She thought coldly.
Sure enough, an explosive report rang out as an enormous mass of True Qi detonated against the old man's back. Even he suffered a considerable shock, but it did break the black-robed man's hold behind him.
Then a sharp ripple curled through the night.
Then two, three, ten, dozens!!
Sword Qi like a blizzard!
The old man lacked the mind for tactical games, but he still possessed his fighting instincts. His body could keenly distinguish the strength of an incoming attack and what sort of sword stroke he should use.
Now, facing Lian Yanjiang's fourth move, Nie Qianyu answered with a stroke strong enough to defeat it.
Yellow Jadeite · [Tree-Washing Bronze Shadow]
Bloody gashes instantly burst across Lian Yanjiang's black robe amid the dense, cutting edges. Sharp as this Sword Qi was, he could barely resist it with True Qi. What truly made his hair stand on end was the sword amid that throng of Sword Qi.
So deft! So fast! A bronze shadow, with the strength to cleave gold and jade!
Lian Yanjiang thrust his sword into a slash, trying to knock it aside, but heard only the teeth-grating sound of the other blade scraping across his own. His heart sank. The next instant, a smooth chill pierced the hollow of his shoulder, followed by fierce aching and excruciating pain.
He braced his sword desperately against his opponent's guard and kicked off the ground. Earth stirred by True Qi flew into a cloud of dust as he retreated swiftly, drawing the sword out of his shoulder and trailing a vivid red line of blood through the air.
The old man did not pursue, because the blade following close behind him had cut into his abdomen again and pierced through.
Nie Qianyu's body abruptly went slack.