The shuttle in the second dimension

　"The title of [The World's Strongest Swordsman] is really not an exaggeration, he is really strong—" Lin Xuan sighed in his heart while feeling the pain from the dozens of wounds all over his body.

　"Also, she definitely let it go, I just don't know how much—" Although the fight was extremely brief, Lin Xuan knew that Edwards hadn't used her full strength at all, she was letting it go! !

　If Edwards had given his all from the beginning, Lin Xuan would definitely not have survived three blows if he had not used all the strength in his body. In fact, saying three times might be an exaggeration.

　Each of Edelweiss's strikes was not only swift, but also incredibly powerful, making it difficult for Lin Xuan to grasp them. It was hard to imagine that her delicate, jade-like hands could unleash a force even greater than Lin Xuan's. Lin Xuan's physical strength had already been immense after several worlds. Even though some of his power was now sealed, four years of training had made it immensely powerful, far surpassing that of others.

　However, Lin Xuan knew that the reason Edelweiss's sword was so heavy wasn't simply because of her immense strength. It was also because she was able to control the force of every movement, ensuring that not a single ounce of energy was wasted. She concentrated her power completely, allowing Edelweiss to unleash near-100% speed and power with every strike. This was also why every one of Edelweiss's movements was silent and still.

　To control his every movement with near-perfect power, not leaking even a single bit, allowing him to unleash nearly 100% of his speed and attack power was a truly terrifying feat. Such a feat wasn't something everyone could accomplish, at least not Lin Xuan now, and certainly not before he was sealed.

　'Their skills are simply not on the same level~~~~' Lin Xuan sighed in his heart, grinning and laughing happily. Yes, he laughed happily.

　Lin Xuan felt he had never been happier since entering this battlefield, so happy his soul was trembling. He could feel his blood boiling. Facing an invincible enemy, standing on the line between life and death, Lin Xuan felt no despair. Instead, his fighting spirit soared.

　Holding [Destroy] tightly in his hand, Lin Xuan grinned and muttered in his heart.

　"I'm so happy~~~"

Chapter 2: Battle with [Biyi]

　"I'm so happy~~~"

　Holding the [Destroy] in his hand tightly, Lin Xuan grinned and muttered in his heart.

　In the collision just now, Lin Xuan knew that he was no match for Edwards in terms of speed and skills. Now he could only make up for the gap between him and Edwards by [destroying] his own destructive power.

　After figuring this out, a dark destructive force began to gather on the blade of the [Slash] in Lin Xuan's hand. The moment the destructive force appeared, a hint of surprise crossed Edwards's face. Perhaps she sensed that the destructive force attached to the blade of [Slash] was no ordinary force.

　But Edwards was only slightly surprised and his expression returned to its calm state. After all, different swordsmen have different abilities, so it is not particularly surprising that they have some extraordinary powers.

　This time, it was not Edwards but Lin Xuan who launched the attack first.

　"[Chaos Blades] - 13" Lin Xuan muttered as jet-black blades of energy streaked across chaotic trajectories, striking Edwards. While the jet-black blades appeared to be moving in a chaotic pattern, seemingly slashing randomly, a sharp-eyed observer would notice that despite their seemingly chaotic trajectory, each blade was actually positioned at an awkward angle.

　But that was only for other people. To Edwards, those several pitch-black sword auras seemed to not exist. Under Lin Xuan's astonished eyes, she crossed those several pitch-black sword auras in the blink of an eye and came in front of Lin Xuan.

　The next moment, two pure white swords slashed towards Lin Xuan, tracing a path that was impossible for him to see with his naked eyes. At this moment, Lin Xuan felt the icy chill of death permeate his entire body, his eyes wide with shock. However, he didn't feel any fear at all. On the contrary, he was enjoying it, even though he might be decapitated in the next second.

　Suddenly, Lin Xuan's face showed a smile that was even happier than before. That smile was as if he had seen something he had always wanted to see but could never see.

　“I saw it!!!”

　That's right, he saw it. When the pure white swords were about to cut him, under the pressure of death, Lin Xuan saw it, saw the trajectory of Edwards' two pure white swords. Finally, at the most critical moment, he caught the trajectory of the sword.

　Regardless of whether his body could bear it or not, Lin Xuan twisted his body forcefully, intending to avoid Edwards's slash.

