"You've got guts, but it's a pity that you don't have a brain!"
Liunian Ling sneered. She casually swung the Yi Xian Sword in her hand and stabbed Ibrahim. Huge ripples instantly appeared on Ibrahim's personal shield, and cracks extended outwards from the middle … This meant that Ibrahim's personal shield had less than 20% of its energy left. Liunian Ling had only used one strike to break through more than 80% of the personal shield of an opponent of the same level. This was truly a terrifying figure!
"So powerful. Is this the strength of the successor of the world's number one family?" Ashma, who had witnessed the strike from outside the arena, could not help but mutter to herself.
In a battle between sword bearers of the same level, it would take at least 10 strikes to reduce the energy of the opponent's personal shield to less than 20%, even if the strike was aimed at the opponent's vitals.
Moreover, this was between two sword bearers with similar Sword Elements. As far as Ashma knew, Liunian Ling's Innate Sword Element was not outstanding among the direct descendants of the Liu Nian Family. It should be around 1,500 quarks.
She had just turned 18 a month ago, and she had been trapped in this trial formation for two weeks. Even if she had been fighting Yuan Shen with all her might for the past half a month and absorbing their sword essences, it was impossible for her sword essences value to exceed 3,000 quarks.
However, Ibrahim had already been a treasure sword bearer for more than two years. When he returned to Lengthen five days ago, his Sword Element had already reached 10460 quarks.
Originally, he was going to coordinate with the Famed Sword-rank Sword Lady on the same day, but after hearing about the Trial Formation, he gave up on the idea of obtaining a Famed Sword-rank Sword Lady and came to the Trial Formation.
After all, this formation only allowed sword-bearers who were at the level of treasured swords to enter. If Ibrahim were to succeed, he would lose the chance to enter the formation.
Therefore, the Sword Element in Ibrahim's body should be more than two times more than Liunian Ling's, and his personal shield should be more than three times thicker than Liunian Ling's. This was no longer a contest of orders of magnitude, but why … Why could Liunian Ling destroy 80% of Ibrahim's shield energy with a single strike? What exactly happened?
Wait, the Sword Lady in Liunian Ling's hand was not a treasure sword!
At this moment, Ashma finally realized that the Sword Lady in Liunian Ling's hand was different. The scarlet Sword Lady in Liunian Ling's hand seemed to be the legendary Yi Xian Sword!
"It's actually the Yi Xian Sword!
The Yi Xian Sword has actually appeared again! "
A hint of panic flashed through Ashma's eyes under the veil. The sword in Liunian Ling's hand was actually the Yi Xian Sword. Hadn't that sword been destroyed by the Liunian Clan's ancestor?
Why had it appeared again?!
"If it's the Yi Xian Sword, then everything can be explained. After all, the Yi Xian Sword is the Liunian Clan's Origin Sword!" That was what Ashma thought. However, the situation on the battlefield changed drastically again.
When Liunian Ling easily destroyed 80% of Ibrahim's shield energy, the sword qi network around Liunian Ling's body moved. Someone was approaching Liunian Ling at high speed.
"You're finally not a coward anymore?!"
The only one who could approach Liunian Ling was naturally Ibrahim's Leaf Breaker. The Sword Lady could no longer watch her wielder get attacked by Liunian Ling like this. She circled to Liunian Ling's back and attempted to assassinate Liunian Ling.
Liunian Ling naturally wouldn't let the Leaf Breaker's plan succeed. The moment she sensed the Leaf Breaker, she was already prepared to counterattack.
Her blade was no longer aimed at Ibrahim. Instead, she swung her hand horizontally and slashed at an empty spot in the void.
Even though she couldn't see the Leaf Breaker's movements, Liunian Ling was certain that the Leaf Breaker's body would definitely appear there. She had no other choice.
"Liunian Ling, don't forget that I'm still here!"
Ibrahim suddenly shouted and lunged forward, using his body to charge at Liunian Ling's Yi Xian Sword.
"You're courting death!"
Liunian Ling was shocked by Ibrahim's actions. Liunian Ling didn't expect Ibrahim to use his body to disrupt her sword technique and deliver himself to her blade.
A series of ripples could be seen with the naked eye as Ibrahim's personal shield shattered. Without the shield's obstruction, the Yi Xian Sword easily stabbed into Ibrahim's body. His robe was immediately stained with his blood and his white robe was instantly dyed red.
"Oh no, I'm in trouble!"
The moment her sword pierced Ibrahim's body, Liunian Ling realized that she was in trouble. Even though Ibrahim was stabbed by the Yi Xian Sword, not only did he not try to break away from the sword, but he even let the sword sink deeper into his body.
What was even more unbelievable was that Ibrahim didn't seem to want Liunian Ling to pull the Yi Xian Sword out of his body at all. He had also attached all the sword essence in his body to the part of the blade that was embedded in his body, so that his skin and flesh would stick to the Yi Xian Sword.
