So Lin Yun was not surprised at all. He had known he would have to face this eventually.
“Arrogant fellow. Even if I cannot unleash the full power of this Source Artefact, being able to draw on most of it is more than enough to destroy you!”
“Eclipse Moon Slash!”
The Blood Moon Alliance elder, shrouded in bloody light, caused the Source Artefact war blade in his hand to tremble. Then he swung it fiercely once more, sending another towering wave of blood crashing viciously towards Lin Yun.
With this slash, the air exploded completely, and space itself crackled with fractures.
Lin Yun could clearly sense that the same attack, now backed by the Source Artefact, had undergone a powerful surge in might.
His gaze sharpened. His treasured sword instantly turned into lightning and met the strike head-on.
The six divine veins within his body erupted in an instant, granting his strength another massive boost.
Boom!
Under the watchful eyes of the entire crowd, the two attacks collided once again. A terrifying shockwave burst from the point of impact, sweeping in all directions.
Both Lin Yun and the Blood Moon Alliance elder were forced back repeatedly by the recoil.
In this exchange, neither gained the upper hand.
“What! Even after the Blood Moon Alliance elder brought out his Source Artefact, he can still block it and hold his own?”
“This guy is… incredibly fierce!”
Many in the audience revealed looks of disbelief, accompanied by waves of astonished exclamations.
This development had truly caught them off guard.
Even the teams from the Dao Alliance and the six major forces in the VIP section were no exception.
Only the Young Lord of the Nether Palace wore a dark expression.
“How can this kid be so powerful!”
Even the Young Lord of the Nether Palace had not expected Lin Yun to unleash such strength. His eyes were filled with shock.
“Young Lord! He blocked it!” An Yun’s tense heart pounded wildly.
“That’s great!” Zou Dongsheng swallowed hard, his throat dry from nerves.
On the arena.
Both combatants, having retreated repeatedly, steadied themselves.
The shock in the eyes of the Blood Moon Alliance elder, now stabilised, grew even deeper.
“I did not expect you to have more tricks up your sleeve!”
The elder had assumed that once he deployed the Source Artefact, he could immediately turn defeat into victory. Yet Lin Yun had still blocked his attack.
Remember that the strength Lin Yun had displayed earlier already surpassed his own. How could the elder have imagined that Lin Yun was still holding back?
After steadying himself, Lin Yun felt a numbness in both hands. The war blade seemed capable of transmitting a paralysing effect, thereby hindering him.
Before the opponent revealed the Source Artefact, Lin Yun had held a complete advantage. After the Source Artefact appeared, Lin Yun activated his six divine veins. Even so, he lost that edge.
Not only was the power far greater, but it could also transmit a paralysing effect to affect him. The advantage this Source Artefact gave the Blood Moon Alliance elder was self-evident.
Normally, such debilitating effects from a weapon required it to pierce the skin and reach the flesh before the toxin could take hold inside the body.
Yet the Source Artefact in the elder’s hand could transmit this debilitating effect through direct clashes. That was truly terrifying.
Fortunately, with Lin Yun’s late-stage sacred body, the effect influenced him but not to an overwhelming degree.
Lin Yun looked at his opponent and sneered coldly. “You brought out a Source Artefact and still cannot defeat me outright. You really are pathetic. With strength like yours, the Blood Moon Alliance sent you to compete in the Peak Competition? Without a Source Artefact, you are nothing at all.”
In the VIP section.
“Elder Wei of the Blood Moon Alliance is far stronger than contestants from outside the six major forces, yet in this fellow’s mouth, he has become nothing at all.” The Dao Alliance members in the VIP section could not help but sigh.
“But what he says is not wrong. Without the Source Artefact, Elder Wei of the Blood Moon Alliance would probably have lost by now.”
This time, no one called Lin Yun arrogant for his words.
Because Lin Yun truly had the strength to back them up.
On the arena.
Such mockery sounded utterly grating in the ears of the Blood Moon Alliance elder.
“Kid, even if I win by relying on the Source Artefact, the result is still my victory!”
“Next, just wait to be defeated and eliminated!”
The Blood Moon Alliance elder roared in fury.
As his words fell, the war blade in his hand trembled again, whipping up another towering wave of blood that surged ruthlessly towards Lin Yun.
Although neither had gained an advantage in their previous clash.
The Blood Moon Alliance elder knew that his Source Artefact would inflict a paralysing debilitating effect on Lin Yun. If he fought a little longer, his advantage would surely grow greater and greater.
