She ignored the blade Qingyu slashed down at her, instead merging her aura with the pool's water before violently stirring the water beneath the icy pool with Vermilion Bird in her hand.
With a boom, the water surged up, like blade after blade, and crashed down toward Qingyu.
With a bang, Qingyu's blade qi was actually scattered by the strike, and the impact knocked him backward, sending him sliding several yards through the air before he stopped.
"The Heavenly Blade Sect's Water-Wielding Blade?"
After steadying himself, Qingyu looked slightly surprised, but the corners of his mouth soon lifted again in a mocking smile.
The Heavenly Blade Sect's Water-Wielding Blade was immensely powerful when used in water. Unless you drained every drop from the pool, it was difficult to hurt its practitioners.
Unfortunately, however, the opponent Duan Xiaoyu faced today was Qingyu, who was equally adept at water-wielding arts.
Whoosh!
Just then, Qingyu slashed at Duan Xiaoyu in the pool once more.
Seeing this, Duan Xiaoyu used the Water-Wielding Blade again, turning the swirling currents into blades that slashed thunderously toward Qingyu.
With a bang, Qingyu's blade force collapsed once again.
But the instant his blade force collapsed, his figure suddenly turned into a mass of water and plunged straight into the pool.
Boom!
The moment Qingyu entered the water, the currents Duan Xiaoyu had controlled with the Water-Wielding Blade suddenly broke apart.
At the same time, the water in the icy pool abruptly transformed into a gigantic hand and clenched Duan Xiaoyu tightly within it.
"Urgh!..."
The immense pressure made Duan Xiaoyu's bones crackle. The pain forced her mouth open, and she spat out a cloud of blood mist.
Boom! At this critical moment, she drew on all her true essence in one breath, converting it into blade qi, then