The Almighty Dragon General

Chapter 1353
Simon deftly dodged Thea’s attack and reappeared in the distance.
He wore a solemn expression as he continued to channel more energy into his sword technique.
The Frost Sword hovered in front of him, and the tip of its blade pointed toward Thea. It spun in the air as if it were a drill.
As it rotated, the surrounding air was drawn in and coalesced to form sharp shards of ice. The shards rapidly gathered and
formed Ice Swords.
Soon, hundreds of Ice Swords levitated in the air in front of Simon.
“Attack.”
Simon flicked his wrist.
The hundreds of Ice Swords all rushed towards Thea with their sharp, glistening blades.
“Shatter.”
Thea’s deep voice resonated in the air.
The Malevolent Sword swayed in the air, and several Sword Lights formed immediately, slicing the Ice Swords into pieces.
Seizing the opening, Simon gripped his Frost Sword again and charged toward Thea with great speed. The Frost Sword was
poised to strike at her vitals.
Thea quickly raised her sword to defend herself against the attack.
A loud, sonorous clang rang through the mountains.
The two unstoppable and mighty forces collided with each other and the impact resulted in a massive explosion.
Boom!
The two were pushed backward.

Thea’s arm went numb from the recoil, and she almost lost her grip on the Malevolent Sword. The aggressive force spread
through the sword and dispersed through her whole body. Her Blood Energy surged and roiled, and she felt a warmth rising up
through her throat. The next moment, blood spilled out of Thea’s mouth.
Simon was also greatly affected by the blow.
He could sense that Thea’s energy was powerful but bizarre.
Simon had absorbed the Spirit Turtle’s core and reached the peak of the eighth rank, climbing to the second stair of the Skyward
Stairway. Although he was not invincible, there were very few that could match his strength.
“What horrifying power!”
Thea retreated a few thousand meters, and the energy that had come from Simon’s sword finally dissipated.
Her face beneath the mask had turned pale.
Thea had a vague grasp of Simon’s strength.
Simon too was roughly able to understand the extent of his opponent’s strength.
He had mistaken Thea for Thomas but rushed into battle fearlessly as he had already refined the Spirit Turtle’s core. Afterward,
his strength had increased considerably and he had already reached the second stairs of the Skyward Stairway. This gave him
the impression that he could defeat Thomas.
However, from their exchange of blows, he concluded that Thomas’ strength was not inferior to his.
“I had just reached the second stair, and my True Energy is still unstable. Thomas has the Malevolent Sword, and its strength
alone is terrifying. His strength was much more significant with the sword in hand. Although I have our sect’s mighty sword, the
Frost Sword, I’m clearly outmatched by him. Even if by some miracle I defeat him, I’ll be severely injured in the process. I should
leave right now and wait for my True Energy to stabilize. Then, I’ll come up with a way to snatch the Malevolent Sword from him.”
It was their first time fighting against each other, and Simon had experienced his opponent’s insane strength for himself.
While he was ruminating on the battle, Thea took the chance to make another attack.
Spurred on by the Spirit Turtle’s blood, Thea’s killing intent only grew more intense.

She had concluded that it was necessary to kill Simon. Otherwise, her identity would be exposed sooner or later.
Thea’s body flashed in the sky, and she slashed the Malevolent Sword at Simon.
Afterward, she quickly dashed to another position and swung her sword again.
Countless afterimages flashed across the sky.
Simon was forced to take defensive action.
He kept a tight grip on the Frost Sword and blocked the attacks.
Whoosh!
Thea appeared in front of Simon again and thrust the Malevolent Sword at him.
Simon raised his sword to block.
The Malevolent Sword struck toward the Frost Sword with unmatched strength.
The Frost Sword was instantly shattered into two pieces.
When this happened, Simon thrust his palm at Thea’s chest and fled without his sword.
Although his figure was nowhere to be seen after that, his voice resounded throughout the mountain range.
“Thomas, this is not over. We shall continue where we left off in the future.”
The voice became softer and gradually quieted altogether.
After being struck in the chest, Thea’s body flew backward for a thousand meters before finally coming to a stop.
Her body fell from the sky and crashed into the demolished snow-capped mountain. Upon landing, she fell head first to the
ground.