Calling me a petty thief?
You're dressed like goddamn Batman. Aren't you a thief yourself?
Ren Ye shot out from under the bed, the Human Emperor Sword in his right hand with its radiance contained, his eyes full of wariness.
"Heh."
The man in black sneered. "Fine. You're simply unlucky to have run into me. Whoever you work for, you're going to die."
Before Ren Ye could reply, he suddenly raised his left arm, slowly traced his palm through the air, and murmured, "Void-Entering Talisman!"
Hum!
As he spoke, ripples spread through the room. An ancient-looking talisman appeared in midair, emitting an eerie glow.
In an instant, their surroundings became distorted and blurred. The man in black and Ren Ye seemed to have left Niu Xi's bedroom and entered an independent space.
A magical treasure that isolated space?
Ren Ye froze briefly. While his opponent was controlling the Void-Entering Talisman, he channeled his intent into a thrust, stabbing at the man's neck with tremendous speed.
The strike concentrated the intent of the Heaven-Dominating Sword Technique within the blade, which had lost all its radiance. It was extremely fast and concealed some of its power.
"Your attacks are too slow...!"
As the sword shot forward, an icy taunt rang beside Ren Ye's ear.
Then, as he thrust his arm forward, he was stunned to see the man in black standing utterly relaxed, calmly watching the sword tip without moving.
Only when the blade was a hair's breadth from his neck did the man step slightly to the left.
Swish!
The sword passed; the man dodged.
Neither touched the other.
The man in black gave Ren Ye a firsthand demonstration of a perfect dodge. He did not even summon a weapon to defend himself, avoiding the lightning-fast strike as casually as if