L’s fiercenesspletely surpassed the expectations of the Macdonald family members.


    Hisbat power was terrifying.


    Deep down, Manfred was starting to regret his previous opposition to Raphael’s suggestion of epting L.


    But it was toote now!


    Both sides had already begun fighting, with no possibility of reconciliation.


    Only one side could be eliminated or voluntarily withdraw from the Mirror of Trials.


    And Manfred absolutely refused to be the one eliminated.


    He still had a path to follow.


    “Hold him back with all your might! Once I unleash my Fire God Sword, I can definitely kill him!”


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    The Fire God Sword wasn’t a Divine Weapon; it was his ultimate move.


    Manfred had previously used this move to injure a powerful Void Reclusion expert within the family.


    He firmly believed that as long as he used the “Fire God Sword,” he would be able to severely wound or even kill L.


    However, this technique required time to gather true energy and power.


    Therefore, he needed others to buy him time.


    As soon as Manfred’s words fell, the other seven surviving individuals’ eyes lit up.


    Previously, some of them had even entertained thoughts of retreating, wanting to give up the Boundary Talisman and leave the Mirror of Trials.


    But when Manfred spoke, they all showed signs of action.


    It had been mentioned before that in order to cross from the Nascent Soul Realm to Void Reclusion, one needed to break through to the Internal Fusion Realm and perfect the embryonic form of the Laws of Heaven’s Path.


    The Ancient Macdonald family possessed a pool for this purpose, a pool of enlightenment.


    Within the pool of enlightenment, the family had extracted liquid from the Enlightenment Bodhi, a divine tree left behind from ancient times.


    Meditating and cultivating inside it not only enhanced spiritual power but also greatly improved theprehension of the Laws of Heaven’s Path.


    It was safe to say that the embryonic form of the ordinary Five Elements Path could be perfected into the true Five Elements Path after entering the pool of enlightenment.


    Manfred’s promise undoubtedly made people envious. Even Raphael, who had previously withdrawn from the battle, showed a look of longing.


    Swish, swish, swish…


    Seven figures simultaneously attacked L, blocking him and creating time for Manfred to gather power.


    This time, these seven individuals had be clever.


    They didn’t intend to kill L; their goal was only to dy time.


    So, they adopted a strategy of avoiding direct confrontation and focusing on lighter attacks.


    At the same time, Manfred held his sword with both hands, the tip pointing towards the sky, his expression solemn as he stood there.


    When he awakened, Manfred had a fire attribute physique and possessed the embryonic form of the Fire Path.


    At this moment, mes-like true energy surged throughout Manfred’s body.


    The true energy within him crazily surged from his dantian, pouring into the long sword in his hand, causing it to emit a red glow.


    “Dy me?”


    “Just with all of you?”


    L sneered at this moment, facing the restraint of the seven individuals, unleashing an even more formidablebat power. He used his palms as if they were des, employing the Sky-Cleaving Startled Swan sword technique barehanded.


    With the improvement of his strength, the effectiveness of the Sky-Cleaving Startled Swan technique’s attacks, which doubled with each umtion, gradually diminished. After all, this technique couldn’t be so abnormal as to defy the heavens. Just imagine, if L reached the Fragmentation Void Realm and the attacks were umted to nearly ten times their original power, it would be too terrifying. Therefore, this technique had a significant effect when L’s realm was low. Even the final strike, which could directly drain all of L’s true energy, multiplying the attack exponentially, became inconsequential as his strength increased. Nheless, the augmentation of the Sky-Cleaving Startled Swan technique’s attacks against L should not be underestimated. The Ninth Form could still triple L’s attack power. The extent of this power was unimaginable.


    Swish!


    Swish! Swish…


    L used his hand as a de, unleashing the Sky-Cleaving Startled Swan Ninth Form in all directions, sending out waves of de energy.


    Puh, puh, puh…


    The bodies of the seven individuals were extremely fragile in the face of the de energy, utterly defenseless.


    Almost every single one of them was annihted by L within a time span of less than ten seconds.


    Want to restrain him?


    Only those with simr strength could achieve that!


    In front of L, they were nothing more than instant kills.


    What restraint could they possibly offer?


    “You worthless fools!”


    “A bunch of worthless fools!”


    “Damn it! I was just about toplete my buildup!”


    Manfred’s expression twisted with unwillingness and frustration upon seeing this.


    In his hand, the sword had already turned a burning red, assuming a semi-transparent state as if it couldn’t withstand the melting.


    The Fire God Sword was about toplete its buildup.


    However, at this moment, L had already killed all seven other experts from the Macdonald family and, with a flick of his foot, charged towards Manfred.


    Swish!


    At this critical moment, a figure suddenly shed out and appeared between L and Manfred.


    “L, stop!”


    This person was Raphael.


    “Hmm?”


    L raised an eyebrow, freezing in ce.


    “Raphael, what are you doing?”


    Raphael’s gaze flickered briefly. He first made eye contact with Manfred, then turned to L and said, “L, there’s no need to go to such extremes. You can kill the others, but show mercy to Mr. Macdonald. Otherwise, the Ancient Macdonald family won’t let it slide.”


    He then looked at Manfred and continued, “Mr. Macdonald, how about interrupting the Fire God Sword?”


    While saying this, he exchanged a nce with Manfred, a look that clearly implied… to let him… continue.


    That gaze was clearly suggesting to Manfred…


    To keep going.


    That’s right! On the surface, Raphael was trying to persuade L.


    But his true intention was to buy time for Manfred.


    Who said restraint had to be achieved through force?


    Isn’t it more clever to use words and make L pause?


    Raphael, using the slight bond he had with L, aimed to help Manfred.


    He believed that L wouldn’t ignore their rtionship and kill him directly.


    As long as he could dy L until he could unleash the Fire God Sword and kill him, he would gain Manfred’s favor.


    In the future, when he broke through the bottleneck of Void Reclusion, he could spend three days in the Ancient Macdonald family’s Enlightenment Pool!


    Such temptation was irresistible to Raphael.


    Compared to his meager rtionship with L, what did it matter?