With King Kamish's command, the duel officially began.
Both of them did not immediately rush up to kill each other. Instead, they each drew their weapons and cautiously approached each other, looking for flaws that could be used to attack.
The Shadowblade Sword Saint did not underestimate Li Shuyi. In the duels of the Ring of Glory, he had seen too many Orcs who had lost their glory because they underestimated their opponents. Moreover, he carried the honor of the entire Shadowblade Clan on his back. He could not afford to lose this battle.
While carefully observing, Li Shuyi's mind was filled with the Shadowblade Sword Saint's information that Bai Xiaowen had shared with her.
[Tanzgoru Shadowblade (Leader Level 10)]
[Race: Humanoid/Orc]
[Profession: Shadowblade Sword Saint]
[Attributes: Strength 54, Agility 90, Constitution 50, Spirit 37]
[Skill 1: Ancestor's Banner: Passive. The Shadowblade Sword Saint's war banner represents the recognition of the ancestors. Strength + 10, Constitution + 10. Activate the Ancestor's Banner to activate the Ancestor's Glory once. Movement Speed + 30% for 20 seconds.]
[Skill 2: Fatal Strike: Passive. The Shadowblade Sword Saint receives an additional 30% Critical Strike Rate bonus, and each Critical Strike deals 250% damage (increased from 200%). Activate the Fatal Strike to activate a Shadow Attack, instantly appearing behind the target enemy. The next attack is guaranteed to be a Critical Strike.]
[Skill 3: Invincible Slash: Passive. The Shadowblade Sword Saint's total attack power is increased by 20%. Activate the Invincible Slash to transform into a phantom and sweep across the battlefield. For 3 seconds, continuously slash enemies within melee range (the target of each slash is determined by the caster). During the attack, all damage below Priority 7 (including 7) will be immune.]
[Skill 4:???]
[Skill 5: Ring of Glory LV3: Receive 500 extra HP and 50% Toughness.]
Through Insight, Bai Xiaowen had verified the Shadowblade Sword Saint's previous battle information with Ruhr, Murkan, and the others. Finally, she had compiled this detailed information. There was still one more skill that she had no clue about, but there was no way to go into more detail.
Whether it was in terms of Attributes or Skills, the Shadowblade Sword Saint was undoubtedly a rare Boss.
Four combat skills, active and passive, could be used as eight skills. He was basically a weakened version of a Lord. Compared to a real Lord, the Shadow Blade Sword Saint only lacked the Template and a slight difference in attributes.
Li Shuyi's attributes and skills were at a disadvantage. Her only advantage was her intelligence and her flexible combat style as an Awakened.
The two of them slowly walked in a circle. This was a confrontation of auras. As time passed, the circle between the two became smaller and smaller, and they gradually approached each other's melee range.
Almost at the same time, Li Shuyi and the Yingren Sword Saint burst forth with extreme speed and passed by each other.
Clang clang clang …
The moment they passed each other, the two of them collided for the first time. After a series of metal clashing sounds, the two of them quickly turned around.
The Shadow Blade Sword Saint's eyes revealed a trace of surprise. He said in a deep voice, "Your swordsmanship is not bad, human woman!"
Little did he know that Li Shuyi was even more shocked.
Before the duel, Li Shuyi used the Breaking Water Swordsmanship (with annotations).
This item could allow the user to immediately learn the Breaking Water Swordsmanship up to Level 6! If the user did not have an empty Skill Bar, then they could only raise the Advanced Swordsmanship by one to three levels. The higher the level of the user, the smaller the increase.
Bai Xiaowen was interested in the effect of raising the Advanced Swordsmanship.
Was Level 10 Advanced Swordsmanship the best Awakened Swordsmanship?
The original White Phoenix team, including Bai Xiaowen, all thought so. But as their level and strength increased, the Spiritual Realm characters they encountered became stronger and stronger. The White Phoenix team's horizons were broadened. They gradually realized that Level 10 was not the peak of their combat skills.
In this regard, the leaders of the Sword Song Realm were proof. When they used martial arts moves, the combat skills they displayed were generally one or two levels higher than their own level. When they used unique martial arts, they could achieve a terrifying increase of three levels or more.
It was clear that there was an even higher level above Level 10. For example, the gap between Ying Jianfan and Zuo Yunxuan, and the gap between Zuo Yunxuan and the Four Ultimate Swordsmanship, was divided by levels above Level 10.
For this reason, Bai Xiaowen made a special summary.
Other than the Swordsong Plane, which was a wuxia (cheat) plane, the combat specialties of the high-level leaders in the Spiritual Realm were generally based on their level. For example, a Level-8 leader would have a Level-8 combat specialization, and a Level-10 leader would have a Level-10 combat specialization.
