Cang Chen’s long-range attacks, especially his most lethal Frost Sky Arrow, required a moment to condense and further charged while in flight. In close-quarters combat, that technique was completely unusable.
It was exactly like an archer who could dominate from afar, but once an enemy closed in, the bow and arrow in his hands became next to useless.
“Vajra Shield!”
Faced with Lin Yun’s lightning-fast strike, Cang Chen had no choice but to react.
Divine sense surged from him and instantly formed a massive glowing shield in front of him.
Because Lin Yun’s sword arrived like a thunderbolt, the shield had not fully solidified when the blade crashed down.
Crack!
The terrifying force within the strike shattered the shield in an instant. The impact sent Cang Chen reeling, his face paling as he was forced backwards.
Lin Yun gave him no respite. He exploded forward with speed, sword light flashing as he slashed at Cang Chen again.
He absolutely could not allow any distance to open. He had to stay glued to his opponent!
Against Lin Yun’s relentless onslaught, Cang Chen could only keep condensing divine sense to defend himself.
Boom, boom, boom!
Fierce collisions erupted without pause.
In melee range, Cang Chen’s combat strength clearly dropped a full tier. Many of his powerful techniques were rendered useless.
Under Lin Yun’s ferocious, unending barrage, Cang Chen actually fell into a completely passive position.
Cang Chen kept trying to create distance.
Yet Lin Yun’s speed was extreme, and his swordsmanship equally swift. Lin Yun clung to him like glue; no gap could be opened.
“Cang Chen, you thought you could finish me off? Looks like you miscalculated badly! Let us see who dies today!” Lin Yun’s face twisted with ferocity, killing intent rolling off him.
Even while fighting at such close quarters, Lin Yun was waiting for one opening!
The moment Cang Chen’s defence faltered and revealed a flaw, Lin Yun would seize it, break through, and drive his sword into Cang Chen’s body!
With the frail physique of the elves, a single solid hit would inflict massive, possibly fatal damage.
After this exchange, Lin Yun finally understood why the elf race had declined in their ancestral lands. Once their divine sense was restricted by soul-protecting pendants, they were inferior to humans in far too many areas.
Hearing Lin Yun’s words, Cang Chen’s expression turned utterly black.
He, a grand apex-level expert, was actually being beaten so miserably?
At the start, he had been brimming with confidence that he would crush Lin Yun single-handedly!
“Third Uncle, hurry and kill him!” Cang Chen roared through clenched teeth.
“Cang Chen, you really have no shame. Weren’t you utterly confident you could handle me alone? An apex-level expert like you, facing a mere Unity Realm like me, and now you call for help? Aren’t you embarrassed if word gets out?” Lin Yun sneered while continuing his barrage.
“You…” Cang Chen’s face flushed with humiliation.
He had declared he would kill Lin Yun by himself. Calling for aid now was undeniably mortifying.
Yet he felt a mortal threat. If he did not get help, he knew that one lapse in defence would allow Lin Yun’s attack to land, and that would be lethal!
“Insolent brat! You dare dream of killing an apex expert of my elf race?”
“Seven Luminaries Palm!”
The distant elf elder bellowed. Powerful divine sense instantly surged forth, rapidly condensing into an enormous palm print in the sky.
The level of divine sense the elder displayed had clearly reached the third step of the apex realm.
Each major realm of divine sense was divided into nine minor steps, meaning this elder’s strength was fully two minor steps above Cang Chen’s.
The power of the attack he unleashed was visibly far greater than Cang Chen’s, and the threat it posed to Lin Yun was immense!
If that strike landed, even if Lin Yun blocked with everything he had, he would probably be half-dead at best.
“If you really fire that attack, we’ll both take the hit! Let us see who can withstand it! Let us see who dies first!” Lin Yun revealed a demonic, savage grin.
While speaking, he stayed glued to Cang Chen, trading blows without the slightest intention of turning to face the elder’s attack.
Lin Yun knew perfectly well that if he turned to block the elder’s strike, even going all out, he would not stop it.
Moreover, the moment he turned, Cang Chen would seize the chance to pull away.
Rather than that, he would ignore the elder’s attack completely and keep Cang Chen locked in melee.
If the old man truly unleashed that strike, then at worst, Lin Yun and Cang Chen would die together.
