This time, however, the Blade-Sharpening Boy also had his Blade Force shattered by Xu Taiping's and staggered several steps back.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
After the two separated, for a time, only the sound of shattering restriction runes remained in the Blade-Testing Pavilion.
None of the Profound Elixir Palace disciples watching had expected the killing power within Beiguo Xiao's long saber to rise once again, when he had seemed unable to withstand the Blade-Sharpening Boy's Blade Force.
At this sight, Elder Niu, the guard of the Blade-Testing Pavilion, swallowed and murmured:
"This lad's blade techniques have actually improved during his blade trial with the Blade-Sharpening Boy!"
But he immediately shook his head and said:
"No, he's improving nowhere near as quickly as the Blade-Sharpening Boy. He'll still lose!"
The vast majority of the Profound Elixir Palace disciples present thought the same.
"Whew..."
Amid this silence, Xu Taiping, who had sheathed his blade again, slowly paced while keeping his eyes fixed on the Blade-Sharpening Boy opposite him, slowly exhaling the stale breath that had long accumulated in his chest.
Both their Blade Forces had shattered just now, and both were now searching for an opportunity to strike.
Xu Taiping was also rapidly working out in his mind how he should change the Blade Force, Blade Intent, and Blade Qi of his next strike to catch up with the Blade-Sharpening Boy.
Judging by the current situation, whichever of them raised his Burning Blade Force to the ultimate realm would win.
"Hiss..."
"Whew..."
After taking another deep breath as he paced, Xu Taiping's heart lake, its waves rising and falling a moment before, suddenly became as smooth as a mirror.
At the same time, his divine soul's perception abruptly expanded more than several dozenfold.
Suddenly, everything he saw with his eyes and sensed in