　Cluck, cl ...

　Twisting one's body was no easy task. Lin Xuan's body seemed unable to bear the strain, and he cried out in pain. Fortunately, by twisting his body, he dodged Edwards' stunning slash.

　"!!" Lin Xuan suddenly twisted his body to avoid the blow that was supposed to hit him, leaving Edelweiss stunned for a moment. When she saw the expression on Lin Xuan's face, Edelweiss knew that Lin Xuan must have seen the trajectory of her sword clearly, otherwise, he would never have been able to dodge that fatal blow.

　Edwards didn't expect that the young boy in front of him would break through his own bottleneck at the last moment, capture the trajectory of his attack, and successfully avoid the fatal sword.

　After dodging Edwards's slash, Lin Xuan felt like a completely different person. He could sense that at the moment Edwards's fatal slash was about to strike him, he felt a change within himself, as if he had understood something.

　Lin Xuan seemed to be testing something. He turned his right hand and swung the [Destroy] sword in his hand towards Edwards. The pitch-black blade instantly passed through the gap between the two and came in front of Edwards.

　"Chong-"

　Unfortunately, the knife was not fast enough, and when it was about to hit Edwards, it was blocked by his pure white sword. However, Edwards did not swing the sword in his hand, as if he was exploring something, but seemed to be recalling the slash from Lin Xuan just now.

　"No sound--" Looking at the [Destroy] in Lin Xuan's hand, Edwards' voice was slightly surprised.

　As Edwards had said, the slash and movement Lin Xuan had just made hadn't made any sound. What did this mean? It meant that Lin Xuan had controlled the power of that slash almost perfectly, without wasting a single ounce of energy. It also meant that his swordsmanship had surpassed its original limits, reaching a new realm.

　To be honest, according to Lin Xuan's original speed of progress, it would still take him a lot of time to reach this level. However, he did not expect that not long after fighting with Edwards, he broke through the original bottleneck and took a step forward.

　After confirming that he had broken through the original bottleneck, Lin Xuan looked at Edwards with even more passion. Of course, that passion was not because of Edwards's exquisite Valkyrie-like appearance, but because of her superb skills.

　"If I don't make some progress, how can I survive your sword?" Smiling, Lin Xuan waved the [Destroy] in his hand again.

　"laugh--"

　This time, 367's slash was faster and more fierce than the previous one, but it made a very slight sound when it passed through the air.

　When Lin Xuan heard that slight sound, his eyes narrowed. A thought flashed through his mind: "As expected, when I first entered that realm, I was still a little unstable. Once I increased my strength, I couldn't control it so well."

　"Clang--" The pitch-black blade and the pure white sword blade collided again. After a brief collision, Lin Xuan began to frantically swing the [Destroy] in his hand. At the same time, streams of pitch-black sword energy flew out quickly as the slash fell, attacking Edwards.

　Unlike before, this time the sword energy wielded by [Destroy] was too close to Edwards, and after Lin Xuan broke through his own bottleneck, the speed of his slashing also increased a lot, resulting in Lin Xuan being able to swing out more sword energy and faster in the same amount of time.

　A large number of pitch-black sword auras surrounded Edwards all at once. Now, except behind him, Edwards had no place to hide.

　However, just as the numerous dark sword auras were about to fall on Edwards, Lin Xuan saw it, a dazzling pure white sword light suddenly bloomed in front of him.

Chapter 56: The battle with [Biyi] is over

　"Ha-ha-ha-ha-" On the ground covered with knife and sword marks, a boy about fourteen or fifteen years old was lying on the ground.

　The boy's body was covered with dozens of sword wounds with scorched surfaces. Of course, these small wounds were just minor ones. The most serious injury on the boy was on his chest. It was a wound that ran diagonally across his entire upper body. Scarlet blood kept oozing out of the wound, soaking the boy's clothes.

　The young man lying on the ground gasping for breath was Lin Xuan.

　Just five minutes ago, his battle with the [World's Strongest Swordsman] - [Winged] Edwards ended, and the result is obvious - Lin Xuan was defeated miserably.

　five minutes ago.

　When the many dark sword auras were about to fall on Edwards, Edwards swung the sword in his hand. At that moment, the pure white sword light came into Lin Xuan's eyes. Lin Xuan didn't know how to describe the sword light. He only knew that before the sword light, the many dark sword auras he swung out were like paper, and were cut by the sword light without any hindrance.

