He Ao lifted his hand, the hilt of the sword rotating through the opening and closing of his fingers, completing an outward wrist flourish as he transitioned from a forehand to a backhand grip.
Then, he raised his wrist, and the blade instantly stood vertical, slashing diagonally forward.
Under the cover of night, a long, narrow, pitch-black blade suddenly extended from the void, colliding with the invisible sword.
Buzz—
It was the tremor from the clash of knife and sword.
Rhodes and He Ao simultaneously stepped back twice, observing each other.
They were evenly matched.
In that 'test move,' He Ao had activated his Super Memory, mobilized his Divine Sense, and used skill to concentrate his body's strength in his wrist.
Meanwhile, Rhodes was a genuine B-level Transcendent.
"Your body is not as frail as it appears on the surface."
Rhodes smiled as he stretched out his hand to loosen the necktie around his collar, allowing this accessory not to impede his movements.
