All of a sudden, Xavier changed his tactic and unexpectedly shifted to close combat. Although the
Sword Spirit Sect's swordsmanship was typically famous for controlling it remotely, there were still
some that used a head-on style of swordsmanship. It so happened that Xavier was one of those who
practiced this a lot. When he rapidly approached Rocky, he unleashed very sharp sword auras. Three
streaks of half-moon-shaped sword auras rushed out and directly surrounded Rocky from different
directions.
Upon seeing this, Rocky instantly deployed his spiritual sword to surround his body with his own sword
aura, turning it into a protective barrier.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The three streaks of sword auras collided with Rocky's sword aura barrier, creating loud bangs and
bursting out dazzling lights. The massive impact generated a backlash of surging energy waves that
spread out to hundreds of meters.
The crowd burst into an uproar as they witnessed such a high-level exchange of blows and thought that
Rocky might have been done for.
However, even though Xavier's sword aura was very strong, it didn't manage to hurt Rocky at all. He
fully deflected it with his own sword aura.
When Xavier realized this, his face darkened. Before this, his close combat swordsmanship had never
missed a target at point-blank range. Even Ramon, who was only second to him in terms of strength
among the disciples of the Sword Spirit City, might not be able to block it completely. However, this
newcomer made it look so easy.
Exasperated by his failure, Xavier didn't intend to hold his strength back any longer. He decided to put
an end to this fight by using the special body technique that he had cultivated. Afterward, his skin
instantly hardened and turned red. His hair became sharp like thorns and his face transformed into
what looked like a ferocious head of a wolf with a huge bloody mouth. Apparently, his nickname "blood
wolf" was derived from this technique of his.
After he activated this special technique, Xavier's power had obviously increased multiple-fold that
pushed his strength to the limit of a seventh grade Spirit Realm warrior. He gave off an oozing
murderous will as if he wanted to tear Rocky to death with his bare hands.
Without any warning, Xavier turned into a red shadow that dashed at an incredible speed and
appeared in front of Rocky in the blink of an eye. His Blood Sword had already merged with his arm,
turning his entire arm into a spiritual sword that was best suited for close combat. He waved his arm
like a vicious wolf claw, and its sharp edge was indeed deadly.
Rocky's eyes immediately narrowed. He knew that it was something that could not be taken lightly. Just
as he started to defend himself, a sharp light penetrated his protective spiritual power and instantly tore
his clothes off, leaving a wound with a trail of blood on his chest.
Just about a minute ago, the two disciples were still in a stalemate. Hence, when the crowd saw that
Rocky was hurt by Xavier, there was an immediate uproar. They realized that Xavier had already
become serious, and it would seem highly unlikely for Rocky to do anything against him at that time.
"Although Basil is quite strong, I have to admit that Xavier's bloodthirsty body technique is on another
level. If Basil is still hiding some secret skills, now is his time to show them. Otherwise, his chance to
win this is going to diminish!" Tessa remarked as she nervously clenched her fist, watching the intense
fight from the crowd.
"Xavier is using a high-level spiritual skill. In order to fight against it, one must also possess a high-level
spiritual skill. However, even if Basil happened to have one, it doesn't necessarily mean that he can
resist Xavier's attack. After all, his body technique is overwhelmingly powerful," Ramon, who was
standing next to Tessa, said with a frown.
"You're right. His body technique brings out a savage beast that possesses unimaginable power. I
wonder what Basil is going to do next…" Tessa said anxiously. Meanwhile, on the field, although Rocky
had been slightly injured by Xavier, there was still no hint of panic or fear on his face.
Xavier didn't waste any time and continued throwing a barrage of attacks. His strike became faster and
fiercer, instantly putting Rocky into a passive position. All he could do right now was defend with all his
might.
Soon enough, Rocky was covered in bruises all over his body. It seemed that it was impossible for him
to turn the tide of the battle.
Even the people watching started to shake their heads as if saying that it was over for Rocky. It was
already a good job for him to be able to stand his ground against Xavier even after he exhibited his
powerful body technique. However, for the people of the Sword Spirit City, this was as far as the
newcomer could go.
"Humph! It seems that I really have no other choice!" Rocky murmured as he saw that he was being
overpowered. Recognizing that it would be impossible for him to win over Xavier with his current
strength, Rocky made up his mind and summoned Glutton from his Magic Spiritual Space.
