Fists and swords clashed, again accompanied by the clang of metal and sparks flying.
The surrounding wind raged with suffocating intensity. Splintered wood flew everywhere. Much of the forest and rocks around Wu Tao and Xu Sheng had already been destroyed.
The Point Star Soft Silk Sword in Xu Sheng’s hand shifted its stance again. The sword body swung repeatedly, continuously forming a cross.
“A celestial maiden’s smile, dancing flower, twirling sword, a hundred stars appear at once!”
The dense, ceaseless sword energy was impossible to block in the haste.
Wu Tao’s heart chilled. His body instinctively shifted slightly to the left.
He didn’t leap to dodge, but instead, narrowly skirted past wave after wave of dense sword energy.
However, Xu Sheng, a martial arts enthusiast, was also a veteran in combat.
She knew that this strike had little chance of instantly killing Wu Tao, so Xu Sheng immediately followed up with her next move.
The sharp blade of the Point Star Soft Silk Sword clung to Wu Tao’s body and swept horizontally. If this move hit, it would undoubtedly result in being cut in two.
…
Xu Sheng’s Point Star Soft Silk Sword, clinging to Wu Tao’s body, executed a horizontal slash. But just as the Point Star Soft Silk was about to cut into Wu Tao’s body.
Wu Tao, as if he had foreseen all of this, folded the upper half of his body at an incredible ninety-five-degree angle, narrowly avoiding it all.
Xu Sheng’s beautiful figure reappeared, like a gust of clear wind, five steps in front of Wu Tao.
Xu Sheng casually flicked the blade of her Point Star Soft Silk Sword. Like a divine stroke of a leaping antelope, the sword tip unleashed bursts of sword energy as brilliant as fireworks, enveloping the area in its path.
Wu Tao, unwilling to be outdone, counterattacked with even greater speed. With an aura as imposing as a mountain, he unleashed thirty-six fist shadows in an instant.
*Puff puff puff puff puff puff…*
Sword tips collided with fists, igniting dazzling sparks that obscured the figures of the man and woman.
A resounding *boom* was heard!
The shockwave generated by the impact spread out from the two figures at the center of the arena, kicking up countless fallen leaves and gravel that scattered in all directions.
The entire forest seemed to have been struck by a colossal giant, shaking violently all around.
Xu Sheng circled Wu Tao as she flew, unleashing dazzling sword energy attacks at him.
From a distance, it looked like a hundred ribbons woven into a giant net, ensnaring Wu Tao.
“Star Array Heavenly Net!”
The sword energy crisscrossed with immense power, harboring endless killing intent. If Wu Tao made even the slightest mistake, he would be sliced in half by the sword qi.
Facing danger, Wu Tao stimulated his potential, elevating his fist techniques to a realm of natural perfection.
His fist techniques were as unrestrained as heavenly steeds, leaving no trace, easily controlled, and integrating offense and defense. Coupled with the magnetic yuan force, which inherently countered five-element spiritual artifacts, he shattered numerous sword energies.
The man and woman fought from the north of the forest to the south, and then from the south to the north. The fierce and stunning battle gradually ignited their true tempers.
…
Wu Tao’s body weaved and dodged, launching a series of fierce attacks from all directions.
This forced Xu Sheng to constantly raise her sword to block, struggling to cope without the ability to change her moves or counterattack.
As time wore on, Wu Tao’s steady advance gradually gave him the upper hand.
…
Although at a disadvantage, the power of the Point Star Soft Silk Sword remained formidable in Xu Sheng’s hands.
However, the effective use of the Point Star Soft Silk Sword required distance.
With Wu Tao forcing her into a close-range engagement of mere inches, the threat posed by Xu Sheng’s Point Star Soft Silk Sword to Wu Tao was minimized.
After forcing Xu Sheng into a corner with no retreat, Wu Tao felt the power of each of his punches constantly diminishing.
The spiritual energy in his dantian was severely depleted, and his once vigorous and surging blood also weakened with the flow of blood.
In about fifteen minutes, Wu Tao estimated he would no longer be able to suppress Xu Sheng.
At that point, the situation would change again.
Of course, as long as he harbored the intent to kill and wished to defeat Xu Sheng, it would not be difficult.
However, for some unknown reason, Wu Tao found himself unable to muster even the slightest killing intent towards Xu Sheng.
…
When Wu Tao’s gaze accidentally met Xu Sheng’s, he inwardly exclaimed, "Not good…"
In Xu Sheng’s beautiful eyes, her fighting spirit remained high, mixed with eight parts of indignant shame and two parts of resolute determination.
