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Garr frowned and tightened his grip on the wooden sword in his right hand.
Luo Ya's breathing quickened, and then he suddenly attacked.
"The Blade of Light!" Roya murmured to himself.
Almost instantly, Roya's figure disappeared from the spot. In Gal's perception, a figure appeared to his right at an almost instantaneous speed, just outside the range of his sword strike.
The other party is very experienced and understands exactly what this distance means.
Once he crosses this distance, Garr will be able to swiftly defeat the brat in front of him with lightning speed.
The opponent seemed to have realized this, and deliberately positioned himself outside the attack range to probe.
So the question is, should we make a move now?
The distance is not enough; the current distance is not secure.
If you make a move, your opponent will definitely notice and be able to counter with a corresponding sword move.
Thinking of this, Gar couldn't help but click his tongue and mutter, "You cunning little devil."
However, it doesn't matter. Let them have their way. In the face of absolute strength, everything else is meaningless.
That's what Garr thought, and that's what he believed.
The kid in front of him looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old (actually fifteen). Even if he was very talented, he would only be at the peak of the King level at most. If he was fast enough, the kid in front of him would definitely not be his match.
The thought flashed through his mind, and the old swordsman gripped his sword, took a step forward, and drew his iaido.
With his senses heightened to the extreme, a figure appeared to Roya's right side almost instantly. With the enhancement of Roya's Mind's Eye, a blur of motion rushed towards him.
He wants to counter a strong attack with a strong attack?
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Roya swung his wooden sword.
There was no sound; the wind swayed and blew through Roja's brilliant golden hair.
The speed of this sword strike was so fast that even the wind seemed unaware that it had been cut in two by the wooden sword.
Gar watched Roya's every move intently, and the moment Roya drew his sword, he recognized the nature of the strike.
"A silent katana?"
The thought had barely formed when the longsword was already at its highest point, slashing down towards his waist.
"No, it's much faster than that! When did he master this technique?"
In a flash, the old swordsman abandoned his previous contempt, changed the sword's trajectory, and Garr's right arm swelled up in that instant, the veins on his thick arm bulging, and he swung it around with a speed even faster than Roya.
A glint appeared in Roya's eyes. Within his perception range, Garr's longsword had vanished. Roya opened his spiritual world, and magic emerged from his head. In an instant, the four elements enveloped the surrounding territory, his perception was further enhanced, and his spiritual power began to radiate outwards.
Gal was fast, but Roya's domain expanded just as quickly, and the two completed their exchange in the blink of an eye.
Roya's alarm bells blared, an invisible sword aura pressed down on him, and a strong sense of danger lingered in his heart. His dragon blood became even hotter and more turbulent at this moment, and almost instantly, he instinctively wanted to use his incantation to deal with the crisis before him.
Luo Ya suppressed this instinctive impulse; now was not the time.
He did not come to defeat his opponent; his main purpose was to break through the Sword God style and become a Sword God.
The old sword god's strength was only among the lower-ranking powerhouses; compared to the three upper-ranking powerhouses, he was not even in the same league.
Moreover, I'm not entirely without a chance of winning.
The "eyes" have already "seen" the opponent's sword, but the body cannot keep up with the opponent's speed.
Time stretched out infinitely at this moment; for anyone else, it was less than a thousandth of a second, yet Roya managed to think about a great deal of things.
Should we avoid it?
It's unavoidable; unless he activates Instant Acceleration, this sword will inevitably strike him.
Then the only option is to forcibly interrupt his attack.
Facing the fierce sword strike from his opponent, Luo Ya's eyes flashed with madness. Instead of retreating, the young man advanced, unleashing the power accumulated in his right arm into the longsword like a raging flood.
Very fast?
Indeed, Roya cannot achieve such speed, but he possesses terrifying strength.
He never even considered that he could outrun his opponent in terms of speed.
Because of Roya's immense power, the wooden sword was even showing signs of collapsing. Elements gathered on the wooden sword, strengthening its durability.
Gar didn't know what Roya was thinking, but when he saw Roya advance instead of retreat in the face of his attack, a cold smile appeared on his lips.
If the opponent were willing to take a step back, given Roya's speed, he might actually be able to dodge the sword due to the distance. Although he could easily defeat the opponent with his second sword, the opponent would still have taken his attack. Even if he went out, he could brag about it to outsiders for a whole year.