　When he saw the pure white sword light, Lin Xuan, for some reason, subconsciously mobilized a huge amount of magic power to protect himself. Before he could figure out why he did this, he felt his magic power being cut off in an instant. Immediately afterwards, Lin Xuan felt the sudden sharp pain in his chest.

　Lowering his head slightly, Lin Xuan stared in astonishment at the wound that slashed across his upper body, seemingly unsure of what had happened. The next moment, he fell backward, slamming directly onto the ground. Only then did Lin Xuan realize why he had instinctively mobilized his magic power to protect himself. If he hadn't done so, his body wouldn't have been a simple wound deep enough to see the bone. Edwards's slash would have directly and neatly sliced ​​his body open.

　After Lin Xuan fell to the ground, Edwards did not pursue him, but slowly walked to Lin Xuan's side and whispered.

　"Young man, can you tell me your name?"

　"——Lin Xuan." Without rushing to get up from the ground, Lin Xuan just lay on the ground and looked at Edwards.

　In fact, Lin Xuan also knew in his heart that it would be useless even if he got up now. Edwards's sword just now had already explained to Lin Xuan the gap between the two. If he did not use other powers and only used the power of the swordsman, then even if Lin Xuan got up now, it would be useless. It would be better for him to accept the failure humbly and lie on the ground.

　Bu Ping looked at Lin Xuan calmly. Edwards put away the double blades in his hands and said calmly, "I misunderstood you before. You are not a child who needs to be protected. You are already a man, a swordsman who is worthy of my full strength." "I can feel that you still have a lot of room for improvement. In the future, you will be able to reach the same level as me or even surpass me. Work hard to become stronger, young man. I look forward to a duel with you at that time."

　If anyone else heard what Edwards said, their jaw would probably drop, for it was simply too astonishing. To be praised as "equal to or even surpassing her" by the [World's Strongest Swordsman] Edwards, what a talent, what a staggering achievement.

　After finishing speaking, Edwards walked past Lin Xuan, but before she took a few steps, Lin Xuan called her.

　"Does this mean I can continue to challenge you in the future? Edwards—"

　Turning around and looking at Lin Xuan calmly, Edwards said, "Yes, but next time I won't let you go. I will go all out."

　"Is that so - I'm really looking forward to it -" Looking at Edwards's delicate face, Lin Xuan smiled happily.

　……

　After lying on the ground for a few minutes, Lin Xuan kept recalling the previous battle in his mind. However, every time Lin Xuan recalled Edwards' last sword, he felt that the wound across his upper body was even more painful.

　According to Edwards, that sword strike was a strike she used with all her strength, but Lin Xuan knew that was only her theoretical full strength. However, just that one sword strike had caused him such damage. If she really used all her strength, then at that time, he would probably not be able to withstand a single blow from her without using [The Origin Above All Things]. After all, her sword was too fast and too strong, as if there was nothing in the world that her sword could not cut or destroy.

　"Hiss——" After taking a breath of cold air, Lin Xuan supported himself on the ground with his right hand and slowly climbed up.

　"That last sword strike was so fierce that you could even see the bones~~~" Lin Xuan said with his teeth bared, looking at the wound that ran diagonally across his upper body.

　In the past, Lin Xuan would have recovered from this kind of injury in no time at all, but now—although he had begun to slowly recover, the speed was still too slow. Ultimately, it was the system that suddenly intervened in his body, sealing his physique and most of his abilities.

　Although he could use the power of "Above All Things" to simulate the "Master of Time" and thus reverse time in his body and restore his body to its pre-injury state, after some thought, Lin Xuan gave up the idea. In the end, he simply took out some medicine from the bracelet and treated his injuries.

　-

　When Lin Xuan returned to the base, it was already evening. As soon as he returned to the base, Lin Xuan saw Chiyuki Asada standing at the door waiting for him.

　Seeing Chiyuki Asada, who seemed to be waiting for someone, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. "Sister Qianxue, are you waiting for me?"

　Upon seeing Lin Xuan, Chiyuki Asada breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Lin Xuan had come straight to the scene after completing his mission, not even explaining why he was leaving. Although she was confident in Lin Xuan's abilities, she was still worried. However, upon seeing the scars on Lin Xuan's body, her heart trembled.

