The two of them erupted into action in an instant, but after that brief exchange, neither could continue attacking.
After both sides evaded the other's strike, their figures flashed, and they vanished once more into the dense mist filling the forest.
Behind a great tree, Li Yan had circled through the thick fog before swiftly landing there. His body had already turned transparent as he leaned against the tree.
Moreover, his entire body seemed to have fused with the tree trunk.
His Divine Sense quietly spread out, but just as before, he lost track of his opponent again.
Li Yan's earlier strategy had worked. So long as the other party used a spell to attack, it would inevitably stir the laws of heaven and earth.
In that split second, Li Yan had located where she was hiding.
"How was that wind blade formed? I only sensed spiritual energy fluctuations when it was already coming down!
"If I hadn't dodged a tiny bit earlier, then even with my speed, I should have been struck by her attack."
As Li Yan searched, a strange expression rose in his heart.
He had known that cultivators with such mutated spirit roots were difficult to deal with, but he had not expected her to be this formidable.
This was also Li Yan's first time fighting a mutated spirit root cultivator above his own level. After one exchange, he had gained no advantage at all and had nearly been cut down by her counterattack.
Li Yan had always believed that he had long since cultivated basic spells such as Wind Blade Technique to the level of mastery back in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
He did not think that if he continued cultivating them afterward, there would still be any room for improvement.
Yet today, he saw