This rule also applied to most of the Lords. The advantage of a Lord over a Leader was not reflected in the "soft power" of their combat skills, but in the hard differences in their Templates, attributes, and skill strength.
Of course, there were definitely exceptions for a small number of Lords. When they used certain types of weapons that they were good at, they could display combat skills that exceeded their surface level. For example, in the Three Kingdoms Realm, the Level 10 Zhao Yun (Lord of the Dragon Spear) had a long-handled weapon specialty that was stronger than most Level 10 military generals.
However, after Li Shuyi's Advanced Swordsmanship reached Level 10, there was no more EXP slot for the Advanced Swordsmanship category. In other words, Li Shuyi could no longer practice the Advanced Swordsmanship through conventional means to improve her specialty.
On this basis, Bai Xiaowen let Li Shuyi use the Broken Water Swordsmanship (with annotations). What he was interested in was the effect of "increasing the Swordsmanship Specialty by 1 to 3 levels."
The specialty could be increased by at least 1 level!
At this time, Li Shuyi's Personal Panel showed that her Swordsmanship Specialty was still at Level 10, but she could actually use her Swordsmanship Specialty at Level 11. The specific performance was that after Li Shuyi used this Swordsmanship Manual, her swordsmanship became more unpredictable.
This was under the condition that she did not use the Tianzang Swordsmanship (Incomplete). At this time, Li Shuyi's Tianzang Swordsmanship was at Level 3. Once she used the moves of the Tianzang Swordsmanship, Li Shuyi could display the Swordsmanship equivalent to Level 12!
Li Shuyi had used the Tianzang Swordsmanship (Incomplete) in the confrontation with the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship! Using the Level-12 Swordsmanship to contend with the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship, the result was a tie.
Bai Xiaowen could sense that the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship was stronger than the average Level-10 Boss, but it was only at the Level-11 standard, which was the same as before the breakthrough.
The reason why the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship could compete with his Level-12 Swordsmanship was because the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's attributes were too strong. 64 points of Strength and 90 points of Dexterity were better than Li Shuyi's, making up for the difference in Swordsmanship.
Li Shuyi's Profession Level had been upgraded to Level 8, and he had added 3 points of Strength and 4 points of Dexterity.
Without the two passive bonuses, Li Shuyi's Strength and Dexterity would be suppressed. Even if the passive bonuses were stacked, he would only be on par with the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship.
However, as a swordsmanship expert, would the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship let Li Shuyi easily deal damage and stack the passive bonuses? Obviously not!
The layman watched for the excitement, while the expert watched for the skill. The onlookers could only see that Li Shuyi and the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship were evenly matched in the first round, but the two in the Circle of Glory already had a clear idea of each other's strengths and weaknesses.
After praising Li Shuyi, the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship raised his evaluation of Li Shuyi's strength by another notch. He cautiously approached again, holding his long sword with both hands, and with a shout, he slashed vertically.
A strong gust of wind broke through the air, and the fierce wind blew Li Shuyi's black hair.
The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship had used all his strength in this slash. He took full advantage of his strength and did not use any fancy sword techniques with Li Shuyi. Instead, he simply swung his sword in a straightforward manner!
If Li Shuyi didn't care about this slash and fought back, he would only be playing into the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's hands. His Ancestor's Banner passive not only added 10 points of Strength, but also 10 points of Constitution, and an additional 500 points of HP. He was as tanky as a wild horse.
An Agility-type Warrior with more than 1,000 HP was a complete bully. The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship didn't have to worry at all. Could his opponent suddenly burst out and kill him?
Sure enough, Li Shuyi didn't dare to fight back, and could only dodge sideways.
This dodge gave the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship the upper hand. He swung his long sword horizontally, and with a whistling gust of wind, he slashed horizontally at Li Shuyi's waist. He also used all his strength.
Li Shuyi took another step back, and the Scarlet Heaven Sword in his right hand accurately touched the broad surface of the long sword. However, it was like a dragonfly shaking a pillar.
If the two of them were equal in Strength, Li Shuyi's delicate slash could completely disrupt the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's center of gravity, and then he could use his left hand to attack, switching between offense and defense. However, the difference in Strength was absolute. Her slash only gave herself the strength to retreat, and she just barely avoided the slash.
The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship was slightly shocked. He made up his mind to not compete with Li Shuyi in terms of technique. He continued to wield his sword, forcing Li Shuyi to retreat.
If he kept defending, he would definitely lose. Even if he kept dodging, he couldn't keep dodging. Li Shuyi's space to dodge became narrower and narrower.
After ten moves, Li Shuyi was forced to parry and block to prevent himself from being cut. However, this parry was exactly what the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship wanted. The rebound force and stiffness brought about by the high Strength would make Li Shuyi's openings bigger and bigger!
