"Of course!"
Gu Qingcheng nodded emphatically, then fixed an intensely grave gaze on Xu Taiping in the Spirit Mirror and said:
"If I remember correctly, the Life-Taking Blade must be used in conjunction with the Heavenly Wrath Formless Art, and of the Heavenly Wrath Five Forms Art, the Wind Earl Aspect has the strongest defensive power."
"Even without the Life-Taking Blade, as long as one can manifest the Wind Earl Aspect, even one of the lowest Yellow Tier can withstand an ordinary Heaven Gazing Realm cultivator's full-powered strike."
"Now that the Life-Taking Blade complements it as well, it will be very difficult for the young master to break through within three moves."
Recalling the descriptions of the Heavenly Wrath Five Forms Art and the Life-Taking Blade in her sect's secret texts, Gu Qingcheng's heart clenched again.
She knew full well that even though Xu Taiping had mastered Blade Qi Transformation into Thunder and opened the second layer blade domain, he still fell short before Blade Slave's Life-Taking Blade and Heavenly Wrath Five Forms Art.
Beside her, Dugu Qingxiao and the other two also grew grave upon hearing her words.
"I remember Taiping using Blade Domain Power earlier to execute two blade forms. Those two forms had tremendous killing power. Perhaps they can break Blade Slave's next move."
After pondering carefully for a moment, Dugu Qingxiao gazed at Xu Taiping in the Spirit Mirror and murmured.
The two blade forms he spoke of were, naturally, the Crane-Listening Stance and Startling Cicada Form that Xu Taiping had executed in conjunction with his unceasing blade domain.
And these two forms were indeed the most lethal blade forms Xu Taiping currently possessed.
"Yes."
Gu Qingcheng nodded and said:
"If he uses them in conjunction with Blade Qi Transformation into Thunder, their power will be