Xuan Qiwu spun and leaped, sweeping her Phoenix Halberd in a full circle before bringing it down in a Mountain-Splitting Strike. Feng Xingyao knew she could not take this blow head-on. She hurriedly sidestepped to the right, seizing an opening to thrust her sword toward Xuan Qiwu's waist like a snake flicking its tongue.
Xuan Qiwu's Phoenix Halberd slammed into the ground, instantly shattering the floor and sending sand and stone flying. She raised her right foot and kicked the halberd. At the same time, Feng Xingyao's sword struck the armor at her waist, sending a shock through it that injured the flesh beneath, like striking an ox through a mountain.
But Feng Xingyao also suffered a heavy blow. The enormous Phoenix Halberd, gleaming with cold light, smashed into her slender waist like Mount Tai crushing an egg. An irresistible force surged through her in an instant.
Her entire body flew backward to the left like a kite with its string cut. Only after tumbling several times in midair did she barely steady herself, but her injuries were plainly far worse than before.
Before Feng Xingyao could fully return to the ground, several more ferocious slashes came whistling toward her from every direction, accompanied by shrill sounds of cleaving air.
Faced with such a savage assault, Feng Xingyao dared not let her guard slip for even a moment. She could only strain every nerve to keep changing her position, dodging each deadly threat with swift, nimble movements.
By the time she finally managed to evade those slashes, Feng Xingyao did not even have a moment to catch her breath.
Just then, the exceptionally sharp Phoenix Halberd in Xuan Qiwu's hands swept viciously toward her throat.
At the last possible instant, Feng Xingyao hurriedly bent backward until her back lay