Four Split Personalities

Then, even Bati, who did not underestimate the Diesel Family and even added 30% more estimated combat power for the latter, did not expect the Diesel Iron Riders who stopped ’entertaining’ to be this strong.

Without a second wave of assaults, just the initial collision directly and humiliatingly overwhelmed the five students from the Holy Spear Knight Academy who were best at defense.

They had no room to retaliate, or even the time to react!

Unfortunately, even though these were Diesel Knights fully committed, they still only ’overwhelmed’ the opponents, instead of directly ’defeating’ those five knights.

[Embroidery Sword: Peacock Screen]

Three sword lights were fired within a hair’s breadth from [Frostless], transforming mid-air into three fan-like Sword Intents that spun down, saving the three members of Lainan Team almost on the verge of being eliminated, and steadily intercepting the attack of those two Diesel Knights.

[Three Jue Combined: Wind, Fire, and Lightning. Wind and Fire Moves the Nine Heavens]

Without the slightest hesitation, Snow Bathing Sword leaped off the warhorse meant merely for transit, and hurled a spiral of sword light comprising three colors—green, purple, and red—toward the Diesel Knight who was standing sideways to him, holding war hammers in both hands, with no time to adjust his stance.

Unlike most high-level warriors who exert different strengths based on different scenarios, although Snow Bathing Sword was only at Advanced Stage Pinnacle, she could ensure that every one of her strikes was at the ’Advanced Stage Pinnacle’ level. With the Talent [Sword Heart], as long as she seized the opportunity, one-shot kills of the same class were not particularly difficult, which was also the core reason she had previously secured territories on her own.

"Ugh!"

Directly pierced through by sword qi that avoided all vital points, organs, and major acupuncture points, the body of the Diesel Heavy Knight shivered, then fell headlong from his horse, completely losing consciousness.

Simultaneously, an axe, a hammer, and a spear simultaneously crashed toward Snow Bathing Sword in mid-air, and those three Diesel Heavy Knights responding at extreme speed to the ace in the center of the opposing team were synchronously striking with the exact same [Spine Thrust]. Their power level, though not at the Advanced Stage Pinnacle, was definitely not much weaker.

[Drunken Immortal Moon Gazing Step]

Using her old technique without hesitation, Snow Bathing Sword zigzagged in the air, deftly evading the joint attack from the three knights, her slender figure swiftly appearing behind the leading knight, delivering a neat sword light with a reverse grip.

However, the knight did not turn his head, directly storming towards Lainan, who was just getting back on his horse, while two heavy tower shields suddenly clamped from the left and right, blocking Snow Bathing Sword’s attack and directly pressed towards the girl.

At the same time, two hammers carrying [Shock Thunder] descended from above; the last two Diesel Knights of the team leapt into the air and smashed toward Snow Bathing Sword.

Whether switching from defense to offense or using offense to defend, six to seven people in this team were always entangling Snow Bathing Sword, the ace, while the remaining three launched a fierce attack on Lainan and others who had barely adjusted their positions in the fierce battle.

Drawing from his personal experience as ’Mor’, and designing the ’optimal strategy’ for Snow Bathing Sword during his time as ’Hei Fan’, this scenario had been rehearsed numerous times by the ten Heavy Knights nearly certain to be divided at the onset of this plan.

And so, an eye-popping scene appeared in front of countless spectators.

The ace of the Holy Spear Knight Academy, the most eye-catching star of this martial arts competition, Snow Bathing Sword, who had been obliterating opponents from other representative teams almost in a few confrontations, was astonishingly held back by ten Diesel Iron Riders working in concert with five Heavy Knights!

Though not disadvantaged nor showing signs of defeat, the fact that this white-haired girl couldn’t annihilate the enemies instantly had already drawn gasps from everyone.

And those ’fans’ who, before the competition, claimed that our Miss Mu would make the Diesel Family step aside, also shut their mouths.

In merely less than ten seconds of confrontation, the Diesel Family’s Iron Riders proved their industry-dominating status, silencing those laymen who only came for the spectacle.

However, even though Motan almost perfectly replicated possible scenarios to his partners, the restraint by these few Heavy Knights still did not last long, not even enough for their three partners to eliminate Lainan and others after the charge ended.

The deadlock came quickly but ended even more abruptly.

After taking two rounds of [Shock Thunder] head-on, Snow Bathing Sword inhaled deeply, her gaze slightly focused, and forcefully planted [Frostless] into the ground.

Next moment, an intangible aura exploded out, leaving all Diesel Family knights caught within it suddenly feeling a weight on their bodies, while those Lainan and others specially ’attended to’ by Snow Bathing Sword felt a surge of energy coursing through them.

[Tai Chi Sword · Sky Break]

Player-created active skill

Creator: Snow Bathing Sword

Mastering Requirements: Any Sword Specialization ＞ Level 45

Cost/Restriction: Equipped ’Sword’ weapon, 30 Physical Strength Value/s

Effect: Insert the weapon into the ground, creating a seven-square-meter weightless sword qi field centered on it. All damage of friendly units within the field increases by 10%, self-damage increases by 50%, attacks gain [Armor Break] effect, and all enemy units suffer an additional base coefficient of 20% gravitational force, reduced based on the power disparity. If the quality of the weapon generating the aura is not lower than Unique Epic, the effect and cost of [Tai Chi Sword · Sky Break] will increase by an additional 100%, with a 20-second cooldown.

Trait [Sword Qi Field]: During the aura’s duration, weapons cannot be used.

[Note 1: Knowing oneself is clear, overcoming oneself is strong.]

[Note 2: ↑ From Chapter 33 of ’Laozi’]

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Unhesitatingly abandoning her weapon based on her combat instincts, despite losing [Frostless], Snow Bathing Sword’s personal damage doubled, and using her fingers as a sword, she gently swept both delicate hands across the air before her——

[Defeated Sword·Shield Breaking Style]

Two powerful qi forces surged out silently, striking the two tower shields always obstructing Snow Bathing Sword’s evasion path, and in the next second, directly shoved the two Diesel Heavy Knights behind them from their mounts, rendering them immobile on the ground.

Yet, even after regaining movement space, Snow Bathing Sword did not draw [Frostless], but instead, casually tapped its hilt, instantly dispersing all the buffs on Lainan and others, as well as herself, while the Diesel Heavy Knights, just adapted to the extra gravity, felt their bodies lighten again.

When everyone realized it, the surroundings were already dotted with starlight——

[Tai Chi Sword: Star Breaking]

Player-created active skill

Creator: Snow Bathing Sword

Mastering Requirements: Any Sword Specialization ＞ Level 45

Cost/Restriction: Equipped ’Sword’ weapon, 80 Physical Strength Value/s

Effect: Insert the weapon into the ground, creating a seven-square-meter weightless sword qi field centered on it. Enemies within the field will continually suffer sword intent attacks. Each second the field exists, both the cost and damage increase by 10%, while the range decreases by 5%, with a 20-second cooldown.

Trait [Sword Qi Field]: During the aura’s duration, weapons cannot be used.

[Note 1: Blunt their sharpness, resolve their confusions, harmonize their light, identify with their dust.]

[Note 2: ↑ From Chapters 4 and 56 of ’Laozi’]

Chapter 1109: The End