Zhu Yi waited. He only stopped in respect of his opponent.
The One-Line Swordsman grabbed at his blindfold. After a moment, he ripped it off. Behind the blindfold, there were two unique eyes.
Both had a single, vertical, black pupil that looked exactly like the line the One-Line Swordsman used.
The One-Line Swordsman charged forward, and so did Zhu Yi. Three black lines appeared, rotating around the One-Line Swordsman, whose name was no longer fitting, from top to bottom. They formed an endless spiral that covered the One-Line Swordsman's body.
The One-Line Swordsman slashed down, while Zhu Yi slashed up. Breaking Through All Things.
As soon as the One-Line Swordsman's sword and Zhu Yi's sword collided, the three lines left his body and coiled around his sword.
For the first time since learning Breaking Through All Things, Zhu Yi not only did not break through all things, but was sent flying back.
Without a word, the One-Line Swordsman followed. Zhu Yi used the formless sword as he violently rolled backwards from the attack, but the One-Line Swordsman's lines had returned to his body the moment their swords stopped touching.
They were completely stopped. The One-Line Swordsman was right above Zhu Yi, slashing down, as Zhu Yi came to a halt.
Zhu Yi pulled out his trump card. Breaking Through All Things. Instant Completion.
His attack instantly completed, however, the One-Line Swordsman's descent only halted for a single moment before he hit Zhu Yi again. This time undefended, Zhu Yi went flying.
The three lines around the One-Line Swordsman's body formed a perfect and constant defense. No matter how much time was skipped, the attack still only hit the defense.
It seemed as if everything was hopeless. Zhu Yi now had a large cut on his body. He was also drained of half of his Qi. Since Instant Completion was too consuming to use with a full power attack, it was no wonder that the One-Line Swordsman simply shrugged it off.
Zhu Yi's left arm was nearly cut off, and a large gash remained on his chest. He could only continue fighting back. The One-Line Swordsman did not let up for even a single moment.
For a moment, Zhu Yi despaired. He had used all of his moves. He could try to time Instant Completion to when the One-Line Swordsman attacked, but that would leave him completely defenseless. He would either die or lose the battle if he defenselessly got hit with another attack.
In addition, due to low Qi, the attack he could use with Instant Completion would be extremely weak.
Zhu Yi fought back his hardest, but he was only beaten further and further back. He could not break through all things. It was clearly proven here. Or rather, perhaps, just maybe, the third level was too weak.
He needed the fourth level. And to reach the fourth level, he needed to break through all things.
Zhu Yi charged forward, his fighting spirit at an all time high. With every slash, even though he was always beaten back, a single thought echoed through his body.
"I will break through all things."
It was unnoticeable at first, but Zhu Yi was slowly being beaten back less and less. Minor improvements, over the course of time, built up. After an hour, it was finally noticed by the One-Line Swordsman. He was amazed by Zhu Yi.
No matter how many times he was beaten back, he continued to charge forward without any demotivation. He seemed insane.
Zhu Yi's body was bruised and black, but he only had one thought.
"I will break through all things."
The One-Line Swordsman was fed up. He put all of his strength into his next attack.
Zhu Yi was sent farther back than ever before, coughing up blood. Somehow, this made him even more insane.
A wind seemed to pick up around him. The One-Line Swordsman charged again. Zhu Yi Charged back at him.
"I will break through all things."
He was pushed farther back. If the arena wasn't manipulated with Space Qi, he would have hit a wall long long ago.
He charged again.
"I will break through all things."
And again.
"I will break through all things."
As the wind around Zhu Yi picked up further, the One-Line Swordsman began to sweat. It was not from exhaustion, but from a feeling sprouting within him.
"Why does this maniac feel… what's the word? Why does he feel… invincible?"
How could he seem invincible to the person constantly beating him back.
Zhu Yi was beaten back again, and as he flew forward, something changed. Nearly mimicking the One-Line Swordsman, three strands of Sword Qi, or Sword Intent, began to rotate around him.
The fourth level of the Breaking Through All Things technique was not fixed. It depended on what the user believed could break through all things.
The One-Line Swordsman jumped back as Zhu Yi stopped charging and floated in the air.
His arms were close to his body and his teeth were clenched. He looked into the sky.
A shockwave that shattered space shot out from his body as three strands of Sword Intent rotated around his body.
His entire being seemed changed in an instant. He looked at the One-Line Swordsman and charged.
A feeling sprouted from Zhu Yi, stronger than ever.
The One-Line Swordsman could only describe him as invincible.
He charged forward and met Zhu Yi. His three lines wrapped around his sword. Zhu Yi's three Sword Intents wrapped around his sword.
"Breaking Through All Things!" Zhu Yi declared.
And so, he broke through all things. Far harder than Zhu Yi was ever sent flying, the One-Line Swordsman's lines were shattered, and he was sent flying back.
It was a defeat decided in only a single move.
If it was not for the intervention of the God in charge of the tournament, the One-Line Swordsman would have died from that attack.
It was an unstoppable and invincible move that broke through all things.
This was Zhu Yi, and he would never lose.