Child of Destiny

Chapter 304: A Contest between Gods: Arthur vs Leonard (Part 2)

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After a few more melee exchanges, Arthur and Leonard finally got a good grasp on each otherʼs current battle prowess. And due to this they started using some powerful skills whenever they got a good chance to execute them.

And every time they used their respective skills, the whole training room seemed to shake violently as if there were two titans clashing with each other.

Boom!

And yet another powerful clash occurred, resulting in the two of them to be separated from each other.

When Arthur landed on the ground, he turned his head at Leonard and looked at him in full of amazement. And right after a few seconds, he said to the latter. ”Looks like you really made a lot of progress this time. I must admit that I am really surprised.”

Hearing that compliment, Leonard couldnʼt help but clicked his tongue as he felt some sarcasm on those words; especially when he was aware that this guy was still holding back a lot of his powers. ”Tsk!”

After a brief moment of thinking, he stared at Arthur with a serious look on his face before saying. ”I know that you still have a set of cards under your sleeves, how about you show them a little. This is a sparring match to improve ourselves. So, how are we going to stimulate our potential if you keep on holding back your strength?”

Then he straightened his back and rested one of his war-axes on his shoulder before asking. ”How about going all-out for real this time? After all, we need to push ourselves to our limits.”

”Oh~!” Arthur was a little surprised when he heard those words from Leonard; especially when he felt the seriousness of those words.

A moment later, he also turned serious and said. ”If you are that determined to see my real strength, then how about you also start going serious now? I know that you are also holding up our trump cards. How about you start revealing them too? And I will respond with mine.”

Hearing that, Leonard suddenly formed a huge grin with his face before saying. ”You said it yourself.”

After that, he released Aura Manifestation yet again. But this time, the huge figure that manifested behind him was not a beast lion. Instead, it was a humanoid creature bare upper body with some beast furs on it. Its human head looked fierce and savage, especially due to its hairstyle that seemingly similar to the mane of an adult male lion.

Together with the appearance of this Aura Manifestation was a sudden burst of bloodlust that was sent in every direction. And due to that, the air around him was giving a lot of pressure to anyone that was trying to enter it.

When Arthur saw the new Aura Manifestation released by Leonard, he couldnʼt help but have a huge surprise. ”That Manifestation! Is this guy already about to have a breakthrough on his real-world cultivation?”

”The Aura Manifestation was not just an ordinary Martial-Artist technique used to suppress their opponents, but it was also the reflection of someoneʼs soul and cultivation stage.”

”So, if Leonard managed to transform his Aura Manifestation into its humanoid form, then it means he is already at a point where he is and about to reach the Ethereal Stage of the Ascension Realm.”

Realizing this, Arthur suddenly grinned widely and said to himself. ”Looks like his master is not that simple either. To think that he was able to make this guy reach this stage and catch up with us in terms of cultivation? Now, this is going to be a little more interesting.”

After that, he also released an Aura Manifestation of his own. And just like Leonardʼs, the manifested aura that he had this time was in humanoid form.

It was someone with a lean built but had a muscular body. At the same time, there were some patches of golden scales on each of its arms that ran through from its shoulders coming down to its wrist.

Both of its claw-like hands were also covered with golden scales, which were slightly different in size and shapes. Meanwhile, there was also a pair of horns on its head that were extending upwards.

And together with its appearance, the air surrounding Arthur changed once again. It became much heavier compared to before.

Due to the power auras that these two gods were releasing, the atmosphere on the whole area became too suffocating as if it could choke someone to death.

Boom!

And when the two auras collided with each other, it seemed to create a silent explosion right in the middle of the two.

At the same time, when the both of them started assuming their battle stances, the air inside the whole area suddenly became much heavier. It was as if there was a heavy storm that was about to come.

Arthur and Leonard stared at each other for quite a few seconds before they started charging at each other on the very same moment.