Suddenly, the sword in Li Shuyi's left hand emitted a bloody light, and a fountain of blood appeared on the surface of the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's body!
Red Leaf Lord's Glorious Sword — Blood Absorption! It simultaneously absorbed the target's Strength to strengthen itself.
The fountain of blood bathed the longsword, and Li Shuyi's Strength increased by 16 points, which was equivalent to her Profession Level * 2. On the other hand, the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's Strength dropped by 16 points!
Clang! Whoosh!
After a clear sound of metal clashing, a slanted wound appeared on the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's chest, and blood spilled out.
Li Shuyi took this opportunity to rush forward. The Strength Absorption effect of Blood Absorption could last for 30 seconds. Within these 30 seconds, Li Shuyi's strength would explode!
Clang, clang …
Previously, the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship had been looking for opportunities to fight Li Shuyi, forcing his opponent to stiffen and widening his openings. But now, it was Li Shuyi who took the initiative to attack.
After parrying a few blows, the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship quickly retreated and simultaneously activated Ancestor's Glory. His movement speed increased by 30%, and he widened the distance between him and Li Shuyi!
The experienced Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship had quickly determined that Li Shuyi's current state of strength could not be maintained for long. He had decided to use a delaying tactic. Although his Strength had been drained, the 90 points of Dexterity and 30% movement speed increase allowed him to move as fast as a ghost. He scurried around the field, not giving Li Shuyi a chance to expand his advantage!
But this way, the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship was at a disadvantage, and Li Shuyi chased after him. The onlooking orc onlookers were in disbelief when they saw this.
Li Shuyi took a deep breath and immediately used an item: Iron Fist School's Flag Flower Rocket!
Whoosh!
There was an explosion of sparks. Six figures quickly descended and pounced on the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship!
Two Iron Fist School's fighters and four Iron Fist School's trainee disciples blocked the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship from the front and back, reducing the space for him to dodge.
It should be noted that in a duel in the Orc Kingdom, there were no restrictions on the use of weapons or items. Li Shuyi used a summoning item to summon six helpers. The Orc experts present only needed to confirm that these six "people" were Li Shuyi's "summoned creatures" (based on the subordinate relationship between the two parties) and not individual humans.
In the eyes of the Orcs, this was the same as Bai Xiaowen's summoning creatures in a duel.
To put it bluntly, the summoning profession was also a profession in the spiritual world. Summoning creatures did not violate the rules of one-on-one duels.
Li Shuyi was not a summoning profession, and he did not have the ability to control the items in detail. He could only give the six "people" the simplest order to attack.
The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship was slightly surprised, but he did not panic. He could tell at a glance that these six people were just cannon fodder, not worth mentioning at all. His long saber flashed, and the four trainee disciples' heads fell to the ground one by one.
Two of the Iron Fist School's boxers had the "Roving Steps" qinggong, but due to the huge difference in strength, they could not last more than three moves and were killed by the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship in two moves.
With their delay, Li Shuyi had already rushed into the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's melee range. He took advantage of the opening and attacked three times, all of which dealt damage.
The two passive skills stacked up to four stacks each!
The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship let out a low roar. The pain ignited his anger. He took a step forward and appeared behind Li Shuyi.
The active special effect of a Fatal Blow — Shadow Strike! The next attack was guaranteed to be a critical hit and deal 250% critical damage!
However, before the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship could strike, the cloak behind Li Shuyi's back trembled like a python that had come to life. The two snake stripes were like the vertical pupils of a python, staring emotionlessly at the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship.
The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship was stunned!
Li Shuyi suddenly turned around and stabbed with both swords.
With a soft pop, a layer of blue light appeared on the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's body. He quickly recovered from his stunned state and retreated quickly. Li Shuyi's longsword was only slightly faster than the one in his right hand. It cut through the skin on the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's chest.
The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship also had a spiritual item. If he had not used crowd control just now, he would have been hit by Li Shuyi's Critical Strike and Vital Strike.
After pulling away again, the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship heaved a sigh of relief. He secretly reflected that he had been too impulsive in using the Shadow Strike just now. He should have waited until his strength was drained before fighting again!
In a battle between two skill-based masters, the use of combat skills needed to be considered carefully. The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship had already used two combat skills, while Li Shuyi was only using the Tianzang Sword Technique.
However, in the Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship's eyes, Li Shuyi had used a summoning skill and a crowd control skill. He could not recognize the Tianzang Sword Technique. Two skills in exchange for two skills, he felt that it was a good deal.
After stalling for a while, the 30 seconds of draining strength had passed.
The Shadow Blade Grand Swordsmanship felt his strength returning to his body. He moved his arms and legs, his fingers brushing the blade of his longsword. He said coldly, "Human, your Evil Art has run out of time. It's my turn now!"
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