Yu Jingqiu was in despair when she suddenly heard Dongbo Xueying speak beside her. This surprised her, and she turned her head to look.
Dongbo Xueying had been concealing his aura all along. After years of contemplating the natural world, he had become simple and unassuming, indeed unremarkable. But now, as his fighting spirit rose, anyone could feel that the young man in black had completely changed. His gaze was like a blade, and his entire presence was sharp and terrifying!
This was the edge of a powerful warrior, usually hidden, but once unleashed, it could make one's heart race.
"Does Dongbo Xueying actually dare to say such things? Can he really stand against a Titleholder?" Yu Jingqiu couldn't believe it. "I heard he's only twenty-two, three years younger than me! At such a young age, how could he possibly stand against a Titleholder? And I didn't even sense any power to manipulate the elements from him."
The air around them was distorted.
The无形的压迫 still enveloped them, a result of the monstrous man on the throne controlling the elements. In Yu Jingqiu's view, if Dongbo Xueying were also a Titleholder, he should be able to manipulate the elements, and their elemental powers should be clashing.
"Dongbo Xueying is insane." Sibo Rong, who was in the grip of deathly fear, turned to look at Dongbo Xueying, his eyes full of disbelief. "To dare challenge a Titleholder, is he a Titleholder himself? He's probably just being arrogant before he dies, but this will only make his death more miserable."
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The monstrous man on the throne stroked the armrest, scrutinizing the young man in black below, and grinned widely. "Interesting, interesting, little guy, since you're so eager to die—"
"Enough talk!" Dongbo Xueying's eyes were filled with fervor. "Come on, let me see how strong you are. If you're weaker than me, you'll only die!"
"More arrogant than me!"
The monstrous man's eyes turned cold.
Boom~~~
Invisible elemental power instantly pressed down on Dongbo Xueying, just as it had on Tang Xiong before.
"Is that all the elemental pressure you can muster?" Dongbo Xueying smiled coldly. The pressure of elemental power had its limits; it would make a Starstream Knight very uncomfortable and greatly reduce a Silvermoon Knight's strength. But for Dongbo Xueying, whose physical strength had reached the peak of a Titleholder, the threat was much weaker, amounting to about a thousand pounds of constant pressure.
One stood in the hall, the other sat on the throne, their gazes colliding.
"Let me see what you can do." The monstrous man flipped his hand, and a black curved dart appeared in it. This was his usual weapon in battle! As for the metal block he used to pierce a Silvermoon Knight's head, that was due to the vast disparity in strength.
"Whoosh."
The monstrous man immediately swung his arm and hurled the curved dart.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
More curved darts appeared in his hand and were thrown in quick succession.
The curved darts were extremely fast, instantly reaching supersonic speed, and their trajectory in the air was curved, making them even more difficult to see clearly in the distorted air.
"Throwing darts? I'll give you a few moves too." Dongbo Xueying's eyes were filled with fighting spirit. This was his first time facing a Titleholder. He flipped his right hand, and a short spear appeared, which he immediately threw with all his might!
Boom!
The short spear was heavier, tearing through the air with a terrifying whistling sound. The monstrous man's face changed when he heard it. The short spear was too fast, and he didn't have time to draw his weapon to block it. He immediately darted away.
"Bang!!!" The short spear struck the throne, which was made of solid metal, causing it to explode. The spear tip pierced deep into the wall behind the throne.
Dongbo Xueying also dodged the strange black curved darts, occasionally blocking them with his Snowfall Divine Spear. As a master of spear techniques, blocking a few darts was too easy.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
More short spears appeared in Dongbo Xueying's right hand, and he threw them one after another with all his might, tearing through the air. The pressure of elemental power had a negligible effect on a short spear thrown by a peak Titleholder!
A short spear grazed the monstrous man and shot into the wall.
The black curved darts continued to attack Dongbo Xueying with their strange and rapid movements, but he dodged them, embedding the darts deep into the walls.
"This, this..." Sibo Rong was stunned.
"Is this what a Titleholder is like?" Yu Jingqiu also felt the pressure.
At this moment, the two powerful beings were merely exchanging weapons, and the pressure and fear they felt were overwhelming. The monstrous man's movements were so fast that they were blurred, making it hard to see.
Dongbo Xueying's movements, though small, also became blurred within a few meters.
Just their agility in dodging made it hard to see them!
As for the weapons?
