Competent Daughter of an Exalted Clan (Part 4)

　　The gap between Qi Sword and Sword Spirit Realm was, at the very least, twenty years of training. In some cases, it would take an entire lifetime to ascend to Sword Spirit Realm. For that reason, Abels was surprised. Had it been someone else, they might've scoffed at the idea. Despite his surprise, Abels knew it was a feat that could be accomplished. To say he had fought a lot of people was an understatement. Among his opponents, he had encountered opponents who pushed themselves to new heights before they died. He, himself, experienced it firsthand in the past. They were the worst type of opponent to fight. Their potential was troublesome but so was Sword Spirit.

　　Going from Qi Sword Realm to Sword Spirit Realm was reliant on free-spirited training and the swordsman's will. Jia Yunfeng demonstrated Sword Spirit Realm in his fight against Ming Feizhen. Abels didn't deem swordsmen who had reached the pinnacle of swordplay his toughest opponents. Instead, the majority of his most challenging battles against swordsmen were against those in Sword Spirit Realm. Why? Because Sword Spirit was the embodiment of change and variation.

　　A swordsman willing to go down fighting was one dangerous enough to be a threat to Abels. A swordsman trying to fight whilst lacking the confidence they could cut down their opponent was irrational. Shen Yiren kicked fear in the face and forged forward in the face of death, inadvertently pus.h.i.+ng her to new heights on the verge of death.

　　"Reaching new heights before a fight… I salute that," stated Abels, reconsidering the feasibility of killing the trio in one punch. "Shen Yiren, I respect and admire your courage, but I will respect my rules. If you die, I shall spare the others as promised. If you lose but don't die, you three must swear fealty to me; no ifs or buts."

　　Shen Yiren didn't seem to hear Abels. The qi on her sword amplified with each step she took. The sub-leaders of Evil Spirits' noticed the qi by her third step. Again, she decided to initiate the attack: "Fight!"

　　Shen Yiren amplified the qi on her sword drastically. The most challenging part about combatting Sword Spirit Realm swordsmen was their ability to intensify the qi on their sword at will, complimenting their swordplay as if it was part of the parcel. Even Divine Realm adepts faced the same challenge against them.

　　Abels's style focused on transferring energy from inside to outside. Part of his might had to be attributed to said style. Abels, impressed with Shen Yiren's boldness, concentrated energy to his fists and unleashed it. He erased the qi she went through so much to enhance her sword with.

　　Shen Yiren started the attack to force Abels to give up on killing all three of them. She was serious about taking him down with her. She knew his ident.i.ty as one of the Supreme Ten Saints; therefore, she was aware she had to be willing to put her life on the line to have a chance of winning. Abels was aware she was ready to throw her life down in exchange for his.