Chapter 33: Shock
The millions of people below were completely stunned. The blood Hederson spat out, the bloodstains on Linley’s shattered dragon scales, and the blood at the corners of his mouth all testified to how brutal this battle was.
“How is this possible?”
“How is this possible? Master Linley and Lord Hederson…”
…
Countless spectators were utterly shocked. Two supreme powerhouses had actually fought to this extent. What surprised them most was that Hederson, hailed as the number one expert in the Saint realm, was spitting out large mouthfuls of blood, clearly severely injured.
In their eyes, Linley was only twenty-seven years old. A genius, yes.
But wasn’t Linley originally on par with Olivier? Olivier had been so thoroughly defeated by Hederson, so they expected the same result for Linley. Yet now, it was completely different.
“Linley, he…” Olivier frowned, remaining silent.
In truth, if Linley hadn’t comprehended ‘Pulsating Defense,’ Hederson’s ‘Earth Split’ would have severely wounded him, and a single ‘Earth Split’ could have even killed him. But with ‘Pulsating Defense,’ Linley’s defense had increased dramatically. Even Hederson’s ultimate move could at most seriously injure him.
“Linley!” Delia was on the verge of tears.
Seeing the blood on Linley’s body, her heart trembled.
“Big brother.” “Milord.” Wharton, Barker and his five brothers, steward Hiri, Hillman, Jenny, and the other two girls… a whole group of people were tense for Linley.
This battle had reached such a point; it was truly tragic.
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“Such a bizarre attack. There’s no way to defend against it.” Hederson stared at Linley, who looked like a demon in the distance, his mind racing.
Earth Essence – 132 Vibrational Waves!
Even Hederson, whose internal organs had special defenses, was severely injured. Hederson knew that he might be able to withstand one more of the opponent’s ultimate attacks. But a third one would definitely kill him.
“How is Linley’s defense so strong? My Earth Split can’t kill him.” Hederson couldn’t believe it either.
None of the opponents he had faced dared to take such a blow head-on. Earth Split was his ultimate move. If his ultimate move couldn’t win against this opponent, what other way was there to win?
“I can’t take it head-on anymore. I’ll rely on footwork, try to dodge his attacks, and land one on him.” Hederson thought. He also believed that Linley wasn’t in much better shape than he was. Being able to withstand Earth Split and still have combat strength was already remarkable. He believed… just one more ‘Earth Split’ and Linley absolutely wouldn’t be able to hold on.
Hederson thought this, and Linley had the same idea.
The condition of his body determined that he couldn’t take any more direct hits.
“Sssss!” The earthy yellow aura on Hederson’s body began to contract, finally clinging to his body like an earthy yellow armor.
Linley also contracted his ‘Pulsating Defense’ to the surface of his body.
Because if the defense was spread too wide, it would affect his speed during high-speed flight. Without a doubt, both powerhouses, having reached this point, decided to use mobile warfare.
The countless spectators below held their breath, looking up, their hearts also hanging in suspense.
Those who had originally believed the Rock Sword Saint ‘Hederson’ would surely win no longer dared to say so.
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!” A fierce wind suddenly rose, and a violent whirlwind once again swept across heaven and earth. Linley’s figure became ethereal and elusive again, his speed reaching its limit. With the help of the wind, Linley’s movements were so bizarre that they were impossible to predict.
Hederson, holding his earthy yellow heavy sword, also began to move. With each step he took, space seemed to shift slightly, covering dozens of meters in a single stride. His footwork was equally bizarre!
“Chi –”
Hederson’s earthy yellow heavy sword suddenly appeared in front of Linley, slashing directly at him, but it seemed to slash through empty space, passing through ‘Linley’s’ body. ‘Linley’s’ body turned illusory and vanished. It was an afterimage.
“Pfft!” In the same way, the Blackscale Heavy Sword came slashing down.
As it neared Hederson, he instantly moved dozens of meters away.
Both powerhouses knew how terrifying the other’s attacks were and no longer dared to take them head-on, each trying to use their footwork to land a decisive blow on the other.
“Where is he?”
“I can’t see anyone!”
The countless spectators below strained their eyes, staring intently at the sky, but Linley and Hederson were moving too fast, and with the whirlwind raging, they could only occasionally catch a glimpse of a fixed afterimage.
Delia’s forehead was covered in sweat, but she still stared unblinkingly at the high sky.
The atmosphere was tense like never before!
Hederson took a step and directly arrived on Mount Tujiao. He decided to use obstacles like the giant rocks and trees on Mount Tujiao to limit Linley’s speed.
“Whoosh!” Linley dove down, slashing at Hederson at extreme speed.
