This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 548: Chapter 44 “Knowing the Enemy and Knowing Yourself” _2

He merged with the Ghost Leopard, appearing both human and leopard-like, and in the flash of firestone, faced Lu Qingshan’s thrusting longsword with his own right palm.

Just as those observing cultivators had said, he could withstand dozens of Lu Qingshan’s sword strikes, but Lu Qingshan’s physical body could not endure even one of his blows.

Therefore, he prepared to trade palm for sword with Lu Qingshan.

Body cultivation in close combat relied on one’s own powerful physical body, with the idea of ‘you can’t kill me, so I’ll kill you’, allowing a high margin for error.

Sword cultivation in close combat, however, depended on unparalleled explosive power and strong technique.

In terms of aesthetics and difficulty, naturally, sword cultivators had the upper hand, but they could not afford the slightest mistake; it’s like dancing on the blade of a knife.

Luo Yi’s fingers bent even more, clinging together to form a hollow fist shape, with the middle finger particularly protruding, while the other four fingers formed sharp diamond angles to enhance the lethality.

This move was not a regular attack, it was a Leopard Aspect Divine Ability he had cultivated.

“Sky-rushing Leopard Strike”.

Luo Yi’s claws were short but fast, and although Lu Qingshan’s sword strikes were a fraction slower, his sword was three feet long, making it unclear who was actually faster.

Luo Yi understood that at such a perilous distance, even if Lu Qingshan were a deity, he would not be able to react in time.

In the end, it was Lu Qingshan who was quicker by a hair’s breadth.

He pierced his sword into Luo Yi’s chest, but immediately felt a layer of resistance, as if he had not pierced flesh, but rather a piece of unyielding rock.

Lu Qingshan was unflustered; atop the Peach Blossom, what seemed to be a sword thrust that should have exhausted all his strength, suddenly burst forth with an icy momentum, doubling the power of his strike.

This was “Thunderclap from a Clear Sky”, a move learned from Xia Daoyun and combined with the Heaven Suppressing Technique, unique to him.

One sword harboring two momentums allowed the Peach Blossom to break through the barrier instantaneously, and finally penetrated an inch into Luo Yi’s body, leaving a two-foot-long wound.

A tidal wave of Sword Qi rushed through the wound, worming its way into Luo Yi’s body.

But at the same time, Luo Yi’s Sky-rushing Leopard Hammer had also suddenly closed in, headed straight for Lu Qingshan’s chest.

Ghost Leopard rips the heart.

The movement was executed to extreme swiftness.

To everyone’s astonishment, right after delivering that sword thrust, as if he had foreseen everything, Lu Qingshan promptly surged forward, sidestepped, and, with a narrow miss, swept past Luo Yi, narrowly evading the Leopard Hammer, leaving it to strike the air, ‘stealing’ a sword strike for nothing.

“This…isn’t that a little too confident and bold?” someone exclaimed.

No one expected that Lu Qingshan would dodge Bao Yi’s claw’s sharpness in such an aggressive manner.

Had Luo Yi’s Leopard Hammer deviated just three inches to the left, Lu Qingshan’s action would have been equivalent to complaining that Bao Yi’s strength was insufficient, and he might as well have added force to it, leading himself to death.

Lu Qingshan’s eyes emitted a cold light, his entire being’s Vital Essence highly concentrated.

While the observing cultivators felt it was extremely perilous, he himself was confident.

He was not a deity.

However, he had not actually foreseen everything.

But indeed, that was the case.

The Divine Foresight of the Causality True Intent, in the throes of close-quarter battle, finally showcased its immense power to the fullest.

The moment Luo Yi swung his claw, Lu Qingshan already knew it was a Leopard Aspect Divine Ability, as well as where the Sky-rushing Leopard Hammer would ultimately fall.

Luo Yi’s expression shifted slightly, both because Lu Qingshan had dodged his attack and because the Sword Qi was wreaking havoc on the wound.

Immediately sensing it, his Blood Qi surged out to eradicate the Sword Qi. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly discovered that within the wound, there was an eerie Sword Qi present, pressuring the Blood Qi and making the injury extremely difficult to heal.

It was the Indestructible Force of the Peach Blossom.

For someone of his calibre in Body Cultivation, muscular injuries were generally considered ‘not too bad, seeing as they would heal soon enough’, but this strange Sword Qi prevented Luo Yi from being so arrogantly dismissive.

The battle continued, and Luo Yi, with no time to ponder the complications of the wound, looked back at the moon as he swung another claw.

These minor issues could wait until after he won the battle.

Lu Qingshan faced him squarely, retreating rapidly by several inches, narrowly missing another attack with precise timing, while delivering a sword strike that once again left a mark on Luo Yi’s scalp.

Another sword ‘stolen’ for nothing.

Just as everyone thought there might be a slight respite in this breathtaking duel, Lu Qingshan and Bao Yi both hesitated not a second to press the attack again.

Lu Qingshan’s eyes narrowed.

Because he sensed that Luo Yi’s current attack was different from the previous ones.

In his Divine Foresight, Luo Yi’s attack trajectory now seemed to completely seal off his surroundings.

This was an area attack!

Lu Qingshan instantly realized.

Indeed, Luo Yi did not understand how Lu Qingshan always managed to narrowly dodge his attacks, but still resolutely changed his assault into an area attack.

How could you dodge this?

Luo Yi’s reaction was too quick, too swift.

Divine Foresight was not an invincible supernatural power; it only allowed one to know the form and location of the opponent’s next attack, not to block them.

When the attacks came from all directions, what good was knowing?

Luo Yi’s right palm vibrated at a terrifying speed, and a ring of silver light, tangible during the vibration of his hand, diffused outward.

Witnessing this, Lu Qingshan’s pupils sharply contracted.

Such high-speed vibration placed an immense load on the physical body; Luo Yi’s physical body was indeed incredibly tough.