Chapter 1326
Forbidden Lamella, who thought he would definitely win after the initial exchange of blows, went all out immediately . He activated all of his Divine Power to maximum capacity, eager to defeat Xie Lin before Unrivaled God and the rest arrived .
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On the other side of him, Lin Huang had finally stood up . A silver battle sword appeared in his hand .
The sword blade was soon enveloped in a layer of dark red Divine Power that surrounded a core of colorless Sword Dao . Lin Huang looked like a peerless sword of destruction himself . However, what differentiated Lin Huang from Forbidden Lamella was that he had no Divine Power cloaking his body at all .
His entire body was covered in a physical black cloak while his head was buried deep within the hood . With the addition of the black mask covering his face, nobody could recognize which tribe he belonged to at all .
Many spectators saw that Lin Huang’s Divine Power only covered his battle sword; they secretly thought Xie Lin was being too reckless .
God rule relics were prohibited in this Trial, which was why everyone’s armor was merely ordinary god relics . God relic-level armor could provide no defense whatsoever under Xie Lin and Forbidden Lamella’s terrifying attacks .
This was also the reason why Forbidden Lamella was willing to expend Divine Power to protect his body and enhance his defenses .
As for Lin Huang, not using Divine Power meant that for defense, he relied solely on the god relic cloak that he wore . Without Divine Power as a buffer for his body, any injuries he suffered would be many times worse compared to Forbidden Lamella .
Many people also speculated that Lin Huang might have battle armor below his cloak . If so, it was probably a double layer god defense relic, which could explain why he was unwilling to expend more Divine Power .
In reality, apart from the rare, extremely risky situations Lin Huang encountered which made him put on battle armor beforehand, he was basically armor-less on normal days .
He had certainly put on battle armor at the beginning of this Competitive Trial before he challenged the first Sword Servant . However, after learning about the Sword Servants’ abilities after a few consecutive battles, he had removed his armor completely . Since then, he had never put it on again .
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Of course, there was a minority who agreed with what Lin Huang was doing . They thought it was wise not to waste Divine Power in such battles .
In a situation where both parties were on equal footing, the battle might last a long time . The higher the expenditure of Divine Power, the shorter the battle would be .
Naturally, Forbidden Lamella cared nothing about Divine Power exhaustion . He was a Protoss; the Divine Power within him was innately much more powerful than most of the other tribes . Apart from that, he had a backup team . His teammates Unrivaled God and the rest should arrive soon .
However, it was a completely different case for Xie Lin . He was alone . Not only did he have to face Forbidden Lamella’s challenge, but he might also need to face a joint team of Frontier, Unrivaled God and the rest . There were probably more powerhouses watching undercover, waiting for the opportunity to attack .
Virtual Gods of any other tribes had limited Divine Power, which naturally included Xie Lin . Forbidden Lamella was not his only opponent; he would need to take later battles into consideration . It made sense that he could not simply splurge his Divine Power however he wanted .
The competitors that were watching had a lot on their minds . However, what Lin Huang had in mind was nothing so complicated .
He merely thought that Forbidden Lamella’s ability was insufficient to hurt him so it was unnecessary for him to waste Divine Power in protecting his body .
On the roof, the duo readied their swords and stared at each other for a moment . Their auras were growing quickly .
Lin Huang kept his Sword Dao restrained to half-step Sword Dao true meaning . He did not use his God-slaying Power . However, the Divine Power within him was in full force . After all, his opponent was not a weak one .
Meanwhile, on the other side, Forbidden Lamella, who was enveloped in a golden glow, gave off an even greater aura . Not only had he activated the Divine Power in his body at full force, but his powerful will also held back none of his half-step Sword Dao true meaning .
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In the time it took for just a few breaths, the auras of both silhouettes on top of the little five-story building reached their peak .
The next instant, both silhouettes moved almost simultaneously .
The spectators could only see two ferocious gold and red glows colliding immediately as if they had broken through the limits of space . The glows separated and collided again right away . This repeated over and over…
At the clash of the two battle swords, gigantic dazzling gold and red suns exploded in the air . They lit up the area within a hundred kilometers as if it were daylight .
