Chapter 391 - 341 : How the Prophecy Began (2/2)

Arthur never moved his feet, he kept tilting his body and evading all her attacks by a hair's breadth. No matter how much she tried, she couldn't touch him. Only after some time did he raise his hand, which had a formless yet incredibly sharp Sword essence enveloping it, and casually swung it at Jian Si, whose face paled as she raised her sword to block the incoming hand.

She felt as if she was hit by a mountain, moreover, the sword-essence around his hand transformed into countless needles that stabbed her body. The force behind his hand, albeit greatly weakened to not hurt her, still caused her to be sent flying thirty or so meters.

She managed to safely land on her feet but her face was paler.

”You focus too much on your first strike and think it's going to land thus you don't think of a countermeasure. Moreover, your energy becomes chaotic when you're in a disadvantage…”

Arthur carefully told her the flaws he noticed in their last exchange. Jian Si stood there and opened her ears wide. Though the notes he gave her were extremely useful and allowed her to reach the rank of Sword Master earlier than expected, experimental training is always better than a theoretical one.

After talking non-stop for ten minutes, Arthur raised his hand and grabbed the air, which startled Jian Si as the sword in her hand, which was supposed to be her life-time companion, was snatched so easily. The sword flew toward Arthur then disappeared into nothingness.

”Here's your first training. Recreate your sword with purely your energy. If you can't do that, your sword will be trapped in my dimensional space, never to see the light of day again.”

Although she was angry, Cold Sword didn't dare throw a tantrum. She helplessly looked at him and retorted

”How is it even possible to create a sword with just energy?”

What she said was true. Energy was formless and her sword was a material thing, to recreate it using energy is such an absurd idea.

”Oh but it's possible. Your sword needs to be part of you, its energy, shape, height, everything… only then will you understand my meaning.”

In a demonstration, Arthur raised his right hand, from which emitted ominous darkness that enveloped a small area around him. The darkness didn't last long and was soon replaced by a dark blade that burned with black flames.

The illusory dark blade was so sharp that the ground under it suffered a clean slash mark. Witnessing this, Jian Si became momentarily flabbergasted.

The dark blade soon vanished as Arthur sat on a nearby chair, crossed his arms and gazed at the dark-haired girl,expecting him to begin.

Cold Sword closed her eyes and pictured her red sword as energy circulated in her hand. The moment the energy started taking shape, it shattered, causing the girl to feel dizzy.

…

Like a statue, Arthur gazed at Jian Si for twelve-hours. The usually cold and indifferent girl was now panting as she laid on the ground. She couldn't even lift a finger as Arthur's task was much harder and exhausting that she initially thought.

As someone in the God Realm, she has a considerable amount of stored Nether Energy yet it was depleted in the four hours. She had to use precious recovery pills that increased her absorption of Nether Energy.

She could feel Arthur's stare, he remained silent and would only throw a few remarks now and then. When he finally told her to go get some rest, Jian Si felt as if she was pardoned. She dragged her heavy body and entered her nearby residence.

Although meditation would help her recover, she was so mentally fatigued that she fell asleep the moment she laid on her bed. It has been so long since she slept as she always spends her time practicing with the sword or cultivating.

Back on the peak of mountain, Arthur was still sitting on the chair and staring at the starry-sky with an absent-minded look.

Very soon, two youths appeared before him, both were bowing respectfully. One was a red-haired youth while the other had a striking resemblance to the former with only difference being the color of the hair.

”I need you two to go to Earth and get something for me.”

”I shall follow thy command.”

”As you wish.”

Surprisingly, Midolf didn't dare curse or fight with Radolf as he saw the serious look on Arthur's face. After gazing at them for some time, he explained what needs to be done while the two silently and carefully listened.

After bowing one last time, the two entered a Spatial Tunnel he just created, disappearing from Green-Leaf.

”No one will accept your actions. We're not talking about one or two factions, I fear that all of them will form an alliance to take you down.”

Arthur chuckled and retorted

”Let them try for when I show myself, I shall flip the world upside down.”

Inside the ARK, Claud stared at the endless white space before him while muttering

”So this how the Prophecy begins… but what about its ending?”