Child of Destiny

Swoosh! Swoosh!

At the Leonard and Athur charged at Shin, they simultaneously released their respective Natural Force and another form of energy to reinforce their attacks.

Now that they were at the Ethereal Opening Stage of the Ascension Realm, their means of attack had become more powerful and gained a lot of variations.

With these new powers to augment their respective Martial Skills, they felt that they now had more freedom whenever they moved their bodies.

However, they were not the only ones who felt this way.

These two were not the only ones who could feel that they could do anything after breaking through. Shin also felt this sense of freedom, particularly when it came to controlling the energies within his body and connecting them with the environment.

With such control and connection, Shin felt that the shackles that were restraining him before were finally broken.

He felt that he could finally showcase the true might of a Mentalist, particularly the unique and special methods that he had inherited from Grandmaster Benn.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Seeing the incoming pair, Shin smirked as he suddenly retreated the sword behind him while extending his free hand forward.

He then focused a dense amount of Divinity Grade Mental Energy at the tip of his index finger before writing a series of mentalism runes in the air, which linked with one another and formed a magical sequence.

Not long after, this magical sequence dissolved and summoned a group of cold and icy hexagonal shields before Shin. They linked with each other and formed a dome-shaped barrier that surrounded Shin and protected him.

There was also an advanced rune at the center of each hexagon, further enhancing their defensive capabilities.

‘Four Symbol Scripture: Heavenly Black Tortoise – Defense of the Turtle General’

Swoosh!

Not long after the barrier was formed, the two attacks immediately arrived.

Boom! Boom!

The barrier violently trembled for a couple of seconds before finally collapsing under the might of the two attacks. It was shattered like a glass before slowly dissipating in the air.

However, it had already done its purpose. Shin remained safe and healthy under its protection despite how devastating those attacks were.

Swoosh!

Leonard swiftly circled behind Shin while dragging his huge and heavy weapon behind. “Tsk! What a tough barrier. You look like a turtle, Shin Bro.”

Swoosh!

Immediately, he swung his weapon with unstoppable might and overwhelming strength.

“Ha! It is supposed to be like that! It is under the Black Tortoise Method, after all!” Shin laughed as he suddenly spun and confronted the attack with a swing of his sword, which was now covered with dense Earth Elemental Mental Energy in the form of a greatsword blade.

Boom!

With the principles of the Heavy Sword and Domineering Sword, the power of his attack was no weaker than what Leonard had thrown.

“Tsk! Even that can’t blow you away!? What a tough guy!” commented Leonard before sneering. “But I am not the only one you have to think about!”

Swoosh!

Right on cue, Arthur’s figure was suddenly revealed behind the cloud of dust produced by the earlier collision.

“That’s right! Don’t forget about me!” said Arthur as he suddenly swung his golden lightning spear at Shin’s fully exposed back.

“I never forget about you!” replied Shin without looking back.

With that, he suddenly tapped one of his feet on the ground a couple of times, followed by a powerful stomp that sent ripples through the earth.

Bang!

In the next instant, the ground behind him suddenly rose and shot upwards, summoning a stone pillar that struck Arthur and launched him into the air.

“What the f-…!?” Arthur could only curse after seeing the sudden move. He swiftly changed the trajectory of his swing, but it was already too late at that time.

Bang!

Even Leonard’s face suddenly turned weird when he saw that. “What are you? A magician?”

Shin sneered when he heard that. “It looks like you guys have forgotten that I am still a Mentalist. Let me show you how someone of the Peak Grandmaster Realm fights!”

With that, he pushed Leonard back before retracting his sword.

Bang!

At the same time, his other hand suddenly pushed forward, throwing a palm strike.

It looked like a simple strike on the surface, so Leonard did not think too much about it. But the expression on his face suddenly turned grim after the palm came in contact with his weapon.

Bang!

That palm strike was filled with heavy force, along with a pounding force that successively hit his weapon, which sent him flying in the opposite direction.

That strike also carried the combined powers of Earth and Water Elemental Mental Energy, which caught Leonard off guard.

The two had never seen Shin use different elements before, so they did not expect his attacks to carry these effects, especially when he had applied his Mentalism Method alongside them.

From their perspective, Shin seemed to have brought his in-game avatar into the real world just by seeing these few tricks.

