Chapter 397: Cross sh


    Han Shuo was fully aware that when one trained their fighting aura to Karel’s level, its power would be extremely frightening. Besides, Han Shuo had intended all along to test his strength against Karel, hence he did not hold back.


    Demonic yuan energy rushed into the Demonyer Edge, activating the power of the violent spirits within, causing it to suddenly burst out with killing intent. With the Demonyer edge as the core, the killing intent rippled out into the surroundings.


    The waves of killing intent appeared material, the friction with the atmosphere producing a peculiar ‘chichi’ sound as it rippled in the sky. A sinister and ruthless aura could no longer be contained as it flowed out from Han Shuo’s body.


    Sacred swordmaster Karel was visibly moved, his snow-white brows tightening as his abstruse eyes brightened. As Karel was able to reach the level of sacred swordmaster, it naturally showed that he had outstanding talent. Over many years of fighting, he had seen countless experts as he watched over Lancelot Empire with his rich fighting experience.


    Karel could clearly sense the Demonyer Edge in Han Shuo’s hand bursting with frightening killing intent. The killing intent that had spread all around had a hint of viciousness, as though containing a violent explosive force, causing Karel to truly be startled.


    Within the Profound Continent, most experts gradually realised the importance of imposing themselves before battle. However, there has never been anyone who could transform this vigor into strength during battle. This was simr to Bonds’ use of killing intent to destroy a person’s willpower. However, Han Shuo’s killing intent was more material. Karel understood that this sort of aura truly existed, unlike Bonds’ killing intent which could only intimidate a person’s spirit.


    As sacred swordmaster Karel was staring at Han Shuo, Han Shuo swung the Demonyer Edge filled with demonic yuan energy toward Karel, unleashing the ‘Bloody Radiance of Ten Thousand Cuts’. The Demonyer Edge suddenly revolved rapidly, the bloody radiance resembling the petals of a blooming flower.


    With every rotation, a quill-like blood light was formed. Midway through the ‘Bloody radiance of Ten Thousand Cuts’, the blood colored light have already formed a hedgehog-like ball of quills, containing dense killing intent and giving off a sharp whistle as it flew at high-speed toward saint swordmaster Karel.


    “Mystical martial technique!” Karel suddenly praised loudly, suddenly raising the longsword in his hand, gathering a golden colored fighting aura and sending a sword thrust toward the approaching blood colored ball of quills.


    Golden fighting aura was something only sacred swordmasters and sacred knights were able to use. This was the appearance of fighting aura at peak concentration. Han Shuo could clearly sense the destructive power it contained. Although the golden fighting aura was different in nature from demonic yuan energy, it simrly contained formidable explosive strength.


    As Karel raised his longsword, it emitted lustrous golden light. As his raised arm drew circr arcs, the tip of the longsword suddenly shot out waves of crossed-shaped swordlight. The crossed-shaped swordlight were arranged from small to big as they struck Han Shuo’s blood colored ball of quills in session.


    With the moniker of ‘Cross saint swordmaster’, Karel was indeed befitting of his reputation. The various sword lights all formed crosses as they shot toward Han Shuo’s ball of quills, rapidly grinding away at the demonic yuan energy contained within the Demonyer Edge.


    The tyrannical ‘Bloody Radiance of Ten Thousand Cuts’ was neutralized by the cross-shaped sword lights even before reaching Karel. From start to finish, Karel had a rxed expression, clearly yet to use the limits of his strength.


    When the blooming Ten Thousand Cuts were all obliterated and revealing the Demonyer Edge’s original appearance, Han Shuo acted. The Demonyer Edge which had been shooting towards Karel in a straight line suddenly froze in midair, before suddenly following a mysterious curved trajectory as it shed toward Karel.


    “Oh? Interesting!” Karel eximed softly, raising his head to watch the Demonyer Edge’s downward chop as he struck out with his sword to brush away the approaching Demonyer Edge.


    Han Shuo who was originally watching Karel with both eyes suddenly shut his eyes, fully concentrating on controlling the Demonyer Edge, using the ‘Law of Activating Magic’ to unceasingly sh at Karel from all directions.


