Prince of Shicheng Hua Tianxiong had long since prepared his defenses. In an instant, he pulled his Five-Star Mortal Artifact, the Fourth-Generation Enemy-Severing Saber, from his storage bag. He executed the "Sweep" technique from the basics of the Heaven-Opening Saber Technique, parrying diagonally against the large saber wielded by the mysterious old man.
A thousandth of a second later, a deafening boom erupted as the two weapons clashed. Hua Tianxiong’s Five-Star Mortal Artifact met the old man’s Six-Star Mortal Artifact—a large, nine-ringed broadsword. With a loud *bang*, both men were forced back; Hua Tianxiong retreated five paces, while the old man stumbled back seven.
From this exchange, the Prince of Shicheng roughly gauged the old man’s strength. Although he possessed the cultivation of a High-stage Tier 7 Martial General, he fell short of the power demonstrated by the Left Wise King of Xiongnu.
Chapter 653