Zongwang: Unspeakable fear!

Chapter 913 Fierce Battle

clang!
Sparks flew as the greatsword struck the hilt of the spear. Garnard twisted the hilt, and Gao Yang immediately felt an unstoppable force emanating from the sword.

Garnard swept the spear horizontally, the tip whistling loudly, the sound waves transforming into high-frequency vibrating air blades that swept towards Gao Yang's head.

Gao Yang leaned back slightly, and Yong Yao raised his gun to block in front of him, the spear blade brushing against the sword edge as it passed before his eyes.

The air blade flew out and cut down all the stone pillars within a kilometer radius behind Gao Yang.

The spear missed again, but Garnard showed no emotion. He dragged the spear, the handle of which retreated like a snake along his palm, while the blade, with a strange brutality, hooked towards Gao Yang's forehead.

Gao Yang let out a low groan, unleashed his power, and slashed out with his sword.

A brilliant radiance of will flashed in his eyes, and the enhancement of his will made his sword unstoppable.

Tyrant body slash!
The sudden, overwhelming force caught Garnard off guard, causing his spear to fly high into the air and his entire body to stagger backward.

After retreating six or seven steps, Garnard finally stopped and stood atop a stone pillar several thousand meters high, looking towards Gao Yang.

Gao Yang also stood on a stone pillar, looking at Garnard opposite him.

The previous encounters were merely a warm-up for both of them.

However, through this brief warm-up, Gao Yang determined that Garnard, who was holding a battle gun, was the same type of being as him.

If he himself is a sword cultivator, then the Garnard before him is a spear cultivator, extremely passionate about the spear, his spear skills honed through countless trials, coupled with his extremely high physical attributes, which makes the combat power he can unleash extremely exaggerated.

This discovery made Gao Yang's heart start to race. He never underestimated any opponent, but if he encountered opponents as powerful as Garnard, life would surely be much more exciting.

No more than twenty meters apart, Gao Yang and Garnard stared at each other. They were thousands of meters in the air, and the wind howled through the stone forest, playing a piercing and violent prelude to war.

"Gao Yang, fight to your heart's content."

Amidst the howling wind, a glint of light ignited in Garnard's deep, grey-brown eyes, and the spear in his hand unleashed a soaring beam of light.

"Come!"

Gao Yang smiled slightly; he was in excellent condition.

After he finished speaking, the two of them stood still and did not move.

The wind howled, whipping up layers of air currents.

The moment Gao Yang finished speaking, Garnard met his eyes, and with that one glance, he dragged Gao Yang into the battlefield of mental will.

On the gray-white rocky ground, Garnard stood holding a gun, while Gao Yang stood indifferently, holding a golden greatsword of will.

In the next instant, Garnard thrust forward with his spear, the sharp spear light instantly piercing through the void and heading straight for Gao Yang.

Gao Yang slashed down with his sword, his radiant will almost tangible, severing the spear's edge while continuing its momentum towards Garnard opposite him.

This was the first time he had encountered an enemy who had actively dragged him into the battle of wills, which shows how confident Garnard was in his own mental fortitude.

Fortunately, Gao Yang was equally confident in his own will.

Battles in the mental world have no concept of time. For the audience in the arena, the moment Gao Yang finished saying "Come," they saw Garnard grunt and take a big step back as if he had been hit hard.

In that instant, Gao Yang took a step forward, the stone pillar beneath him shattered with a deafening roar, and the terrifying power propelled him to appear instantly in front of Garnard, raising his sword to strike.

Now that Gao Yang understood the path Garnard had taken, he knew that the old attack methods that used swordsmanship to generate sword energy would be of little use to Garnard. In the battle against Garnard, only the clash of spear and sword was the most direct and effective.

"Natural Disaster: Heavy Slash!"

As Garnard grunted, he held his spear horizontally above his head. He knew perfectly well that he had lost the battle of wills, and that meant he had already lost the initiative in the actual fight.

If Gao Yang's attack cannot be stopped at this moment, the battle will end in a very short time.

clang!
A piercing explosion rang out, and the thick, bowl-shaped gun handle bent downwards due to the immense force. The handle, made of an unknown material, bent instantly and struck Garnard heavily on the shoulder.

With just this one sword strike, Garnard was deeply embedded in the stone pillar beneath him, disappearing from Gao Yang's sight, leaving only a human-shaped crater on the ground at the top of the pillar.

Gao Yang showed no joy. Although the sword strike was extremely heavy, Garnard was very skilled at deflecting force. He deliberately allowed himself to be struck into the stone pillar, which not only deflected a large amount of force but also concealed his figure, giving him a chance to catch his breath.

Rumble!
The spear's beam shot out, and wherever it passed, the thousand-meter-long stone pillars quickly disintegrated.

Gao Yang took a step back, and the tip of the spear, gleaming with a cold light, grazed past him.

Garnard moved like a dragon, arriving with the gun.

'Natural disaster, thunderbolt.'

A blinding, lightning-like sword aura entered Garnard's vision, leaving him with nothing but that dazzling sword aura.

With one hand holding the gun, Garnard twisted the weapon and swept it horizontally. Just before colliding with the thunderous sword energy, he also gripped the gun handle with his other hand. With just one movement, the momentum of the sweeping gun surged.

With a "whoosh," the spear blade extinguished the lightning. Amidst the scattered fragments of lightning, the spear tip slashed across Gao Yang's front, leaving a deep wound across his chest. Through the wound, one could see the bright red internal organs throbbing violently beneath his ribs.

The sharp spear intent entered his body, but was instantly obliterated by Gao Yang's will. Ignoring the injuries on his body, he stepped forward again and slashed with his sword once more.

For Gao Yang, this level of injury was practically nothing.