But now, instead of retreating, Roya has chosen the most foolish path, actually intending to confront him head-on. This makes Gar sigh inwardly, "He's still just a young man's temper."
Always thinking that adversity can turn the tide of battle, how can reality be like those novels?
As expected, Gal's wooden sword struck first, slashing down on Roya's wrist with lightning speed.
However, the timing wasn't good, and Roya reacted in time, unable to knock the opponent's longsword down. Garr changed his strategic objective and slashed horizontally at the weak point of the opponent's wooden sword.
Gar thought the matter was settled, and that no matter how strong the thin young man in front of him was, he couldn't possibly surpass him, an old man who had been cultivating for almost fifty years, in terms of strength.
Garr himself possessed superhuman strength, and with his long-term sword training, he could take down enemies like the Crimson Dragon with a single strike.
Even though their physical strength isn't as great as those non-human creatures at the top of the pyramid, it's definitely not weak.
But when the longswords clashed, Gal's expression changed.
A tremendous force struck, and the longswords intertwined, the terrifying power forcefully repelling the lightning-fast slash.
A wooden sword is still just a wooden sword, and besides, Roya even used some underhanded methods to forcibly enchant it.
The Sword God does have some tricks up his sleeve. In terms of normal speed alone, Roya is no match for him. However, he can make up for his lack of speed with other things.
For example, right now, as long as I can keep up with the opponent's speed, even the Blade of Light is not invincible.
Invincible is invincible.
Even the enchanted wooden sword was completely unable to withstand this slash.
The two swords met, held each other for a second, and then shattered with a thud.
Gar fell silent. His right arm trembled slightly as he stared at the wooden sword that had been cut down. For the first time, he was speechless.
Chapter 256 The Past (Part 1)
Garr's wooden sword was split in two by Roya. Garr held the other half, while the front part of the sword fell to the ground.
The moment Roya cleaved Gal's wooden sword in two, he reached his limit, and the sword completely turned to dust and disappeared.
If you were to view the wooden sword's attributes using the system, its durability would have already reached 0.
Neither of them spoke; they just stared at each other.
As the sun rose, the early morning light shone on Roya's incredibly handsome face. His long, golden hair swayed gently in the autumn breeze, reaching his waist. Roya stood there, his posture upright.
Garr looked at the young man before him and remained silent for a long while before saying, "Truly a young talent."
These were words that Garr had struggled to come up with after much thought in his barren mind.
A sword emperor at sixteen or seventeen years old—what could be more outrageous than that?
The opponent also knew the Blade of Light, which didn't surprise Garr; it was probably taught to him by Kyrie Il.
The young man has already grasped the essence of the Sword God style and has reached the level of Sword Emperor, which is enough to explain everything.
Gar sighed, tightened his grip on the wooden sword, and said to Roya, "In that case, stay here. I'll teach you whatever you want to learn."
Luo Ya was somewhat surprised that the old man was so easy to talk to; his arrogant expression from before was still fresh in his mind.
“However!” Garr added this sentence halfway through his sentence.
"You have to do something for me."
That's what Garr said.
Luo Ya thought to himself, "As expected," but he didn't really have any particular thoughts about it.
Learning something always comes at a price; consider this as tuition.
Luo Ya nodded and said, "Let me hear it first. If it's acceptable, I'll accept your request."
The old sword god's lips curled into a ferocious smile, revealing the scars on his cheeks and the several scars on his chest. The old sword god said to Roya, "You have to challenge the Dragon God. After you become the sword god, you must challenge him, regardless of winning or losing. Of course, winning is the best outcome."
Rudius fell silent, his expression somewhat strange. This strange expression made Gar feel uneasy, and Gar subconsciously assumed that Roya was unwilling. He frowned and said, "What? Don't you have the guts?"
Luo Ya shook his head and told the truth: "No, it's just that even if you didn't say it, I would have found an opportunity to challenge him and defeat him."
Roya's words startled Gar for a moment. After a moment of surprise, Gar began to laugh wildly, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.
"Alright, very well. Then you can stay here. The position of Sword God is right here. Try and take it if you want." After saying that, Gar waved his hand and said to the crowd, "Come with me."
Garr was in a good mood, which surprised Roya.
Why am I in a good mood? Shouldn't my appearance have already threatened the opponent's position as the Sword God?
Why does he look so happy?
Luo Ya was completely baffled.
Although Roya was puzzled, Gar thought it was actually quite simple.
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