Chapter 423 ck Killing Power VS. Three Kinds Of Runic Powers


    Now a fierce fight was on the verge of breaking out like a dormant volcano now about to erupt. On one


    side, the killing intent was already hinted by the scent of blood. On the other side, a forceful murderous


    power kept on gainingpetence. Both of the energies were truly powerful, almost half a step to the


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    innate spiritual level, so it could be expected that the uing sh between them was likely to be


    incredibly violent. It would be a lot different than the usual battles ever recorded in history.


    Even before the collision took ce, everyone around could tell the two sides'' mighty powers from the


    aura they unleashed to their immediate surroundings. Once they collided like two waves, drastic waves


    of energyshed out around the area from where the two surge of energies met, shaking the whole


    space and crashing the light curtain on thepetition tform like unstoppable tides.


    "This is, no doubt, another fierce struggle between well-matched opponents," one of the warriors who


    seemed to have seen every fight eximed. "I do hope they could fight like Kilkenny cats. If both of


    them are to be crippled because of each other, things would get much easier for uster." That warrior


    who was looking forward to both sides'' defeat, was not the only one who was taken aback by how


    intensive this fight was. All the warriors around were holding their breath, seeing how the interesting


    battle unfold while praying secretly that those two strong rivals could finish each other off so that no


    one would have to deal with any of them afterwards.


    "Even if the fight won''t kill both of them, we can at least expect that one of them will be greatly


    weakened like a vegetable left unwatered. Or we can hope that they would end up like Grace and


    Kinsey, one resting in peace, and the other sent out after the fight. That would be good enough for us


    already!" another one shared his sentiments which were kind of dark yet interesting to many.


    "Dream on, guys!" a third one taunted them as they started imagining possible oues. "These are


    all strong warriors and only the strong canugh thestugh. Just stop thinking about making a


    breakthrough to the level of an innate spirit by luck because it is barely achieved!".


    "Well, well! Those were my lines, dude! If you are some puny insect that would be finished by one


    single strike of any weapon, this fight is bound to be too boring for me!" Sham scoffed with disdain


    hearing what Ricky said. "I''m expecting a worthy opponent, you know!"


    "Oh? It seems that we at least have one thing inmon. Come on, show me what a murderer''s


    boastful killing power could do!" Ricky replied most defiantly, looking forward to what was yet toe.


    In an instant, they both disappeared like bubbles that popped out of sight, and what was only visible to


    the others were two figures that shed past thepetition tform.


    The moment they were done speaking, they dashed to each other like arrows unafraid tond


    anywhere they were targeted to. Their speed was too fast, just like lightning stroke, that no one could


    recognize who was who. Before everyone figured out what was happening in front of them as they


    made sense of the blur and swift movements, great sts of fortune exploded. For a split second,


    warriors present were finally able to realize that this was the result of the meeting of the two sides'' fists.


    It was, indeed, a good sight, "the battle of the battles" ording to others, because of how promising


    attacks they were.


    For a moment, everything seemed frozen by the powerful energy. As Sham''s and Ricky''s eyes mirrored


    each other, ck killing power were swirling like a tornado around Sham, while Ricky was surrounded


    and protected by his three runic powers. After beingbined with his spiritual energy, Ricky''s runic


    powers gradually increased as if it was meant to destroy.


    Then a cracking sound broke the deafening silence. "Snap!" The explosive energy their sh had


    produced shook the whole space as if an earthquake just happened and threatened to smash the


    space like shattering pieces of ss. But the space cracks had healed themselves in a blink of an eye


    as if it had an oasis of regenerative power, even before the fractures could ever worsen. After all, both


    of them were only at the demi-immortal level, and their power, though already promising enough, were


    not yet qualified to break the space that served as their battleground.


    On the contrary, their energy backfired as if it was a recoil of a newlyunched attack. Both sides had


    taken many steps backwards as they tried to keep their bnce, while their feet were being pressed


    deep into the floor of thepetition tform by the force the way quicksand took heavy objects. But


    neither of them had hit the ground in the end as the impact of the crash didn''t really hamper their


    actions. Reacting quickly, they adjusted their bodies for bnce, and gathered up their spiritual energy


    again almost at the same time. Then, without pause, they leaped out from the dents on the floor as if


    they were ghosts permeating from the ground and faced each other one more time!


