778 Chapter 778

All the sudden knowledge, all that training seemed to have sparked something deep inside him. Closing his eyes, Aiden entered an indescribable state of bliss. This was an extremely rare state of enlightenment. He would definitely gain something the moment he awakened!

After the Sword Emperor's sub world, the 'Metal Tree Groove' had gradually vanished, Aiden had already attracted everyone's attention.

When he entered the enlightenment state, everyone was in an uproar. It was more so of a curse than that of a blessing in his current state. He was now left unguarded and undefended. Vulnerable.

There was no one around Aiden to protect him and any external stimulation could disrupt his enlightenment process, putting his efforts to vain! Yet, that would be the least of his worries.

With all his servants, minions and party members far away from him and with no chance to protect himself, anyone could come up and take his life. He would be unable to defend himself.

To make matters worse, was that someone was out to take his life!

Bair Yohren smiled sinisterly and in a flash, pulled out a cold gleaming saber from his storage bag, speeding towards his unguarded prey, Aiden.

'Since Fate herself want you to die, you can't blame me!' He sneered inwardly as he sped at a high speed.

When he approached, Bair Yohren slashed horizontally. That slash was not fast nor was it strong. Furthermore, it did not have any killing intent at all.

Bair Yohren was worried of alarming Aiden who was in his enlightenment state, changing the current situation. He didn't want to fail, he wanted to kill in stealth!

Aiden's eyes were still tightly shut, as if he had not realized that danger was knocking right on his door!

At the sight of that, many of the spectators shook their heads and sighed.

After all, initially, Aiden was the envy of many after obtaining the Sword Emperor's last piece of inheritance. His future was supposed to be bright and majestic!

However, who would have thought that he would die in the blink of an eye – at the end of the day, Fate was truly a cruel mistress and had played a trick on him.

Bair Yohren smirked in glee when he saw that the blade was about to slice Aiden's throat.

'Hmpf! Destiny's favored child… for sure! Look at all that prophecy, seers! He is still going to die by MY hands even if he have obtained the Sword Emperor's inheritance! No matter what you foretold, and how right you were, you all still failed in the end!' Bair Yohren sneered.

Victory was just before him!

Just then!

Just as the blade was about to cut Aiden's throat, the latter's figure suddenly retreated without warning and narrowly avoided that fatal strike!

"Huh?" Narrowing his gaze, Bair Yohren's expression changed.

He could clearly see that the blade had already cut off the hair on Aiden's skin. A slight inch forward was all that was required to slice the latter's throat.

Yet, in the end, his surefire sneak attack had still missed its mark.

By a hair's breath… he missed it!

,m The strangest thing was that his pesky opponent had not opened his eyes throughout the entire process. It was as though he had dodged the attack subconsciously!

With a lowered head, Aiden resembled a meditating old monk from the children's stories, immersed in his own world and totally oblivious to his surroundings.

"How dare you?!" Bair Yohren sneered and no longer concealed the killing intent in his heart. Channeling his bloodline, his eerie blade buzzed and trembled, cutting towards Aiden with full force as it shimmered brightly with the infused internal energy!

The attack was extremely fast and was almost instant!

*Slash!*

Aiden's expression was unchanged and his body fluttered like an agile wild cat, evading that murderous attack from Bair Yohren with his eyes still closed!

"Huh?" Bair Yohren frowned. He truly could not comprehend Aiden's current state.

Aiden's eyes were closed and could not see the trajectory of the sword. Even if he was making use of his hearing to judge the wind, there was no way he would be able to dodge the attack as such. However, for some reason, he avoided it again.

If the first time was a coincidence, the consecutive two attacks…

"Dodged it? Let's see how much more you can do so!" Bair Yohren strode forward and his sword trembled, giving off the faint stench of blood and enveloping Aiden within it.

*Slash!*

Bair Yohren struck consecutively, unleashing his ultimate skill, Ruthless Blade, his sect's secret skill. The slashes were relentless, fatal and came at sinister angles!

