Just as Zhu Hongyi's mind wavered, Li Yan, who had been forced back step by step, let another thread of blood spill from the corner of his mouth, yet he still held firm, blocking and parrying.
Zhu Hongyi's attacks were too sharp, and his magical power was far more abundant than Li Yan's. Unfortunately, his injuries were also far more severe than Li Yan's, greatly diminishing his combat strength.
At the same time, the magical power Li Yan cultivated through the Gui Water True Scripture had been repeatedly tempered with "Nine Cauldrons Gui Water." Every wisp was as tough as refined steel, barely allowing him to block the flying swords' attacks.
"Now!"
Li Yan suddenly caught a tiny gap in his opponent's attacks. The other man's emotions must have fluctuated. His thoughts immediately shifted.
"Clang!"
As Zhu Hongyi advanced, another flying sword abruptly shot out, appearing behind his head with startling suddenness and instantly colliding with a streak of black light.
Within his Divine Sense, a Water-Parting Spike suddenly flashed into existence behind him, viciously stabbing toward the back of his head!
This thing had always given him a hair-raising sense of danger. He had no idea why he felt that way.
Yet when his sword qi struck it, nothing unusual happened. For a moment, he could not tell where that sense of danger was truly coming from.
A cold gleam flashed through Zhu Hongyi's eyes. He had not expected his opponent to still be able to counterattack. The Five Immortals Sect cultivators' ability to fight above their realm was simply too powerful.
The instant both sides' attacks collided, the Guiyi Water-Parting Spike that had come in for the sneak attack was immediately knocked flying backward. At the same time, the natal flying sword attacking Li Yan from the front