Cao Mingjin sank his body and looked in the direction of the golden sword energy.
"Lan Bu!"
Cao Mingjin stomped hard on the ground and then shot forward, with no intention of retreating, but rather charging towards the golden sword energy!
At the instant the golden sword energy was about to strike, Cao Mingjin's figure flickered, and he abruptly shifted half a step to the side, evading the golden sword energy and pressing directly towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye lowered his sword and looked at Cao Mingjin.
A very smart choice!
The Xuanyuan Sword is powerful!
But it's only the Xuanyuan Sword that is powerful, not Bai Ye himself.
Cao Mingjin wasn't without a chance to win. As long as he could evade the Xuanyuan Sword's attacks and then strike Bai Ye, he could win.
"That's what you're thinking, right?"
Bai Ye slowly grinned, watching Cao Mingjin leap in front of him. As his palms crossed, a large amount of wind currents appeared, entangling Cao Mingjin's arms.
Bai Ye suddenly stomped his foot on the ground!
With a boom!
A large expanse of flames surged up, engulfing Bai Ye's body and forming a pillar of fire.
Cao Mingjin's fists shot forward, the constantly swirling wind currents forming sharp blades that sliced through the flames surrounding Bai Ye.
But…
"Yan Bao!"
The moment the flames scattered, Bai Ye decisively detonated the dispersing flames.
The roar of the explosion sounded, and waves of energy pushed outwards in layers, shattering the wind currents Cao Mingjin had conjured.
Cao Mingjin could feel a palpable impact rushing towards him. His body tumbled through the air before landing back on the ground.
On the other side, Bai Ye emerged from the flames and said to Cao Mingjin, "You didn't think I had no other skills besides this sword, did you?"
As Bai Ye spoke, he raised the Xuanyuan Sword.
He was truly underestimated!
Bai Ye swung the Xuanyuan Sword forward once more, and a sword cry suddenly erupted.
Golden sword energy appeared again, heading towards Cao Mingjin.
Cao Mingjin dared not be careless and quickly retreated backward.
For Cao Mingjin, the power of the golden sword energy was terrifying, so terrifying that he didn't dare to directly confront it.
One, two, three?
Cao Mingjin wasn't sure how many bursts of golden sword energy he could withstand if he tried to block them, but it certainly wouldn't be many.
However, there was good news for Cao Mingjin: the speed of the golden sword energy's slashes wasn't particularly fast. With the explosive acceleration of Lan Bu, Cao Mingjin was confident he could evade the golden sword energy.
Thinking this, Cao Mingjin's feet once again stirred up wind currents.
Lan Bu activated!
Cao Mingjin judged the timing and leaped to the side, but…
The next instant…
The moment Cao Mingjin looked up, he was shocked to find that Bai Ye had appeared right in front of him.
Explosive instant acceleration?
What Bai Ye used was…
Instantaneous movement!
This time, the moment Bai Ye unleashed the golden sword energy, he didn't stay in place but immediately used instantaneous movement.
The only space Cao Mingjin could dodge into was either the sides of the golden sword energy, or above it.
A one-in-three chance!
Bai Ye had bet correctly!
Hand raised, sword lowered!
Seeing Cao Mingjin rushing towards him, Bai Ye unhesitatingly swung his sword down.
Cao Mingjin's heart leaped in alarm.
At the critical moment, Cao Mingjin suddenly crossed his hands and met the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Hmm?"
Strangely, Cao Mingjin's hands didn't touch the Xuanyuan Sword. His crossed hands were positioned on either side of the Xuanyuan Sword, with empty space in between.
Yet, Bai Ye had the sensation of having struck something. The Xuanyuan Sword had been intercepted.
Moreover, Cao Mingjin's face was contorted with strain, clearly resisting with all his might.
As Bai Ye pondered this, he gently scraped the Xuanyuan Sword. A piercing sound rang out, and Bai Ye then noticed that Cao Mingjin's hands were adorned with rings, connected by nearly transparent threads.
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin, and he sharply pulled back, using a cutting motion to slice across the fine threads.
Almost instantaneously, the threads snapped. After passing across Cao Mingjin's arms and neck, they left behind streaks of crimson blood.
Cao Mingjin retreated, wiping his neck.
Looking at the crimson on his palm, Cao Mingjin couldn't help but curse softly, and then quickly retreated…
Because Bai Ye's Xuanyuan Sword was coming again!
Bai Ye gave Cao Mingjin no chance to breathe. He flicked his wrist, twirled the Xuanyuan Sword into a bloom, and then thrust it forward again.
As Cao Mingjin retreated, he pushed up his sleeve, revealing a silver mechanical arm guard.
He brought the mechanical arm guard before him. Immediately, the sound of gears turning was heard, and metal plates popped out from the edges of the arm guard, quickly forming a rhombus-shaped metal shield.
Clang!
The Xuanyuan Sword descended, and a crisp clanging sound erupted.
The sharpness of the Xuanyuan Sword was unimaginable. With that single strike, a gash was directly carved into the rhombus-shaped shield.
However, it had been blocked after all!
Cao Mingjin quickly darted aside. From his other sleeve, a wrist blade shot out unexpectedly and stabbed towards Bai Ye's lower abdomen.
But just as it was about to hit…
Instantaneous movement!
Bai Ye's figure suddenly vanished and then reappeared behind Cao Mingjin, swinging the Xuanyuan Sword again.
Cao Mingjin's reaction was incredibly swift. He quickly turned his body and blocked with the wrist blade.
Clang!
The crisp clanging sound occurred again.
But the moment Cao Mingjin blocked the wrist blade, Bai Ye swept his leg out fiercely, kicking Cao Mingjin in the waist.
Flames blazed fiercely, wrapping around Bai Ye's calf, and the moment they hit Cao Mingjin…
Yan Bao!
The flames wrapped around Bai Ye's leg erupted violently.
A massive fireball exploded outwards, the concussive waves rolling outwards in all directions. Cao Mingjin was instantly sent flying, smashing into the wall on the side.
Then…
Golden sword energy!
Bai Ye raised his hand and swung forcefully.
Golden sword energy shot forward once more.
Where the sword energy passed, the ground continuously cracked open.
Cao Mingjin had just caught his breath when the golden sword energy arrived.
Cao Mingjin could only place his wrist shield in front of him and roar, "Defense Field!"
A nearly transparent barrier appeared around the rhombus shield, increasing its defensive range while also strengthening its defense.
But…
The moment the golden sword energy struck the shield, Cao Mingjin still felt immense pressure.
The immense force caused Cao Mingjin's arm to tremble, and the wrist shield itself vibrated with a grinding sound, and then…
Crack!
A sound like shattering glass rang out.
The barrier surrounding the wrist shield shattered, and then the wrist shield itself was broken into pieces.
The golden sword energy exploded with force, the wall behind Cao Mingjin collapsed, falling outwards, and Cao Mingjin was swept from inside the room into the corridor outside.
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