The Palace Master of the Profound Elixir Palace replied calmly:
"What problem could there be?"
"In the past, we sealed the Blade-Sharpening Boy's true body only because your cultivation was inadequate, and he kept gravely injuring you. We had no choice."
"Since this Beiguo Xiao is such a capable fighter today, let us release the Blade-Sharpening Boy's true body and have him fight a proper battle."
"Otherwise, I fear that expert behind Beiguo Xiao will make a laughingstock of our Profound Elixir Palace."
Elder Niu's heart jolted, and he murmured:
"That expert behind Beiguo Xiao... so Beiguo Xiao really does have an expert guiding him!"
The Palace Master of the Profound Elixir Palace replied with a chuckle:
"Judging by what we see now, this is no ordinary expert. Old Ox, make sure you receive him properly and forge this bond of good karma."
Hearing this, Elder Niu could not help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
Even the Palace Master wants to forge a bond of good karma with him. Just how formidable must the expert behind Beiguo Xiao be?
"Bang!"
Just then, a tremendous crash from the high platform abruptly jolted Elder Niu out of his thoughts.
He looked up, only to see that Beiguo Xiao had actually severed one arm of the Blade-Sharpening Boy's Heaven Rank puppet body with nothing more than an ordinary blade stroke.
"Swish!"
Immediately afterward, another blade cry rang out explosively, and Xu Taiping once again swung his blade at the Blade-Sharpening Boy's Heaven Rank puppet body, his movements flowing like clouds and water.
Although the Blade-Sharpening Boy's Heavenly Tribulation puppet body countered his blade with exquisite skill, Xu Taiping's strike still broke through his blade force and struck his chest.
Had he not gathered blade qi to protect himself in time, that