"As you wish!" Huang Xiao's expression grew solemn. With the Imitation Saber in hand, he pushed off the ground and charged.
Zheng Gu gave a low shout. The instant his figure moved, a streak of Saber Qi slashed out.
This time, Huang Xiao held nothing back. He unleashed the Sixth Form straightaway.
For a time, countless saber shadows filled their exchange. All the spectators could hear was the incessant clanging of the two sabers colliding, while bursts of Saber Force shot wildly in every direction.
"Back! Fall back!" Elder Liu shouted after glancing at Chao Lingyi and Junior Brother Cheng.
Neither Chao Lingyi nor Junior Brother Cheng dared hesitate. They, too, were stunned by the Saber Force. Its might was simply terrifying, and even their current position was no longer quite safe.
With a clang, the two sabers collided. Huang Xiao's Imitation Saber pressed directly down on Zheng Gu's blade as Huang Xiao attacked.
"Still not enough!" Zheng Gu roared.
With that roar, Zheng Gu jerked his Imitation Saber upward, knocking Huang Xiao's blade aside, then slashed at his chest.
Huang Xiao immediately brought his saber in front of his chest and blocked the strike.
Zheng Gu promptly changed his saber's trajectory, thrusting its tip straight at Huang Xiao's chest.
Huang Xiao followed the motion and blocked with the flat of his blade. The tip pressed directly against the blade of his Imitation Saber.
The tremendous impact left Huang Xiao unable to hold his Imitation Saber steady. Its blade was driven backward and struck his chest.
Struck by his own blade, Huang Xiao felt as though a thousand-jin boulder had slammed into his chest, leaving him somewhat breathless, his blood and qi churning.
He pushed off the ground and swiftly retreated, putting distance between himself and Zheng Gu and managing