"That sword?"
"Yes. The Heaven and Earth Sword Intent is an ultimate technique that can only be unleashed by the Human Soul when it separates from the body during a Life and Death Struggle. But I forced a simulation of it using my Painter Path. It was an imperfect imitation that wounded me even as it wounded my enemy." Zheng Xiu lifted his tightly bandaged hand, a faint sweetness blooming in his heart. "The Unity Sword Intent in my hands became a double-edged sword, which only proves I haven't grasped its true meaning. Even so, that last strike didn't possess a ten-thousandth of the power of the true Heaven and Earth Sword Intent. A pity."
This was why Zheng Xiu called it "Unity Sword Intent" and not "Heaven and Earth Sword Intent." The difference was immense.
But even so, that pale imitation of a strike had gravely wounded Arturo in his Mystic form, leaving his fate unknown.
"His fate is unknown, which means he isn't dead."
