Lu Yin's body turned into nothingness. He had chosen to dodge Liu Shaoqiu's sword. This sword could shock even gods and ghosts; this was the Thirteen Swords.
Lu Yin stepped out of the void and stared at Liu Shaoqiu in shock. He had felt as if every cell in his body had trembled when facing that sword. It was not fear, but rather excitement. This person was a true opponent that he could fight after the Life or Death Calamity. Lu Yin did not hesitate to cover his body with four-lined battle force. "Again."
With a whoosh, Lu Yin tore through the void and used Flash to appear in front of Liu Shaoqiu. He pressed down with a Nine Stacks, Ninefold Shockwave Palm.
Liu Shaoqiu's gaze was indifferent as he shifted to the side and his body suddenly disappeared. The sword slashed down, and Lu Yin's scalp went numb. He instinctively dodged, but a huge spatial crack appeared where he had been standing. Following Liu Shaoqiu's sword, Lu Yin extended his index finger, which flickered with deep purple battle force. He pointed at Liu Shaoqiu's forehead. Liu Shaoqiu's body moved with his sword, and his entire body swapped positions with Lu Yin. Both attacks missed at the same time, back to back. One sword slashed through the void, while the other pierced through the void. Two indescribably terrifying attacks extended outwards, splitting the entire arena plain in two.
The battle had only lasted for an instant, but it had shocked countless people who had witnessed it. There was no need to mention Liu Shaoqiu's Thirteen Swords, but Lu Yin had actually been able to dodge the first one. This was something that many could not understand.
If the Thirteen Swords were so easy to dodge, then Chilian Daynight and Kuang Wang would not have died. Lu Yin's speed was just enough to dodge the first sword.
Atop the peak, Feng Shang was shocked. "What speed! He tore through the void at extreme speed! His physical body's endurance is too high. This guy really hid his strength well."
Dao Bo sighed in admiration. "To be able to dodge the first sword and even send out an attack that Liu Shaoqiu dodged, this junior is even more powerful than we imagined."
Starsibyl's eyes flashed with a strange light, and her lips curled into an indescribable smile.
It was not just them; many of the Astral Combat Academy students were shocked as well. However, the Sword Sect was the most shocked; they had not expected someone to be able to dodge the first sword, let alone a Melder.
In the Sword Sect. "How is this possible? How can someone at the same realm dodge the first sword?"
"This person is so fast, and his attacks are so fierce.... Look, he condensed his battle force at his fingertips. This is something that can only be done with a profound understanding of four-lined battle force. that attack........
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Under the dusky "Yōu" flag, the little girl clapped and cheered. Granny Du stared at the screen in shock, "He actually dodged the Thirteen Swords as a Melder! What incredible speed! This kid isn't ordinary."
The little girl was overjoyed. "Grandma Du, stop praising Liu Shaoqiu. Their Sword Sect has placed the Thirteen Swords on too high a pedestal. In truth, it's not like there aren't any battle techniques in the universe that can rival or even surpass the Thirteen Swords. Our You family …" Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the old woman. The old woman's face was pale, and she looked at the little girl in horror. "Little princess, don't speak nonsense."
The little girl curled her lips and stopped talking.
On the arena plains, Lu Yin and Liu Shaoqiu turned around at the same time, less than three meters apart.
"Just as I thought, your strength really does amaze me." Liu Shaoqiu was the first to speak. He looked at Lu Yin, and unlike his previous calm demeanor, there was now a trace of battle intent in his eyes.
Lu Yin's lips curled up, as he felt an intense desire to fight. He hadn't used his full strength since the Life or Death Calamity, and he was feeling suffocated. "Let me experience the Second Sword."
"As you wish." Liu Shaoqiu's tone was cold as he gripped the hilt of his sword. "Let me remind you that no matter how fast you are, it's useless against the Second Sword." He then closed his eyes. To others, nothing had changed, but to Liu Shaoqiu, the entire arena plains had transformed into a world of swords. This was a domain. The Thirteen Swords had its own domain, and if one wanted to comprehend the Second Sword, they had to first comprehend a domain.
Lu Yin's expression turned solemn as he glanced at his clothes. They didn't seem to have changed, but through his star energy, he could sense that cracks had appeared. It wasn't just his clothes; his own skin, the ground, and even the heavens and earth were all showing signs of cracking. They couldn't withstand the pressure of the Second Sword.
At the same time, the force that separated the arena plains from the outside began to distort. No matter how many battles had been fought, that force had never been shaken. Now, however, it was actually distorting. Many students were shocked, and they subconsciously retreated.
Atop the peak, Feng Shang and the rest had solemn expressions as they sensed danger.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. He wanted to attack, but he couldn't sense any openings. Although Liu Shaoqiu was standing there with his eyes closed and did not move, Lu Yin still felt like he couldn't attack. There were no openings in the Thirteen Swords, even if Liu Shaoqiu was just standing there.
Suddenly, Liu Shaoqiu opened his eyes and stared at Lu Yin with a scorching gaze. "You're more interesting than I thought. You didn't even try to attack. Can you feel it?"
Lu Yin remained calm. "Let me ask you a question. How many swords have you comprehended?"
Everyone stared at Liu Shaoqiu. It wasn't just Lu Yin who was curious; everyone, including those from the Sword Sect, was curious. How many swords had Liu Shaoqiu comprehended?
Liu Shaoqiu's eyes shone brightly. "Three swords."
Countless people felt a chill run down their spines, as if they had stepped on thin air. The First Sword had been enough to kill a student leader from the Astral Combat Academy, and the Second Sword was at least comparable to the strongest student leader or even the entire Astral Combat Academy. What about the Third Sword?
What about it?