All of the buildings quaked intensely from the clash between swords as if mountains were moving .
The strings of red lanterns hung on the awnings were all slanted horizontally as if from gravity .
Although there were impenetrable houses shielding them, the spectators retreated thousands of meters away, watching the battle from a distance .
If they were to suddenly activate Divine Telekinesis at such a time, they would only be harmed by the Sword Dao . Therefore, despite being within the range of Divine Telekinesis, some could only watch the battle with the naked eye . For those who retreated further away, their view of the battle was not much different from that of virtual god-level powerhouses as long as their line of sight was not obstructed . Furthermore, it was much safer compared to watching from within the battlezone .
In reality, most spectators were watching like they might a show . Only a handful of people including Fallen Star and Destiny could track the duo’s movement trajectories with their eyes . There were even fewer people who managed to see the duo’s attacks clearly . Fallen Star was possibly the only one among the hundred-over spectators who could do that .
Fallen Star kept her head lifted, watching the duo’s battle without blinking .
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She learned something almost every second .
“How can they swing their swords so fast?” Twin’s icy-blue head could not help but asked all of a sudden . As a non-sword cultivator, she had limited knowledge about sword cultivators . However, what surprised her was that the fiery-red head next to her was also shaking her head in puzzlement . “I haven’t the faintest idea how they’re doing it . ”
Twin looked at Destiny and Fallen Star .
Fallen Star was almost entirely immersed in watching the battle . She watched, head lifted and eyes fixed; she did not hear the sisters’ conversation at all .
As Destiny could not see the duo’s attacks clearly, he did not have his full attention on the battle . He explained right after hearing the sisters’ question .
“I’ve heard that one can control their Sword Dao with their mind alone as soon as they achieve Sword Dao true meaning . Sword Dao will reach wherever the thought can reach, as they say . Furthermore, those who are at half-step Sword Dao true meaning possess similar abilities . Although it’s not as powerful as those who have achieved Sword Dao true meaning, their Sword Dao can reach wherever their will can direct . Naturally, it’s much faster than us swinging our swords!”
In reality, Destiny had only heard about this, so the explanation was not entirely accurate .
“Sword Dao will reach wherever the thought can reach” referred to the use of pure Sword Dao alone . If one were to add Divine Power into the equation, it would cause a change of nature in Sword Dao and have a significant effect on one’s speed . Just like Lin Huang and Forbidden Lamella at the moment—not only they were using Divine Power, they were using battle swords as their medium . Apart from that, they used their swords to battle directly . It made sense that their attack speed was affected, to where it was far removed from the standard of “sword Dao will reach wherever the thought can reach” .
It was just that to other sword cultivators, the duo’s attack speed was so fast it was terrifying .
Within a few seconds, the duo had clashed up to a million times .
Forbidden Lamella demonstrated all the sword skills and techniques that he had learned over hundreds of years . However, they failed to harm Lin Huang at all .
Although all the techniques that Lin Huang utilized were less powerful than Forbidden Lamella’s, he managed to counter all of Forbidden Lamella’s techniques with just a few basic sword moves . He did not even use any sword skills; it seemed effortless .
Forbidden Lamella was not the only one who could not understand this; even Fallen Star thought it was puzzling as she watched the battle .
‘How is he doing that exactly? He’s just simply launching an attack and he can counter Forbidden Lamella’s exquisite sword tricks . It could be a coincidence if he only did it once or twice . But he’s used the same way of countering over a million times now…can it be that this fellow’s Sword Dao has moved to the next level?!’
Forbidden Lamella was also getting irritated . Initially, he thought that he would dispose of Lin Huang quickly . However, throughout the fight, he realized that Lin Huang’s Sword Dao comprehension seemed to have surpassed his own significantly . Although they were both at half-step Sword Dao true meaning, Lin Huang’s Sword Dao overpowered his . This was what he was most unwilling to accept as a sword cultivator .
However, Forbidden Lamella was not about to surrender so easily . Upon seeing that Lin Huang’s body was not protected by Divine Power at all, a thought flashed through his mind . He could not help grinning .
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