As soon as Glutton gradually showed up, a powerful demonic aura instantly surged out. The crowd
immediately felt an ominous presence and many weaker disciples couldn't help but tremble in fear.
After all, Glutton was known to be the number one demonic beast since ancient times. Its strength
should be equal to the peak state of a seventh grade Spirit Realm warrior. Therefore, for the disciples
of the Sword Spirit City, this demonic beast was such a powerful existence that was almost suffocating.
What shocked them more was that this powerful spiritual beast was actually summoned by Rocky.
"What the hell is that? Is it a demonic spiritual beast?" Even Timothy was taken aback as he saw
Glutton with his own eyes. As the leader of the Sword Spirit Sect, he had already seen countless
marvelous and outrageous things, but this one still shocked him to his core.
The big shots of the Sword Spirit Sect, including Harrison, also began to feel restless at what they were
witnessing.
In the Supreme Ether Land, spiritual beasts were among the lowest kind of species. Demonic spiritual
beasts were naturally stronger than them, and the diabolical spiritual beasts were the strongest ones.
In fact, only the members of the Shura Race had the ability to control them.
Hence, the main reason why everyone was flabbergasted upon the emergence of the demonic spiritual
beast was that it only usually appeared in the domain of the spiritual race. Thus, seeing Rocky summon
it in the Ethereal Region was something incomprehensible for them.
Furthermore, just when everyone thought that Rocky summoned the demonic spiritual beast to assist
him in the battle, the ferocious beast suddenly transformed into a huge spiritual light in midair and
directly darted towards him.
"Spirit Possession!" In a flash, Rocky fused himself with Glutton, which had turned into a cosmic
spiritual light. His body began to transform, eventually taking an appearance of a beast. His manes
grew longer and several beast patterns appeared on his body. At this moment, it would seem that he
looked more beast-like than Xavier.
When the audience witnessed this inconceivable scene, their mouths were left hanging. They had
never seen such a strange skill that could enable a warrior to fuse himself with a spiritual beast.
Moreover, it wasn't just an ordinary spiritual beast. It was a demonic spiritual beast that only the
members of the spiritual race should be able to control
At this point, Timothy and the other elders of the Sword Spirit Sect could only look at each other, but no
one could utter a single word.
"Ramon, what kind of spiritual skill is this? I have never seen anything like it!" Tessa couldn't help but
exclaim.
"I don't know either. Like you, this is my first time seeing it…" Ramon shook his head as his eyes were
still fixed on the transformed body of Rocky.
The Supreme Ether Land didn't specialize in beast taming. In fact, even taking care of spiritual beasts
wasn't their strong suit. Thus, they never imagined that a spiritual skill that could merge a warrior and a
beast actually existed in the Ethereal Region. Of course, they were perplexed.
Therefore, right now, Rocky was the first and the only human in the Ethereal Region who was able to
accomplish this feat. This was such an eye-opener to them. They imagined if they could use this skill
and fuse themselves with mighty spiritual beasts, it would give them an astounding advantage in
battles.
"Don't be so full of yourself!" Xavier wasn't impressed at all. He didn't care if Rocky managed to fuse
himself with a spiritual beast because he was confident that he should still be far stronger than him.
Thus, he rushed forth without hesitation and attempted to attack Rocky again.
However, even before Xavier could approach him, Rocky suddenly turned into an illusory shadow that
instantly appeared in front of Xavier. Before Xavier could even react, Rocky dealt a massive punch to
his wolf-like body and sent him flying into the air. He was caught off guard and wasn't able to resist at
all.
At the same time, Rocky disappeared from where he stood as if he had teleported. The moment he
reappeared, he was already up in the air, where Xavier's body was heading. Then, in the blink of an
eye, he launched a violent attack again, sending Xavier in the opposite direction.
The people were in utter disbelief of what they were seeing. Xavier was supposedly the one doing the
beating, but right now, he wasn't even a match for Rocky. It was as if he was a sandbag that was being
tossed mercilessly here and there. He was totally defenseless and beaten to a pulp. The crowd couldn't
think of a possible explanation for all of this, because in order to possess this kind of power, one must
already be a warrior at the King Realm, but as far as they knew, Rocky wasn't even at the seventh
grade of the Spirit Realm.
All of a sudden, the people's attention was diverted as they heard a loud crack.
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