The sword energy produced a deafening whistling sound as it sliced the air into tiny fragments. The


    attack was fast approaching Shyam, and he could already sense the crisis he was about to face when


    his


    skin tingled from the sword energy that enveloped him. He tried to escape but found himself rooted to


    the ground.


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    Though he was already a level five supreme saint, he felt a surge of panic in facing what was possibly


    his


    most difficult adversary to date. As Severin’s attack approached, Shyam acted swiftly and waved his


    hand to produce a small bronze shield from his spatial ring.


    Upon producing the shield, Shyam infused it with an immense amount of spiritual power. The shield


    then


    expanded rapidly, reaching the size of a millstone. Though the aura surrounding the shield suggested


    that


    it was merely a low–grade spiritual weapon, Shyam had tempered it for many years and raised its


    defense


    capabilities to formidable levels. The shield was practically a part an extension of him.


    As the sword energynded on the shield, Shyam tightened his grip on his ck Ice Sword with a glint


    of


    determination. He thought to himself. If I can withstand this sword energy and distance myself from


    him,


    I might just get a chance to turn the situation around!


    Shyam deemed Severin to be too naive, and he felt that Severin’s act of epting a challenge from a


    higher–level opponent was a rather irrational one.


    Severin had shown extraordinary talent in progressing to level four supreme saint within two months,


    but


    there was still a gap in strengthpared to Shyam’s attainment. However, Shyam believed that it


    would


    be difficult to defeat Severin.


    Being in the top ten on the Grandiuno Sect’s prodigy rankings was proof of his strength, which almost


    certainly surpassed that of many elite disciples. Furthermore, he had consumed the Savagery Pill to


    momentarily boost his attainment to level six supreme saint.


    However, Shyam’s thought processes were halted abruptly as Severin’s sword light collided forcefully


    with the bronze shield. A deafening roar was unleashed, and a violent shockwave swept through the


    ce like a hurricane.


    Shyam shielded himself, but the pressure was mounting due to his position at the epicenter. It was as if


    a


    mountain was bearing down on his chest, stifling his breathing. The solid defense afforded by the


    shield


    spared Shyam from serious injury. Though he suffered only minor scratches, he was propelled more


    than


    thirty feet away.


    Severin observed that Shyam had been momentarily distracted, and a cold smile crept across his


    face.”


    I’ve got to hand it to you, that was pretty brave of you to space out while you were facing me,” he


    Severin’s spiritual energy surged once more as he swiftly made his next move to attack Shyam. He


    threw a resounding punch toward Shaym, and his fist bore down on Shyam like mini replications of the


    sun.


    True–Sun Fist!”


    Shyam barely had any time to react as a sudden surge of crisis gripped him. However, his attainment


    as a supreme saint had thankfully conferred a lightning–like reflex on him. He immediately raised the


    shield in anticipation of a simr move like before, but Severin was determined to prevent Shyam from


    having a second chance.


    Having executed a flurry of attacks with the True–Sun Fist, Severin then infused the Scarletsky Sword


    with spiritual power and shed it in Shyam’s direction. The entire sky radiated brightly as a sword


    energy that extended several hundred feet long descended upon him. The arena near the Fifth


    Mountain became engulfed in a radiant cascade of energy.