    While moving at lightning speed, the dark spiritual energy around Sham merged into his killing power,


    and fully wrapped up both of his arms like a protective shield. Thebined energy seemed to have


    be part of his body and turned his arms into two sharp des for ughter. It was easy to


    imagine that his arms were now able to split anything, from a piece of paper to a newly mined diamond,


    with every forceful strike he was yet to make.


    Ricky was no less striking. As he raised his restless fists, his three runic powers had absorbed a big


    amount of his spiritual energy and flooded into his hands, too. As soon as these two kinds of powers


    touched his fists, they hardened right away to form an armor covering his hands. Now his fists were as


    hard as premium steel and with their strength, he was sure to resist any attacks from Sham''s killing


    arms, and even break them without much energy exerted.


    What was more interesting was, while Ricky''s fists could act as shields to fend off Sham''s blows, he


    could also use his three kinds of Supreme Skills collectively to do some deceiving movements and


    confuse the enemy like a trickster. By doing so, Sham might be caught unprepared sooner orter,


    unable to draw the line between the truth and deception that wasing into him.


    However, this was only Ricky''s n that he was able to plot in his head, just to make himself feel that it


    was the best thing to do. In reality, Sham had barely escaped all of his attacks even if some seemed to


    be unnned and unexceptional. As a top killer from the Endless Shadow, Sham was truly talented,


    and agility was his biggest strength. Others might not be able to avoid Ricky''s fast barrage of violence,


    but Sham definitely could, like a fox ready to stealth in the time of need.


    For a moment, it seemed that they had entered a bitterly contested battle of martial arts and the victory


    hung in the bnce, as if it was out of either side''s reach.


    They were moving so fast like a river flowing after a heavy outpour, that each time they met, they


    changed their positions andunched another round of attacks in no time like there was no other


    chance. From what the other warriors could see, they were like two light balls that continuously


    bumped into each other. They made sh moves from one side of the tform to the other as if either


    of them would be willing to already call it quits. All the audience werepletely dazzled by their


    persistence and were persistently running bets in their minds as to who would deserve to win this


    battle.


    Within a short span of time, the two of them had fought for dozens of rounds. The impulse force they


    made kept creating huge cracks and deep dents to the space and the tform, making them scarred


    and battered than ever before, a proof of a good fight between promising warriors.


    Fortunately, thepetition tform was formed by fortune, which could repair itself the moment it was


    damaged as if a regenerative power was instilled in it. Or else, those warriors might have been already


    buried alive in the debris they kept on causing to the area.


    Boom! As their fists met for one more time, both of them were forced to retreat by the shock waves


    they produced. To end this fight as soon as possible, they drew their weapons at the same time to try


    attacking in a different way, unpredicted by the opponent.


    Sham pulled out his blood-ck soft-iron sword from his sash, while Ricky drew that white Iron


    Destroyer dangling from his back. Both were controlling their attacks to kind of focus on a better way to


    destroy the other.


    "I should have drunk up all of your blood outside this great dragon meridian; this time, my sword is


    telling me that it couldn''t wait to drain you to the point of your death!" Sham threatened in a low, cold


    voice, his ck eyes turning bloody red in excitement.


    "I hate to say this, but if you have failed back then, you will surely fail here today as well, you loser!"


    Ricky rebutted immediately as if he was sure of his fate. "I''m afraid that before your sword could enjoy


    this fight, I will destroy it with my de, once and for all!"


    With an explosive sound louder than aet crashing to the ground, destructive power surged out


    from within their already battered but adrenaline-powered bodies. They both had given out the


    shapeless yet deadly Light Apperception they had mastered. For Sham, it was his bloody killing sword-


    light. For Ricky, it was the overwhelming saber-light enhanced by his three runic powers.


    And both of them had brought out over ny percent of their sword-light or saber-light this time, ready


    for what mighte next.


    At this point, both of them had been totally transformed by the vigorous power. Their des had been


    sharpened well and they reached a state of invincible. Sham was now a peerless swordsman, and


    Ricky an unrivalled one, too, bringing more excitement to the crowd.


