Chen Gutian performed a downward slash intending to interrupt Chen Zholan's diagonal slash. Chen Zholan out of fear of losing his sword from the clash, tensed his muscles as he lowered his center of gravity, opting to lower the speed of his attack and focus on stability only to find the powerful attack he was expecting to fall on him was a feint.
Chen Gutian put less than expected force in his attack and instead borrowed the force created from their clash to recoil himself over Chen Zholan, launching himself slightly above Chen Zholan's head, his body rotating along with his sword aiming to dice Chen Zholan's head.
Chen Zholan rapidly reacted by dislocating his ankle and rolling over forward, narrowly dodging the spinning blade aimed at his head. However even if he dodged the attack, he didn't escape unscathed as a geyser of blood sprayed from his shoulder revealing an exposed clavicle that was hanging loosely on his shoulders.