Chapter 471: Gareth’s Dark Body [Part 2]
Gareth’s Dark Body [Part 2]
Leon’s figure blurred.
Using the Sky Sovereign Golden Eagle Sacred Agile Scripture, he instantly left the position where Gareth’s palm had fallen.
Boom!
The dark palm struck the empty space.
The void exploded.
At almost the same moment, Leon raised his right hand.
The enormous sword above his head moved with him.
Its terrifying sword intent had already gathered to an astonishing level.
Leon’s eyes became cold.
Then his hand descended.
The huge sword suddenly slashed down.
The sword light tore through the darkness.
Roar...
A monstrous roar shook the battlefield.
Within the dark blood mist, Gareth raised his head toward the descending sword.
His robes whipped wildly around him.
The strange aura surged around his body like an ocean of blood.
Then, from within that darkness, a gigantic skull suddenly emerged.
It was completely covered in blood energy.
Its hollow eye sockets burned with a sinister crimson light.
Its enormous jaws opened.
Roar!
The skull lunged forward.
It bit toward the huge sword.
Boom!
The collision sent a terrifying shockwave through the battlefield.
The world shook.
The earth beneath everyone’s feet trembled violently.
Mountains in the distance cracked.
Countless fragments of stone were lifted into the air before being swept away by the violent force.
For a moment, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.
A cold fear crawled into their hearts.
This was no longer an ordinary battle.
The strength Gareth had displayed after refining the strange aura was simply too terrifying.
The pressure alone made many cultivators instinctively retreat.
Even Mike and Guardian Elder smith revealed fear in their eyes.
They stared anxiously at the charming man in Black robe in the sky.
Their hands tightened unconsciously.
Neither of them dared to look away.
The decisive moment of the bloody battle between the two powerful sects had finally arrived.
Everything had reached the final stage.
If Leon won today’s battle, the Celestis Academy would win.
If Leon lost, the Celestis Academy would also lose.
There was no room for retreat.
No second chance.
At this moment of life and death, everyone placed their hopes on Leon.
The disciples of the Celestis Academy watched the battlefield with pale faces.
Some clenched their weapons.
Others silently prayed.
But among them, two figures were especially tense.
Selena stood motionless.
Her long white-silver hair flowed behind her in the wind, and her blue eyes were fixed upon the battle high above.
Her fingers were clenched so tightly that her knuckles had turned pale.
Beside her, Rias was equally nervous.
Her long red hair danced around her shoulders, while her large red eyes followed every movement of the battle.
Neither woman spoke.
They didn’t need to.
Their teacher was fighting for his life.
And they were too weak to stand beside him.
That helplessness hurt more than fear.
They could only watch.
They could only pray that the man who had always protected them would return safely.
Above them, Leon stood alone against the darkness.
Gareth finished dispersing the enormous sword above his head.
The blood mist around him surged again.
He did not stop.
There was no hesitation.
He immediately locked onto Leon’s movement.
His eyes flashed.
Then he struck again.
"Kid, give me your life!"
Boom!
Another dark palm exploded forward.
It was faster than before.
Stronger than before.
And more vicious.
The attack contained no restraint whatsoever.
Gareth had already seized the initiative.
He intended to keep it.
This was his style.
Once he gained the upper hand, he would never give his opponent a chance to breathe.
He would attack again and again.
He would force his opponent into a corner.
He would crush every opportunity for recovery before finishing the battle.
Leon moved.
The battlefield became a blur.
One palm.
Two palms.
Three palms.
The two figures repeatedly collided and separated.
Every exchange caused the void to tremble.
Darkness and sword light constantly tore through the sky.
Leon relied on his movement technique to evade several attacks.
But Gareth’s perception had become frighteningly sharp after refining his Dark Body.
He gradually captured Leon’s trajectory.
Then, after several rounds, he finally found the perfect moment.
His palm struck.
Boom!
The terrifying force slammed into Leon’s body.
Leon’s arm went numb.
The impact traveled through his bones and into his shoulder.
For a brief moment, even his fingers tingled.
Leon moved backward through the air.
His long black hair scattered around his face.
He lowered his arm.
Slowly, he flexed his fingers.
The numbness gradually faded.
Then something unexpected happened.
Leon smiled.
Not a bitter smile.
Not a forced smile.
A genuine smile.
His purple eyes gradually brightened with excitement.
"Ha..."
He let out a quiet breath.
Then he laughed.
"Haha... Interesting. Is this the so-called Dark Body?"
Gareth’s expression froze.
He had expected pain.
He had expected fear.
Perhaps even desperation.
But he saw none of those things.
Instead, Leon looked excited.
That made Gareth’s heart sink.
The continuous dodging just now wasn’t because Leon was afraid and didn’t dare to take it head-on.
It was simply caution.
Leon had always been careful when facing an unknown opponent.
Especially one who had suddenly obtained a terrifying new power.
He wanted to understand it first.
He wanted to see what was truly special about this so-called Dark Body.
Now, after several exchanges, he finally had his answer.
Leon had already seen enough.
The Dark Body was indeed powerful.
Very powerful.
It was stronger than any opponent he had encountered in the past.
The pressure it gave him was tremendous.
Even the Butcher from back then had never made Leon feel this much pressure.
That comparison alone was enough to show how terrifying Gareth had become.
But Leon was not frightened.
Instead, his interest had been completely awakened.
So that was the secret.
The strange aura had not merely increased Gareth’s cultivation.
It had transformed his entire body.
It had strengthened his physical foundation, amplified his blood energy, and allowed him to wield a level of power that ordinary cultivators could not withstand.
Leon understood.