For a moment, Li Jia Yi felt like he was going to die.
The tip of the Frosty Condensation Sword was just inches from Li Jia Yi's throat; a little further forward, and it would have easily pierced his throat.
Fortunately, at the last moment, the Sun and Moon Dual Wheels struck the Frosty Condensation Sword, deflecting its point. It grazed Li Jia Yi's neck, leaving only a tiny wound.
After the sword strike, Li Jia Yi quickly leaped backward. Seeing Bai Ye's intent to pursue, Li Jia Yi waved his hands, and a materialized scythe appeared in his grasp.
"Cold Moon, Sever!"
Li Jia Yi swung the scythe towards Bai Ye, trailing a crescent of silver light.
Bai Ye immediately held the Frosty Sword horizontally in front of him.
Clang!
The weapons collided with a crisp ringing sound.
Bai Ye blocked the scythe's strike. At that moment, Li Jia Yi opened his palm, revealing two grenades which he hurled towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye looked up and immediately formed a Dao seal!
"Earth Spell!"
As the Dao charm burned, two earth walls rapidly rose, interlocking in front of Bai Ye.
Boom, boom!
Two deafening explosions erupted, fireballs erupting and shattering the earth walls.
But the moment the earth walls broke, Bai Ye leaped up, passed through the flames and black smoke, and raised his sword. However...
Li Jia Yi was gone again.
Bai Ye landed, rolling with one hand on the ground to absorb the impact. He then looked towards the other side of the street, where Li Jia Yi was sprinting away.
"Can you escape?"
Bai Ye took a deep breath, pushed off with his legs, and chased after Li Jia Yi.
They chased and fled. After a moment, Li Jia Yi directly charged into the stairs of a subway station, and Bai Ye, not to be outdone, followed closely behind and leaped up.
"Flying Heavenly Sword Style, Dragon Hammer Flash!"
In mid-air, Bai Ye slashed downwards with his sword. Instantly, a silver sword light, stunning in its brilliance, struck the stairs. The moment it hit...
Boom!
A thunderous sound!
In the next instant, the stairs leading to the subway station crumbled and scattered downwards as rubble.
Bai Ye descended from the air, standing atop the ruins, and looked around.
"Is he dead?"
Bai Ye mused, feeling that Li Jia Yi shouldn't have died so easily. He had no concrete reason, just a hunch that this guy was more troublesome than he imagined.
Rumble!
As Bai Ye was thinking, a loud noise suddenly came from beneath the ruins, followed by the ruins above shattering and exploding.
Bai Ye quickly leaped up, falling from the rubble. Li Jia Yi, looking somewhat battered, climbed out of the debris.
Li Jia Yi appeared disheveled, covered in dust, his clothes torn in many places. However, he held a massive tower shield with his left hand, clearly what had protected him, leaving him only looking battered.
Without further ado, Bai Ye leaped up, using the rubble as stepping stones to reach Li Jia Yi. He swiftly swung the Frosty Condensation Sword horizontally.
Clang!
Li Jia Yi quickly raised his shield to block Bai Ye's strike. The immense force sent him rolling off the rubble and onto the ground.
"Flying Heavenly Sword Style!" Bai Ye took the opportunity to thrust the Frosty Condensation Sword into the rubble and with a powerful upward motion, declared, "Earth Dragon Flash!"
Instantly, a silver sword light erupted from the rubble. Accompanying the light, countless broken stones were flung upwards by Bai Ye's sword, hurtling towards Li Jia Yi.
Li Jia Yi quickly raised his tower shield in front of him and shrank his body backward.
Clang, clang, clang…
The falling debris continuously struck the shield's surface. The impact forced Li Jia Yi to retreat further.
Bai Ye leaped down from the rubble again and delivered a forceful kick to the tower shield.
This time, Li Jia Yi couldn't hold on. He somersaulted and fell to the ground. However, Bai Ye couldn't press his advantage. The Sun and Moon Dual Wheels, after circling in the air, cut towards Bai Ye's back.
Li Jia Yi's combat experience was more seasoned than Bai Ye had anticipated. Facing the Sun and Moon Dual Wheels, Bai Ye had no choice: either turn back to block the attack or risk his back being cut and forcefully kill Li Jia Yi with one sword strike.
It seemed like Li Jia Yi was taking a huge loss, sacrificing himself to injure Bai Ye.
But would Bai Ye choose that?
Of course not!
Clang!
Bai Ye spun around fiercely, his sword striking the Sun and Moon Dual Wheels and sending them flying.
If Li Jia Yi were his final opponent, Bai Ye would naturally reveal his ferocious side and risk injury to finish him off. But Li Jia Yi was not.
Therefore, Bai Ye had to remain calm, considering the battles ahead.
With the Sun and Moon Dual Wheels temporarily repelled, Li Jia Yi finally had a chance to catch his breath.
"Sun and Moon Divine Radiance!"
Li Jia Yi whispered, and the Sun and Moon Dual Wheels suspended in the air began to glow.
Bai Ye raised an eyebrow. "Trying to run again?"
Bai Ye had witnessed the "Sun and Moon Divine Radiance" before. It could unleash a blinding flash of light to disrupt vision, allowing an opportunity to attack or escape.
To attack...
Bai Ye felt Li Jia Yi lacked the courage. The Flying Heavenly Sword Style was powerful in close combat, and its speed was high. Even without vision, Bai Ye would not let Li Jia Yi succeed based on hearing alone.
So...
Bai Ye immediately took out a deck of poker cards. The moment the light erupted, he activated his Paper God ability, flinging the cards forward.
In the next instant, Bai Ye felt a stinging sensation in his eyes and involuntarily closed them.
On the other side, Li Jia Yi wanted to run, but he didn't even have a chance to turn. Dense poker cards flew towards him, obscuring a large portion of space, leaving Li Jia Yi with nowhere to evade.
Li Jia Yi could only reluctantly raise his tower shield to block the incoming cards.
This round of wits and courage, it seemed, was a draw. After the radiance faded, Bai Ye, without hesitation, charged forward again.
Li Jia Yi used his tower shield to block Bai Ye's attack while rapidly retreating. But at this very moment...
Bai Ye suddenly curved his lips into a smile!
"That tower shield..." Bai Ye said, "it's quite heavy, isn't it?"
Li Jia Yi's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Immediately, he saw Bai Ye disappear from his front and, with a sidestep, appear at his side.
*Puff!*
The Frosty Condensation Sword shot out, piercing directly into Li Jia Yi's side.
Li Jia Yi gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and continued to retreat, simultaneously urging the Sun and Moon Dual Wheels to strike Bai Ye again.
Sensing the gust of wind from behind, Bai Ye released the sword hilt and leaped up abruptly. He spun his body around, kicking the Sun and Moon Dual Wheels away. Then, the moment he landed, he twisted his ankle sharply, turned his body back to face forward, and kicked the hilt of the Frosty Condensation Sword.