    At the beginning, the Demonyer Edge wasn’t very fast. However, Han Shuo slowly increased its speed, causing the Demonyer Edge to gradually be a lightning-like phantom. He also incited the violent spirits within the Demonyer Edge, causing an endless resentful aura to spread out.


    At first, saint swordmaster Karel was still able to effortlessly deal with Han Shuo’s attacks. However, his expression became serious soon after. Bright golden light enveloped Karel’s body, as crossed-shaped sword lights shot out. On one hand, he had to use his longsword to resist the Demonyer Edge’s high speed shes while on the other, he has to concentrate his mental strength to withstand the demonic aura emitting from the Demonyer Edge.


    It must be said that sacred swordmaster Karel was indeed exceptional. As Karel who was able to stand proudly at the peak of Lancelot Empire faced Han Shuo’s all out tempest, he had never given off the slightest indication of defeat, appearing as calm as before.


    When Han Shuo had exhausted half of his demonic yuan energy, he saw that Karel still hadn’t shown any weariness. Han Shuo then poured mystical cial spellfire into the Demonyer Edge, causing blossoms of red and purple spell fire to shoot out with every sh of the Demonyer Edge. Extremely cold and extremely hot energy constantly shot out, causing much inconvenience to Karel.


    Afterwards, twelve mystical demons became corporeal, bing malevolent ghosts as they attempted to enter Karel’s body. Karel gave a gasp of surprise before suddenly eximing, “Truly mysterious. This martial technique is indeed different from any training method in the Profound Continent.”


    Facing numerous attacks, Karel still had the opportunity to shout. Shortly after, the longsword in his hand suddenly exploded in resplendent golden light as a giant cross-shaped sword light emerged abruptly, carrying a ravaging force as it spread in all directions, unexpectedly causing a sudden explosion.


    The boulder he was on was the first to be unable to bear the impact as it broke into pieces with a bang. As rubble flew about, the ground actually started to cave in, as though a enormous force had bombarded the ground, crushing everything in the surroundings.


    Han Shuo was shocked, rapidly recalling the twelve mystical demons and soared into the sky andnded next to Karel in a sh. The Demonyer Edge that had been attacking constantly flew back into Han Shuo’s hand, the remaining demonic yuan energy frantically pouring into the Demonyer Edge while the killing intent and the wrathful energy from the violent spirits within the Demonyer Edge converged to form a seven meter long blood colored edge which violently shed in tandem with the Demonyer Edge toward Karel’s astonishing giant cross-shaped sword light.


    A fierce explosion spread out from the point of contact, causing the barrier that enveloped the area to copse. The vast space suddenly regained its original appearance, revealing the original form of the wide stone room. When the barrier was destroyed, a fierce ripple simultaneously spread out, causing the ground to tremor in its wake.


    An astonishing explosive force suddenly rushed through the Demonyer Edge, rushing through the sword hilt into Han Shuo’s body. Han Shuo’s descending body couldn’t resist flying backward at high speed before finally crashing into the rock ceiling and forming a three meter deep indent.


    “What’s going on, what’s going on?”


    “Is there an earthquake?”


    “Ah, the bed is still moving!”


    Within the Rose Garden above the two of them, nobles who were in the process of seeking pleasure with beauties suddenly felt the tremors under their feet. They were all shocked and started talking about it one after another.


    A few of the guards watching over the Rose Garden were surprised as well, not knowing what had happened as they aimlessly attempted to find the cause of the earthquake.


    Just at this moment, the fierce looking Bonds suddenly appeared among the guards of the Rose Garden, chiding coldly, “What are you panicking for, it’s just a small earthquake. We are at the heart of Ossen City. Apart from some alteration to nature, what else can happen.”


    Bonds was a true fiend in the eyes of these guards. When Bonds spoke, all the guards quietened down, following Bonds instructions to console the fearful nobles. The majority of the nobles calmed down upon hearing the guards’ exnation.


    However, there were still a few cowardly nobles who immediately abandoned the beauties in their bed and hurriedly fled the Rose Garden, afraid that there would be a few more tremors from below the Rose Garden, causing them to leave their precious lives in this ce.


