Ten moves were exchanged between them, and by then Kent had already understood Shui Lan's fighting style. It was nothing but a cat-and-mouse game. Shui Lan, clearly at a disadvantage in raw strength, relied on trickery and space displacement, appearing in clouds one instant and on the ground the next, barely escaping each time Kent's sword reached him.
Kent, calm and collected, began weaving invisible traps across the battlefield. His movements were so subtle that not even Tang Zi Chen, watching with sharp eyes, could sense what he was doing. To the crowd, it appeared that Kent was simply moving without effort, defending Shui Lan's blows with minimum strength.
Shui Lan vanished in a spiral of ripples and reappeared just behind Kent's shoulder, whispering through clenched teeth, "Try and keep up, ocean prince."
"Kshipra Vyomagati Bheda Shastra"
(Swift Skypath Piercing Weapon)