“This guy is truly a cheat,” said Arthur as he adjusted his posture in the air.

Facing downwards, he then held his golden lightning spear in a throwing manner. “But don’t think that you are the only one with fancy tricks!”

Roar!

In the next instant, a flaming dragon of seven colors suddenly coiled around him, staring at Shin before opening its mouth wide.

Swoosh!

With a powerful force, he suddenly threw the spear down, sending it straight to Shin.

‘True Nine Dragon Arts: Imperial Tactics – Golden Dragon Descent’

Roar!

Shin chuckled when he saw the descending dragon.

He then held the ‘greatsword’ with both of his hands, then twirled it around to gather momentum and pull the energy filling the surroundings before fusing them with his Divinity Grade Mental Energy.

Right after accumulating enough power, he suddenly swung the ‘greatsword’ up and sent all the energy that he gathered, transforming it into a huge earthen dragon that greeted the descending one.

‘Four Symbol Scripture: Divine Yellow Dragon – Earth Dragon Ascension’

Roar!

Boom!

An intense explosion immediately erupted right after the collision.

“Tsk!” Arthur clicked his tongue when he saw that before conjuring another golden lightning spear.

Ta-ta!

He was about to launch an attack when he suddenly sensed something.

Swoosh!

His expression immediately turned ugly as he saw Leonard appear beside him and brandishing his weapon.

“Hey! We are supposed to be teammates here!” shouted Arthur, raising his lightning spear to block the incoming strike.

Boom!

“How did you say that we are a team!? This is a free-for-all!” replied Leonard triumphantly after forcing Arthur to kneel before him.

That strike was quite heavy, after all.

“Look at this guy getting cheek! Let’s teach a kid a lesson, Shin!” said Arthur while gritting his teeth.

He then flipped the spear and let Leonard’s strange weapon side and strike the ground before tripping the latter.

Bang!

Unfortunately, Leonard’s form was too firm and sturdy, making his tripping fail. “Hey! Cheap tricks like that will never work on this warrior’s body!”

“I know!” replied Arthur as he used the momentum of his spin to suddenly dash back and ram his shoulder at Leonard with unstoppable force.

Boom!

This strike sent the latter flying, where Shin was already waiting.

“Hey! This is unfair!” shouted Leonard as he tried his best to adjust his body midair.

“This pass!” said Shin as he assumed a sword-drawing stance and channeling a huge amount of fire elemental mental energy into his sheathed sword.

Shing!

Not long after, he suddenly pulled the sword out and swung it forward, releasing all the accumulated energy in the form of a blazing crescent wave.

‘Jade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw (Blazing) – Solar Flare’

“D*mn! He really brings his in-game avatar outside the game!” commented Leonard after seeing the incoming blazing crescent.

Boom!

Arthur and Shin saw Leonard face the attack head-on, directly letting it hit his body. But their expression immediately weird after seeing the latter emerge from the smoke unscathed.

“D*mn! This guy has truly become a monster.”

“What a tough body, yet you are complaining about me being a cheat?”

Arthur and Shin commented respectively while suppressing the intense twitching of their mouth.

Swoosh!

As Leonard broke through the hot smoke, he extended and curved his body midair, leaving trails behind, before landing on the ground with a loud sound.

Bang!

He left deep trails on the ground as he slid forward.

Bang!

He then pounced forward while dragging the battle weapon in the air.

Roar!

The apparition of the Battle Spirit behind him also responded, turning into an even larger beast before fusing with his weapon.

‘Thousand Beast Method: Savage Crimson’

Seeing the incoming attack, Shin’s expression suddenly turned serious. He swiftly retreated while drawing another series of runes in the air, summoning yet another barrier.

But this time, Arthur appeared behind him, seemingly planning to launch another pincer attack.

“Aha! You are wide open here!” shouted Arthur while also preparing for his attack.

He twirled his spear and gathered many multi-colored flames, swiftly turning into a coiling dragon that surrounded his body.

Roar!

He then charged at Shin while thrusting the spear forward.

Swoosh!

Along with his charge, the familiar technique appeared once again, but with a blazing, seven-colored dragon this time.

‘True Nine Dragon Arts: Imperial Flame – Breaking Through of the Dragon’

Roar!

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