Linton also keenly sensed the change in Byar. Maybe it was his Observation Haki that enhanced his perception, but he could now feel that Byar had suddenly become stronger, and not just a little bit.
"Did he have some kind of breakthrough at this critical moment?" Linton figured out what was happening. He had to admit that Byar was pretty lucky. Could he really break through like this? Was it possible that Tsukuyomi had stimulated him so much that it actually helped him?
At this moment, the light on Byar's body suddenly retracted, all returning to his body. However, his aura became somewhat frightening, and his whole person was like a sword that could be unsheathed at any time. Even Linton clearly felt this pressure.
Soon, Byar began to rise from the ground. His movements were not fast, and he seemed rather calm. "I want to thank you, Linton Marlowe. Your strange ability gave me the opportunity to break through to the Saint level. I... I succeeded!"
"So it really was me who helped you." Linton facepalmed. It seemed that Byar had already reached the peak of his physical training, and the final step really was related to his spirit. His Tsukuyomi just happened to give him a strong mental stimulation, which inadvertently led to his breakthrough.
Despite this, Linton certainly wasn't panicked. It was just a bit of a shame that he couldn't finish him off quickly.
"You are truly bizarre, your background, your skills," Byar said. "I had a premonition from the beginning that this trial by combat wouldn't be too smooth. Sure enough, you almost succeeded, but the Holy God is still on my side. This time, I won."
"Can you not be so cocky? Wouldn't it be embarrassing to lose later?" Linton said.
"Hmm?" Byar was taken aback. He didn't expect Linton to still be so calm. Did he know that he had broken through to Saint level and still think he had a chance of winning? It couldn't be that he was already a Saint at this age, right? No matter how highly Byar thought of Linton, he couldn't believe that.
The only explanation was that Linton didn't know what kind of level a Saint was. Indeed, this guy was strange. It was possible that he was overconfident because he had acquired strangely powerful abilities at such a young age. It seemed it was time to let him see clearly what it meant that 'below the Saint level, all are ants.'
Suddenly, with a tap of his foot on the ground, Byar disappeared from his spot. This speed was so fast that even he couldn't believe it. After all, he had just broken through, and he didn't know that his speed could become like this. It was truly a feeling of invincibility.
However, in the next instant, Byar was stunned because he saw Linton's head turn directly towards him.
"This is impossible!" Byar's first reaction was this. How could this guy see his movements clearly? This was Saint-level speed! Could he actually see it?
But when he saw Linton's red eyes, Byar felt a sense of threat in his heart again. Yes, these eyes were strange. Although he didn't know what was going on, even though he had been promoted, he could still feel the threat, and it was getting heavier and heavier.
In the next moment, Byar directly slashed towards Linton with his sword. He himself didn't realize that he wanted to quickly get rid of this sense of threat. However, Linton also moved, raising his fist and actually hitting directly towards his sword. Byar also noticed that Linton's hand seemed to be covered with a layer of black something, but he didn't know what it was. In short, this guy could really see his movements. This was really too abnormal.
With a "bang," a figure flew out, but it wasn't Byar, it was Linton. Byar's slash directly sent Linton flying, but Byar still had a puzzled look on his face. Linton was using his bare hands, okay? Why didn't his sword cut the opponent down, but just sent him flying?
Of course, the audience didn't think so much. They only saw Byar suddenly disappear, and in the next second, Linton was sent flying. This scene was too strange. They couldn't understand why Byar had fallen to the ground for no reason before, and now he suddenly got up and sent Linton flying. What was going on? But whether they understood it or not, it seemed that Byar had returned to normal now. They just pretended that they didn't see him falling down before. Now it should be back to the original rhythm, right?
"As expected, Lord Byar is amazing!"
"He got秒ed, as expected..."
The voices of the audience suddenly stopped because they saw that Linton, who had been sent flying, suddenly moved again. Yes, without the system's assistance, Linton wouldn't be able to land smoothly. He rolled on the ground a few times, but it was still no big deal.
"Your attack... doesn't have Whitebeard's power." Linton touched his head, got up, and looked at Byar. "I probably understand the situation now. Your attacks can't hit me anymore."
"You're kidding, right..." Byar was also shocked. What was going on with this guy? He was really at the Saint level now. Not only could he see through his movements, but he was also fine after taking one of his attacks?
Suddenly, Byar discovered that the Dou Qi in his body was somewhat disordered. He probably understood that he had just leveled up and his realm was unstable. He had to calm down and concentrate on the battle. He couldn't be surprised anymore. As for Linton, no matter what his situation was, he had to be treated as an opponent who could fight him. He couldn't underestimate this guy anymore.
