But before he could even react...
"Slash!"
Just then, Hu Qi let out a roar.
SHING!
He activated the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Technique, and a blinding Sword Light erupted.
It was like the primordial light from a star's initial detonation.
The surrounding, already dim Shallow Wave Zone plunged into darkness, as if in that instant, all light had been drawn into that single beam of Sword Light.
The Sword Light struck Xi Zhongsi's position directly.
BOOM!
The spot was engulfed in a blinding white light as ripples expanded and rolled out in every direction.
When the Sword Light faded...
A bloody mist erupted from Hu Qi's body as he was sent flying backward.
The Red Mirror Saber in his grip shattered completely, dissolving into red light and vanishing.
Shockingly, however, Xi Zhongsi stood in the same spot, completely unscathed.
However, compared to before, Xi Zhongsi's aura had undergone a world-altering change.
