His body is becoming a conduit to the Grand Pattern directly The shade licked his lips the sensation tingling and real He couldnÆt remember the last time he had such a sensation The human twisted rapidly in front of him bringing his attack spiraling to meet the guardianÆs deflection palms The air churned around the attack applying increasing amounts of pressure in the surrounding space even before the attack landed Is he truly like that monstrous first guardian He walked down the path of image physicalizations and improving the power of his body
Whoosh Upstodatee from
After a long moment of the two methods of using the Grand Pattern grinding against one another the guardianÆs deflection finally pushed the drilling attack to the side The palm attack hit the golden pillar and stopped without any suspense However the powerful winds curled around the outside and then spun back to join the challenger’s body His body twisted without needing to recover between strikes His palm lashed out again as if manipulating the Grand Pattern and then unleashing it was simplicity itself
Sweat was coursing down the long haired shadeÆs face Its aggrieved expression remained as its hands continued to trace wheels but now there was a desperation that gave the Lizakh shade a deep and satisfying burst of catharsis Hm I expected you to struggle and fail to progress after enduring my Seven Strikes err Seven Deaths One Strike but watching you torture the other guardians isnÆt a bad outcome
More wind spiraled together becoming a constant slipstream around the confrontation The force the challenger wielded coiled around him like a serpent Seeing him like this steadily accumulating more power made the Lizakh guardian shiver He had assumed the storm the challenger summoned against him was some profound technique previously but now he understood that it wasnÆt such a fragile thing
There was no core he could have struck There was no weakness The challengerÆs greatest weapon was his powerful body Right now he was just experimenting with new ways to use his physical prowess The guardians of the Fifth Step became whet stones to improve himself
Whoosh Whoosh
With more power came more speed Palm strike deflection Palm strike deflection The call and response was predictable but as the challenger gathered more force the balance shifted He applied so much pressure that the long haired shade could only stumble backward to avoid being directly blasted away This made the guardian even more desperate because if he was pushed too far he would be out of range of a golden pillar
But the challengerÆs speed left him with no time to recover The guardian scrambled backward and tried to reposition himself but the palm strikes didnÆt cease With those familiar spinning motions that had long frustrated the Lizakh the guardian pushed the strikes away from its body However it couldnÆt avoid letting those attacks disperse themselves in the air And when the golden pillars didnÆt absorb their force
Whoosh WHooSH WHooSH
However it was VantÆs image that cracked
In the next moment Charlotte Wick charged forward The Primal Beast smashed its massive horns back and forth pressuring Claudette Her steps were light as she avoided the strike and then released a freezing field Her lips tightened as WickÆs natural energy let her resist and strike again
Claudette had no choice but to raise her blade Cursed weapon met antlers once twice three times Sparks were thrown in every direction and Claudette stumbled back but WickÆs image began to dissipate
Claudette still won
After coughing for several seconds Claudette gestured Next
Vant and Wick moved to the side and made way for Raymund Ballast Claudette and Vulpine began a high speed exchange in space focused more on physical combat than just raw image power
DÆminÆs eyes focused on Vant who drifted away After firming his resolve he flew over
Hm The ram demon noticed him immediately and tilted his head to the side DÆmin IsnÆt it your rest time What are you doing up here
I know but I canÆt just sit still I want to improve If I donÆt put in more effort
IÆll be left behind DÆmin thought to himself And from the meaningful look that Vant gave him he didnÆt need to vocalize that feeling His determined expression announced it clearly enough
Vant shook his head and scratched his horns but still straightened Alright I donÆt mind doing some extra sparring but your image is still pretty weak Until you decide how you want to improve there is only so much you can gain from straight combat Better to spend time working on your foundations
DÆmin clenched his fists Then he produced his javelin and took a fighting stance I know I know IÆm still far from being enough But while I was resting it came to me all at once The way to combine my different strengths into one This might not be the perfect image for me but I cannot afford to wait any longer
LetÆs see it then Vant flexed his hands His buzzing multi faceted image formed behind him
DÆmin nodded slowly a strange energy beginning to swirl around him Following his instincts he brought out fire and led it down those complicated paths Something ancient and pure began to burn within him and D’min increased his energy output As he did so golden sparks became molten flows of shining fire that orbited his body Sun Storm
Chapter 1827
The eight shades congregated in the corner of the platform talking excitedly with each other Their positive emotions were quite conspicuous on the battlefield surrounded by mist Because this area had none of the environmental obstructions of the other platforms their voices echoed across the whole arena
Ah perhaps finally my disciple will be defeated here Still his potential is immense to reach the ninth guardian
Haah you never seem to learn How can this challenger be your disciple Any other guardian could flatten you to a detestable pancake Why must this continue Even your words can torture me
Stop bickering and pay attention to this confrontation Perhaps we will be able to intuit some new secrets of the Grand Pattern by watching their movements
Ugh you training fanatics are the worst LetÆs just have some fun since we can wander around a bit When was the last time we could gather like this Who wants to play some tarot with me
We have no tarot deck
We can ask the challenger
IsnÆt my disciple busy DonÆt you dare distract him from his fight Or rather our fight for proper recognition
Hmph what are you going to stop us Go back down to the base of the staircase weakling Before I crush you
How DARE
Randidly made the executive decision to ignore any further bickering from his shadow entourage He sealed his ears and simply focused on the energy around him Besides he had more troublesome issues to handle
Congratulations Your Skill Cutting Tide of Amenonuhoko has grown to Level 601
Gritting his teeth Randidly attempted to disperse his momentum as he skidded back away from the point of impact He feet dragged across the ground and sent pebbles skidding Natural energy swirled around him in a massive maelstrom crackling with electromagnetic discharge and mysterious light At this point on the ninth platform of the Fifth Step he could not afford to hold anything back
With a pinch of his Focus Nether guided those chaotic energy flows back around to his body to empower himself He exploded forward utilizing a trick he had learned from one of the other guardians to create a slipstream around his body A drill of air and Nether curled around AcriÆs point as he thrust the weapon toward the shade in front of him
The shade was short and skeletally skinny with frizzy hair that careened in every direction from his head and hung down to cover his face But when he raised his hands he held four dangerous needles of force between his fingers
Congratulations Your Skill Philosophy within the Boundless Deluge has grown to Level 572
He pushed his Grim Intuition to the limit feeling the small imperfections in the air More energy than he could comprehend filled the surrounding area congregating around the two fighters but also swirling in the uninhabited areas as well The more he looked and traced the connections outward the more he felt mental strain building up but he refused to look away