The Hongyi Sword in his hand slowed by just a hair.
It was precisely this hair's breadth of an opening that let Jin Xiang seize the chance to break free of the Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw's restraint and shoot backward.
At the same time, four golden characters—"My Buddha is merciful"—appeared before Jin Xiang's brow. These four characters were themselves formed from countless Runes.
Gao Xuan calculated in an instant: if he put everything into one sword strike, he could shatter those four character Runes, but would no longer have the strength to kill Jin Xiang.
Since that was the case, there was no need to tear all decorum aside with viciousness and malice; he might as well appear magnanimous.
Gao Xuan flicked his sleeve and retreated, the Hongyi Sword in his hand returning to its sheath at the same time.
