As his words fell, he swept up to Xu Taiping as swiftly as the wind and seized his wrist.
The instant he caught Xu Taiping's hand, a faint Qi Explosion sounded.
Suddenly, another Xu Taiping appeared behind him.
The Clone Technique.
"Boom!" Xu Taiping's clone abruptly took the saber from his true body's hand, stepped sideways, and slashed at the Blade Ghost's neck.
The corners of the Blade Ghost's mouth rose. Still gripping Xu Taiping's true body by the wrist, he raised two fingers of his other hand to catch the Spring Tiger Saber again.
"Whoosh!" But the instant he caught the Spring Tiger Saber, Xu Taiping opened his mouth, abruptly activated the Ice Breath Art, and spat a breath of frost at the Blade Ghost.
Yet the moment the frosty breath enveloped the Blade Ghost, streams of overbearing Blade Qi burst from his body and shredded it until nothing remained.
Xu Taiping seized that opening to wrench his hand free of the Blade Ghost's grasp. Golden flames abruptly rose from his palm, and he struck at the Blade Ghost.
This was precisely the Red Crow Golden Flame.
The Blade Ghost seemed to know how formidable the Red Crow Golden Flame was. Rather than clash head-on with Xu Taiping as before, he dodged a step backward.
In the opening left by his retreat, Xu Taiping's clone pursued him with a slash.
"Your three strikes are over. My turn!"
The Blade Ghost snorted coldly, then drew the long saber at his waist with a metallic ring and slashed into the clone's blade.
"Boom!" Xu Taiping's clone shattered.
The instant the clone shattered, Xu Taiping's true body had already channeled the Red Crow Golden Flame Fire into his fist and hurled a punch at the Blade Ghost.
The timing caught the Blade