　"What were you doing? What happened to your injuries?!"

　Looking at Chiyuki Asada's worried and concerned expression, Lin Xuan's mouth corners slightly raised, outlining a warm smile.

　"Let's talk inside. Sister Qianxue, please help me re-bandage it."

Chapter 57

　"What?! You actually challenged that guy?!" With her eyes wide open, Chiyuki Asada looked at Lin Xuan with a look of disgust. Even the usually stoic Chiyuki Asada couldn't keep her composure after hearing the name of [Biyi] Edwards. Edwards's reputation was known throughout the world.

　"How did you manage to come back alive? That person is known as the 'World's Most Evil Criminal'." Looking at Lin Xuan with confusion, Chixue Chaotian asked curiously. "Could it be that your strength has reached the point where you can rival Biyi?"

　"How is that possible? It's still too early~~~~I still have a long way to go to reach her level~~~~I was defeated miserably by [Bi Yi]~~~~They hadn't even used their full strength~~~I was left powerless to resist. If I hadn't broken through the bottleneck later, you probably wouldn't see me~~~~" Lin Xuan sighed with a complicated look, half-closed his eyes.

　"Besides, what's the [most evil criminal in the world]? That guy is much kinder than me, a murderer~~~~ Otherwise, I wouldn't be here letting Sister Qianxue bandage me." Lin Xuan murmured as if mocking himself, glancing at the corner of his mouth.

　Hearing Lin Xuan's self-deprecating words, Asada Chixue sighed softly. Having spent four years with Lin Xuan, she knew just how many sins he had committed. Compared to him, her own actions were practically nothing. But she knew that Lin Xuan didn't enjoy killing. While he didn't care about the lives of those unrelated to him, he was definitely not a bloodthirsty person, at least not before he entered that state.

　But even this person, who doesn't like killing, isn't a bloodthirsty person, has directly caused a five-digit number of deaths in the four years since he entered the battlefield. Is such a sin of killing something that an ordinary person can bear? No, it's simply not a sin that an ordinary person can bear. Even Chiyuki Asada, a member of the Liberation Corps, doesn't think she can bear it. See. Yarn, Chinese website

　"Don't say that to yourself. You have to do it in order to complete the task. Besides, even if you don't do it, someone else will. Don't think too much." He gently stroked Lin Xuan's still slightly childish face and said to Tian Qianxue with concern.

　"Sister Qianxue, don't worry, I won't think too much about that. I'm just expressing my feelings about [Wings]." Shaking his head towards Chaotian Qianxue, Lin Xuan smiled.

　"Besides, I've never regretted taking this path."

　"It's the best that you think so, but why would you challenge that person? You should know that you almost couldn't come back." Frowning, Asada Chixue asked in confusion. Four years had made Asada Chixue realize that Lin Xuan was not a brainless and impulsive person. Moreover, without knowing the true strength of [Bi Yi], Lin Xuan should not have been so reckless to challenge [Bi Yi].

　"At that time, my strength had reached a bottleneck. If I didn't use external stimulation, it would take me a lot of time to break through. Moreover, at that time, I had a trump card that could save my life, so when I saw [Bi Yi], I didn't think too much and rushed up without any restraint." Shrugging helplessly, Lin Xuan looked at Chixue Asada with an innocent face, as if to say that this matter can't be blamed on me, it was all force majeure.

　"Don't do such risky things next time." Sighing softly, Chixue Asada looked at Lin Xuan helplessly and persuaded him. She also knew that her persuasion would not have much effect.

　"I understand--" Lin Xuan replied, scratching the back of his head.

　"It's better if you know." He rolled his eyes at Lin Xuan and said unhappily to Tian Qianxue.

　"Hehe~~~~" Lin Xuan laughed dryly in response to Chiyuki Asada's complaints.

　However, after a dry laugh, Lin Xuan gathered his composure and spoke seriously to Qianxue Chaotian. "Sister Qianxue, please help me apply for a ten-day vacation. I want to sort out my experiences from the battle with [Bi Yi] and consolidate my newly achieved strength."

　After hearing Lin Xuan's words, Asada Chiyuki agreed without hesitation. This was also because they had a good relationship. Otherwise, if someone else came and asked Asada Chiyuki to help him apply for leave, it would be strange that Asada Chiyuki would be so straightforward...