Guo Yanzhi was not discouraged. "Hou Niao, I know your secret now," he said.
Hou Niao rolled his eyes. "I know your secret as well," he replied.
The two looked at each other and smiled. Since they were secrets, it was better for both to keep tight-lipped.
Clouds gathered, obscuring the view, blocking Divine Sense. This was a characteristic of fighting in the Cloud Sea; even a Flying Sword could be half-crippled, let alone other things.
Therefore, only Guo Yanzhi knew of Hou Niao's last Body Sword Skill, and only Hou Niao was aware of the illusionary changes of Guo Yanzhi's Life Pearl. They were even, and these were the secrets among cultivators, unspoken yet understood.
In the end, Hou Niao did not destroy Guo Yanzhi's Life Pearl. This had been his strategy all along in the competition, starting from Bao Wen, he had not harbored a reckless desire to kill, and of course, that was even less likely at the end, especially with Guo Yanzhi.