That way, if Liunian Ling wanted to pull the Yi Xian Sword out, she would have to use her sword aura to disperse the sword essence attached to the blade. It wasn't much trouble for Liunian Ling, but in a way, it was a huge problem.
If Liunian Ling used her sword aura to forcefully pull the Yi Xian Sword out, the sword aura that was sharper than steel would definitely cause irreparable damage to Ibrahim's body. If she didn't control the strength of the sword aura well, Ibrahim's internal organs might be minced into a pile of minced meat by Liunian Ling. Such injuries could not be healed by ordinary medical pods, so Ibrahim could only die.
However, it was impossible for Fleeting Time Ling to kill Ibrahim in a duel. The reputation of the Fleeting Time Family would be in grave danger if Ashima were to announce this to the public. Even though Ibrahim was courting death, the angry netizens would not care about the truth. They would only see the second generation of the Fleeting Time Family … No, the second generation of the Fleeting Time Family. They would only see that the second generation of the Fleeting Time Family had used their family's power to commit crimes and kill their comrades. They were the scum of humanity.
From a certain point of view, the more pathetic the netizens were, the less they needed to think about the bigger picture. All they needed to do was to curse.
It was impossible for Liunian Ling to kill Ibrahim. Even someone as strong as Liunian Ling was helpless in a situation like this.
Liunian Ling's helplessness was an opportunity for the Sword Maiden. The Leaf Shatterer finally appeared behind Liunian Ling, and stabbed at Liunian Ling's neck with the Leaf Shatterer.
The shield around Liunian Ling began to ripple. Just like Ibrahim, 80% of the shield's energy was instantly depleted.
The Liu Nian Family was strong because of their sword techniques, their various sword techniques, and their dodging techniques. They were strong because they could only hit you, but you couldn't hit me!
But when it came to personal shields, the Liu Nian Family … or rather, almost all of the aristocratic families used the same method as ordinary swordbearers. They used the amount of sword essence in their bodies multiplied by the Swordmaiden's Defense to obtain a personal shield with a maximum energy limit.
The amount of damage the Leaf Shatterer dealt to Liunian Ling was equivalent to the amount of energy lost to the shield.
While there was no accurate figure for the amount of energy a Sword Maiden could store in real life, the energy of a shield in the game was calculated strictly according to the data in real life. That was why the Sword Maiden's data in the game was not too different from the data in real life.
Liunian Ling's shield did not have a lot of energy. She only had less than 3,000 Sword Essences in her body, and the Leisurely Celestial Sword was ranked first among the Ancient Sword Maidens.
However, the Leisurely Celestial Sword's strength lay in her skills. Her three basic attributes were only above average among the Ancient Sword Maidens, and she could not even make it into the top 100.
Her Defense Ratio was only around 0.1, which was equivalent to 300 points of shield energy.
Such a small amount of shield energy was even lower than that of a normal Sword Maiden wielding a Sword Maiden.
Ibrahim's Leaf Shatterer was ranked in the middle among the Sword Maidens, but she was a Sword Maiden of the Path of Slaughter. Her damage was the highest among the Sword Maidens.
More importantly, the Leaf Shatterer immediately used her ultimate skill when she attacked Liunian Ling.
"Leaf Assault: At the cost of sacrificing all of the shield's energy, the user's attack deals damage equal to the shield's energy."
Just by looking at the skill description, one could tell how terrifying the damage of this skill was.
It was even possible to kill a Tiger-Class Yuan Kou with a single hit.
If Liunian Ling's sword was not stuck in Ibrahim's body, the Leaf Shatterer would not have been able to hit Liunian Ling.
However, that was only an "if". In reality, Liunian Ling could only rely on her shield and a secret skill of the Fleeting Time Family to withstand the damage. As a result, the energy of Liunian Ling's shield was depleted, and it could collapse at any time.
"Scram!"
Liunian Ling's face was filled with rage after being tricked. However, she calmed down.
Liunian Ling let go of the Flowing Celestial Sword in her hand, leaving it in Ibrahim's body. She then rolled backwards and pulled out the second Sword Maiden, the Heaven Inquiring Sword.
Initially, Fleeting Time Ling did not want to use the Skyquest Sword. The sword's blade was covered in cracks, and it was very likely that it would use up the last point of its Durability if he were to fight an enemy.
However, the Flowing Celestial Sword was stuck in Ibrahim's body, and her shield was in danger. Liunian Ling had no choice but to pull out the Heaven Inquiring Sword … However, Liunian Ling was confident that she could end the battle without causing any damage to the Heaven Inquiring Sword.
"Heaven Inquiring Sword!"
Ashma's eyes lit up, and she immediately said something to Ibrahim, who was still bleeding on the stage. When Ibrahim heard what Ashma said, his pained face immediately relaxed.
He raised his hand, and before Liunian Ling could attack again, he said, "I admit defeat! I've lost!"