Garnard's brow twitched for a moment. Facing Gao Yang's slash, he was unwilling to take it head-on, because in their previous exchanges, he already knew that the weight of Gao Yang's slash was beyond his ability to withstand. With a thought, his body immediately retreated to the side, his spear moving nimbly like a snake, constantly trembling as it brushed against the blade of Gao Yang's descending greatsword.

This shot perfectly embodies the essence of the saying, "A gun fears a shake of the head, a stick fears a tap."

Amidst the violent tremors, although Gao Yang's sword-wielding hand remained as steady as Mount Tai, it still shifted slightly.

The sword energy grazed past him, carving a bottomless ravine in the stone forest behind Garnard.

Neither Gao Yang nor Garnard hesitated for a moment after their swords missed their target, and they attacked again.

With a sudden burst of strength, Garnard's spear vibrated like ripples on water, its tip swaying left and right like a serpent. In the next instant, the spear tip vanished from Gao Yang's perception.

Gao Yang's eyes narrowed, and a strong radiance of will burst forth from them. The moment he unleashed his sword strike, a powerful golden light erupted from the blade.

'Cataclysmic Disaster: The Realm Without Darkness!'

If he can't see the opponent's attack, then he should make sure the opponent can't see his attack either.

Kong~~
Golden light spread instantly, and in that instant, Garnard's vision and senses were filled with endless golden light. In this dazzling golden light, sharp sword energy shot out with a roar.

Faced with the sword energy rushing in from all directions, Garnard's body suddenly became ethereal, along with the spear in his hand.

A golden line slashed across Garnard's body, but it did not cause him any harm. At the same time, the spear tip, which was like a serpent dancing wildly, pierced Gao Yang's head. However, because of Garnard's ethereal state, the spear did not hurt Gao Yang.

At Gao Yang's level, the outcome of a battle can be decided in an instant, so no one will reveal their weaknesses unless absolutely necessary.

As Garnard's intangibility ended, Gao Yang slashed down with his sword once more.

The violent sword energy and spear light intertwined, frantically destroying everything within their combat range.

Even though the audience at the Gladiator's Summit had an immersive perspective, the speed displayed by Gao Yang and his opponent during the fight was so terrifying that most viewers who had not reached the Legendary level could not even see the trajectory of their attacks.

In just a few seconds, Gao Yang and Garnard exchanged blows over a hundred times. Gao Yang attempted to break Garnard's stance eight times and kill him with a single sword strike, but he failed each time. Garnard also attempted to pierce Gao Yang with his spear blade six times, but Gao Yang dodged those attacks as well.

Within the stone forest, two figures, one in gold and one in gray, moved like lightning, leaving devastation in their wake.

'Man-made disaster, a heart-wrenching tragedy.'

Gao Yang thrust his sword at Garnard, who had just finished his ethereal transformation. Instantly, streaks of sword energy appeared around Garnard. As Gao Yang thrust his sword, these suddenly appearing sword energies, like ten thousand swords returning to their origin, shot wildly towards Garnard.

There's no way to avoid it!

Garnard was startled. Sensing the sharpness of the sword, he decisively unleashed his power, his spear suddenly swirling in a circle. The space within the circle rapidly distorted, transforming into a vortex.

The golden sword energy that shot towards them was all sucked into this vortex of spear blades.

After breaking through Gao Yang's sword strike, Garnard shook his spear, shattering all the sword energy absorbed into the vortex of the spear blade. Then, holding the spear with both hands, a heavy, rock-like radiance appeared in his gray-white eyes. He thrust his spear through space, aiming at Gao Yang.

With a thrust of his spear, an endless sea of ​​blood appeared behind Garnard. Within the sea of ​​blood, layers upon layers of white skeletons roared with resentment, stirring up towering waves that crashed towards Gao Yang.

The bloody aura made the hairs on Gao Yang's back stand on end. Faced with this shot, he had no way out; if he retreated, he would surely die!

The sound of a spear piercing through space, tearing through fabric, was even more piercing than the howling wind.

'Natural Disaster - Shattered Domain!'

Kakakka~
The space in front of Gao Yang seemed to be frozen, making a crisp cracking sound. The originally ethereal space was now forcibly molded into a steel plate.

The spear that pierced through space suddenly slowed down after entering the area affected by 'Cataclysmic Shattered Domain', and spiderweb-like spatial cracks spread from the spear tip.

Upon noticing this, Garnard immediately put away his gun, but unfortunately, in that instant, Gao Yang seized the opportunity.

'Natural Disaster - Star Piercing'

With a soft "hiss," a jet-black sword mark rapidly spread towards Garnard, distorting the space in its path before undulating like liquid.

Although Garnard had already parried with his gun, the sword still broke through his defense, and the dark sword energy grazed the gun handle and entered his chest.

A burning sensation appeared in Garnard's senses, and his vision went black as his consciousness was instantly swallowed up.

wow~
When Garnard opened his eyes again, he saw Gao Yang standing a hundred meters away with his sword. Garnard expressionlessly ran his hand over his chest, and the hideous wound disappeared instantly.

Losing a chance to revive with a single sword strike did not cause him any emotional fluctuations; on the contrary, his will became even more resilient.

Garnard was already used to situations that were several times more desperate than this, and this level of pressure was not unbearable for him.

As the faint halo surrounding Garnard's body dissipated, the blood within him began to boil, and his unwavering will began to slowly stir.

"disease!"

With a roar, Garnard thrust his spear forward.

The sharp spear tip swept past Gao Yang's head in an instant, and a trickle of blood slid down his forehead.

Gao Yang's eyes remained calm, even though he had just narrowly escaped having his skull pierced.

(End of this chapter)