COILING DRAGON, the first stance of the Nine Heaven's Swordsmanship, the applications of this move is very simple, as one needs to draw their body and their weapon in a circular motion, to generate accelaration while rotating and creating a centripetal force,to inflict a tremendous amount of damage to it's opponent.
Even Karn himself had no idea that his attack is gonna leave such a devastating after effects, it was the first time ever he used his swordsmanship on a living human.
Looking at the Viscount who was lying on the floor with a missing jaw on his face,Karn could help but throw a shocked glance towards Ian and ask.
"Is he dead.?"
Ian walked towards Viscount Silva's body, before he shook his little cat head and said.
"Not yet, but he has completely lost half of his face, I am afraid unless he consumes an 'EPIC' Grade Elixer, there's no other way for him to heal."
Although Ian said that, he knew well enough that there's no way a noble belonging to this desolate place could afford an 'EPIC' Grade Elixer, so to say, this might be what Viscount Silva would probably look this for the rest of his life.
"S...So, what are we going to do now, am I suppose to kill this person or what." Karn asked with frightened tone.
"No, if a nobleman is found dead in the middle of a nowhere, the capital might send Knights and Mages in here to investigate, and it won't take long for them to find out what exactly happened in here."
Honestly, the current state of Viscount Silva, is the most ideal scenario for both Ian as well as Karn, Since he is still not dead, the capital won't bother sending their troops in here, while this entire incident might get closed as a bandit robbery.
As those thoughts raced through Ian's mind he felt something charging towards them, with a tremendous speed.
Ian wasn't the only one who felt this presence, as all those training that Karn went through made him quite sensitive, to any little moments around him, as he could feel something charging straight towards him, with a speed even faster than himself.
Karn could internally feel his instincts screaming at him while telling him to run with all his might. Karn immediately raised his stick high up in the air, waiting for whatever that might seem to be coming for him.
Out of nowhere, a figure suddenly jumped in front of Karn, while throwing a kick aiming right at neck.
Karn instinctively raised his wooden stick infront of his face, while channeling his force, to block the incoming attack.
Despite managing to block that attack, the impact from the attack knocked Karn multiple meters behind, as he fell right near Viscount Silva's unconscious body.
The Impact had completely shattered his wooden stick , he has been carrying into two, as he immediately glanced towards the culprit responsible for this.
Soon a long dark blue haired man, who appeared to be in his late twenties, was standing infront of Karn, while giving him a look of admiration towards him.
"Not bad, Not bad at all, you managed to block my attack with just a wooden stick , from what I can see you just turned into an adult." The dark blue haired Knight said with an amicable tone. Even though, Karn has completely covered his face, and those intense training has completely ribbed his physic, it wasn't enough to fool the person in from of him.
Karn completely ignored those praises coming from the individual standing in front of him, as he immediately started rummaging through the body of the Viscount Silva that was lying beside him, before grabbing the sword that's tied around his waist.
"My name is Stanley Barnes, you can call me, Sir Stanley Barnes, May I know the name of the person I am about to kill." Stanley Barnes said with a respectful tone.
Only those who are presented with an official knighthood, from a noble family, have a 'Sir' as a title before their name.
'He is a Knight' Karn thought inwardly, as this unknown individual revealed his identity, he couldn't help but lament is luck, as he was unlucky enough to encounter this individual, just as he was about to finish his task.
While receiving no response for his question, Knight Stanley Barnes let out a slight chuckle before saying "Not much of a talker I see."
Karn decided to stop wasting any more minutes into this, as clenched the sword he has just grabbed tightly, before charging straight towards Stanley Barnes.
He raised his sword in mid air and performed consecutive stabs, aiming right towards Stanley Barnes vital points.
Giving a lazy glance towards the incoming attack towards him, Stanley Barnes didn't even bother lifting his sword, as he deflected all those barrages of attack, aiming towards him with his bare hands.
Karn immediately started mixing all the core concepts, of stabbing , slicing and cutting which he tirelessly polished for the last two years of his life.
~Swish~Stab~Clanck~Swish~Stab
But all those incoming attacks, were deflected by Stanley Barnes by just a mere swat of his hand.
Soon Stanley Barnes made a tired, yawning expression, while still blocking Karn's incoming attacks with his bare hands "If this is all you're capable of, I see no point in dragging this any longer."
There are usually two ways for a Swordsman or a Martial Artists to advance further in Ranks, one being the usual and orthodox, training, while the other being, having duels and collecting vast number of people while gathering experience, through fighting against opponents that are your equal or even stronger than yourself.
One of the reasons why Stanley Barnes didn't end this fight instantly was because he was hoping for some kind of challenge, but it seems he has completely overestimated his opponent.
Karn gradually started breathing loudly, as he could feel the force inside him started depleting at a very alarming rate.
'Shit, this attacks couldn't even lay a scratch on his body, I'll just have to go all out."
Karn decided to go all out and put everything, in this one single attack of his.
As he immediately channelled his entire force inside his body, while draining it out completely from his body , as he gripped his sword with all his might, as his veins popped out of his hands, and he jumped high as much as he possibly can, while twisting his entire body in a Circular motion, creating a centripetal force, completely on a different scale compared to the one he used on Viscount silva.
First Heaven of Nine Heaven's Swordsmanship:-
"COILING DRAGON"
~BANG~
A huge loud noise echoed through the entire Forest, as seemingly light cracks seemed to appear on the ground, from the impact of his attack.
'He broke through' Ian exclaimed inwardly, as he witnessed this entire scene playing right in front of him.
Due to intense pressure, while going through a life and death situation against an opponent several realms ahead of him, Karn's body seemed to have pushed itself to it's limits, with him breaking through to a Rank of 'Two Star Swordsman' before Ian's estimation time.
But Ian made a sorrowful expression and thought 'But it's still not enough to defeat his opponent, who is a 'Three Star Magic swordsman'.
"Hahahahahaha, So you had something up your sleeve " Stanley Barnes said while giving a hysteric laugh
He felt an incoming threat towards him, the moment Karn jump high up in the air, as he immediately grabbed his sword while channeling his Mana into it, to block the incoming attack towards him.
"Hahaha, I might have lost my hand, if I had tried to block that attack barehanded. " Stanley Barnes said, while holding his sword covered in ashen blue hue."You taught me a very important lesson today, I guess dragging this fight wasn't a complete waste of time."
Karn's fighting spirit completely dimmed out, as he felt his entire energy completely drained out, while his opponent was still standing without a scratch, while holding his sword completely covered with his Mana.
He couldn't do anything when his opponent was barehanded, but now that he has unscheated his sword while channeling his Mana, the only outcome waiting for him is death.
As Karn slowly started losing his counciousness,and gradually got knocked out cold in the ground as he was completely drained out of energy because of the attack he just used a while ago.
As Stanley Barnes started walking towards his opponent, to put this duel to conclusion, but he gradually halted his steps as it seems a black cat suddenly jumped between him blocking his way.
As Ian gave a deep contemplating look towards Stanley Barnes before finally opening his mouth
"Let's make a Deal."