Following the first exchange, the two continued to clash with each other above the barren frozen wasteland, Xuan Hao taking the opportunity to test his strength, while Xuan Gui skillfully responded to each of his attacks.
Through this, it became obvious to Xuan Hao that even though his strength was comparable to the Middle Stage of the Dao Seed Realm like Xuan Gui, he was still inexperienced when it came to fighting someone at that level. Resulting in him falling into a rather disadvantages state after some time.
Although not to the degree where he was losing, it was still enough for Xuan Gui to take the lead in the battle.
Then again, this wouldn't last for long, as his experience and understanding of his own strength continued to grow as the battle dragged on. Not to mention, if he really ended up being pushed into a corner, he could always use the Dao of Space to escape or use the true spatial collapse to either kill or severely injure her.