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In that battle, I was almost killed by him. If I hadn't obtained the new blessing power in the end, the "Blessing of the Phoenix" might have been activated.

Moreover, during that battle, I could sense that Wood was holding back a considerable number of trump cards, and Dragon Sword Red had never been so excited.

"In short, Wood is very strong, stronger than I imagined, and arguably the strongest opponent I have ever encountered."

I was actually quite pleased to have met such an opponent, but unfortunately he refused my invitation for a rematch. I never expected him to come to the capital this time.

After hearing Reinhardt's account of what happened, Marcus and Phoenix looked at Wood with completely different eyes.

If Reinhard hadn't said it himself, and if they hadn't known that Reinhard wouldn't lie, they simply wouldn't have believed that the boy fighting on the field was so incredibly powerful.

That invincible "Sword Saint" was almost forced to use his "Resurrection" buff by the opponent, and only managed to win by relying on the newly acquired buff.

Wood and Julius were still locked in fierce combat on the field, but after Reinhard recounted what had happened, Marcus and the others believed that the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.

Although Julius is very strong, the gap between him and the overpowered Sword Saint is not in the millions.

Since Wood is a monster capable of fighting the overpowered Sword Saint to a standstill, Julius has virtually no chance of winning.

However, Julius, who was engaged in battle at the moment, was unaware of all this. On the contrary, as the battle intensified, Julius became unusually excited.

Chapter 353 Magical Sword Techniques? I can do that too!

Within the Royal Guard, Julius basically had no suitable sparring partners.

Sword Saint Reinhard is too abnormal; his extraordinary strength puts him on a completely different level from everyone else.

If we exclude Reinhard, the strength of the others is far from being able to compete with Julius.

Phoenix's magic is very strong, but he specializes in water-based healing magic, making him a support-type character. While he may be stronger than the average member of the group in terms of combat power, he cannot compare to Julius.

Both were skilled in swordsmanship and magic. This was the first time Julius had encountered an opponent like Wood, so he was filled with intense fighting spirit.

With a flurry of movements, the knight's longsword danced in his hands, aided by the wind spirits in the air, unleashing a barrage of swift wind blades from the sword in Rius's hand.

Through their previous interactions, Julius had come to a full understanding that Wood's basic physical attributes seemed to surpass his in both speed and strength.

In this situation, choosing to confront the other party head-on would undoubtedly be the most foolish approach.

If you lack natural advantages, then you can only rely on skills to win, because with the blessing of "enchanting protection", the micro-spirits in the atmosphere will be more favorable to you.

Although Wood could still use magic under these circumstances, with the help of the elves, he could unleash the power of magic more effectively and consume less magic power.

Five wind blades appeared in the air, forming a sharp claw that tore towards Wood. Wood didn't try to dodge; instead, he assumed a sword-drawing stance, intending to take the blows head-on.

"Does he intend to use the same magical fusion sword technique to block Julius's attack?"

But wouldn't doing that fall into Julius's trap? Julius, who is more favored by the elves, consumes far less magic power when using spells than others.

Most of the knights watching from the stage were novices without magical talent, including Marcus and Reinhard.

However, as the most skilled user of water magic, Phoenix immediately saw through Julius's purpose.

It was clear that he intended to take advantage of his low mana consumption to make the battle a protracted war, exhausting Wood's mana so that he could reverse his disadvantage of insufficient physical strength.

"Hyakki Mitsurugi-ryu - Itachi-ryu!"

The surrounding air currents seemed to be guided, all converging on where Wood was, forming a vortex at his feet.

The moment Wood drew his longsword, the wind surrounding him seemed to be drawn out, shooting out in an instant.

A massive wind blade, nearly ten meters wide and crescent-shaped, detached from Wood's sword the instant he swung it, flying out and colliding with the five wind blades unleashed by Rius.

The wind blade claws collided with the crescent wind blades in mid-air, and a powerful airflow and gale instantly swept across the entire field, forming a towering wind blade tornado in the middle.

The sharp sword energy and wind blades, like scattered flying knives, left deep cuts on the surrounding ground.

"Such powerful wind magic! Julius had the support of the elves, yet in that situation, he only managed a draw?"

Watching the blade tornado sweep across the field, Marcus never expected that Wood not only knew how to use magic, but was also proficient in two types of magic.

Having previously blocked Julius's water magic, he now unleashed a wind magic slash.

"No... that person didn't use any magic just now, because there wasn't a trace of magic left in the air."

That swift, wind-like slash just now seemed to be a strike he executed using his own swordsmanship…

Hearing Marcus's exclamation beside him, Phoenix's expression turned even more horrified, and he directly stated that the slash Wood had just unleashed was not magic as they knew it, but a powerful sword aura!

"Are you saying that the sword energy he unleashes has power comparable to magic? Are you sure you're not joking?"

Marcus knew that powerful knights could unleash sword energy, and he himself could do it.

