Felix glanced at Nicholas' wooden sword imbued with sword energy in a daze. It was radiating heat, warming his cheeks despite it being meters away from him.
According to Guide, a sword energy would leave the sword and continued heading its path. Its manifested form depended on the sword techniques of the cultivator.
Since the Mist-Splitting Line aimed to travel at the shortest honest line, targeting his center of balance, it became even more dangerous as the wooden sword compacted and shaped into a line, heading towards him in a diagonal direction—his body posture was misaligned after retreating.
Felix gritted his teeth and tried to correct his body posture and evaded the sword energy.
Unfortunately, another immediately follow, leaving him no choice but to consume as much as energy to increase his speed and efficiency of the Pattering Step.
