Chapter 275: Battle of Generations (1/2)

Ed and Johan crossed swords thousands if not millions of times since the beginning of the battle. A day had already passed by. Both of them sustained deep injuries, but none of them deep enough to decide the fight. Their bodies felt pain no longer, as they had turned rigid and tough due to the constant fighting. Their senses shut down all the unnecessary distractions around them, enabling them to focus on each other.

Johan charged forward for the umpteenth time, but it was different this time. The hand holding his double-edged silver sword was loose and almost powerless. As he swung down, Ed noticed the weakness and channeled his power in order to blow Johan away. Yet, at the moment of contact, Johan let go of the sword and took a step back.

Due to the extra power, Ed found himself unable to stop in time, which turned into him making a huge empty sword swing. Johan capitalized on this chance, grabbed Ed's hand and flipped him in the air, slamming him into the ground which crumbled like a soft cookie under the deep impact.

Before Ed could make a move, Johan dropped a punch towards his face, driving him deep into the ground. Ed stopped thinking and teleported away before the second punch could hit him. He felt a warm liquid droop down on his lips, and as he touched his face he realized that his nose was broken. Ed used his sleeve to wipe away the blood and cracked the broken bone back into the position. His Regeneration was enough to take care of the rest.

His foe held his sword once again and charged at Ed; his sword hand loose once more.

Johan was at Immortal Establishment level 10, same as his father and the top members of Blood sect. yet, out of the ones that fought Ed, he was the strongest one so far. Even Arthur, who was weaker than Ed, was fighting Dawlish at a standstill, and yet Ed was actually losing to Johan. He remembered the pressure that Johan exuded the first time they met in the tower. Then, he knew immediately that he was the weaker one. But now, he couldn't accept it, since he couldn't lose. Especially, since Erykytos was still waiting for them to beat.

Ed waited no more and activated his Rysui Seikken. A bluish aura surrounded his body and mixed up with the golden aura that his Nen provided. Johan felt something wrong, but he didn't stop his charge.

Rysui Seikken and the Mangekyo Sharingan, Ed's ultimate combo that he didn't get to use in a long due to the nature of the fights he encountered.

Johan and Ed's sword crossed, and the latter's slid away, as Johan reached once again to grab Ed. But, it didn't go as smoothly as last time. Ed's Rysui Seikken was at the second level, which meant that he was able to combine his movements with the enemy's. Right as Johan's hand touched Ed, he found out that the hem of his leather shirt was being held as well.

Johan felt a great force pull him in as Ed threw his head back.

Johan's consciousness started to wobble around as he found himself on the ground with blood all over his face, hundreds of meters away from Ed. All it took was a single head butt to even the score. Johan stood up and popped his broken nose back into place. He didn't even bother to wipe the blood as he rushed at Ed.

The two continued to clash, even stronger than before. Their endless supply of energy seemed more and more bottomless to the bystanders, who couldn't believe their eyes. The two battles taking place next to each other, between Dawlish and Arthur, and Johan and Ed, stole the attention from all over the world. The residual Qi that resulted from the clashes traveled all over the world. The animals hid in fear, while the weaker monsters stood in place, petrified. The powerful people that didn't join the war imagined the battles that took place, but even their imaginations fell short from reality.