Hederson took a step and was far away, then another step, and he bizarrely appeared behind a giant boulder. At that moment, Linley was on the other side of the boulder.
“Earth Split –”
The earthy yellow heavy sword, carrying boundless power, slashed down fiercely. The boulder, as tall as a man, was like tofu. The moment it touched the aura on the edge of the earthy yellow heavy sword, it was shattered into powder. Linley, sensing the danger, quickly dodged away.
“Bang!”
A terrifying crack, hundreds of meters deep, split open Mount Tujiao. The fissure was three to four meters wide, and countless fragments of rock flew everywhere.
“Gods!” The millions of people were completely dumbfounded.
Before their very eyes, Mount Tujiao had split open with a huge crack. The nearly thousand-meter-high mountain had been split in half.
“Bang!” Linley’s Earth Essence – 132 Vibrational Waves slashed directly at Hederson.
Hederson dodged again.
Linley’s Blackscale Heavy Sword thus struck a large tree beside him. “Wuum~~~” Bizarrely, the tree was blown into powder by the gale. At the same time, the vibrational wave from the diagonal slash of the Blackscale Heavy Sword followed a diagonal line, piercing from the top of Mount Tujiao, diagonally through the mountain’s interior, and finally bursting out from the mountainside.
“Sssss –”
On the mountainside, a hole the size of a person appeared. Countless stone fragments flowed down from it. The fragments were so thoroughly pulverized that when the wind blew, they filled the sky, turning the entire world a hazy gray.
In just a moment –
A clear cave, connecting the mountainside and the mountaintop, appeared before the countless spectators.
The countless onlookers were dead silent.
Emperor Johann’s throat twitched a couple of times.
Gods, what terrifying power was this? Who would dare to withstand their attacks? One sword split a mountain; one sword pierced through the mountain’s belly, and the rocks were all turned to dust. It was simply inconceivable.
“This is the Earth Essence!” Barker and the others were excited, but they were also trembling at the terrifying strength of the Rock Sword Saint ‘Hederson’.
Olivier watched all of this in silence.
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The wind howled. Linley’s figure was hidden within the wind, appearing abruptly in various places. Hederson also dodged bizarrely. The countless people below could only hear the intense, terrifying sounds of impact, followed by the shattering of rocks, the breaking of trees, or their reduction to dust.
“Bang!” A section of the mountain peak was directly cleaved off, rolling down from the height, crushing countless trees as it tumbled. The spectators below scattered in panic.
The Saint realm powerhouse ‘Kenien’ of the War God’s Hall stepped forward, holding a long staff. Using skillful leverage, he deflected the falling peak, which was nearly a hundred meters tall, causing it to roll into an open space near the foot of the mountain.
“Fall back, fall back!”
The city guard soldiers, under orders, immediately began guiding the spectators to retreat continuously. The royal family, nobles, and others all began to retreat immediately. Heavens, this battle far exceeded their imagination. Even at this distance, it was still that dangerous.
As they retreated,
Linley and Hederson’s battle grew even more frenzied and unrestrained. With just three or four full-powered strikes from Hederson, Mount Tujiao was almost completely cut into several pieces. Linley’s attacks riddled the mountain with holes. In just a moment –
“Rumble~~~”
The damaged foundation of Mount Tujiao could no longer hold. The mountain, already broken beyond recognition, directly collapsed with a thunderous roar. Countless clouds of dust flew up, and the surrounding spectators, terrified, quickly retreated. Fortunately, they had retreated early, and there were several Saint realm experts protecting the area.
When the dust settled, a pile of rubble, two to three hundred meters high and covering nearly ten miles, lay before them.
Mount Tujiao was gone!
All that remained was a pile of rubble!
“Gods!” Countless people stared at the two figures standing on the rubble pile. Linley and Hederson were both covered in blood, their faces pale, but their auras were terrifying.
Everyone present would never forget this battle. No matter who lost or who died, no one would think the loser was inferior.
“Linley, you lose.” Hederson looked at Linley indifferently.
Linley, his dark golden pupils fixed on the other man, remained silent.
“Even with your Dragonblood Warrior transformation, your battle qi is far inferior to mine. After such a long, drawn-out battle, your speed has slowed.” Hederson said confidently.
Indeed.
In his human form, Linley was only at the ninth rank. After transforming, his battle qi was only close to the Saint-level mid-stage. But Hederson had trained for centuries, and his battle qi was far more profound than Linley’s. In such an intense battle, Linley’s battle qi was almost completely depleted. Without enough battle qi to support him, his speed naturally slowed.
The corner of Hederson’s mouth curled up slightly.
