The battle began in an instant.
Both men wielded blades.
"The Tenth Layer of the Dharma Realm? Tsk, too weak."
The man grinned savagely.
Shen Ye said nothing. He did not look at his opponent's blade movements, either, but simply raised his blade and activated the "Avīci" blade art.
In an instant.
Overlapping visions of Hell appeared behind him.
Countless cries of weeping ghosts erupted from his blade.
He was about to strike!
"Fine swordsmanship-but against a trait, it's nothing!" the man cried excitedly.
At the same time.
Faint Glowing Text appeared before Shen Ye:
"The opponent has activated the defensive trait: 'Envy.'" "Defensive trait, Myth grade." "Description: The bearer of this trait can directly seize the move an enemy is executing and add it to their own attack." "-The best defense is offense. If you can defeat someone with their own move, all the better." "-One of the seven defensive traits."
Every manifestation on the Spring Rain Blade vanished.
Instead, countless ghostly wails erupted from his opponent's long blade.
A Hell Dharma Form even unfolded behind his opponent, further empowering his swordsmanship and making his blade's momentum all the more fierce and terrifying.
"Die!" the man roared.
Without a word, Shen Ye shot backward, constantly swinging his blade to block the sheets of Blade Radiance appearing in the void.
Yet his opponent refused to relent, pursuing him relentlessly.
"How does it feel to die by your own swordsmanship? I hope you enjoy it! Hahaha!"
Laughing wildly, the man brought his blade down with all his strength.
Pfft.
The sound of a long blade piercing flesh rang out.
Both men froze.
The man's long blade struck Shen Ye's shoulder without even cutting his skin.
-"Pride of the Blind"!
Under the suppression of Second-Tier Truth, the enemy's attack was