Such a technique clearly could not evade the Profound Gate. Amid the vast surge of true profound power, the willow leaf the boy had become was nearly torn apart by the gale. Though he struck first, the Profound Qi at its edges still hurled him away, slamming him hard into the stone wall.
But at the same time, the tremendous cloud energy carried by Glaze engulfed Qu Zhu, inflicting the first serious injury since their clash began. Qu Zhu lost control of his body and crashed several yards across the ground before cutting his saber into the stone to steady himself.
Once the boy stopped keeping himself absolutely safe, Black Robe's situation suddenly became perilous as well. The fluorescence beneath the wall continued to thicken, and the battle blazed with unprecedented ferocity. To kill this man here, the boy was already staking his life.
Relying on two Intent Swords to move through the lingering radiance of the Profound Gate, he suffered gashes deep enough to expose bone from the razor-sharp saber energy. In exchange, Qu Zhu was truly on the verge of falling.
The fluorescence on the other side had already risen to the roof, like silver spilling across the ground. Perhaps because the distance was short, it gathered momentum far faster than Pei Ye had imagined. But Black Cat's Chi Flame had already invaded it, and those lights seemed frozen in midair.
Glaze swept past once more with tremendous force. For the first time, Qu Zhu failed to react in time. His saber remained fixed behind him, and he barely managed to shield himself with his left arm. Glaze sliced a huge gash across his waist, and blood immediately poured out.
Pei Ye abruptly advanced with his sword, gritting his teeth as he pressed the last two snow swords