Romeo was puzzled.
What kind of cultivation realm was this? Why had he never heard of it?
Moreover, just entering the world of Martial Arts?
"Little kid Raven, what is the 'Sword and Soul Realm'? The first step to enter the world of martial arts is reaching the foundation establishment realm…"
Raven grew impatient hearing this frog at the bottom of a well speak more and more: "Less talk, let's fight first!"
"Alright!"
Romeo's eyes turned cold. Holding his longsword, he said, "Kid, make your move!"
"As you wish!"
Sara's eyes almost popped out of their sockets seeing the respect Romeo had towards her friend Raven, never in these few minutes under the attack of bandits did she imagine such a scenario occurring.
Her mind went blank after a few seconds and she didn't know how to think of this situation, she was so dazed by this sudden turn of events that she absent-mindedly looked at the back of Raven who just stepped out of the carriage with a complicated gaze.
Raven took a step forward, swinging his palm out.
With a loud boom!
The power of his Phantom Fist taught to him by his master was displayed in full as spiritual qi turned into a giant palm attack mid-air, charging forward with dreadful momentum.
Romeo didn't dare to take this attack lightly, he instantly stabbed out with his sword. The Sword Qi at the sword's tip looked like a flash of lightning, directly hitting the palm's core. With a crackling sound, it split the phantom palm force in two.
Raven's gaze sharpened seeing this scene. Romeo was stronger than any of the experts he had met and by more than just a little.
Even his master was asking him to let her deal with the situation.
She had no faith in her disciple winning this fight.
But since he refused with a determined expression, she could only sigh and think of this as a learning experience for him.
' If anything goes out of hand I'll just interfere and save him,' She thought as she sat cross-legged in her spiritual form and watched the battle with a faint smile.
Raven took a deep breath and hurled eight gigantic tigers toward Romeo with the Wrath of Tiger Palm technique he learned a few days ago.
A loud rumble echoed!
Romeo was shocked.
What kind of palm technique was this?
He spun his longsword, creating layers of Sword Qi that enveloped him, blocking the attack. Then, with a swift movement, he jumped in the air. His sword flashed, and like lightning during a thunderstorm, a sharp Sword Qi shot toward Raven's throat.
Raven's eyes narrowed. In that instant, he saw the weak spot in Romeo's sword strike. But the attack was too fast, and he didn't have time to aim for it. He quickly used his movement technique and dodged to the side.
Romeo was surprised again... What kind of movement technique was that which could reposition oneself instantly?
Romeo's brain was filled with different techniques from the various sects and clans in the city and nearby regions. Alas, even after searching his memories for a few seconds, he still failed to find any resembling techniques.
'Killing this kid isn't hard if I go all out, but that ring...' He once again took a quick glimpse at the ring on the kid's index finger, a cold shiver ran down his spine each time he felt the qi fluctuations radiating out of it.
His forehead and back were drenched with cold sweat as he seemed to be thinking of something, quite troubled about the decision he was about to make.
'Damn it, I have no other choice.'
After a few seconds, he could only click his tongue and lament his bad luck.
'I can't be blamed for this, the information the sect gave me was quite lacking,' Romeo's eyes were filled with helplessness.
No one told him that such a monstrous talent with a mysterious artifact was accompanying the merchant clan on its mission.
He really couldn't be blamed for his failure!
Raven was about to make his next move when he suddenly spotted the middle-aged man sheathing his sword and placing it in what he guessed was his spatial ring which the various upper-echelon powers had in their position.
Before he could ask what was wrong, Romeo cupped his fists towards him respectfully and roared, causing his followers and even Albert to tremble with fear.
"Cease the attack on the carriage, we are heading back to the sect!"
Right after saying that, he immediately disappeared from his spot, seemingly afraid that he might lose his life if he lingered in this place any longer.
The 'bandits' under him didn't dare to stay any longer as well, they immediately distanced themselves from their opponents and followed in their leader's footsteps.
No matter how arrogant or unwilling they were, they didn't have the guts to disobey their sect elder's order. After seeing the speed at which the elder ran away, they didn't think twice about questioning anything and hurriedly left.
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Albert, the guards, and even Sara didn't know what to think of this situation.
Romeo was going full out with his strength in the past moment, showcasing his fierce techniques and adamant on destroying their carriage and accomplishing their mission.
Yet, in the next moment, and after exchanging a few moves with Raven, Romeo shamelessly fled the scene, he even appeared to be afraid and didn't dare to exchange any more words with Raven or Albert about this matter.
'This kid is really hiding a lot of secrets, our lady shouldn't be allowed to talk with him anymore, I'll have to convince the clan leader about this matter and emphasize its severity, or else...' Albert didn't dare to think of the consequences such a kid with the mysterious background will bring upon their clan.
To be able to fend off one of the outer elders of Sword Cliff who is renowned for his swordsmanship and on the door of stepping into the half-step qi condensing realm is by no means a small matter.
If this matter spread in Lake City, it would cause a huge sensation, and even the various inner elders of the sects and clans would personally make a move to investigate the origin of such a monstrous talent.
'For now, I can only observe till we reach our destination.'
Albert pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind, sheathed his sword, and headed toward the carriage filled with tiny burning holes to check on his lady's well-being.