Aside from wanting to take down Li Yan as quickly as possible, Su Nanzi could see that this man could be captured alive at any moment. Yet he still had not sensed any danger approaching.
This left him deeply suspicious and unsettled. He did not dare attack with all his strength either; he had to reserve his power in case of a sudden ambush from others.
"Yin-Yang Taiji!"
Li Yan immediately felt the hand gripping the Heavy Water Bead lose control as it was flung in a circular arc to one side. With that swing, the gravity within the Heavy Water Bead could no longer remain condensed and was about to collapse at once.
Their exchange had lasted only around two breaths so far, yet Li Yan had already sensed nothing but endless seasoned ruthlessness in this man's attacks.
This had been a proactive attack launched while he was prepared, yet he had remained at a disadvantage throughout, passively taking blows at every turn from beginning to end.
Li Yan knew that at this moment, he absolutely could not let the other party's longsword break free of control. Otherwise, an endless barrage of attacks would immediately appear again...
This had always been Li Yan's method of attacking others. Once he unleashed an offensive, it was often like the surging Yangtze River, rolling on without end, leaving his enemies exhausted from merely coping.
But today, after being completely suppressed, he experienced the predicament of being battered from all sides, fending left and charging right!
As Li Yan's arm holding the Heavy Water Bead was swept to one side by a force, rippling waves immediately appeared across the skin beneath his robes.
The waves arose from his shoulder and passed to his palm in an instant. The Heavy Water Bead in his