Child of Destiny

Chapter 2004: Reliving the Nightmare of the Camp (Part 5)

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Swoosh!

Clank! Clank!

Rowan Blade danced around Uno, along with the flying swords under his control.

Sometimes, he was coordinating with these swords to launch an attack on Uno. Other times, he was catching the passing sword midair before using it to execute a powerful move against the latter.

Every sword was different and represented a different style, yet Rowan was able to continuously throw an attack with them alongside a corresponding sword technique that perfectly matched them.

Moreover, each sword technique or art he threw was all advanced level, making them more destructive and powerful.

His style was similar to the fighting style that Shin used. A versatile style that possessed a variety of techniques and was filled with multiple variations that covered all his weaknesses.

This alone was more than enough to prove how amazing and talented he was. His talent in terms of swordsmanship and understanding of sword essence could rival those pinnacle geniuses, such as Dylan White, who was said to be the brightest and widely acclaimed Sword Genius around the world.

Yet, despite all these, none of his attacks could truly pose any threat to his opponent.

Uno was able to steadily defend against all his attacks with minimal effort and less powerful techniques.

He was only using tiny drops of his Golden Sacred Qi and Primal Demonic Powers whenever he was executing such techniques, but his utilization was more efficient in comparison, which made them powerful on their own right.

At the same time, he was always targeting the weaknesses of his opponent’s techniques, accurately hitting them where they hurt the most.

With such methods, he was able to suppress Rowan despite using less energy during the entire battle.

Aside from this, he was able to read all the future actions of his opponent ahead of time, giving the impression that he could see the future.

Under the abilities of his Foresight Talent, he was able to read all the moves of his opponent even before they could execute them. He was already moving to counter these techniques in advance, making it harder for Rowan to deal real damage to him, much less land a clean hit in the process.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Bang!

Clank! Clank! Clank!

However, this young executioner was not that simple either.

Rowan Blade was able to press harder with his assault. His speed was also continuously increasing the longer they exchanged blows, producing an intense storm throughout the battlefield.

Given that the swords flying across the air were under his absolute control, they were also gaining more speed the more the battle progressed.

The momentum that they generate throughout the battle was gradually getting stronger, putting a decent amount of pressure even for Uno.

Uno knew that he would have a much harder time if he let them generate a much stronger momentum than what they already had.

It would not take that long before they became metal dragons instead of a variety of flying swords covered with metal energy.

Uno knew that he had to do something to stop them from gaining more momentum.

Swoosh!

Twirling the sword in his hand, he suddenly launched a powerful strike forward while coating the sword with an immense amount of Golden Sacred Qi.

‘Yin-Yang Cultivation Arts: Extreme Yang – Sunlight Sword’

Shing!

A sword made of blazing light was manifested in his hand, changing the form of the katana that he was holding.

It left a bright flash behind while cutting through the air and advancing toward his opponent.

The space seemed to have been cut and burnt when this blazing sword of light passed through it, which rapidly spread the more it advanced.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Seeing the incoming attack, Rowan swiftly made a series of gestures with his hands, summoning a bunch of swords before him.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

They crossed and supported each other while forming a blockade in front of Rowan, which was reinforced with the overwhelming amount of metallic Natural Force.

They built a sturdy and towering shield that resembled the great walls of heaven.

‘Ten Thousand Sword Codex: Matrix Formation – Heavenly Sword Rampart’

Boom!

Despite the number of swords and the mighty unification matrix that they formed, the wall was still blasted by Uno’s single strike.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The swords that were forming a wall before Rowan were sent flying in every direction due to the powerful impact that it received.

However, it had already served its purpose, blocking the attack from Uno and nullifying most of its power.

Whoosh!

Waving his hand and moving his finger, Rowan made a series of pulling gestures.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

As if there were a bunch of invisible threads attached to each of the swords, they were suddenly pulled back to Rowan’s side with a simple tug of his wrists.

Along with his previous actions, the swords that were sent flying earlier returned to his side in an instant, flipping and spinning in the air.

Rowan paused for a moment, regulating his breathing, before suddenly extending and pulling his hands in and out.

His arms seemed to have disappeared due to how fast his hands were moving, even creating an illusion that he had thousands of hands.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

At the same time, the swords that he summoned to his side started juggling around him, complementing his actions.

Even Uno, who had already activated his Foresight Talent, was having a hard time following the movements of those disappearing arms. Even from his perspective, Rowan seemed to have thousands of hands at this moment.

