Chapter 580: Ascending the Steps (Continued)

The old man Uda walked forward staggeringly.

His vision was already blurred and unfocused, rising and falling with his steps, and the belt wrapped around his waist had loosened slightly, so his smooth intestines slipped out through the wound, rubbing against the rough clothing, bringing a bizarre and uncomfortable sensation.

But he couldn't stop.

Having wasted twenty years of time, he had to do what he hadn't done before the very last moment of his death.

Ahead, the middle-aged swordsman who had been sitting in the center of the passage stood up. He must have been sitting here since early morning, and a thin layer of dew had accumulated on his shoulders, sliding down with his movements and dripping onto the katana lying across his knees.

*Zheng. *

A clear ringing sound was emitted.

"Why don't you attack?"

The middle-aged swordsman said to the staggering old man Uda.

The old man Uda's lower jaw was missing half, leaving only his tongue and throat, making it impossible for him to answer the question. But the crowd following behind heard it clearly.

The interrupting swordsman was stunned.

He suddenly discovered that he had ignored one point from beginning to end—the old man Uda had walked to this point, defeating two strong enemies in succession, mostly relying on strategy, but he hadn't used any moves.

As a swordsman, in a life-and-death struggle, why not use the sword moves of his own school?

Conversely, the old man Uda had defeated two 【Sword Saints】 in succession without even using moves; his strength was far stronger than he had expected... If he had attacked normally, he probably wouldn't have been injured like this at all.

Then why didn't he attack!

"Attack, Lord Uda!"

"Attack!"

"It's already like this... why!"

The crowd was in an uproar, and several swordsmen shouted at the old man Uda, who was standing unsteadily in front, with anxious faces. One swordsman, seeing that the old man Uda had no reaction, stepped forward in his eagerness.

He stepped out of the crowd.

*Zheng! *

A cold light flashed in the distance.

*Splash! *

A huge blood flower suddenly bloomed on the swordsman who had stepped out of the crowd, and he fell to the ground before he could even scream.

Ten zhang away, the middle-aged swordsman seemed never to have moved, just saying flatly.

"Ascending the steps, only one person."

"You can watch, but if you step out of the crowd, you die."

The crowd watching the battle retreated suddenly.

The interrupting swordsman also wanted to retreat with the crowd, but as soon as he turned around, he bumped into the old man's chest with a *bang*.

He didn't know what this old man's skin and flesh were made of; it was as cold and hard as raw iron, and it caught him off guard, making him dizzy and delaying him for several breaths.

In these few breaths, the crowd had already run to the back, instead revealing him, the old man, and the man and woman.

The middle-aged swordsman's gaze was instantly projected, encompassing all four of them. The interrupting swordsman was dizzy, but suddenly felt a coldness sweep across his back, and he sobered up instantly, but he didn't dare to move at all.

"Oh my."

The woman wearing priestess attire said with a smile.

"Now the breath-concealing and shape-hiding method is useless."

"Lord Li, we've been exposed."

The black-robed man replied with a smile.

"Leader Ji, if you are afraid, you can hide behind me."

The woman in priestess attire smiled beautifully.

"That wouldn't be good; I'm afraid Lord Li will turn around and elbow me when I'm not prepared. When fighting the Emperor and Zheng Anqi Sheng, that turning elbow smash of yours was something even they couldn't handle."

"Lord Li's heart is too cruel; I wouldn't dare to bet."

The black-robed man smiled and shook his head, but did not refute.

In a few sentences, the dangerous relationship between the two was clearly outlined.

Unfortunately, no one present could understand it.

Fortunately, the middle-aged swordsman's gaze was just a sweep, he frowned slightly, and then turned back to the old man Uda.

"Attack."

He repeated it.

Before the voice fell, a cold light flashed!

It was another slash whose process could not be seen at all!

The old man Uda's figure tilted, as if he had collapsed because he couldn't support his injuries, but he just happened to dodge the slash.

With a *thump*, he fell to the ground.

After a long while, he slowly supported himself and climbed up.

During this process, the middle-aged swordsman did not attack, but waited until he stood up completely before saying in a deep voice.

"To be able to dodge my slash in your current state, your strength is far stronger than the two pieces of trash before you... If it were a normal duel, they wouldn't have been able to hurt you."

"Why don't you attack?" ===== CHAPTER 581 =====