Chapter 878 878 - Victory?

It was not only because he was a honorary disciple (...sort of) of Azure Myst Sect and had obtained the Void Thunder Manual.

It was because one after another, they obtained the inheritance of the Sword Emperor as well!

"Go on, attack. Let me see how much of the Sword Emperor's inheritance you managed to comprehend!"

Ward Atrez raised his palm lightly and endless spirit qi gathered towards his palm.

In the blink of an eye, it condensed into a sinister blade.

No longer speaking, Ward Atrez attacked immediately after.

Aiden's reaction was extremely fast and he whipped out his Blood Quencher. Attacking upwards, he released the Void Splitting Manual's Creation strike right away.

*Clang!*

The two swords collided and let out a crisp sound, causing sparks to fly everywhere.

The power of the attack was not heavy.

Aiden could clearly feel that Ward Atrez had repressed his power countless times in order to test his blade!

Ward Atrez's attack had already reached the level of force.

After that attack, Ward Atrez was expressionless and flicked his wrist; the next attack had already arrived stealthily.

His sword technique was blurry and unpredictable, yet, its killing aura was instantaneous and shuddering!

"Not good!"

Aiden's heart almost exploded.

Against that killing intent, Aiden truly thought that Ward Atrez was about to kill him!

Instinctively, he unleashed his spirit wings and was about to retreat backwards.

However, the moment his spirit wings were summoned, they dissipated and turned into specks of light that scattered in the void.

Needless to think, that must have been done by Ward Atrez!

Aiden buckled his knees and channeled his bloodline, wanting to dodge backwards.

Immediately after, to his horror, he realized that there seemed to be three walls erected on his left, right, and back – he could not move and could only stand motionlessly on the spot.

"Use your blade boy!"

Ward Atrez's voice sounded coldly. "Or die!"

Nobody could question the killing intent of the fiend sects' Asura.

He had said previously that there was nobody he couldn't and wouldn't dare to kill in the world!

An Asura did not require a reason to kill.

Ward Atrez's attack was one of the stances from Asura sword.

Asura Sect's fiend heir, Bair Yohren, had used it before in the Metal Tree Groove as well and it was the exact same move.

However, although they were exact, the might that was produced from Ward Atrez was worlds apart!

That attack was ethereal and was imperceivable.

Although Aiden felt so terrible he wanted to throw up, he had nowhere to retreat!

Taking a deep breath, Aiden composed himself and closed his eyes instead, choosing to follow his heart. Suddenly, he slashed out at the void before him!

It was the Ripple stance of Void Splitting Manual.

The entire void seemed to drawn in by that slash and spirit qi swirled, as though it was creating a massive vortex.

Under Ward Atrez's pressure, the Vortex stance had also reached the level of force!

Although the sword was only slashing at an empty spot, it possessed a centrifugal power of attraction that instantly broke through Ward Atrez's Asura Sword's intent state.

The initially imperceivable sword was now appearing.

*Clang!*

The two swords collided once more and retraced upon a single contact.

A subtle hint of admiration could be seen flickering through Ward Atrez's eyes.

"Carry on!"

His voice was still cold as ever without any emotions.

The Void Splitting Manual was a sword technique comprehended by the Sword Emperor at the seaside. Be it in terms of toughness or flexibility, it was majestic and overbearing, unlike Asura sword.

Asura sword was a technique that was purely created for killing and every single move was sinister and lethal!

The two different techniques, one righteous and one evil were supreme secret skills in the Dao of the sword.

Ward Atrez continued attacking in succession and the angles of his attacks were tricky; they withdrew, lifted, or were hidden…

Every single attack was filled with boundless imagination that left one speechless!

Against such a sword technique, Aiden could only deal with them using the Ripple stance of the Void Splitting Manual, fighting gentleness with gentleness.

Aiden's Ripple stance turned increasingly mature against that immense pressure and a sword force that was akin to ripples on the surface of water started to appear gradually…

A moment later, Ward Atrez retracted his sword and stood upright.