And while he was launching forward, Leonard suddenly surrounded himself with a crimson aura that looked like a blazing flame dancing around him.

After gauging the distance, Leonard suddenly leapt forward during his run before forcing himself to fall towards Arthurʼs direction while planning to smash both of his war-axes downwards. At the same time, the crimson aura that was surrounding him suddenly transformed into a figure of a gigantic lion, who was furiously pouncing towards its opponent.

ʼClass Fight Style: Descend of the War Godʼ

Naturally, Arthur was not idle either. He waved his spear in a circular motion, covering his entire body with a golden aura as he rushed forward.

A moment later, he launched himself in the air while also thrusting his spear towards Leonard, who was descending at him. He also was leaving a trail of golden light behind him as he flew diagonally towards his opponent.

At the same time, the aura surrounding him and the light that he left behind started to swirl and moved in spiral motion. And on the very next instant, it came to form a figure of a golden dragon that was flying towards that sky.

ʼClass Fighting Style: Golden Dragon soars through the Heavenʼ

BOOM!!!

And right after that collision of the two beasts, a very powerful explosion was immediately created. That explosion was too great, which sent strong shockwaves in all directions. And these shockwaves were quite repetitive and kept on pounding the walls of the training room.

If not for the place being isolated by a strong formation, then these shockwaves were more than enough to shake the whole battle arena or might be the whole Calderock Town.

This collision signified the strength of these two Godlike Players, but that was just the start. Because on the very next moment, the two started exchanging a few more blows that were almost as strong as this one.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each of their blows had a very strong might hidden behind them, which was the reason why every time their weapons clashed against each other, shockwaves were being created.

This fight seemed to be a battle between two titans, who were having an intense brawl. For every step that they took and every punch that they sent, the earth would shake while the air would create some gigantic ripples.

Or it might be even a collision of two gods that were throwing blows after blows against each other; and every time their weapons clashed, thunders would run through the sky and would make the whole world shake.

Nevertheless, the battle continued.

Leonard was swinging both his war-axes left and right with all of his might. He was not showing signs of stopping or slowing down, as if he was a mad beast that was not going to stop unless his opponent fell lifelessly on the ground.

Leonard entered a strange state of complete offensive. This state was similar to Professor Plumʼs ʼBlack Origin Thresholdʼ; a state where someone could think nothing but continue attacking. Attack until his opponent become overwhelmed by his barrage of attacks.

This strange state was taught to him by his master and it was called the ʼHeart Devil Stateʼ. And since he was an old-time player, he was more familiar with the game mechanics and how it worked. So, recreating this state inside the game was quite easy for him.

But despite showering Arthur with a barrage of furious attacks, the latter didnʼt get overwhelmed even a bit; he was just calmly defending himself while also throwing some strong counter attacks in the mix. Unlike Leonard who was in a strange state of complete offensive, he was in a state of tranquility, which was quite unusual for him.

If it was before, he was going to try contesting against Leonard with brute force and threw some attacks of his own. But after training under his ʼmasterʼ, he discovered that he was using his talent in a wrong way.

So, after being led in the right direction, Arthur learned to make himself calm in battle. With this, he could properly use his ocular talent and read his opponentʼs movements with it. And when he learned that this new style was too perfect for him, he asked his grandfather and uncle Nathan to teach him some calming technique that he could practice.

That was when he was taught to use the ʼDragon Solenceʼ, a special calming technique that could make its user enter a state of being too calm and steady. This state was able to make Arthur to both defend and counter attack at the same time.

Naturally, he was able to recreate this technique inside the game because he was playing virtual games since he was young. And if Leonard could do it, then what about him who was playing games much longer than him.

With all of these, the strengths of these two colliding Gods escalated into an even higher level, which also made the intensity of their ongoing battle to skyrocket into an even greater degree. And this very intense battle continued all the way until Shin and the others arrived at the training room, and stared dumbfoundingly at the unbelievable scene right in front of them.

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