"What tremendous force," Huang Xiao said with a sigh.
"I think the hidden saber soul is making its dying struggles now," Demon Phoenix said with a hearty laugh.
"I wouldn't go that far," Ou Jin said.
"Why not?" Demon Phoenix said. "Old Man Ou, look at it another way. You felt that the hidden saber soul's aura had barely weakened all this time, and only just now began showing signs of weakening. Then, at that very moment, it suddenly erupted with such a powerful aura. To my mind, that's a dying struggle. Before, it was desperately keeping its aura unchanged, but in fact, it had already exhausted most of its true strength. All of this was a sham, meant to deceive us."
Demon Phoenix's words plunged both Huang Xiao and Ou Jin into thought.
They had to admit that what Demon Phoenix had just said made some sense.
After five days of tempering in Different Flames, the hidden saber soul must have expended considerable strength to maintain an aura like this.
It might very well have been strong on the outside but hollow within.
The hidden saber soul had maintained its powerful aura all along to make them mistakenly believe that it could not be neutralized, shaking their resolve.
The best outcome would be for them to abandon their efforts to neutralize it.
Even if it could not make them give up, affecting their state of mind would still be a good thing for it.
As long as it endured until these Different Flames were exhausted, the hidden saber soul would win.
The Minghong Saber's saber soul possessed intelligence, and naturally, so did the hidden saber soul. It was even more cunning.
Back then, the hidden saber soul had secretly concealed itself deep within the blade while setting up a