Chapter Thirty-Two: Brutal
Lin Lei and Hedesen hovered in midair, facing each other from a distance of several hundred meters. Their voices, amplified by battle qi, rang out so loudly that the crowd watching below could hear every word clearly.
"So arrogant!" Wotton frowned.
"Hell, just wait till His Lordship beats him until he can't fight back — that's when Hedesen will learn how high the sky really is," Gatz cursed indignantly.
The vast crowd below mostly agreed that Hedesen was being arrogant, but they also knew… Hedesen had the strength to back it up. After all, his title was "Rock Sword Saint." The most变态ally defensive fighter there was!
High above.
After the Rock Sword Saint "Hedesen" finished speaking, a dense wave of earth-yellow qi surged around his body, rolling and roiling, radiating a terrifying sense of pressure and weight.
"Force you to draw your sword?" Lin Lei's lips curled slightly upward.
"Boom!" Dense, dark-greenish-black battle qi spread from Lin Lei's body, billowing around him like black mist. But compared to Hedesen, the protective qi wave surrounding Lin Lei seemed to affect one's very heartbeat. The wave appeared to contain a deliberate, pulsing fluctuation.
"Oh?" Hedesen's eyes lit up when he saw Lin Lei's "Pulse Guard," and then he studied Lin Lei more carefully before breaking into a grin. "Lin Lei, I didn't expect — even against Olivia, you were holding this back. I'll admit… you've earned the right to make me draw my sword."
Hedesen was no ordinary observer.
Lin Lei's "Pulse Guard" was different from his own defense, but its power was certainly no weaker. Lin Lei's staggering defense alone was enough to force Hedesen to draw his sword.
"Clang!" Hedesen drew the earth-yellow heavy sword from his back and regarded Lin Lei with solemn gravity.
Lin Lei flipped his hand, and the black jade heavy sword — its surface reflecting a faint azure glow — appeared in his grasp. He was already building his momentum, ready to unleash the deadliest strike at any moment.
"He drew it — Lord Hedesen drew his sword!"
The millions of people below felt their hearts hammering. Even Olivia frowned. "Lin Lei's defense seems… a bit unusual. I didn't expect he was hiding this card."
Dilia was so tense that beads of sweat had formed on her forehead, though she was completely unaware of it.
One was wreathed in earth-yellow qi waves, the other in dark-greenish-black qi waves. The Rock Sword Saint "Hedesen" stood like a god of war upon the earth, while Lin Lei seemed like a demon from another plane — a sight that made one's heart tremble.
"Watch out!" Lin Lei barked coldly, and then he moved.
"Boom!" The sky, where moments before a gentle breeze had been stirring, was suddenly torn apart by a violent gale. Howling winds swept across heaven and earth in a frenzy, and Lin Lei's figure blurred as it merged into the storm. The screaming wind slammed into Tujiao Mountain, and with a sharp crack, a massive tree was snapped clean in half. Other trees bent nearly to the ground, leaves ripped away and scattered across the sky. Countless fallen leaves and fragments of rock came tumbling down from the mountainside.
The millions of spectators below squinted, trying desperately to make out the battle above.
"His comprehension of the wind element laws — it's reached this level!" Grandmaster Longers, the Holy Domain Grand Mage of the Wind System, exclaimed in admiration, his eyes shining.
The other spectators held their breath, watching intently.
The Rock Sword Saint "Hedesen" stood proudly in midair, gripping his earth-yellow heavy sword. Even as the gale howled around him, he remained as steady as a mountain. Lin Lei's blurred figure flickered into view at various points throughout the storm.
"Roar~~"
Suddenly, a strange, beast-like roar rang out. A dark, indistinct phantom shot toward Hedesen. Hedesen's expression changed — Lin Lei was simply too fast. It was precisely because he had pushed his speed to its absolute limit that the gale had erupted with such fury.
Hedesen caught only a glimpse of Lin Lei's dark-gold pupils as their gazes locked.
"Hmph!" Hedesen showed not a shred of fear.
"Haa!"
"Haa!"
Two furious shouts rang out almost simultaneously. The black jade heavy sword, riding the howling wind and carrying the boundless power of the earth, cleaved straight toward Hedesen. Hedesen's earth-yellow heavy sword, in turn, swung down like a mountain plummeting from the sky toward Lin Lei.
The two swords collided head-on!
"Boom!"
It was as though two mountains had smashed into each other midair. The catastrophic impact generated a visible shockwave, and the violent currents — sharp as blades — tore through the great trees on Tujiao Mountain below, snapping them like twigs. Boulders were pulverized on the spot, and clouds of dust and scattered rock rained down from the heights in every direction.
"Your Majesty, watch out!"
A massive boulder came hurtling directly toward King Qiao An. A warrior immediately launched himself skyward and kicked the near-ten-thousand-jin rock aside with a single blow. Powerful warriors positioned themselves protectively around each noble, and among the spectators were many formidable fighters and mages.
"Everyone, be careful!" The onlookers were stunned.
This kind of power was simply terrifying.
"Lin Lei!" Dilia watched Lin Lei's Dragon Blood Warrior transformation and his astonishing, fearsome strength, and her heart swelled with pride for the one she loved.
Lin Lei and Hedesen both retreated nearly a hundred meters, as if by mutual agreement.
"What staggering power." Lin Lei was shaken. When he had fought Olivia, he had used only the Purple Blood Flexible Sword and had not revealed his true strength. After all, Dragon Blood Warriors were famous for their overwhelming power! With the black jade heavy sword in hand, he could unleash that earth-shattering force in its fullest.
"Dragon Blood Warrior — truly a supreme warrior, worthy of the name," Hedesen's hearty laughter rang out. "But Lin Lei, just now I used only pure, straightforward force without any laws woven in. For my next attack, you'd better be careful."
Just like his previous "Earth Rend," which had incorporated his comprehension of the laws of earth.
The increase in power would be enormous.
"My next move will also employ the mysteries of earth — you watch yourself as well," Lin Lei said calmly, regarding the Rock Sword Saint "Hedesen" from across the distance.
This battle could not afford any holding back. If you held back and the other didn't, the price could easily be death.
"My Lord is going to use the mysteries of earth!" Bark and his five brothers, Wotton, and the others tensed up. At that moment, Bei Bei and Hei Lu exchanged a glance. Hei Lu, in a rare move, had shrunk himself down to a tiny size today.
"Whoosh!"