"You are the most perfect opponent I have ever encountered."

Alfred avoided Liens' counterattack, did not continue to attack, but pulled back some distance, and praised Liens through a voice transmission.

Seeing this, Liens also stopped attacking and stood in place, calmly watching Alfred.

Since the other party voluntarily stopped fighting, he was naturally happy to see it.

Although it seemed that both sides were fighting back and forth, evenly matched, in reality, he could not maintain this state for long.

What's more, trying to defeat Alfred with his current state seemed a bit wishful thinking.

"You have almost no weaknesses; whether it's strength, speed, Sense , or swordsmanship, they are all perfect. Your only weakness is probably your relatively weak body."

"However, you are currently only a Knight, and your elemental power has not caught up, so it's normal to have this weakness."

"If you were given more time, you should be able to make up for the shortcoming in elemental power."

Alfred continued to praise him.

But at this point, he suddenly changed his tone and very seriously exhorted Liens:

"Remember, the Grandmaster Realm is a blessing from the world, fundamentally different from elements that can cause a change in Life level."

"Never neglect elements because of the powerful strength granted by the Grandmaster Realm."

Hearing this, Liens also roughly understood that Alfred temporarily had no intention of killing him, or rather, the other party believed that his current strength was not yet sufficient to meet the requirements of the Legend ritual.

Liens looked at Alfred with a slight hint of deeper meaning.

Although he wasn't very clear about what kind of opponent Alfred's Legend ritual required, since fate chose to have him participate in the battle now, it wouldn't be without purpose.

"If you don't want to fight anymore, please withdraw from our Rebel Army's defense line."

Liens transmitted calmly.

"That won't do. Although I hold various titles, I ultimately hold the position of Grand General of the Kingdom, and it's impossible for me to abandon the act of crusading against the enemy without reason."

"So you either defeat me or severely wound me again, otherwise..."

Alfred connected the rest of his words with action; his figure instantly appeared in front of Liens and he unleashed a sword strike.

Liens did not panic; he had already predicted Alfred's whereabouts through 'Killing Intent', but merely re-converged the power of Heaven and Earth and swung his sword to meet the incoming slash.

Although both Liens and Alfred used the power of 'The will of all people', their application methods naturally differed because they chose different paths.

Alfred's 'Belief' seemed like the collective faith of a deity, but in reality, it was a very self-centered path.

He used 'The will of all people' to temper and strengthen his 'Self-Belief', fighting through powerful 'Self-Belief'.

Liens, on the other hand, walked the path of 'Momentum', of 'Myriad Forms'.

Therefore, he utilized 'The will of all people' to condense 'Sword Heart', making 'Sword Heart' a tool that integrated weapon, energy storage, and amplification, rather than enhancing his own belief.

However, although their cores were different, there was little difference in their manifestation.

Liens was now using 'Sword Heart' to amplify 'Heaven and Man as One', allowing himself to influence a wider Heaven and Earth, thereby borrowing more power from Heaven and Earth.

And Alfred also enhanced his moves through 'Self-Belief'.

"Are you ready? I can't hold on for too long."

Balder, who was watching the battle below, waiting for the outcome of the clash between Liens and Alfred, suddenly heard Liens' voice in his mind.

Hearing this, Balder was a bit stunned, but he quickly realized what Liens was talking about.

"The army formation is already being prepared. According to previous drills, if nothing unexpected happens, there's probably less than ten minutes left."

Balder responded seriously.

At the same time, his hands gripped the greatsword in his hand even tighter. Noticing his change, the others, although they hadn't heard Liens' voice transmission, immediately stood ready.

Knights gripped their weapons, mages circulated their magic power, and the phantom of a god appeared behind the priests.

They watched the battlefield in the sky with grave expressions, ready to rush up and support Liens at any moment.

"Ten minutes, huh? I'll do my best."

The last voice in his mind dissipated, and the battlefield in the sky became even more intense. However, the situation had changed from before; Alfred was now pressuring Liens.

Liens held his sword steadily, receiving Alfred's slash.

Although the opponent's strength and speed were much stronger than before, changing the gap between the two from seemingly evenly matched to a one-sided suppression.

But relying on Killing Intent prediction and the technique of Absolute Barrier, he could still hold on for now.

"Penetrate."

"Hmm?"

"Has it been broken?"

The scene predicted by Killing Intent made Liens' eyes narrow. He abandoned the 'Absolute Barrier' starting stance he was about to prepare, raised his hand, and met the blade piercing through space with a sword.

Liens had thought that the 'Absolute Barrier' move would be broken, after all, the spatial knowledge involved wasn't that profound.

As long as one bypassed the superimposed space or found the connecting point of the superimposed space, it would be easy to break through this layer of defense.

But he didn't expect Alfred to break this move so quickly. Should he be called a Sword Saint, indeed?

Boom ~

Before the two swords even touched, the energy attached to them had already collided.

Space tore, and dark cracks appeared in the sky, as if endless darkness was peering into the human world through the torn space.

The stalemate was only brief. Soon, Liens, who was weaker in strength, was sent flying.

"I haven't lost yet, don't come up first."

Liens quickly stabilized his figure, received Alfred's slash again, and at the same time, transmitted a reminder to his companions below not to be impulsive.

Liens was naturally not showing off, but rather wanted Balder and the others to maintain their condition, as they would be needed later to end this battle.

Moreover, although he was being chased back and forth like a ball by Alfred, he had not actually suffered any direct damage.

Facing a predictive method, in a situation where the gap between the two was not too great, even Alfred did not have a very good countermeasure and could only resort to forceful attacks.

So Liens was very clear that he could hold on for some more time, not to mention that Alfred's attacks did not contain strong killing intent.

Alfred seemed to want to test his limits and his growth in adversity.

Looking at the old man who was both a teacher and an enemy, Liens' eyes were a bit complex, but the speed of his sword strike showed no hesitation.

'Heaven and Man as One' controlled 'Sword Heart', and immense power surged from within his body, converging on his sword.

Slash.

A simple sword strike, yet it made Alfred's expression grave. Without any hesitation, he raised his sword to block in front of him.

"Block."

Boom ~

A roar even louder than before.

The violent roar was clearly audible even to the residents of Patrice City several miles away, and the resulting impact raised strong winds on the ground a hundred meters away.

Alfred was sent flying by that sword strike, and a trickle of fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes revealed joy and relief, as if he had encountered something worth celebrating.

Liens did not pursue.

His face a bit pale, he calmly extended his sword finger, holding it in front of him.

"Sword!"

High in the sky, clouds churned, and a colossal cyan sword appeared in the vortex of flowing clouds in everyone's sight, while a dazzling light simultaneously flared up in the distance.

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