The terror induced by the loss of feathers only lasted for a single move, and now, after "[Snow Night Drop Life Soul Shock]" was used, the darkness was receding. Cheng Jianghong failed to kill him, but he too, could not reach Cheng Jianghong, because every inch longer extended one's reach and power.
The distress that Cheng Jianghong previously faced seemed to reappear here.
What was different this time was that the young man actually had a flying sword.
In this very moment, the boy made use of a tiny opening created through two prior failures.
With a staff in his front and a sword at his back, Cheng had used up so much True Qi that his Scale Armor at the neck could be broken through any time now. Moreover, he was blinded and disoriented, neither able to dodge nor block.
As a result, a stream of clarity, akin to flowing water, flickered across this squeezed-out, narrow gap.
