Chapter 154: The Only Man In The Temple (4)

This was impossible—Mitsuko couldn't fathom what exactly had happened. One moment he had been in front of her and pinned to the wall because of her Ao holding and keeping him in place. But then he bypassed it and ended up behind her?

Was this some kind of Ao technique?

She gritted her teeth, and quickly spun around and delivered a kick at his arm.

Li Yang nearly staggered back for a moment, but held onto his sword. He swung his sword at her and she dodged. She wasn't quitting at all just because of a Skill and bluffing didn't work. 

"Your sword won't cut me," Mitsuko said.

And yet both of them had already seen it earlier and saw it happen again when her arm met the blade—it cut through the layer of Ao that coated and reinforced her skin. The entire cut stung and she felt something sap out of her, weakening the energy inside of her.

The Priestess quickly stepped back and then blasted him back with another wave of Ao.