Like a battering ram, Amon smashed through the burning palm image. At the same time, he threw his ceremonial dagger forward.
Like the first Yon Clan member Amon killed, the Peak Mystic Stage cultivator didn't expect Amon to be able to trade blows with him like this. It was too late for him to dodge when the ceremonial dagger came. Hence, he parried using his arm.
He wore engraved steel gauntlets that protected his arms. Additionally, he used arcane art that coated his arms with an intense layer of flames. Normally, he could fight bare-handed against sharp weapons when this art was active.
This time, however, his fire-element defensive arcane art was not enough. The ceremonial dagger cut through the flame and sliced into his metal gauntlet. Due to his two layers of protection, he didn't lose his arm, but the dagger still cut deep enough to draw blood. The pain from the wound made him retreat.