It was rumored that Liu Shaoqiu had roamed the universe and injured an Explorer, which should be true.
Although there was only a single realm between the Limiteer realm and the Explorer realm, the difference was like heaven and earth. Many Sentinels and Melders could challenge powerhouses above their realms, but even Limiteers could not challenge Explorers. These were two different realms, and only the Ten Arbiters had been able to surpass realms and crush Explorers.
Outside the plains, Liu Xiaoyun gripped the hilt of her sword with a look of disbelief. Three swords, three swords! It really was three swords! She had guessed that Liu Shaoqiu might have comprehended three swords, but now that her guess had been confirmed, she felt an unbearable pressure. She could at most rival the First Sword, but she was powerless against the Second Sword. As for the Third Sword, she didn't even have the qualifications to force Liu Shaoqiu to use it.
This was the Sword Sect's freak, a Ten Arbiters' candidate.
On the other side, Kuang Wang was bitter. As the leader of Astral-5 and the Dao of Heaven's Realm Master, he couldn't even force Lu Yin to use the Second Sword. It was too lamentable; he couldn't even compare to a junior Melder.
Wu Da was so excited that he could barely contain himself. Lu Yin had indeed forced Liu Shaoqiu to use the Second Sword and had even obtained such valuable information. Although what Liu Shaoqiu had said might not be true, three swords should be enough. It was rumored that even the current Ten Arbiters hadn't been able to comprehend more than the Tenth Sword.
"Three swords. What a terrifying innate gift. Since that's the case, I shouldn't hide anything. I'll take the Second Sword head-on." Lu Yin raised his head and raised his right arm. There was a soft sound as the void trembled and rippled outwards. "Nine Stacks, Fifteen-Fold Shockwave Palm."
Not long ago, before Lu Yin had comprehended the ninth star, the combination of his battle force and the Nine Stacks, Nine-Fold Shockwave Palm had been his strongest attack. Now that he couldn't use the Sirius Palm, he had increased his Shockwave Palm to fifteenfold. At this moment, the muscles in his right arm let out a tearing sound. His right arm was about to reach its limit, and the purple of his four-lined battle force was becoming increasingly deeper.
Liu Shaoqiu's eyes blazed. "Second Sword." As soon as he finished speaking, the world darkened as an endless sword light covered the sky. This was the Second Sword of the Thirteen Swords, and even if one stepped into the void, they would not be able to dodge it. Lu Yin's eyes widened as he struck out with his palm.
An earth-shattering pressure swept out in all directions, causing the ground to shatter and the void to collapse. Streaks of sword qi pierced through the void, and even the peak where the student leaders of the various academies were located was affected. Feng Shang and the others all left the peak and appeared outside the plains.
The first layer of energy that the mentors had set up could not last for more than five seconds before it was torn apart. Only the second layer of energy remained.
No one could clearly see the battle taking place on the plains as the void was already distorted, making it impossible to display a complete image. Everyone could only see the distorted spatial cracks on their screens.
Nightqueen Yanqing's gaze turned serious. The exchange between the two was definitely enough to threaten her. Liu Shaoqiu was one thing, but how could that student from Astral-10 compete with the Second Sword?
This was something that the Sword Sect could not understand as well. The Second Sword had easily torn through the void, and even an Astral Combat Academy student leader would be instantly annihilated. However, from the current situation on the plains, it seemed that Astral-10's student leader was still alive.
Lu Yin could clearly feel the might of the Second Sword, and the terrifying sharpness that was omnipresent was enough to tear anyone to shreds. This reminded him of the Dao of Purgatory's Blackwater Lake inheritance and the whirlpool that had appeared. It was a pity that Yue Xianzi could not even display one percent of that whirlpool's power; otherwise, she would not have been so easily defeated by Charon. At this moment, the Second Sword that Lu Yin was facing was about as powerful as that whirlpool. If not for his four-lined battle force, he would have been injured even if he could withstand it with his physical body alone.
As the ripples swept through the entire arena plains, the nearby peak was directly pulverized and the ground turned into dust. The entire arena plains no longer existed. Lu Yin and Liu Shaoqiu stood facing each other within a hundred meters of each other.
Liu Shaoqiu's white robes were spotless, and he held his star energy sword as he stared at Lu Yin in shock.
Lu Yin panted heavily as his right arm trembled. The Fifteen-Fold Shockwave Palm was something that only a space-exploring powerhouse's physical body could withstand. Coupled with Nine Stacks, even Lu Yin's body could not withstand it. Fortunately, he had been able to block the Second Sword.
Everyone was silent as they stared at Lu Yin as if they were looking at a monster. This person had actually managed to block the Second Sword. Astral-5's leader had not even been able to block the First Sword before he had been killed.
No one had expected Lu Yin to be able to do this.
Wu Da's mouth hung open in a daze, but then, a thought flashed through his mind as he thought of the biggest headline in the academy newspaper: "The Decisive Battle Begins Early."
In San Dios, the city in the sky, Wendy Yushan and Puyu were both silent as they watched on in shock.
Under the dusky flag, the little girl clapped her hands happily. "Well done, Grandma Du. Look, he didn't lose."
The old woman was shocked. "There's actually a mortal who can block the Second Sword. But that's it. The Third Sword can instantly kill him."
The little girl pouted.
The arena plains no longer had any plains. The ground had been reduced to dust and had sunk dozens of meters. The two hovered in midair as they stared at each other.
Liu Shaoqiu sighed. "You really didn't disappoint me. Among those in the same realm, you're the first to force me to use the Third Sword."
Lu Yin swung his right arm. "Honestly, your Second Sword was really terrifying. I couldn't even block it with my four-lined battle force. As expected of the Thirteen Swords. If I could, I'd really like to fight you in real life."