The Wind Swordlord gradually awakened from his madness. Even though he didn't want to admit it, he knew that Li Wushuang was someone that couldn't be killed. "Swordsage... what will happen... now that she lost a bane-ring?"

"It's hard to say. Guess it depends on the person," the Northdipper Swordsage said. The number of bane-rings determined the number of totems. Between two totemancers with totems of similar grade, the one with more totems would have a much greater advantage. In other words, numbers weren't the most important factor. However, having seven or eight bane-rings was usually the limits of one's talent, and the gap between having seven and eight was stark. While a heptabane...