Aiden heaved a sigh of relief and he could barely contain the joy in his eyes.

Apart from the final stance of the Void Splitting Manual which he was still unable to produce, he managed to comprehend the force levels of the other four stances completely!

It was all because of the pressure that Ward Atrez gave him that he was able to comprehend them so quickly.

Otherwise, even if he practiced against air for dozens of years, he might not be able to reach this step unless he had another opportunity.

If martial artists wanted to grow, they would have to grind against the brink of life and death continuously!

Of course, what truly brought joy to Aiden was not only because he managed to comprehend the realm of force.

More than that, under the pretext that they were both on the same power level, he was not weaker than this number one paragon of Tianhuang Mainland North Region in the past in terms of his sword technique!

Although Ward Atrez had been immersed in the Dao of the sword for countless years, Aiden was not disadvantaged.

"Amazing!"

Aiden was drenched in sweat and was invigorated.

Ward Atrez's expression was cold and his gaze was calm, as though he could read Aiden's mind.

"Do you think that you're incredible because you're able to defend against my attacks?" Ward Atrez asked indifferently.

Aiden remained silent.

During their previous exchange of blows, although Ward Atrez was repressing him the entire time, Aiden did not reveal any openings and in fact, he managed to defend all of the former's various attacks!

However, Aiden was embarrassed to admit to something like that after Ward Atrez read his mind.

Yet, Ward Atrez's next remark caused Aiden's heart to sink as chills filled his body!

"Take a look at your body boy."

Ward Atrez's eyes was shimmering with a hint of disdain.

Furrowing his brows slightly, Aiden lowered his head and froze up, his pupils constricting violently.

Before he knew it, a series of cuts had already been made on the gray robes in front of his chest. They intertwined near to his heart and formed a gigantic character for the word 'death'!

"This…"

Aiden felt his limbs go cold.

This meant that if this was an actual life and death battle, he would have died more than six times in that short exchange earlier on!

The most frightening thing was that he did not notice it at all up till now!

The more Aiden thought about it, the more alarmed he was.

The pride and exhilaration he displayed earlier had vanished entirely.

If there were no restrictions and he could rely on his movement techniques he had partly because of his Primal heritage, as well as the -now enhanced- ancient draconic blood flowing in his veins. His speed and his terrifying physique, Aiden might not lose.

However, at the very least, he was completely defeated in terms of sword technique.

Ward Atrez swiped his storage bag and two more ancient manuals appeared in his hands. He handed them to Aiden.

Focusing his gaze, Aiden could not help but exclaim.

"What is that!"

The Sword Emperor left two inheritances in the ancient battlefield, one of which was the Void Splitting Manual which Aiden had obtained.

The other one was the Dark Blade Manual which was taken away by Ward Atrez a thousand years ago.

Ward Atrez said, "The Dark Blade Manual is not a sword technique, but a secret skill with nine levels to it. It was created by the Sword Emperor in the past while he was at the seaside, observing the ebb and flow of the tides. He combined that as a skill together with the Dao of the sword and it possesses the obscurities of the universe."

"The Dark Blade Manual and Void Splitting Manual complement and complete one another. After cultivating the Dark Blade Manual, you'll be able to utilize the might of the tide. At Level 1, each time you make an attack, there will be an additional layer of power to it and that's the Tidal Might."

Aiden seemed to have an understanding.

Ward Atrez continued, "At Level 1 of the Dark Blade Manual, you'll experience a 10% increase in strength. At Level 2, 20%. Don't look down on the percentages because, in actual combat, the difference will be significant!"

Aiden was secretly shocked.

If he managed to train it to Level 9, it would be equivalent to an additional 90% and that would be akin to twice of his strength – it was enough for him to overwhelm anyone else of the same martial realm!

"Of course, the most important use of the Tidal Might is to make up for the flaws of the Void Splitting Manual."