But his body remained ramrod straight.
The Immortal Lord possessed perfect combat instincts. He should have been unbeatable in a fight.
Yet both humans he had encountered today had inflicted injuries he could not ignore.
Ming Qitian had hurt him in their contest through the most profound achievements forged by humanity's cultivation civilization-the "Sword Treatise," the Seven Luminaries Sword Domain, and Heart-Slaying Glaze.
Yue Muzhou, by contrast, approached the extreme of beastly instinct, using only his sword and True Qi as fang and claw to engage him in the purest, simplest fight to the death.
And he had actually held his own.
Chapter 85: Unspoken understanding
When Pei Ye galloped to the foot of the city walls, an enormous cloud of yellow dust was slowly bearing down on them like a monster baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.
On the stage paved in yellow dust, two figures fought at close quarters, every stroke drawing blood.
It was hard to imagine that this was a battle fought at the Sky Tower Realm, so plain and unadorned were its movements. Yet a closer look made it immediately clear that this was no clash a Profound Gate cultivator could interfere in.
Watching the sword light flicker in and out of sight, Pei Ye suddenly understood what the old man had meant by "come watch the sword."
Earlier that day, while resting at the County Office, Pei Ye had exhausted his vocabulary describing to the old man the excitement, awe, and fascination Ming Qitian's sword strike had stirred in him last night.
Since he first picked up a sword, he had never experienced anything like it-not even the first time [Clouded Sky Obscures Eyes, Lost Feathers] had flowed from his own hands.
The old man had merely grunted without comment.
Now he understood