Byar took a deep breath, stabilized his aura, and then suddenly his figure flickered and disappeared from everyone's sight again.
"I said, you can't hit me anymore." Linton was still standing in place, watching Byar, who was rapidly approaching from the right. Linton's eyes changed from red to purple.
"Shinra Tensei."
With a "bang," Byar, who had just approached Linton, was suddenly hit by a huge force. In an instant, his figure was repelled and flew backwards.
"What?" At this time, the people in the higher stands exclaimed again. The ordinary audience didn't know yet, but they all understood that the previous situation clearly showed that Byar had broken through to the Saint level. He was now a Sword Saint. But the question was, why could Linton still fight? Not only did he survive the previous attack, but this time he directly repelled Byar. This guy... what was going on?
They couldn't see what kind of ability Linton was using at all. There was no feeling of Dou Qi at all. If it was magic, they had never seen such magic before. So what the hell was this guy?
At this time, Byar, who had been repelled, also adjusted his movements in the air, landing on both feet and sliding a distance before stopping. He also looked at Linton with some fear. The previous attack was very powerful and had even injured his internal organs. One must know that his body was entwined with Saint-level Dou Qi. It was too exaggerated that this could injure him. As expected, was it still the problem with those eyes?
Byar noticed the change in Linton's eyes again, and these purple eyes made him feel an even greater sense of threat. His Saint-level intuition told him that this thing could really kill him.
"Ha!" Suddenly, Byar changed his posture, raising his sword in front of him with both hands. The blue light on his body flickered, as if he was about to unleash some kind of move.
"This is..." Lifa in the stands was a little surprised. "He's actually going to use that to deal with him?"
"What is it?" Princess Yalan asked hurriedly.
"The signature skill of a Saint," Lifa said. "You know, the difference between an apprentice and a formal swordsman is Dou Qi, and the difference between a formal swordsman and a Star-level swordsman is the Dou Qi ring. As for the mark of a Saint, it is to condense Qi into form, to condense Dou Qi into a real entity... I just didn't expect him to use that move... Has he already forced a Saint to use his full strength? This kid..."
As Lifa finished speaking, a human-shaped energy body shining with blue light appeared on Byar's body, like a soul behind him. It wasn't very big, only about a circle larger than his body, and it also held a blue sword in its hand. The movements of the energy body seemed to be imitating Byar's movements, and the postures of the two were exactly the same.
"Is it Dou Qi Avatar? Saint level?"
"What? Knight Byar has been promoted to Saint level?"
"A Sword Saint?"
The slow-witted audience finally understood. This was a move that only a Saint-level could use. Byar had actually become a Saint-level. Could it be... that he just had a breakthrough?
"But... why would Sword Saint Byar use his full strength to deal with that Linton..." Suddenly, someone also noticed this problem. Yes, the Dou Qi Avatar was a skill that Sword Saints only used when fighting with all their might. In other words, Byar was currently fighting with all his strength? Against this young man who was not even twenty years old?
Hundreds of thousands of spectators couldn't understand what was going on in this battle. The scene suddenly became quiet, and only the "crackling" sound of Dou Qi bursting from Byar's body could be heard.
"Huh?" At this moment, Linton's voice suddenly sounded, falling into everyone's ears. "This skill of yours is kinda interesting."
"..." Byar didn't answer. He was looking for an opportunity. He had been repelled before when he got close, and he still didn't know what kind of skill it was.
"This skill... I think I can do it too," Linton suddenly said.
"What?" Byar was taken aback. Linton could do it too? No way, this was a Saint-level skill. Let's not talk about whether Linton was a Saint-level or not, it seemed like he had never used Dou Qi before.
"Linton can do it too?" Lifa on the stage also heard it. "Isn't he a mage?"
Princess Yalan suddenly covered her face. She already knew what Linton was going to do and quickly prayed that he wouldn't mess around.
"Susanoo." With a flash of purple light in his eyes, a black smoke rushed out from Linton's body. Soon, a black skeleton appeared, then quickly put on armor, and a huge, complete body took shape, standing on the dueling platform.
The whole audience was silent, and everyone stared blankly at the giant that suddenly appeared. Byar was the same. The giant in front of him was more than ten times larger than his Dou Qi Avatar. He could only raise his head and look at this terrifying thing that suddenly appeared.
"Do you... want to dance too?" Linton said, spreading his hands.
(End of chapter)