Refining the Heavens 2 (炼天二)

Chapter 62: The Ghost Maw Incident (Part 2)

Almost all activity in the forest halt as Princess Axtalia shouted with her musical voice of her intention to speak with the enemy leader. Such a request is more common on the battlefield than generally recognised, and because communication usually results in less fighting, it is normally something honoured.

However, what happened next was not the scene every person of both sides had pictured in their minds.

A group among the elite imperial troops are standing guard next to the princess when suddenly, they discovered that out of nowhere a boy had somehow appeared too close to her for comfort, and he is already in the middle of executing a powerful downward strike at her person. Their sole mission on this 'excursion' is to guard her life, but they were shocked to realise that before his appearance, no one could detect how he managed to come so close.

Lamenting at their carelessness in their hearts, the imperial troops threw themselves between the boy and his target, but when the Swallow came down what struck them were nothing physical. Merely an image created with light by Kairos' newly learned Mirage steps.

Then, on the other side of the princess, right before her eyes, Kairos' true self materialised with a flicker, with a speed quicker than anyone could reaction. He had combined the mirage steps with the lightning flicker body and managed to draw away her guards and close the distance in an instant. With them out of the way, he slashes downwards.

As the blade of his Swallow threatened to remove the princess' head, Syriong who had been hidden nearby all these while, finally, grudgingly, revealed himself. He appeared like a shadow, instantly putting himself between the Swallow and the princess.

Then reaching out with an arm, swift like a viper's strike, he gripped Kairos' weapon edge barehanded. The powerful secret art that had been infused with Origin Energy, and used by the boy who has empowered himself with both soul energy and Northern Sword Array was stopped easily.

Suddenly as if he had been waiting for this moment, Jones' image flickered into existence above them with the same lightning flicker body that he had learned with a single glance. The speed of the skill, even though only at the initial mastery stage, proven itself to be of an unfathomable level of martial arts. For a burst of speed, he was able to reach the level of a triple S ranker and confounded even Syriong.

It is an incredible thing, almost to the point where it is unbelievable, but both Kairos and Jones who had reached the initial mastery understood that it was two things that enabled them to achieve this.

The first, is the art itself, taught to them by a deity, Enki is overwhelming to say the least. A divine realm martial art for certain.

And the second, is because the condition of how well the skill is executed depends on how strong their strength are. Though they are only at the first grade of Titan rank physique, they are comparable to some immortals when it comes to raw muscle strength.

Jones quickly chanted as he fell from above, and he summoned his ultimate attack. The secret art: World Sword.

A large sword made of pure Ki, and heavily infused with a third of his Origin Energy, instantly appeared in his hands. With an immense pressure, above should be at his rank, he slashed down at his target.

The force behind Kairos' secret art had not disappeared from Syriong's hand, and now another powerful attack is coming down at him. The guardian recognizes the incredulous power behind both secret arts, and judges that either one holds the strength to instantly defeat an Entry grade, double S ranker. With his body's condition being less than ideal currently, they are not attacks that he could receive lightly.

To prepare for an attack of this strength, Kairos considered 3 major factors to enable their tactic.

Firstly, using the Northern Swords array, they could freely lend their strength to each other, and empower them to attack with the summation of their power, at Mid A rank.