“Boom!” Hederson suddenly moved. A sonic boom rang out as he flashed at extreme speed. Linley himself also dodged at extreme speed, relying on his powerful physique and Wind Shadow Art to evade quickly.
But with his battle qi almost exhausted, Linley was now slower than Hederson.
“Earth Split –” Seeing an opportunity, Hederson struck at Linley.
“Yaaahhhh~~~” A piercing, heart-shaking cry rang through heaven and earth. At the same time, a black shadow shot up directly from the rubble pile, rapidly inserting itself between Linley and Hederson.
Its size grew rapidly.
“Bebe.” Linley was startled.
Bebe instantly grew to two meters tall and four meters long, and his sharp claws slammed fiercely towards the earthy yellow heavy sword.
“Get lost!” Bebe roared.
“Bang!”
The earthy yellow heavy sword and Bebe’s claws collided head-on.
Hederson was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Bebe was also sent flying by the terrifying force of the ‘Earth Split’.
“Damn, that hurts!” Bebe roared angrily.
Bebe shot towards Hederson again like lightning. Having withstood the ‘Earth Split’ head-on, Bebe’s fur only showed a faint reddish tinge; he wasn’t seriously injured.
Hederson, slumped on the ground, saw this monster charging at him. He didn’t know where this monster had come from, but he knew… if he didn’t defend himself, he would die.
Hederson immediately struggled to his feet.
Where did this monster come from? It could withstand Earth Split without a scratch!
“Earth Split!” Hederson went all out to save his life.
“Bang!”
Bebe’s claws struck the earthy yellow heavy sword twice in rapid succession. The heavy sword was knocked flying out of Hederson’s hands. Hederson himself was sent flying again, unable to hold back another spray of blood, before falling heavily and weakly to the ground.
The surrounding spectators were dumbfounded.
“Trying to kill my boss? Looking for death!” Bebe roared, charging again.
“Bebe, stop.” Linley immediately shouted.
“Boss, what is it?” Bebe turned to look at Linley. Linley glanced at Hederson. After this battle, Linley knew that Hederson no longer posed a significant threat to him.
Linley shook his head and transmitted mentally, “Bebe, forget it.”
But Bebe was indignant. He leaped over to the earthy yellow heavy sword, grabbed it, and put it in his mouth. *Crunch, crunch, crunch!* He actually ate the entire heavy sword cleanly.
“I, Bebe, am sparing your life. Eating this thing of yours is your punishment.” Bebe, now enlarged, stood in the air, looking down coldly at Hederson, speaking casually.
“H-how is this possible?” Hederson struggled to stand, staring at the scene in disbelief. His sword, forged from countless precious materials, was not much inferior to Linley’s Blackscale Heavy Sword, and yet this magical beast had eaten it.
“Master Linley, this, this magical beast?” Emperor Johann asked from a distance.
Bebe glared, angrily staring at Emperor Johann: “What of it? My boss is also a magician. It’s perfectly normal for a magician to bring a magical beast into battle. Me, Bebe, stepping in is already giving you face. Hei Lu hasn’t even made a move! Otherwise, if me, Hei Lu, and the boss joined forces, killing this Hederson would be as easy as eating that sword! Hei Lu, show yourself!”
“Roar~~” At that moment, a roar sounded, and a magical beast charged out from the rubble pile, also growing in size. It was the Blackstriped Cloud Leopard, ‘Hei Lu’. Hei Lu flew directly to Bebe’s side, also standing in the air like Bebe, and glanced at Hederson.
At this moment, Linley and Hederson were both severely injured.
But the countless people in the distance weren’t focused on them; instead, their attention was on these two suddenly appearing Saint-level magical beasts, especially the first one. It was too terrifying.
It withstood Earth Split head-on without a scratch.
It ate Hederson’s personal weapon, crunch, crunch, cleanly.
“Hey, Hederson, got a problem?” Bebe looked down at Hederson.
Seeing the cold, deep light in Bebe’s eyes, Hederson knew that if he showed any sign of anger, Bebe would probably directly crush him with a claw. Even in his prime, facing a magical beast with such terrifying defense, attack, and speed, which was even faster than him, would be a difficult fight, let alone now.
Hederson turned his head and remained silent.
“Hederson, I admit it. I lost this battle.” Linley said.
Hederson glanced at Linley. He couldn’t help but admire Linley in his heart. “Linley, today you and I are actually evenly matched. I only had a slight advantage because my battle qi is more profound. As for your magical beast…”
Hederson looked at Hei Lu, then at Bebe.
Bebe immediately glared back at him. Hederson gave a wry smile. “Your magical beast is the most terrifying Saint-level magical beast I have ever seen.” Hearing this, Bebe immediately raised his head proudly.