Taotie knew things were amiss and hastily backed away.
At that moment, the long banner fell to the ground.
Behind it revealed Xie Bi'an, wearing a sinister smile, and a spear blade gleaming coldly.
The spear blade aimed straight for Taotie's brow.
In panic, Taotie swung his two-handed sword, parrying the spear.
Xie Bi'an pulled back his spear and thrust again with ferocity.
Heading straight for Taotie's hands.
It was the sequence from the Spear Technique Mantra: "First stab the brow, then the hands, next the shoulders, last the elbows…"
Nine continuous stabs, Xie Bi'an applied the entire Spear Technique Mantra on Taotie, finishing with a move called Nodding Randomly.
A sequence of spear movements as fluid as flowing water had Taotie retreating step by step, ultimately ending with his left chest grazed by Xie Bi'an's spear tip, leaving a bloody trace and finally freeing himself from Xie Bi'an's barrage of attacks.
Taotie quickly backed off, creating distance.