455 Yales New Battle-Style (1/2)

Except for the servants, everyone in the house went to see the spar between Yale and Terug.

Although all of them believed that there was no way that Yale could win, at least they wanted to know how much he could endure, and they even believed that a draw was possible.

Yale cast the Absolute Protection, and Terug activated the isolation barrier of the training ground.

The isolation barrier let those outside see what happened inside, but it was impossible that those inside interacted with those waiting outside, so it was safer for those that wanted to see the fight.

Yale's absolute Protection covered just the area inside the isolation barrier thanks to that. Although Yale didn't need to use too much energy for a small Absolute Protection, it would be tiring creating a huge one like he did when battling against Lina. However, that time there hadn't been any other option, and they needed to battle.

Terug wielded the axe he received from Yale and Yale took out a random sword of those at the same quality as the axe.

Yale didn't want to use the Essence Slayer Sword because it was possible that just the difference in the quality of the weapon would be enough to alter the result.

After all, they were battling to test their abilities, so there was no need to beat the other party by using better weapons.

”Is that your weapon? It isn't any worse than my axe, so it will be fair.”

Terug already thought that Yale had weapons of that quality for himself or he wouldn't be gifting them.

”This is the first time I use this sword since I crafted it. My usual weapon is better than your axe and would be cheating if I use it.”

Although Yale knew that he was at a disadvantage, he wanted to test his prowess without relying on the difference of weapons.

”What? This is already the best kind of weapon. How can it be something superior?”

Terug's reactions as easy to predict as no one had made a weapon as strong as the Essence Slayer Sword.

Yale didn't plan to hide his sword from Terug because although it was very valuable, Yale was the only one who could use it, so it was worthless for anyone else.

”This...”

Terug opened his eyes when he noticed that he couldn't see through the Essence Slayer Sword. However, he noticed that it was better than any other weapons he had seen.

”Did you craft it?”

That was a very serious matter. If Yale was truly able to craft a weapon of that level even if it was one time for a million of tries, it was still enough to call him the number one blacksmith of the world and someone that even Origin Gods would treat as an equal.

”Of course not!”

Terug was a bit disappointed by that answer, but he felt that it was more logic that some elder of Yale was the one at such level.

”This sword was crafted by my friend before he died. Afterward, I followed the knowledge he gave to me to improve it, but I am not confident in being able to create something of this level from zero.”

Yale could make a weapon infused by several Essences without too much problem, but he didn't know how to set a curse like the one that Tofesh set in it. The judgment of the souls was a type of judging curse that not even their enemies in the other universe managed to put into a weapon despite their high knowledge on curses.

Terug was without words after hearing Yale. He couldn't' imagine how such a powerful blacksmith died, but he instantly attributed it to some plot from their enemies. It wasn't strange that a World God knew about the war, and Terug was a World God with vast knowledge due to his job as an information broker.

However, Terug considered that since Yale obtained that knowledge, there would be a day when such a powerful blacksmith would appear again. Yale himself or someone who inherited that knowledge from Yale, but anyway Terug was sure that Yale would be related to the matter.

”Yale, use that sword of yours. You are still an Essence God, so it should be alright. I am not saying this because I want to give you an advantage, but because I want to fight against that sword.”

Terug didn't mind too much about the result of the battle, but he wanted to witness the prowess of the Essence Slayer Sword.

”Alright. I wanted to test myself without it, but since you want me to use it, I will go all out.”