Clank!
A loud sound was heard. James stood upright in the void, resisting the scary strike from Gutierre using his Elemental Body. He
was uninjured. His body merely staggered backward due to the reverberation of this puissant blow.
After staggering backward for a certain distance, he dispersed the power and gently patted his chest.
“That’s all you’ve got, I see.” He smiled.
“This is getting interesting.” Gutierre reciprocated the smile.
This time, James went on the offensive. He appeared before Gutierre in the blink of an eye and continuously attacked Gutierre’s
vulnerabilities. Yet, each consecutive blow was casually avoided by Gutierre.
The two moved so rapidly that the living beings of the Grand Emperor Rank could not even see their movements, but merely two
silhouettes entangling and disentangling with the other in the void.
Thump! Each time they came to grips with the other, the void would explode. Fortunately, the shattered space could be repaired
and stabilized by the mystical power of Mount Heavenly Path.
The two exchanged tens of thousands of strikes in a short amount of time. While James’ style was to attack the vulnerability of
his opponent, Gutierre’s style was to avoid them at each count while also reciprocating each blow when able, pushing James
backward.
Yet, James’ shield was too fearsome, for everything that Gutierre sent out was absorbed by the Elemental Path Seal. As long as
the Seals were intact, James could not be injured.
They came to grips once more, and James flew across the void. His body spun around for a full circle before he could stabilize
himself in mid-air. He looked at Gutierre and smiled widely, “I see that the second runner-up of the Martial Ranking also has his
limits.”
“You have some tricks up your sleeve,” The corner of Gutierre’s lips upturned ever so slightly.
“You’ve proven that you have powers beyond the ordinary. You’ve just barely made me want to be serious in this battle.”
James knew that Gutierre had not exposed his capacities fully. He was merely testing the waters before this, just like himself. It
was just that James also knew that Gutierre was not his final opponent. There were still another two powerful figures who have
yet to show themselves.
If Herschel was determined to take his life, even after he successfully defeated—or even killed Gutierre—the top two of the
Martial Ranking would certainly make their appearance.
His true abilities must only be revealed at the very end.
At a distance, an uncanny energy emanated from Gutierre’s body. As the energy accumulated, each strand of his long hair stood
upright. A magnetic field materialized, destabilizing space and time. Time seemed to stand still at this point.
”Omniscience Path.”
A powerful figure could not hold in his exclamation. Thea Callahan, who was in Herschel Palace, could not help but look anxious.
Herschel stood up immediately and clapped incessantly, “Not bad, he’s really something. He could even force Gutierre into using
this skill of his. James is truly incredible.”
Sienna took a breath in and said, “I can't believe someone could successfully cultivate this legendary skill.”
Within the battleground, James could sense the accumulation of this uncanny energy, which dissipated in one second and
merged with heaven and earth in the next.
Upon hearing the powerful figures muttering in the distance, James murmured, “What is the Omniscience Path? Is it really that
awesome?”