“Ha!”

With a powerful shout, Rowan suddenly swung his ‘thousands of hands’ at the same time, along with the swords that these hands were juggling around him.

‘Ten Thousand Sword Codex: Killing Move – Thousand Sword Stream’

Shing! Shing! Shing!

Subjected to the thousands of sword attacks, Uno stood his ground while calmly holding the sword in his hand.

“Hoo~!”

Briefly regulating his breathing, the spiraling Golden Sacred Qi and Primal Demonic Powers within his dantian suddenly surged along with the intense pulses that the Golden and Crimson Cores swimming within them respectively.

Swoosh!

The mixture of the two energies suddenly surged out of his sword, swirling and forming a spiral storm around him.

Facing the incoming barrage of attacks before him, Uno gently and steadily swung the sword repeatedly, forming a series of intertwining flashes around him.

‘Yin-Yang Cultivation Art: Unification of Yin and Yang – Sword Transmigration (Single Sword Version)’

Clank! Clank! Clank!

Boom!

A series of clashes swiftly broke out when the two sides met.

Repeated explosions also erupted, followed by this series of collisions. The shockwaves that they produced further destroyed their surroundings, creating huge pits and deep craters in the process.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The seemingly endless tide of attacks rushed at Uno like the violent and raging tides of the boundless ocean, pounding him repeatedly with their relentless force.

Yet, standing at the center of this stormy ocean and towering waves was a man who wielded a single sword in his hand.

He faced the violent and catastrophic storm with just his sword, warding off everything with each swing he made.

Boom!

The raging tides of attacks coming from Rowen continued to rise in power the more they exchanged blows with Uno. The more he threw his attacks, the more powerful the swords he wielded became.

Each collision generated a much stronger momentum for him, which was continuously supplying his endless series of attacks in a cycle.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

However, his opponent remained unfazed despite being subjected to such a terrifying tide of attack.

Uno repeatedly swung his sword to continuously block or deflect the incoming storm of swords. He absorbed most of the force from every collision, which he used to supplement his next attack and return it to his opponent, twice as strong as what he received.

No matter how strong his opponent’s attack became, he absorbed and returned it with doubled force.

Boom!

Not long after, Rowan was forced to stop his attack and retreat immediately.

He could no longer withstand the force that the collisions generated, making it hard for his Thousand Sword Stream to absorb.

If he tried to continuously absorb more force from their exchanges and generate more momentum, his control over his technique would most likely break and put him in a grave situation.

“Is this my current limit?” mumbled Rowan while retreating.

Compared to him, Uno seemed to be able to endlessly absorb more force from their collisions and generate a much stronger force in the process, throwing a powerful attack several times stronger than what Rowan could muster.

That last collision had already reached a power beyond Rowan’s ability to fully absorb it.

Standing in the middle of a settling cloud of dust, Uno revealed himself and stared at Rowan. “You have improved a lot, but it is still far from being enough.”

“He is still a monster,” mumbled Rowan. “Fortunately, I am not the only reinforcement sent for this mission.”

Right after saying those words, a huge and bulky figure suddenly jumped out of Uno’s shadow and strongly threw a powerful punch behind the latter.

Swoosh!

As if already expecting this to happen, Uno casually took a step to the side, dodging the sudden ambush with the tiniest margin.

Right after, he suddenly spun and swiftly threw a powerful elbow strike as a counterattack.

Swoosh!

The bulky guy swiftly responded, lowering his arms and crossing them to protect his side.

Boom!

Unfortunately, the attack was a bit too strong even for someone of his size, sending him flying in the opposite direction.

Regaining his leisure stance, Uno stood and looked in the direction where he sent the bulky guy flying before pursing his lips a little. “Even the musclehead came? Now, this has become even more interesting.”

“But is it just the two of you?” he asked, seemingly a bit disappointed. It was as if he was still not satisfied with these two people.

Right after saying those words, one more person made their appearance, walking out of the forest in the distance.

Seeing this person, Uno suddenly started laughing and quickly became excited. “Even you came!? Now, this is going to be a great reunion!”

“Sword Maniac, Musclehead, and Freak! You three come at me together! That may give you a chance to give me some scratch,” he said, seemingly becoming more excited for some reason.

Shin was somewhat confused at Uno’s actions, finding it strange. The latter was acting out of character, making him somewhat worried.

‘What is happening?’ thought Shin, feeling that this was something serious.

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