    Although Bonds calmed the fric mood of the guards, he was still restless, unable to understand what had happened. He had just brought Han Shuo underground and Bonds didn’t wish that anything happened to either his old master Karel or his newly recognised senior brother.


    Yet, the fierce tremors was clearly caused by the exchange between the two of them. Bonds was aware of saint swordmaster Karel’s terrifying strength and also knew that Han Shuo was a reckless, unfearing character. He feared that the two of them had not reach a conclusion in their fight and after finally waiting for the people aboveground to settle down, Bonds hurriedly headed for the secret location.


    The flustered Bonds had just entered the underground when he heard Karel’s brightughter even before reaching Karel’s location. Once he heard Karel’sughter, he suddenly rxed yet was somewhat apprehensive.


    A space archmage had deployed aplicated barrier around Karel’s wide practice chamber. Not only was it able to iste sound and sight, once someone entered the barrier, they would have the feeling of entering a separate world. Currently, Bonds was able to hear Karel’sughter even before nearing that area, which indicated a shocking fact.


    The barrier has been destroyed!


    Once Bonds verified this matter, he hastily entered the vast stone room. The scene that entered his eyes was beyond his expectations. The boulder which saint swordmaster Karel usually sat on had be a small stone, while Karel stood on an area which seemed to be the epicenter of the earthquake, smiling as he looked at an indent in the ceiling.


    Within the indent, Han Shuo shook his shoulders and twisted his body within the deep indentation. The solid rock shattered and fell as Han Shuo simrly smiled as he leaped to the ground.


    “Bonds, it seems like your choice is indeed decent. This brat’s martial technique is atrocious. In my many years of traveling the continent, I’ve never seen nor heard of such a martial technique. He had only trained for a few years and already possess such frightening strength. As time passes, I really don’t know how strong he would get. No wonder old astrologer Grace made such a prediction.” saint swordmaster Karel smiled as he look at the entering Bonds, showing his approval.


    Bonds was very respectful as he faced Karel and said, “I’ve seen senior brother’s martial technique before and it’s extremely mysterious. He had long since proficiently use the thing that I have always bitterly studied yet have been unable toprehend to a level that far exceeds my imagination.


    Popping sounds emitted from Han Shuo who had justnded on the ground. As Han Shuo moved his muscles and bones, traces of blood and ck colored radiance circted through his skin like electricity. Han Shuo smiled as he creaked his neck and said, “Mister Karel’s truly deserving of his reputation. It seems that you still haven’t utilized your full strength. Hehe, I’ve truly benefited from this battle.”


    With just a sword and golden fighting aura, Karel stood tall while under Han Shuo’s torrential attacks. At the end, his strike of explosive force possessed unparallelled ferocity,pletely shing with his elderly appearance of one past his prime. This caused Han Shuo to truly be amazed.


    Wine truly gets better with age. Han Shuo understood that just with his demonic magic at separate demon realm, he shouldn’t be able to defeat Karel. However, if he used necromancy magic as well as summoned the little skeleton and the four zombies, he had confidence in beating Karel. From his previous visit to the other dimension, Han Shuo knew that the little skeleton’s strength was far from ordinary.


    “I didn’t utilize my full strength, but you didn’t use necromancy magic either right? Hehe The undead creatures summoned by a grand magus necromancer would indeed be troublesome to deal with. Brat, you are pretty good, Phoebe really has good taste.” Karel smiled as he said, pausing for a moment before continuing, “Our spar has let me realize that your martial technique is extremely peculiar. It’s simr to the fusion of fighting aura and magic and looks like it is indeed suitable for Bonds to train in.”


    Fighting aura only possessed pure destructive energy. However, Han Shuo’s demonic yuan energy was able to forge the body, treat certain illnesses and even influence an opponent’s soul, truly possessing all kinds of remarkable abilities.


    Fighting aura was slowly formed by purely training the body. Demonic yuan energy could form a consciousness and a demon infant. Killing intent as well as the unique energy of Heaven and earth or even some herbs and strange items wera ble to enhance demonic yuan energy. From certain angles, demonic yuan energy was indeed way more mysterious.


    “Bonds, wait outside with Bryan. I need to properly meditate. I’ve obtained great gains from this battle!” Karel smiled and instructed Bonds while Han Shuo was contemting.