Chapter 415 - Clashing Skills (1/2)

Swoosh!

Without any hesitation, King Zeldrion dashed forward with all his might, summoning a sword out of thin air as he aimed to cut Aurus's neck. However, even with such a ferocious attack heading his way, Aurus did not move even an inch, causing Zeldrion to be somewhat surprised.

But of course, that did not mean he would give the former any mercy, increasing the speed at which he slashed his sword. With one clean sweep, a large cut that would normally kill a person then and there appeared on Aurus's neck. However, that was only if his opponent was normal.

Gurgle…gurgle…

Just as Zeldrion thought that he had finished the headache of their kingdom then and there, he soon heard faint gurgling sounds coming from Aurus's body as the large cut around his neck was being closed up at breakneck speeds. Naturally, such a sight could not help but make Zeldrion ponder over the various skills the opposing side had.

'[Regeneration]…no. If the wounds are closing up at that level, then that could only be [Supreme Regeneration]. However, only defenders would obtain such a skill like that,' he thought. He then took another look at Aurus from head to toe before thinking to himself, 'I guess he's been alone for a great portion of his life so there's a great chance he's become a jack of all trades.'

Seeing as Aurus was about to retaliate after recovering from the injury, Zeldrion decided to take one hit from him and plan his next moves from there. Then again, he did not expect that the first retaliation Aurus would send at him was of a power level greater than what he had just shown.

”[Supreme Deification].”

Whoosh!

In less than an instant, the aura surrounding Aurus had intensified as he allocated a great portion of the energy he regenerated towards [Dark Universal Blade]. With that, Aurus gave King Zeldrion an ominous feeling as he felt like he was looking at a large blade made out of the void. It was as if merely looking at him would turn him into nothingness at the very last second.

”[Void Blade]? No…perhaps [Blade of Nihility]? Or perhaps he has fused multiple skills together to create a skill of his own.” As Zeldrion continued to mutter the possible skills Aurus had in his arsenal, Aurus went ahead and conjured a sword similar to what Zeldrion was wielding before dashing towards him at greater speeds.

”[Spellswords of Ruination: Lost Art].”

”[Penultimate Blade of the Chaotic Tempest].”

”[Fragarach].”

Without even giving Zeldrion a chance to defend against the attack, he imbued the blade with the element of the void before slashing upward in a diagonal manner, seemingly wanting to inflict a large gash on Zeldrion's chest.

Fortunately, before the entirety of the power behind Aurus's blade could erupt, Zeldrion hastily wielded his sword in such a way that would deflect most of the force behind it towards the ground, making the area within a few kilometers around him rumble slightly as he could feel the bones in his forearms screaming out in pain.

At this point, this king could not help but be astounded, yet at the same time curious of this man who had seemingly come out of nowhere, having the power of a true Transcendent at his fingertips. ”Which place did this man come from? For him to stay hidden all this time is a true testament to his conviction and determination,” he muttered to himself, wanting to ask his opponent as to where he hailed from.

But of course, Aurus wouldn't even give him the chance to do so as he slashed out once more, wanting to remove the nuisance that was the king of the Seraph Kingdom so he could bolster his strength and reach the peak comprehension level possible for his Epiphany of the Tempest.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

And so, Aurus sent out a barrage of dark green blade lights, all aiming towards the vital points on Zeldrion's body. With that, the latter responded by imbuing his body with a hint of mana before dodging all of it with relative ease. After all, before he had become the king of such a large kingdom, he had fought against many opponents at a similar or even at a greater level than him. In any case, it wasn't surprising for him to dodge the attacks of someone like Aurus with the amount of combat experience he had accrued so far.

After dodging all of those attacks without problems, Zeldrion now had a general idea of how scary his opponent was when he wielded the blade, rating him in his mind at a threat level of a Rank 7 class holder. However, that was only in terms of Aurus's sword techniques. Regarding the sheer force behind each attack, he would even think he was underestimating his opponent by rating him as a Pseudo-Transcendent.

”Hah!” Now with the opposing's side flurry of attacks over, King Zeldrion went ahead and sent a few attacks of his own, slashing and thrusting his blade from various angles and positions, wanting to catch Aurus off guard. Though, with every consecutive attack, it seemed that the opposing side was becoming more and more proficient in reading the pattern behind his attacks, though they seemed random to any bystander.

Unfortunately, even after knowing that fact, Zeldrion just decided to increase the force and speed behind his attacks, imbuing himself with mana to aid in the process. With that, a breathtaking sight could be seen within the barrier as one side only did the bare minimum to deflect or avoid the attacks that was being sent out at him, while the other side did all he could to send an attack that would severely injure or even debilitate the opponent.

Just as he thought he was gaining an edge over the opponent, Zeldrion decided to take a few steps back before sending in a blow that would surely catch Aurus off guard and inflict a grievous wound on his body. However, before the attack could even land, Aurus conjured a decoy of himself, which soon turned into a copy of the blade he was holding.

At first, Zeldrion was confused as to why Aurus was doing that, knowing very well that the force behind his attack was no joke whatsoever. However, as the two blades overlapped each other, the strength behind the blade had increased, letting Aurus emanate killing intent, which he had never emitted before.

Clang!

With one swift move, Aurus quickly deflected the attack that was heading towards him as he disappeared in front of Zeldrion's field of vision.

Whoosh!