The moment Gye Sa-hwang appeared, Do Gwang-il moved swiftly, as if he had been waiting. He lightly slipped past the oppressive domain consumed by Hu Il-hyeong’s aura, thrusting his sword forward in a long line. Hu Il-hyeong watched the surging tip of the sword until the very last moment, then twisted his arm.
Clang!
The two swords clashed with a weighty ring of steel, both being pushed back in opposite directions at the same time. Their sword paths and sword forces seemed evenly matched at a glance, but Hu Il-hyeong’s eyes sharpened with a grimace. Do Gwang-il’s strike was a secret art of the Jade Spring Sword Technique, one I knew inside out.
It was the basic sword technique of the Sword Sect that Do Gwang-il had used when he toyed with and dismantled the crimson Plum Blossom Sword at the black market.
He said he gained the Purple Glow thanks to that, but he had been beaten one-sidedly and suffered severe injuries—so for Hu Il-hyeong, it must have been a bitterly painful defeat. Even though he had grown much stronger since then, Do Gwang-il brought out those basic sword techniques again, which was enough to make him flare up.