Sword energy can only break through thin armor or cut through skin at most, which is already quite impressive. To think that it can reach the scale of Wood is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

“What Phoenix said is true. Wood’s swordsmanship is very strong. He used a similar move when he fought me, but I have the ‘Blessing of Evasion’, so this move was useless against me.”

Moreover, I think Julius's strategy might have been flawed from the start. His idea of ​​exhausting Wood's magic was good, but Wood's magic...

While Reinhard was analyzing Wood's intelligence with Phoenix and Marcus, Wood, standing opposite Julius, said, "Let me give you some advice: you'd better unleash your full strength and fight me as soon as possible."

You seem to possess a special blessing, so you intend to wear down my magic through a protracted battle.

But what I want to say is that if the battle goes into a protracted war, you may not even have a slight chance of winning at the very end.

While this might sound a bit boastful, my magical power… that is, the 'gate' within my body, is perhaps larger than you can imagine.

As if to prove he wasn't just bragging, the next second, accompanied by a strong tremor in the ground, Wood completely dispelled the magic he used to disguise his magical power.

An extremely terrifying magical power suddenly erupted from Wood's body like a flood bursting its banks.

The amount of magic power was so immense that it formed a visible pillar of magic rising from the sky, causing the magic in the "Knight Simulation Battle" area to be interfered with, and the surrounding air to become distorted.

The almost materialized magic instantly shattered the ground where Wood stood, and the entire arena shook violently, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading outwards.

The intense shaking only stopped when the "door" on Wood was fully opened and his magic power stabilized at a certain peak.

At this moment, the gazes of all the onlookers as they looked at Wood changed from surprise to terror.

Things have developed to this point, even if most of the knights do not possess magical talent and cannot sense the existence of magic.

Even without Phoenix's explanation, they knew just how outrageous the magical power within Wood was!

After all, they weren't blind. The other party had only released all his magic power and hadn't even done anything else, yet it had already caused such an earth-shaking sensation. What would happen if they started fighting?

This isn't some country bumpkin, this is a super monster just like Reinhard!

"Now you should understand, right? To completely deplete my magic power, I could fight continuously for at least three days at a time, at a battle of this scale."

With immense magical power as a foundation, my magic recovery speed is also faster than that of ordinary people.

So if you want to defeat me, you can only do so by delivering a decisive blow that knocks me down completely.

"Then let's continue the fight. Pick up your sword and unleash your most powerful moves."

Don't worry about being killed. Although I don't have a cheat-like skill like 'resurrection,' I possess strong healing abilities. Even losing an arm or a leg wouldn't be a fatal injury to me.

Wood's words left everyone present speechless.

Not only does the opponent possess such outrageous magical power, but they also have such unreasonable regenerative abilities. How is this any different from some overpowered character?

"Since you've given me so much fun, I'll tell you a few more things."

That means my magic attributes are all-around, and the blessing I possess will make me even stronger when night falls.

"The sun should be setting by now..."

As Wood casually revealed his information, Julius couldn't help but give a wry smile.

He didn't think the other party had any reason to lie, because when Wood unleashed his magic, he knew his chances of winning weren't very high.

Physically, he was at a disadvantage, and in terms of swordsmanship, his opponent could even unleash sword energy comparable to the power of magic.

He had thought that with the elves' blessing, he could turn the tide in terms of magic, but to Julius's surprise, it was the other party's magic that brought him the greatest despair.

"To be honest, you are the second person I've ever met who I feel I have absolutely no chance of winning against."

Even so, I still want to challenge my limits. So, please experience my strongest move.

Realizing that continuing to struggle was pointless, Julius finally accepted Wood's advice and chose to end the battle with his strongest attack.

The magical elements around Julius began to become active, and six different colored light spots began to emerge from the air and gradually merge into the longsword in Julius's hand.

Due to the infusion of magic from different elements, the longsword in Julius's hand began to shimmer and glow.

It's described as a longsword, but judging from the special effects alone, it looks more like a rainbow.

"Rainbow Sword (Curarista)!"

With a single dash, Julius was instantly in front of Wood, his knight's longsword now gleaming brilliantly.

As he swung his sword, a huge rainbow of light burst forth from the sword in Julius's hand.

The Rainbow Sword is an original magical sword technique created by Julius, combining his swordsmanship with magic. The strikes, which contain six magical elements, are not only incredibly powerful but also possess the ability to cut through any magic.

Julius originally intended to keep this move as a trump card, hoping to use it to challenge Reinhard one day, but unexpectedly, he was forced to use it here by another monster of inferior quality.

"A magic sword technique? And judging from the special effects, this move shouldn't be too weak."

However, speaking of magical sword skills, I happen to have some experience with them.

Watching the dazzling rainbow light strike, Wood revealed a look of fighting spirit. Then, due to the powerful magic power injected into his longsword, imperceptible cracks gradually appeared.

A thin layer of frost began to spread from Wood's arm all the way to the blade of the longsword, and the temperature in the air continued to drop at this moment.

"Hyakki Mitsurugi-ryu - Ice Attribute One-Sword Style - Yuki-onna!"