Bai Yi could not connect the proud look in his eyes and the dazzling, exquisitely ornate crystal scale armor covering his body with Steward Xue, who had been rather reserved and quiet, dressed in plain clothes.
As expected, everyone has a past they can't bear to look back on.
As Bai Yi silently thought this, the Inner City Disciples watching outside could not help turning their eyes toward Xue Feng, who was stiffly forcing himself to look serious.
Several veteran Inner City Disciples who knew about Xue Feng's upbringing had never seen it before, but their expressions grew even more solemn.
"Watch closely. Steward Xue was once a prodigy second only to the Hall Master!"
"We might be able to glean something from this battle!"
Before the veteran Inner City Disciple had even finished speaking, Bai Yi gazed calmly inside the illusion at the battle-armor Dao Foundation emerging around the young Xue Feng, and at his War Great Dao, which had reached perfection in the First Realm.
His fierce, surging Sword Dao Intent revealed itself for the first time.
Bai Yi opened his palm, and the True Essence surging within his body condensed into a miniature Purple Clarity Abyssless Sword. Arrowhead Sword Forms circled it. With a single strike of Void Insight, he shattered the spear in young Xue Feng's hand and pierced his throat, under the latter's astonished, disbelieving gaze.
"O-one sword?!"
"How is that possible!"
Everyone stared at young Xue Feng's projection in the illusory space. It had only just condensed before Bai Yi instantly cut its throat and killed it.
The eyes of all the Inner and Outer City Disciples watching went blank. They had imagined that Xue Feng would surely be unable to stop Bai Yi, and had even imagined that Bai Yi would defeat Xue