Whether it was the terrifying short spears or the strange and swift curved darts, they probably couldn't dodge any of them.
"By the Demon God, he, he is actually so strong?" Lu Huiru's face turned pale with fear, and he had already secretly hidden behind a statue in the hall, afraid of being accidentally injured. A battle between two Titleholders... even a random gust of wind could crush him, a Starstream Mage.
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After dodging several times, the monstrous man's hands flashed, and two double-bladed battle axes appeared.
The double-bladed battle axes were extremely brutal weapons, with the large axe heads resembling small shields. The monstrous man held one in each hand, and with a simple block, he deflected a short spear with a loud clang, the sound echoing throughout the hall.
"I didn't expect to escape back to the mortal world from the brink of death only to encounter such a young upstart." The monstrous man's face was twisted. "Very well, to have the strength of a Titleholder at such a young age, you truly have potential. I love killing young people with potential! Upstart, let me show you my strength."
"Here comes the spear!" Dongbo Xueying didn't waste words. He knew the short spears couldn't threaten the other, so he suddenly charged forward.
Whoosh!
His body shot out like an arrow, covering nearly a hundred meters in an instant. He raised his long spear with both hands and swung it down with all his might. The force was transmitted through the spear to the tip, and with the time to build up momentum, the strike was ferocious and overwhelming.
"Let's see how much strength you have." The monstrous man grinned and crossed his axes to block above.
"Boom!"
The long spear struck the two axes.
The monstrous man's face immediately changed. One was building up momentum, while the other was confidently blocking on the spot. He immediately suffered a disadvantage. He couldn't afford to lose face and immediately retreated, step by step, to dissipate the force. Thud, thud, thud, each step left a deep footprint on the ground, and the surrounding area cracked. He retreated over ten steps before completely dissipating the force.
"Die."
After the fierce strike, Dongbo Xueying immediately charged forward, changing the spear's downward strike to a thrust.
The long spear, like a bolt of lightning, stabbed directly at the monstrous man's face.
"Scatter." The monstrous man's will moved, and the elemental power that had been constantly pressing on Dongbo Xueying suddenly dissipated. The sudden change from pressure to none was hard for most people to adapt to, but Dongbo Xueying's muscles and bones reacted reflexively, and he was unaffected.
A master of spear techniques, with perfect control of his strength, wasn't so easily deceived.
"Damn, perfect control of strength? To be so young and have such terrifying spear techniques." The monstrous man realized that the other's spear technique wasn't affected and understood that he was definitely a master of spear techniques. Even among Titleholders, only a small number could reach the level of a master in combat skills. Some people could achieve oneness with the heavens and earth through blacksmithing, while others could do so through painting. Oneness with the heavens and earth only represented a mental realm.
It didn't represent combat skills!
A master required long-term, arduous practice and insight.
"Blood Axe Cycle." The monstrous man also treated the other as a formidable enemy and instantly blurred to dodge.
"Whoosh."
The long spear stabbed past him, missing, but the piercing force generated by the spear tip struck the distant wall, leaving a deep indentation.
"Die." The monstrous man, having dodged, immediately swung his axes from the side, attacking Dongbo Xueying with a continuous, relentless assault. Once the "Blood Axe Cycle" was unleashed, the two axes attacked in quick succession, and if the enemy's defense failed even slightly, it was over.
"Open up!" Dongbo Xueying, having missed with his thrust, instead rotated his waist and abdomen to generate power.
The long spear swept horizontally!
The force of one spear was enough to sweep a thousand armies!
Regardless of the axe techniques, he simply swept them away!
"Bang!"
The spear shaft struck the axe blade, accompanied by a terrifying boom. Invisible pressure spread in all directions, scaring Sibo Rong into generating a protective aura, and Yu Jingqiu maintained her icy armor. Boom~~~ The pressure forced Sibo Rong to stagger back a step, while Yu Jingqiu's icy armor slowly dissipated the impact.
The surrounding hall was like a gale had swept through, with the surface of the stones cracking and powder falling, leaving a mess.
The monstrous man was forced to retreat, then collided with the wall behind him.
Dongbo Xueying's body also shook and took a step to the side.
Their gazes met, and the air was thick with killing intent.
"Ha ha ha..." The monstrous man suddenly laughed, his deep, resonant laughter like a series of tidal waves, causing Yu Jingqiu, Sibo Rong, and Lu Huiru to instinctively cover their ears.