As expected.
Wu Tao was secretly alarmed. With Xu Sheng’s stronger-than-average personality, how could she be content to be passively beaten? She would undoubtedly look for an opportunity to counterattack.
Seizing the moment when Wu Tao’s fist pressure declined, Xu Sheng’s body seized the opportunity and suddenly moved back, widening the distance between them…
Xu Sheng was finally free from Wu Tao’s relentless close-quarters pressure and gained the space to employ other means.
Xu Sheng’s gaze was unusually solemn. Her fair hands raised the Point Star Soft Silk Sword, and faint starlight gathered on its blade.
The sword energy surged and swelled on the Point Star Soft Silk Sword, sweeping out like a vast river.
Wu Tao’s pupils constricted as he watched the overwhelming sword energy attack with no blind spots rush towards him. This woman was truly ruthless; this strike was clearly intended to take his life.
It seemed he had no choice but to deplete his yuan energy and blood again and use that demon blade that absorbed people’s essence.
Wu Tao retrieved the Immortal Slaying Demonic Blood Saber from his storage bag. After dyeing it red with his own blood, the radiant crimson light condensed wildly in an instant. With a torrent of demonic energy, a saber aura nearly ten zhang long shot into the sky, cleaving outwards.
Wu Tao’s strike forcefully shattered the countless torrents of sword energy, carving out a path. He immediately darted forward to Xu Sheng.
Just as Wu Tao swung his saber towards Xu Sheng, the confidence and pride that had filled her eyes vanished, replaced by a hint of panicked helplessness. She hastily raised her sword to block and protect herself.
*Clang!*
Another clash of metal ensued.
The continuous collisions between the saber and the sword again ignited countless sparks.
After several consecutive clashes with the Immortal Slaying Demonic Blood Saber, the blade of the Point Star Soft Silk Sword was bent by the saber’s immense power. However, it quickly straightened again without any signs of damage.
Nevertheless, the force of the blade bending and snapping back sent Xu Sheng flying, a trickle of blood appearing at the corner of her mouth.
Wu Tao pressed his advantage, pursuing relentlessly and slashing out with another saber strike.
*Puff!*
This time, Xu Sheng finally couldn’t withstand the spiritual energy backlash. The Point Star Soft Silk Sword flew out of her hand, her face pale. A sweet sensation in her throat, and a large amount of crimson blood erupted, forming a mist of blood.
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Seeing that the situation was decided, Wu Tao directly returned the Immortal Slaying Demonic Blood Saber, which absorbed the user’s essence blood, to his storage bag. Without any trace of pity or mercy, he continued his attack.
His hands changed from fists to claws, and with a “Dragon Grasping Claw Strike,” he forcibly grasped Xu Sheng’s slender waist.
…
Then, Wu Tao grabbed Xu Sheng’s soft body, shook and threw her violently to the side, making her dizzy and disoriented. He then kicked her hundreds of meters away.
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The next second, Xu Sheng was deeply embedded in the mountain behind her, unable to move even a finger, suffering rather serious internal injuries.
At this moment, she was not only weak and powerless throughout her body, but her limbs also ached intensely, and even her spirit was severely depleted.
With a bitter smile, Xu Sheng, her face pale and weak, said, “Senior Brother Wu, in that instant just now, did you truly intend to kill me?”
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“Junior Sister Xu, look at me. I’m covered in blood, my face is as pale as a white paper, my breathing is extremely unstable, and my spiritual energy is insufficient. Who do you think is worse off between the two of us?”
…
Walking slowly towards Xu Sheng, Wu Tao gently opened her jaw and fed a healing pill into her cherry-like lips.
Following that, Wu Tao swallowed the remaining healing pills from the bottle.
Then, he used talismans to set up a simple defensive formation, enveloping himself and Xu Sheng within it.
Wu Tao sat cross-legged in the center and began to heal.
External wounds were easy to treat, but internal injuries were difficult to cure.
After several intense battles, Wu Tao’s body had accumulated more and more hidden injuries, causing a certain degree of damage to his fundamental health.
To recover from the multiple hidden injuries deep within his body would require extremely precious elixirs and ample time to fully heal and mend them.
Wu Tao sat upright on the meditation cushion for a full three hours, his posture as straight as a pine. His skin began to warm and heat up due to the continuous refinement and flow of his vital energy.
At this moment, his body was like a great furnace, a scorching heat rising within his organs, as if his chest were on fire.
The flowing vital energy was refined in the scorching heat, soon reaching its peak.
Only then did it help Wu Tao successfully suppress the numerous hidden injuries in his body.
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