Baron Cullen

Karen steadied himself and changed tactics again, unleashing the second-tier combat skill "Gnawing Slash"!

The powerful and domineering way of exerting force gave the longsword in his hand the aura of being able to fight against a thousand troops!

However, Fiona remained unhurried.

Her seemingly casual movements were always able to defuse Karen's attacks at the last possible moment and point out their weaknesses.

"You've mastered the 'Savage Thrust' move well. Because it's simple and straightforward, it can be used as the starting move for any combat technique, rather than just for closing the distance to your opponent."

"Your 'Slash' is powerful, but it is also too rigid. If you encounter a nimble and cunning enemy, he can easily take advantage of it."

"The Spinning Slash relies on the continuous accumulation of momentum and power. This combat technique is similar in principle to your 'Brutal Triple Slash.' When using these two techniques, you can incorporate other movements to ensure your attacks have no openings!"

Under Fiona's pressure and guidance, Karen repeatedly used the combat techniques she had learned, trying to find a better way to combine them.

But I always feel like there's a membrane between us, and we can't truly become one.

The mysterious runes deep within his right eye continued to activate, constantly analyzing Fiona's every move.

He discovered that his opponent's fighting style was more like an art form.

There are no fixed moves, only the most effective responses.

Fiona's body seemed to be completely integrated with the extraordinary elements within her, and every movement contained countless variations.

"Combat techniques are just tools, and it's the people who use those tools," Fiona said, easily deflecting Karen's attacks. "I know you can easily grasp the core of a combat technique, but what I want to say is... don't be bound by combat techniques."

"Combat techniques are merely tools, and it is the person who uses those tools," Karen muttered to himself. The analysis of the mysterious runes and Fiona's guidance collided fiercely in his mind. "Don't... be bound by combat techniques!"

In a daze, he suddenly realized what was happening.

If the mysterious runes can analyze and understand combat techniques and others, why can't they be applied to himself?

Thinking of this, Karen closed her eyes and imagined what she looked like in her mind.

With the blessing of the mysterious runes, he seemed to see himself completely analyzed from the perspective of others!

The extraordinary circuits he perfectly integrated and continuously expanded, the subtle changes in his entire body with every movement, the circulation paths of extraordinary elements when unleashing combat techniques…

Everything about himself was now etched into his mind in incredible detail.

He launched another attack.

This time, however, he did not adhere to the order of combat techniques.

He started with "Savage Thrust", but the moment he got close to Fiona, he suddenly changed direction and incorporated the momentum of "Spinning Slash"!

After unleashing his first sword strike, while gathering momentum and power, his body suddenly moved like a ghost to Fiona's flank.

"Interesting!" For the first time, a different kind of light appeared in Fiona's usually cool eyes.

With her sharp eyes, she gripped her longsword and immediately thrust it towards Karen's weakest point!

However, Karen seemed to have anticipated this. As she spun around, she swung her longsword upwards, using a "reverse slash" to deflect most of the force from the blade and parry it away.

However, instead of striking with his sword, he changed from slashing to chopping, unleashing the momentum and power he had accumulated to unleash a second "spinning chop"!

This change was both abrupt and fluid, seamlessly blending the characteristics of the three combat techniques together.

Although it is still somewhat rough, it unleashes power and agility far exceeding any single move!

Fiona's pupils contracted slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

She had already prepared to block the "Reverse Slash" sword, but she didn't expect Karen to suddenly change her move, catching her off guard!

clang!

Her whole body tensed instantly. Although she managed to block the attack in time, the force she felt on her hand moved her slightly.

But before she could recover from her surprise, Karen's offensive showed no signs of stopping. He turned around and circled behind her, unleashing a red wave of energy with a single sword strike!

"The Violent Triple Slash!"

With the help of mysterious runes, Karen could be said to have complete insight into every corner of her own body.

He combined all the combat techniques together, as if all the techniques were operating along the same path, but with differences in the details.

At such close range, the next wave of energy slashed out, and even Fiona had to take it seriously.

She instinctively activated the extraordinary elements within her body, raised her hand and swung her sword to easily shatter the wave of energy, but at the same time, a second wave of energy followed closely behind!

Relying on the muscle memory honed through years of combat skills, she immediately unleashed the first-tier combat skill, "Savage Thrust"!

He shot out like an arrow, piercing through the air currents and heading straight for Karen's face!

Just when she thought Karen was too late to react and was about to back down, she saw that the latter changed his move again, gripping the sword with both hands and spinning his body to unleash the third-tier combat skill "Severance"!

The extraordinary elements attached to the blade instantly formed a barrier around Karen, perfectly blocking Fiona's attack.

"What?" Fiona exclaimed in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, Karen took a step forward, gripped her sword with both hands, and unleashed the final strike of her "Brutal Triple Slash" from below!

With the added power and momentum of the first two sword strikes, and at such close range, this sword strike actually forced Fiona back!

A sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out in the training field.

At the last moment, Fiona, caught off guard, suddenly unleashed her sixth-tier aura, shattering the fierce and domineering air wave.

She then sheathed her sword and stood up, staring intently at Karen: "Looks like you succeeded."

The boundaries between combat skills have become blurred for you; you have begun to truly integrate them.

This has resulted in a fighting style that is uniquely yours.

As she spoke, Fiona also recalled all of Karen's attacks in her mind.

His figure moved swiftly across the training ground, his steps agile, his attack trajectories unpredictable and elusive, and he carried with him a strange aura.

The feeling was like that of a dragon freely navigating the water, waiting for its chance to strike.

At this moment, Karen also stopped what she was doing and stood still, her eyes gleaming.

He bowed slightly to Fiona with utmost solemnity and said, "I think I have indeed found some clues. Thank you very much!"

Fiona looked at Karen, and her usually expressionless face seemed to have a strange look on it.

She could sense that the young man had just experienced a crucial moment of enlightenment.

She had experienced something similar before, so she was quite certain that this young man had taken another step on the path to becoming stronger after today.

Thinking of this, she asked, "That special combat technique you just figured out has a very smooth attack and an unpredictable trajectory. Have you thought about giving it a name?"

Karen was taken aback.

He hadn't really thought about that.

After all, although the attack just now seemed to have its own system, it was ultimately a combination of his own understanding and experience of the combat techniques he had mastered.

"I haven't decided yet." After thinking for a moment, he had no choice but to tell the truth.

Fiona's eyes lit up slightly, and she hesitated before saying, "No... how about we call it 'The Hundred Turns of the Soaring Dragon, the Annihilation Spinning Kill'?"

Karen looked at him incredulously: "???"

That strange feeling from before surged back into his mind, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

For a moment, the training ground was filled with an awkward and strange atmosphere.

Fiona seemed to sense something was wrong, coughed twice and said, "Um... I was just saying it casually, you don't have to take it seriously."

"After all, this is a special combat technique that you figured out yourself, so it's best if you name it yourself."

Karen noticed the faint disappointment in Fiona's eyes.

After a moment's thought, and roughly combining the name he had chosen with his knowledge from his previous life, he said, "Chief, I would like to call this combat technique 'Soaring Dragon'."

"A dragon soaring through the air!" Fiona exclaimed in surprise.

She clearly understood that Karen was intentionally preserving the meaning behind the name she had chosen, and after repeating it, she nodded slightly: "Not bad, it seems you have a talent for naming things... well, just like me."