"Farewell forever, Shi Xiaobai."
A heavenly voice reverberated in the sky as Dawn's figure transformed into a beam of light that charged at Shi Xiaobai. The Lucifer's Sword in her hand shimmered with resplendent golden light.
It was as though the light of dawn had pierced through the night.
Killing intent suddenly appeared, and the first move she made was a killing move. This sword was as frighteningly fast as before. Not long ago, this young girl, who had used some unknown means to disguise herself as a golden-haired youth, had used this sword to instantly kill the gatekeeper giant.
The scene of the gigantic head falling to the ground as blood spewed out like a volcanic eruption was still fresh in everyone's mind. The thirty-thousand-strong audience found it difficult to breathe as though their throats were being strangled. This time, the girl's farewell of 'farewell forever' could be considered a warning. However, the instant she attacked, it caught everyone off guard. As it was too sudden and fast, the thirty-thousand-strong audience failed to react in time. All they could think of was a nearly blank thought.
Would the Infernal King be killed with a single strike like the new Transcendent king?
The answer was obviously no.
This was because when the girl pierced through the night like the light of dawn, Shi Xiaobai had moved as well. With his sword in his right hand, pure black and flawless white swirled around the sword. The faint blood-red color was like a red lotus blooming in a black-and-white world. Golden beads floated up from the ground at the instant he ran, lingering around him like jumping pixies.
With sword in hand, Shi Xiaobai ran at the girl. With his Crab Steps at the Crest of Perfection realm at full strength, he was in no way slower than her. The golden light that floated up from the ground adhered to his side and moved with him. From a high vantage point, he looked like a meteor that tore through the night sky.
The resplendent light of dawn shone as the stars shimmered. There was no turning as they ran straight at each other. Then, at a particular point of fate, they would meet by chance.
"Boom!"
This was the first time Lucifer's Sword and Black-And-White Day clashed. It did not produce sparks, but a resounding explosion.
This was also the first time the boy and girl looked at each other at such a close distance. At the instant the swords clashed, their figures came to an abrupt halt. There was less than a meter between them.
In that instant, they looked into each other's eyes at the same time, and they even took a step forward at the same time. It wasn't to defeat the other party faster, but to clearly see their own figures reflected in those black pupils and icy blue eyes.
However, this was only a short moment. The collision of their powers did not reach a stalemate of equilibrium. In order to buffer the impact, they needed to distance themselves from each other again.
Shi Xiaobai retreated a thousand meters before he managed to stop the aftershock of the strike.
Dawn did not occupy much of an advantage as she similarly retreated eight hundred meters.
In the distance, Sunless and company finally heaved a sigh of relief. Not only had Shi Xiaobai managed to withstand the strike that was as swift as a clap of thunder, he had even counterattacked. Although Dawn had the slight advantage from the outcome, it was a negligible advantage.
Dawn rapidly retreated before coming to a steady stop. For some reason, she felt a baffling sense of disappointment. She felt that the instant they looked at each other at such a close distance was just too short. She did not manage to see the color in his eyes.
She hurriedly exhaled, expelling this inexplicable illusion from her chest. She then raised her head to look at the black-haired youth who was 1,800 meters away. At this moment, the golden light surrounded him like a fairy, surrounding the black and white sword. Even though it was daytime, it was still extremely dazzling.
What color was he in her eyes?
With this baffling thought flashing in her mind, her heart seemed to race faster than usual. Finally, the girl frowned slightly.
Why was this happening?
Why did she care so much about the pair of black eyes?
Why did she want to see the reflection of her figure in the black eyes?
"This is your Sword Truth?"
The girl asked a question that she already knew the answer to. Then, she forcefully suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and the strange questions in her mind.
Shi Xiaobai nodded.
The golden light that lingered around him was naturally his Sword Truth's power, 'Excalibur'. This power came from his insights into sword techniques. It was one of the ways to convert mental strength into physical strength. Activating the power of Sword Truth constantly drained one's mental strength. Typically, the power of Sword Truth would only be activated at critical moments. However, Shi Xiaobai had activated the power of Sword Truth right from the beginning. It was obvious how serious he was.
In fact, from Shi Xiaobai's point of view, Dawn's ability to decapitate the gargantuan was not because her strength overwhelmed the gargantuan, nor was it because the lightning-fast strike was difficult to defend against. It was because the gargantuan had overestimated his physical defense and foolishly used his neck to receive the strike that had both speed and strength. Although Dawn was very strong, if she did not use the power of her Sword Soul, it was impossible for her to easily defeat Speechless. Therefore, Shi Xiaobai was not afraid of the strike.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Dawn's speed was so fast that they could not react to it. However, Shi Xiaobai had an extremely sharp intuition for danger as well as extremely powerful visual capture abilities. The moment Dawn moved her feet, he had already reacted. Furthermore, he saw her figure clearly. He did not choose to dodge or stand on the spot to defend. Instead, he charged forward and faced her head-on.
However, Shi Xiaobai was not careless. He immediately activated the power of Sword Truth because he felt threatened. His intuition for danger had never deceived him.
Indeed, even after activating the power of Sword Truth, he was still at a disadvantage from the strike. Although the disadvantage was not huge, he had already activated the power of Sword Truth. As for Dawn, she had only used a sword attack that contained Sword Intent.
Sword Intent, Sword Truth, Sword Soul, Sword Domain. These were the four most basic special powers in the domain of sword techniques. It signified the level of insight one had towards the sword. Most swordsmen could only gain insight into Sword Intent. A small number of geniuses could gain insight into Sword Truth. And the number of people who could use Sword Soul was an extremely small number in human history. Sword Domain was a power that only existed in legends.
Therefore, the difference between the four powers was not like a staircase, but like the difference between a plain and a mountain.
To put it bluntly, Sword Intent was just injecting a sliver of one's thoughts into a sword move. As for Sword Truth, it was completely focused. It would convert one's insights towards the sword into energy that could be expended continuously. The two were existences on completely different levels.
Dawn had only used the power of Sword Intent, while he had used the power of Sword Truth. Yet, he was still at a disadvantage.
Although the power of a sword technique was not the only factor that affected the might of a sword move, the might of a sword move was actually affected by many other factors. For example, the difference in the grade of the sword move, the proficiency level of the sword move, or the addition of powers other than the power of a sword technique.
But regardless, Shi Xiaobai was indeed at an absolute disadvantage in this strike.
"She is indeed very strong."
A smile suffused across Shi Xiaobai's lips. Once again, he confirmed that the girl who replicated the Hero King was not an opponent to be underestimated. An even stronger fighting spirit burned in Shi Xiaobai's eyes.
Such an opponent was extremely rare. If he missed this battle, he would definitely regret it for life. Therefore, he would not shrink back, regardless of the outcome or the price!
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