    As Sham''s killing power fused with his sword-light, a huge shadow of the sword stood up from behind


    him as if it was another living entity with its own will. His sword-light had been materialized by the killing


    power! Ricky''s saber-light had undergone the same transformative process. It blended in with his three


    runic powers and a gigantic saber had taken shape behind him.


    "What powerful sword-light and saber-light they were! I bet, only those talents could turn them into real


    weapons like those!" some of the warriors around eximed at this breathtaking sight of impossibility.


    They now had to admit that the two warriors fighting on the tform might just leave them in the dust


    because no one seemed to have outsmarted or overpowered any of the two.


    Even those older ones who had reached the demi-immortal level for a long time were greatly shocked


    by what they had seen. They now wondered if they could stand any chance against these two young


    talents if they had to confront them at the same rate of power and speed. .


    Bang! Bang! Bang! Suddenly, the two warriors took action. When they moved, a kind of thunderous


    sound filled the whole space. Their sword-light and saber-light had also answered to their ferocious


    attacks,. They shed, became brighter and sent out such deafening sound.


    "Killing-power Strike!" Sham bellowed as his killing power went high as it could. His aura had changed


    as if something had switched gears. Apparently, he was now using a different kind of skill activated by


    his previous attack.


    He leaped into the air, and the blue veins on his hands and face had all stood out, as if they were going


    to explode because of his bursting energy and enthusiasm. Besides, the killing power surrounding him


    melted into his skin and became his bloody red shield. With that, he now had a protective armor just


    like Ricky.


    Everything was ready for Sham. He pierced through the space with his blood-ck soft-iron sword, and


    rushed over to Ricky without any hesitation and pointed the sword directly to his head.


    "Nine-degree Body Refining Form! Runic power attack!"


    Ricky immediately yelled as though his voice was summoning the heavens tounch his counterattack.


    He, too, had brought out all of his energy when sensing the outbreak of Sham''s power and the strong


    killing power his soft-iron sword carried. He must fight back in full force if he wanted to survive Sham''s


    attack this time, when they were at equal footing.


    With his words, his eyes began to gleam like gold as he activated the Nine-degree Body Refining


    Form. Instantly, the devouring rune, the chaotic fire rune, and the massacring rune circled amongst


    each other and turned into a tornado of mes to cover Ricky for protection.


    Part of the mes had even shot out and poured into his saber-light. Together, the runic powers and


    saber-light directed themselves into Ricky''s Iron Destroyer, making it sturdier than ever.


    Ricky swung the Iron Destroyer at the space, and a big gash, as pitch ck as an abyss appeared on


    it. Through that gash, he made a lunge toward Sham. The screaming from the space was unstoppable


    when it was being cut by the weapons and everyone heard the metallic sound of anger and strength


    every time the two des met.


    Huge amount of sword-light and saber-light exploded on the tform. Everyone was blinded by the


    harsh re produced by the explosion, and their ears were ringing as they heard the horrible keening


    of swords. All of a sudden, all the warriors felt that they had just witnessed a volcanic eruption.


    In this one-on-one contest, Sham had shown how exceptional he was as a killer. He was incredibly


    fast, and most of the time, he had reacted more quickly and was better at perfecting the timing than


    Ricky.


    Those techniques were quite enough for him to gain the upper hand. For more than once, his sword


    had hit Ricky sessfully, making him seem vulnerable to others'' eyes.


    Ricky had made it this far, all thanks to his indefectible Nine-degree Body Refining Form, which was


    further strengthened by three kinds of runic powers. With the form protecting him as the strongest


    steel helmet and armor, Sham''s soft-iron sword could onlyy some scratches on his body.


    This was truly a wonderful battle for all the warriors, and they had somehow started to enjoy this duel


    between these two master-hands. It looked like that they had totally forgotten that they were actually


    here for the dragon meridian and not that big event.


    ng! After their swords met once again, they bounced backwards, keeping a distance between each


    other, their eyes burning with killing intent--the sun wouldn''t shine for one of them anymore after the


    battle.