Chapter 623 - 568: Sword and Dragon (2/2)
Zodiak, Sol'khin, and the rest were busy fighting only for a miniature black hole to appear out of nowhere and pull them towards it. Regardless of their power, none, including the Joker, were able to resist the suction force and in a few seconds, they ended up being taken to the 49th floor. Despite what happened, The Trickster didn't seem surprised as he backed away the moment he appeared in the middle of the crimson sky, he played with his cards while eyeing the ginormous and dreadful dragon.
Some contestants were confused and others were surprised. Most were far from the awakened dragon but could still its overwhelming aura. The first one who acted was Sol'khin, who didn't seem afraid of Sigradzomr.
”Did you seriously think we'll fight? We were frie-”
Before he could finish, the dragon's large mouth struck him, literally sending him dozens of kilometers away. Leiu's jet black armor wasn't damaged but Sol'khin, the one controlling him, didn't seem completely fine as he held his chest and coughed some blood.
Just from that one attack, he appeared quite angered as he glared at the vengeful dragon.
”So, you were saying?”
The Joker smirked and pointed at the dragon, which seemed to disregard everything and attack Leiu, for some reason. Seeing the incoming dangerous beast, Sol'khin held Anduril and flew at Sigradzomr… their clash was on a different scale to anything that ever happened in the Red Tower.
The two were just too strong, whether it's the Darkness wielded by Leiu or the Elder Dragon's Wind and Fire Magic. The sky was no longer scarlet as it was split into two sides, one was an inky black night while the other was a literal sea of fire that dominated both the non-existent ground and the blinded canopy.
Despite its absurd size, the dragon was able to move with a fast speed, it clashed with Anduril dozens of times but the black sword was able to inflict serious damage. Each time Sol'khin swung his sword, a huge chunk of the dragon was cut. Things got even more flashy when Sol'khin used one of Leiu's skills, he held the sword with both hands and slashed horizontally, resulting in a black arc to cover the sky and hit the dragon from the neck all the way to its stomach.
Sigradzomr's body was sent flying to the bottomless abyss as a bloody sword scar appeared on his body. He released loud shouts as he flapped his wings and stabilized his body only for Sol'khin to strike again, this time throwing Anduril, which transformed into a small but fast black dragon that spun around as it descended upon its target. Without any resistance whatsoever, the sword went through the Elder Dragon, leaving a gigantic hole from which a lot of blood gushed out.
While smirking, Sol'khin raised his hand, signaling Anduril, which obediently flew back to his owner. He watched the struggling dragon, which wasn't able to attack anymore before turning his head and staring at the small group of contestants watching the unfolding events from far away.
The pair of inky black eyes focused especially on Arthur, who couldn't feel fear but still felt mildly uncomfortable.
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BONUS LORE : The system to rank the weapon users is universal and applies for most of the commonly used weapons in the multiverse.
If one is in possession of the System and has maxed the Level of the sword mastery, then that person is considered a Sword Apprentice.
If you can wield Sword Essence then you're a Sword Master. (Sword Master=> Sword Grandmaster)
If you can develop your own unique Sword Essence then you're a Sword King. (Sword King=> Sword Emperor)
If you can coat your whole body with your own unique Sword Essence, and also cut down God spirits, then you're a Sword Saint.
The last rank is known as Sword God and only a few people have reached it. Apparently, you need to enter a special kind of enlightenment to reach that stage.
So far, only one person managed to reach a stage beyond Sword God but said stage still remains nameless.