I have already stepped into the third level of the Earth Immortal realm. The gulf between our cultivation levels is simply too great.
"If we fight for too long, I'm afraid it will put you at a tremendous disadvantage.
"I, Young Master Cao, have always been open and aboveboard. I disdain taking such trifling advantages.
"How about this? Let's keep things clean and decisive, and settle the outcome with a single exchange.
"That would make things a little fairer, wouldn't it?"
Cao Tianyu held a feather fan and waved it gently. With his elegant bearing and imposing presence, he looked every inch an exceptionally handsome young man.
Yet his proposal was not truly born of concern for Xuan Qiwu. He had his own little calculations.
Just moments earlier, Cao Tianyu had witnessed Xuan Qiwu swing that domineering Phoenix Halberd and unseat Song Bojian single-handedly.
The sight had stirred an indescribable panic within him. If I'm unlucky enough to become her next victim, the consequences will be unthinkable. I probably won't be able to withstand that blow either.
But things would be entirely different if they settled the match with a single exchange.
After all, however formidable Xuan Qiwu might be, there was no way she could easily take his life with just one move. Even if he ultimately lost, he would at least have a chance to muster a defense.
That would undoubtedly improve his chances of staying safe considerably.
"Agreed!"
Xuan Qiwu made her decision at once. After uttering that single word, she immediately focused all her attention on circulating her true spiritual power, pouring it continuously into