Chapter 162


    The power was immense, the might unparalleled. The ground shattered, and the hills shook.


    The crowd was electrified. How could such scale and power of Swordsmanship exist in a Novice


    Mage? It looked like Master Combat Magic, but weren''t Novice Mages unable to practice Master


    Combat Magic?


    The Commanders were once again shocked. Even the Cobalt Strike Commander''s expression


    changed.


    "Is this Master Combat Magic? Has vin mastered Master Combat Magic?" The Bloodlore


    Commander openly looked toward Commander Kashann, not in suspicion of deceit but in awe that


    vin had actually perfected Master Combat Magic!


    Lylian of the Floral Enchantress covered her mouth in shock, disbelieving as she gazed upon the


    waterfall of the sword''s energy cascading down from the mountaintop. Had this been unleashed in


    the arena the day before yesterday, she would have been defeated in a single move!


    E''s eyes sparkled with amazement, once again taken aback, no, captivated by the disy.


    A staggering wave of energy exploded in the sky, the sword''s energy surged, and the de''s aura


    shattered.


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    The iron de whistled as it flipped through the air, snapping back into Cedrick''s hand with a crack.


    The fierce impact forced Cedrick to stagger back five steps, each one creating deep craters in the


    ground. The moment he grasped the iron de, it was as if a second soul had infused him, and he


    suddenly seemed to grow several timesrger, giving off an overwhelmingly eerie presence.


    It was as if a titan had abruptly manifested there, exuding an immense sense of oppression.


    With a burst of cold light, Cedrick stepped forward, charging at vin. The iron de screeched in


    his grip. Due to its extreme speed, the sound was piercing, like a banshee''s wail. The robust de''s


    aura, like a roaring, tumultuous river, surged forward, unstoppable.


    "This is the aura befitting an Advanced Mage!" Ond, Darron, E, and other Advanced Mage


    Protégés unanimously dered. Cedrick''s aura was soaring, and although they were unclear on


    what had transpired, he was at least as strong as any Advanced Mage, if not stronger. Ordinary


    Novice Mage Protégés could never evoke such a formidable presence.


    "Cobalt Strike has raised two monsters," the Protégés from various Organizations remarked, deeply


    stirred. Although the battle had just begun, they could already discern the terrifying strength of the


    twobatants.


    vin, fearless, advanced with a cold gleam in his eyes, sword in hand, ready to strike down any


    fear.


    "ng!" The sword''s aura shed with the de''s aura, brilliant light collided with the dark tide, and


    a blinding sh erupted in the mountaintop sky, making it hard for onlookers to keep their eyes


    open. The violent energy swept across like giant waves, tearing open fissures in the solid


    mountaintop with a thunderous roar, as rocks and dust churned violently.


    vin flew through the air, his ancient sword deflecting the iron de. He advanced directly toward


    Cedrick, throwing a punch aimed at his waist. vin believed in his own strength. He knew that a


    single punch would be enough to send Cedrick flying, with the Dawnedge de following in pursuit


    of the victory.


    However...


    "Thump!" A muffled sound was heard, and vin''s expression changed dramatically. His fist felt like


    it had struck an iron pir. It was not only cold but extremely hard. And Cedrick, amidst his ferocious


    assault, was merely blocked, not sent flying.


    At that exact moment, vin saw up close Cedrick''s pitch-ck eyes, cold and emotionless and


    filled only with a raging will to fight. They seemed on the verge of exploding.


    "Spurt!" The iron de swept down in a diagonal sh, dark energy surging, striking vin with


    such force that it sent him flying. A trail of crimson blood trailed behind him in mid-air.


    Thump, thump, thump—vin tumbled across the ground, finally stabilizing himself before tumbling


    off the high mountain. Without rest or fear, only a fiercer will to fight, he sprung from his crouched


    position, sword in hand, to meet Cedrick head-on.


    Cedrick, with his overwhelming will to fight, swung his de down.


    ng, ng, ng—the sound of their shes was deafening, and after more than a dozen


    exchanges, they were evenly matched.


    In a fleeting moment, as they passed by each other, vin swung another fierce punch. This time,


    with the weight of a thousand pounds behind his punch, he managed to knock Cedrick back.


    "Earthtorrent Greatde, a single strike that breaks mountains and rivers!" vin pursued with his


    sword. The ancient de urately and fiercely struck the iron de, and a spiral force of


    extraordinary weight drove forward.


    Cedrick''s de trembled violently in his hand and was sent flying.


    The sword shed, and in the next instant, it tore open Cedrick''s chest, blood sttering


    everywhere. But Cedrick seemed to feel nothing, throwing a punch in retaliation, aiming straight for


    vin''s face. At the same time, the iron de that had been knocked aside steadied itself and dove


    down in a sh. The resplendent de''s light and the fierce dark tide resembled a flood pressing


    down from the heavens.


    The spectacle was astounding!


    The mountaintop crumbled, dust and debris flew, and the ground began to sink thunderously.