Harrison hesitated for a moment, but decided not to say anything more.
The atmosphere around the competition was extremely tense. The crowd was dead silent, and no
cheers or taunts came from them. Everyone's eyes were trained on Rocky and Knox, who were already
standing on the arena.
Rocky studied the opponent before him. It was just as Ramon had said: Knox's spiritual aura was
unlike any other ordinary spirit aura, and there seemed to be some kind of a strong evil aura to him.
However, he was able to restrain his aura well and did not show it easily.
"Before we begin, I have to tell you something." Rocky's eyes narrowed at him. "Ramon, the guy you
injured just now, is my friend."
"So what?" Knox glanced at Rocky indifferently.
"I hate it when my friends are bullied," Rocky replied in a low voice.
"So, you want to get back at me for him?" Knox sneered.
"Not only will I avenge my friend, I will also defeat you miserably," Rocky responded calmly.
"How dare you say that to me?" Knox wrinkled his nose in arrogant disdain. "You might've defeated
Edgar, but he's an ant compared to me."
"I can tell just how strong you are." Rocky narrowed his eyes. "Even though you suppress your spiritual
aura, I will show the world your true colors immediately!"
Knox snorted. "Brat, you are too arrogant." Obviously, he was irritated by Rocky. He immediately pulled
out the Crescent Spiritual Saber behind him and stabbed at the vital part of Rocky's body in the blink of
an eye.
Rocky dodged sideways calmly, but the saber followed him like a shadow.
Clang!
Just as the saber was about to slice Rocky in half, his Mystical Dragon Sword suddenly blocked it.
When the two blades collided, Rocky felt the power contained in the saber.
"This guy purposefully limits his strength at the medium stage of the Spiritual Infant..." Rocky's
expression darkened, but he didn't show any signs of backing down. Instead, he retaliated by slashing
out a streak of sword aura, forcing the saber back.
Knox was stunned. He had thought it was impossible for anyone to resist such a formidable power, let
alone force it back!
Regaining his senses, Knox pulled out another saber. Waving the two sabers wildly, he slashed
towards Rocky once more.
At the time, Rocky's Mystical Dragon Sword also created the Dagger Dome to resist the incoming
saber forces.
A split second later, the saber forces and the Dagger Dome collided violently, unleashing an intense
spiritual power shockwave. The people in the audience trembled as the ground underneath their feet
shook.
Rocky and Knox were enveloped in the spiritual power. To the audience's surprise, they were
motionless, like two petrified statues. Their blades countered each other with such force, neither side
was willing to give way. Rocky, by the way, was completely unharmed. That made Knox incredibly
frustrated. He didn't expect Rocky would be powerful enough to fight him head-on.
A hush had fallen over the crowd. Everyone present didn't expect Rocky would be Knox's match.
"How is that possible?" someone whispered. "Has his strength already..." Seeing that his dual saber
force couldn't break through Rocky's defense, Knox couldn't help but grit his teeth...
"Use your real strength!" Rocky taunted.
"If you say so!" Knox sneered. Right then and there, he unsealed his power that he had locked away. In
the blink of an eye, his power broke through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant, and a wave of
violent spiritual power filled the entire Sword God Square.
"His strength reaches the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant!" Timothy exclaimed grimly. If that were
the case, Rocky had no chance to win.
The other members of the Sword Spirit Sect also watched the battlefield with despair written all over
their faces. They all thought that the Grand Sky Sect would have the last laugh.
In that moment, everyone shared the same sentiment: Rocky was no match for his opponent.
Knox quickly pulled back the two spiritual sabers, sheathing them in the scabbards on his waist. Taking
a deep breath, he then brandished the two blades once more, and they were aglow with spiritual light.
Then, he slashed towards Rocky in another attack.
In an instant, nine completely different types of saber forces streamed out and intertwined with each
other. Some were fast, some slow, some heavy, and some light. Nevertheless, the saber force
contained in each of them was absolutely amazing.
Rocky immediately held the Mystical Dragon Sword in front of his chest to defense himself.
It didn't take long before the first saber force slammed into the sword, causing it to tremble in Rocky's
hands. The second saber force, on the other hand, sent it flying.
Everyone present exclaimed, holding their breath.
When the third and fourth saber force came at him,
Rocky immediately released his spiritual power to defend himself.
However, under the impact of these two streaks of saber force, he was forced to take two steps
backwards.
After that, the fifth saber force came at him, followed by the sixth, the seventh....
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
They crisscrossed and exploded, enveloping Rocky completely. The entire Sword God Square was
covered by the terrifying saber forces.
"It seems that the representative of the Heaven Shadow Pavilion is in grave danger..."
"That's right. Knox obviously used the Nine-shadow Saber Skill. It's the unique and most formidable
skill of the Sovereign Pavilion."
"Looks like the winner of the battle is decided!"
Amidst the commotion in the crowd, Knox threw his head back and laughed wildly. He believed he'd
won already.
Just then, a burst of violent spiritual wind suddenly whirled around the arena, causing the ferocious
saber forces to disperse. When the dust began to clear, a figure slowly emerged. "It turns out you're not
that powerful!"
When the crowd saw the silhouette in the battlefield, they were dumbstruck. It was none other than
Rocky, not a hair out of place!
"You... remain unharmed even now?" Seeing that Rocky emerged unscathed by his unique skill, Knox
couldn't help but gape.
"It's just a trick," Rocky said airily. "How can such a 'unique skill' harm me?"
"Impossible!" Knox roared. "You're just at the primary stage of the Spiritual Infant, so it's absolutely
impossible for you to block my unique skill, unless you're actually..." Only then did it dawn on Knox.
Seeing the stunned look on Knox's face, Rocky sneered and his aura began to rise rapidly.
Immediately, his strength reached the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant under the watchful eyes of the
public.
Another collective gasp came from the audience.
If a warrior in the Ethereal Region could reach the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant, they would
definitely attract much attention. Moreover, in each clan or sect, such a warrior usually held a high
position. However, in the entire Ethereal Region, it was extremely rare for someone to break through to
such a realm before the age of thirty!
Most importantly, they had never heard of such a genius in the Heaven Shadow Pavilion. The fact that
Rocky was on that level was complete news to them.
"I can't believe that Basil has already broken through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant!" Even
Timothy was shocked, his eyes shining with delighted excitement.
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