Child of Destiny

Chapter 1199: Pursuit (Part 5): Becoming One with Nature

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Shin held the pair of swords in front of them, crossing them against each other. At the same time, he also activated the ʼEclipse Wieldingʼ Epic Combat Technique to produce the same effects as the ʼYin-Yang Swordsmanshipʼ that he had in the real world.

Alongside the Elemental Spirit Possession, he further strengthened the battle prowess that he had. The aura surrounding me was also much stronger than earlier, especially since everything was under the influence of Reality Manifestation.

”I am planning to be more familiar with my sword-drawing technique alongside my fire elemental attribute, but I guess it canʼt be helped since Solus is not around,” he muttered as he twirled the two swords, drawing beautiful trails in the air with their light.

”Letʼs settle with my original swordsmanship. It has been a while since Iʼve used this,” he added before disappearing from his current location.

This time, he wanted to take the initiative to attack.

Swoosh!

He reappeared in front of Andre within an instant. He then stomped on the ground for a sudden halt before swinging the left-hand sword forward.

The tip of his sword left a brilliant white trail on its trajectory. The blazing trail that it had connected the point where he was previously and the spot where he was currently. A straight line was drawn in the air as he brandished the sword to his opponent.

ʼYin-Yang Swordsmanship: Sword Excursionʼ

Swoosh!

The attack came a little too fast, which caught Andre somewhat off guard. He was not expecting this huge boost of speed from Shin just by activating his Elemental Spirit Possession.

Andre was a veteran player, so he was familiar with a lot of things. He was also aware of this combat system that the game had, specifically prepared for players that had Transcendent Classes and Races. And from what he knew, the current boost that Shin had far surpassed the limit that it was supposed to have.

He also knew a couple of players with Transcendent Races and had Elemental Spirits in their possession. But the Elemental Spirit Possession that he could do was far inferior to what he was seeing from Shin.

He could tell that there was something more to it than what he could see from the surface. He could tell that Shin might have discovered something that most of the players were unaware of.

”What was it?” despite having those thoughts inside his head, Andre was still able to respond to the incoming attack.

He enveloped his daggers with a dark aura, coating the blades of the daggers with a dense corrupted mana. He then raised them in front of his chest blocking the opposing blade of his opponentʼs sword.

ʼDemonic Skill: Shadow Guardʼ

Bang!

The attack came a little too strong, making Andre throw his guard up in the air. He even lost a bit of his health points due to the flame embers that were accompanying the strike.

He then quickly retreated, trying to create enough distance between him and Shin. But the latter swiftly chased after him along with the second sword that came after the previous one.

It came as silent as it could be and as fast as it could be. It was already approaching Andreʼs neck when he noticed it, making it impossible to avoid.

ʼYin-Yang Swordsmanship: Silent Bladeʼ

Swoosh!

The pupils of Andre contracted as he saw the rapidly approaching sword. His body tensed intensely for a brief moment when his instincts suddenly kicked in.

He quickly activated one of his lifesaving skills to escape this predicament. He turned into a smoke that dissipated in the air.

Puff!

Shinʼs sword hit nothing but air. He barely missed his opponentʼs neck as his sword cut through the black smoke that Andre turned into.

Shin did not linger around after throwing that attack and quickly leaped forward, barely dodging the pair of daggers that were trying to claim his head from behind.

Swoosh!

After that, he suddenly turned around and swiftly raised the black sword in his right hand, blocking yet another strike from Andre, who quickly caught up to him.

Clang!

Shin was about to counterattack when Andre disappeared once again and reappeared from the other side, attacking from another angle.

Shin quickly responded and swung his sword in that direction, creating bright sparks that flew in the air due to the collision. Before he could even follow with a counter, the same time happened once again, making him turn to the other direction and block the surprise attack for another time.

Clang! Clang! Clang!