The exchange happened in a flash, lasting a mere three breaths of time.
The two then clashed for another seven or eight rounds, but the fight remained a stalemate.
The situation was much the same in the other ongoing fights.
Although the Golden Core True Men appeared to be holding nothing back, their surging Magical Power engulfing hundreds of yards with every move,
they were, in fact, being cautious, steadily probing each other's capabilities.
This isn't to say they were intentionally going easy on each other. They were simply starting with conventional techniques, holding their trump cards close to their chests.
In most cases of Magical Combat between Cultivators of the same rank, it was difficult to determine a victor quickly.
The higher a person's Cultivation, the more they valued life-saving techniques, and thus, the longer their battles lasted.
