At this moment, the two Beiming Zhis were already locked in battle. A barrier automatically rose around the waterfall, enclosing the two combatants. Jian, Nan Fengjin, and their guards watched the duel from outside. In no time, a crowd had gathered to spectate, and some even began taking bets on the outcome, with the odds quite high. Beiming Zhi, the original, had found the situation novel at first, but as his opponent mirrored his every move, technique, and expression, his expression grew increasingly grim. The feeling of being constrained was palpable.
It was like staring into a mirror. When he moved, the other moved. When he flourished his folding fan to unleash a technique called "Sky Full of Wind and Snow," the opponent retaliated with an identical "Sky Full of Wind and Snow." Initially, the opponent’s movements were a beat slower, but after a quarter of an hour, their reactions were perfectly synchronized with his.
After another half hour, the opponent’s reaction speed was actually a full breath faster than his. Even with techniques of equal lethality, he found it difficult to defend against himself. Despite them using the exact same moves, he felt as though he were being suppressed.
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