“Hu…”
As his battered body once again regenerated, Xu Taiping let out a long breath.
At this moment, he had no idea how much time had passed.
He only knew that he had died at least thirty times in this blade realm. Of course, the so-called death here referred to the brief coma he fell into after his soul suffered severe trauma.
If Xu Taiping hadn’t previously endured the trials of the Bone Cleansing Elixir and Dragon Gall Wine, his soul would likely have already collapsed under such torment.
“Feeling a bit bored, aren’t you?”
Standing up from the ground once more, Xu Taiping smiled at the Red-Haired Demon Blade.
Although his vacant eyes and weak voice indicated that he was on the verge of collapse, he still managed to say this with a smile.
The Demon Blade’s face darkened.
According to his original plan, he intended to torment Xu Taiping until his soul collapsed, and then find a way to break through the seal of the Ghost-Sealing Talisman bit by bit.
But now, Xu Taiping’s tolerance for pain far exceeded his expectations.
“Boom!…”
At this moment, a violent surge of energy emanated from Xu Taiping.
The Red-Haired Demon Blade looked up to see Xu Taiping surrounded by swirling blade energy, his trembling hand once again resting on the hilt of his saber.
“Save your strength. Your blade can never be faster than mine,” he said coldly, glancing impatiently at Xu Taiping.
Despite his words, he still placed his hand on the hilt of his blade, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on Xu Taiping.
Before tormenting Xu Taiping, he would always exchange a strike with him. This had almost become a habitual action.
“Who knows?”
A faint smile appeared on Xu Taiping’s pale face. He gripped the hilt of his Spring Tiger saber and began to circle the Demon Blade.
“Swish!” As Xu Taiping took his seventh step, he suddenly drew his saber, a flash of blade light swiftly slashing towards the Demon Blade.
But in the instant Xu Taiping drew his saber, the Red-Haired Demon Blade’s figure turned into a blur and disappeared. At the same time, a blade light suddenly appeared on Xu Taiping’s chest.
“Clang!” With a piercing metallic sound, Xu Taiping’s chest was sliced open.
Only then did the Demon Blade’s figure reappear in front of Xu Taiping.
“I told you, your blade can never…”
“True, it’s not as fast as yours now, but soon, I’ll catch up.”
Xu Taiping interrupted before the Demon Blade could finish.
As he spoke, he pointed to the Demon Blade’s chest.
The Demon Blade looked down to find a thin scratch on his chest, with a few drops of blood seeping out.
Seeing the blood on his fingers, the Demon Blade’s face turned completely grim.
Though it was barely a wound, it couldn’t deny the fact that Xu Taiping’s blade had just injured him.
“Swish!”
In a fit of rage, the Demon Blade slashed Xu Taiping in half.
His blade energy then transformed into countless sharp knives, slicing Xu Taiping’s body into countless pieces, as if performing a slow execution.
This time, Xu Taiping couldn’t help but let out a scream of pain.
However, the Demon Blade’s grim expression didn’t soften because of the scream. His eyes remained fixed on the almost invisible wound on his chest.
Moments later, Xu Taiping’s body regenerated once again.
This time, the Demon Blade said nothing, his eyes unblinkingly fixed on Xu Taiping, his hand on the hilt of his blade.
Xu Taiping glanced at the Demon Blade, a faint smile playing on his lips.
“Looks like you’re not bored anymore, senior.”
He knew exactly why the Demon Blade’s expression had changed.
“Hu…”
Xu Taiping let out a long breath, once again placing his hand on the hilt of his saber, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on the Red-Haired Demon Blade.
Long before entering the blade realm, he had made up his mind.
Since he couldn’t escape the blade realm of the Demon Blade, he would treat it as his trial ground, making every cut he received worthwhile.
Just like earlier, after dying dozens of times under the Demon Blade’s strikes, he finally found a slight gap in the Demon Blade’s subtle expressions and movements, successfully leaving a cut on his chest.
Although the cut was far from enough to injure him, it was a good start.
“That last cut was just a fluke.”
The Demon Blade stopped and assumed a stance to draw his blade, his eyes coldly fixed on Xu Taiping.
“I want to see if it was really a fluke.”
Xu Taiping stopped pacing.
“Swish!” As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon Blade’s blade shot out of its sheath, a blinding blade light appearing in front of Xu Taiping as if by teleportation.
But Xu Taiping seemed to see through the Demon Blade. Just as the blade was about to slice him in half, he shifted his body slightly to the side, drawing his saber with a “swish” and slashing at the Demon Blade.
“Bang!” Xu Taiping’s body was still cut in half by the Demon Blade, but because he had shifted a foot to the side, the blade didn’t hit his head, allowing him to continue wielding his saber and slash at the Demon Blade.
“Swish!” The blade of the Spring Tiger saber left a three-inch-long wound on the Demon Blade’s chest before his figure turned into a blur and disappeared.
Though the cut was far from enough to injure the Demon Blade, it was a visible wound.
This time, the Demon Blade didn’t immediately kill Xu Taiping. After examining the wound on his chest for a long time, he finally raised his blade and chopped off Xu Taiping’s head.
But he didn’t torment Xu Taiping as before. Instead, with a wave of his hand, he restored Xu Taiping’s body, then assumed a stance to draw his blade once more.
Seeing this, Xu Taiping felt a sense of relief.
The Demon Blade’s greatest obsession was still the blade.