Clang!0

The head-on collision of the broad saber and the heavy sword announced the end of the warm-up and the beginning of the official confrontation between the eighteenth hidden dragon and the second.0

Everyone, including Wang Zhaoling, watched intently.0

Although it was said to be an official confrontation, it was not entirely so, as neither side intended to overpower the other with brute force. Their main focus was simply comparing their techniques.0

Due to Situ Xia’s prestigious lineage, it was hard to conceal that he was already at the eighth layer of the Profound Gate; it was a fact well known to the world.0

On the other hand, few knew that Zhao Changhe had broken through to the sixth layer just two days ago. In everyone’s mind, he was still at the fifth layer, as that was the level at which he had killed the Maitreya Cult’s Fa Sheng just recently.0

If Situ Xiao, with his cultivation at the eighth layer, were to overpower Zhao Changhe, who was believed to be at the fifth layer, then there was practically no point in sparring.. What attracted people to martial arts was the opportunity to broaden one’s understanding by witnessing others’ techniques while reinforcing and confirming one’s own insights. Martial artists grew through real battles.0

Thus, one said that he hoped the other party would allow him to gain something from the battle, while the other said that he wanted to see how skilfully his opponent used the sword.0

Consequently, Situ...2