Yet the success of the move could not undo the error in his decision, for [Jade Elder] brought withering to the enemy through the death of his own sword momentum. Spear and sword were now falling together, and a single Intent Sword move offered only one chance to strike.
The youth could choose not to retreat, but once this move ended, he would have to face Yi Nandai, awakened from "Soul-Shock," with a body powerless to act.
And the distance between them was frighteningly close.
But there was not a trace of panic in Pei Ye's expression, and Yi Nandai truly did not break through this Intent Sword move again.
[Snowy Night, Fallen Life, Soul-Shattering Terror] took full effect. The man's calm, cold face instantly paled; this sword intent had pierced him deeply.
Falling through an icy sky, everything before his eyes bewildering—where was Suo Qu, and to whom should he return?
The road behind and the path ahead were both lost in snowy mist. Apart from falling unstoppably into the Abyss, he neither knew what to do nor could do anything.
The man possessed flames powerful enough to burn through the deepest, most oppressive despair, yet the question "What do you want to do?" utterly obscured his mind's eye.
When he awoke from this sword strike, his expression had not changed, but some pallor still lingered on his face.
The two faced each other again, and Pei Ye now clearly knew exactly what he wanted to do.
He needed no second opening to strike, because this distance already placed him where he wanted to unleash his killing move.
Without a word, he instantly exhausted the Profound Qi stored in three places—the Chi Flame Source, Endowed Fortune, and his chi body. Starting at the spearhead right against him, a blazing