Yet, despite the circumstances, Aiden did not open his eyes and continued retreating.

However, as time passed by, the available space for Aiden to dodge continuously diminished and he was gradually shrouded by Bair Yohren's sword technique with nowhere to run!

All the spectators in the crowd at the once-present but now completely vanished 'shore' watching were puzzled by the fight.

To be exact, it wasn't a fight. After all, one party was dodging right from the start without attacking at all.

"[Slaric] That person sure has guts. To think that he's still trying to get enlightened at a time like this! He really has a death wish!

"[Slaric] Is he truly though? How can someone still be in the state of enlightenment under such circumstances! He is clearly conscious!"

"[Slaric] His eyes are clearly closed, but it seems as though he can sense danger. It's as though he's got some sixth sense!"

"[Slaric] How did he do it?"

To everyone, it seemed as if Aiden had keen senses that allowed him to dodge with ease.

However, in reality, Aiden was truly not conscious of his actions. He was in a deep state of sleep, undergoing this extremely rare process. He was not in control of his actions.

The moment Bair Yohren attacked, Aiden's system had already picked up the hostile threat and had activated its defensive protocols. It allowed the System's assigned Guide, Enya to take control and aid the Host surviving this encounter.

The enlightenment was an extremely rare opportunity.

Knowing that the Host was just a little bit away from understanding the secret of Force, it could not allow any interruptions to break its host's concentration. Thus, it activated its defensive measures and allowed its guide to take action.

Though it could not attack by itself, it could at the very least utilize the motoric skills of the host's current form to its maximum peak efficiency and avoid the incoming threat each and every time.

Still, this was an extremely dangerous decision and one that looked incredibly mad from the outside.

Any single mistake and Aiden would be dead on the spot. By then, whether or not he was enlightened would no longer have any meaning.

Still, whilst he could so far survive by Enya's and the System's masterful assistance, he was bound to fall if this carried on.

Bair Yohren's saber techniques turned increasingly lethal as the blood stench of his blade increased. Aiden's available space to retreat continued to shrink repeatedly and he was now only moving around an extremely limited radius.

It was a highly dangerous situation.

However, he had yet to comprehend the secret behind Force. He was just a shy away from unlocking its mysteries…

"Huh?" Suddenly Aiden sensed the danger surrounding him. "What is…" He muttered before his [Soul Power]-enhanced [Dark Sense] spread out and draw a map of his current situation.

"I see…" He muttered as he looked at the scene from the inside of his mind.

All of a sudden!

A thought flashed through Aiden's mind. Bair Yohren's attacks resembled the undercurrent at the bottom of the sea, surging forward wave after wave relentlessly.

Aiden recalled the difficulty he had advancing at the bottom of the sea against the undercurrent and suddenly, thoughts of realization entered his mind.

From that moment on, Aiden no longer retreated. He took over the control from Enya of his own body silently. His eyes were still closed by he now sat still, unphased, and not moving.

When he saw that, thinking that he have resigned to his fate, Bair Yohren's eyes shone with a frenzied glint as he laughed menacingly.

"Nowhere left to run now huh? Miserably pest, THIS is your end! Now, DIE!"

*SLASH!*

The sword in Bair Yohren's hands slashed forward with multiple afterimages and an eerie energy spread, filling the skies with the stench of blood!

However, suddenly, Aiden's eyes snapped open in an instant. A bright golden luster shone brilliantly from the two beautiful gemstones, deep as the mystic sea before shrouding a great deal of mystery at the same time!

Most importantly, there was no trace of fear nor panic in them.

When he saw those eyes, a sense of uneasiness flashed through Bair Yohren's heart.

Unknowingly, perhaps when Aiden opened his eyes, an ebony-colored blade had appeared in his hands. Its blade was majestic and had a faint golden hue surrounding it.

"Creation!" Aiden said calmly and waved casually.

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