Chapter 124: Seeing the Opportunity & Taking It

Swoosh. Zoom. Clash.

The Lian Flying Sword suddenly materialized in Aksai's hand as he spun around, intercepting the dagger slash aimed at him.

Metal met metal, sending sparks flying.

Moments earlier, Aksai had contemplated which of Kaelen's subordinates to engage. 

However, it seemed the decision was made for him while he was preoccupied with settling the score with Juyee.

Thanks to his keen Spirit Sense, Aksai had virtually no blind spots.

He detected Thorn lunging towards him from behind, wielding a runic dagger imbued with shadow-element Spirit essence.

[ Sword Qi Arts ]

Aksai had dedicated considerable time in Martial World Sharang to studying the basics of qi energy and its applications.

After about 12 years of immersion in the field, he had made subtle runic modifications to his Lian Flying Sword, enhancing its suitability for imbuing with qi energy.