Xiang Ning didn’t have much of a choice. He didn’t know how many knives a tier three, nine-star spiritual cultivator could control, but based on his abilities at tier three, four-star, he should be able to do approximately forty, compared to the thirty he could control as a tier two, nine-star spiritual cultivator. He wasn’t sure, though, as he hadn’t tested his limits. 

Nathan could perhaps control almost the same number of objects as him, but as a tier three, nine-star, Nathan’s stamina would be higher. 

Xiang Ning was only conserving his Mental Power, there was no need to waste energy with a fight. 

The crowd watched as Xiang Ning played defense, his knives tightly guarding his sides. No...