Even more importantly, this was the first time Mei Gongzi truly sensed that the genuine Asura Sword had locked onto her and would soon come to her side. Sadly, she couldn't tell Tang San about this yet.0

She had been reluctant to use the Asura Shadow Sword so early in the tournament, but when faced with the Blood Moon Sacrifice, she had no choice but to do so. In that situation, even her White Tiger Transformation or Immortal Flame Phoenix Transformation wouldn't have been enough to turn the tide, unless she went for mutual destruction and then used Nirvana Rebirth. Moreover, the Asura Sword had already been seen in the Ancestral Court Elite Competition, so it would not be weird for her to use it again. By contrast, it was better to hide the phoenix bloodline for as long as possible in order to keep her ties to the phoenix race a secret....0