Chapter 523 - 230: Trump Card Out! Purple Shuttle Myriad Defense, a Shock to All

The two began a terrifying exchange of blows.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The sound of metal on metal, more intense and frenzied than before, echoed across the entire battlefield!

Two figures zipped between the ruined walls at high speed. Every time the flash of a blade and the shadow of a spear collided, a blinding shower of energy sparks would erupt!

This time, however, the roles of offense and defense had been reversed.

Even after activating [Frenzy], Lin Ye found that he was still completely suppressed by Zhou Ke in terms of pure strength and speed!

With every clash of their weapons, an irresistible force traveled up the spear shaft, making his arm go numb and his Qi and Blood roil.

After less than a minute of fighting, Lin Ye felt a sharp pain in the web of his hand. He glanced down to see it had been split open by the force of the impacts, and fresh blood was slowly trickling down the spear shaft.

He could only passively parry and retreat, searching for the slightest opportunity amidst the storm-like onslaught.

On several of the split-screen monitors in the observation hall,

both Xia Lianxue and Dongfang Zhen were locked in desperate battles.

Their opponents, elite sergeants from the military, were now displaying the overwhelming power expected of the Divine Realm. The young prodigies were being forced back step-by-step, their situations perilous.

He Zhenghong watched this unfold with a soft chuckle.

"They are, after all, veterans with over ten years of service whom I hand-picked myself. The moment they get a little serious, these kids can’t seem to handle it."

Zhu Mingyi’s gaze, however, remained locked on Lin Ye’s screen, a strange light glinting in his eyes.

"The fact that they can force your elites to get serious is already enough to prove how astonishing the potential of these boys and girls is."

Just then, Yi Jiugao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly frowned.

"Something’s... not right."

His words drew everyone’s attention back to Lin Ye’s fight.

As they looked closer, they quickly saw the problem.

On the screen, Zhou Ke’s assault was as ferocious as ever. Each swing of his blade was heavy and powerful, stirring up waves of air.

Lin Ye, on the other hand, was in a completely defensive posture, his body constantly retreating amidst the unending flashes of the blade.

There was clearly a massive gap in their realms.

Zhou Ke’s strength and speed clearly overwhelmed Lin Ye’s.

And yet, this seemingly one-sided exchange had already been going on for a full three or four minutes!

He couldn’t break through!

This was truly abnormal!

Faced with such an absolute disparity in power, a purely defensive strategy with no counterattacks could only end in one of two ways: being worn down to death or being crushed in a single blow.

No matter how exquisite Lin Ye’s defensive parries were, it should have been impossible for him to endure such a high-intensity assault for so long!

Within the battlefield, Zhou Ke himself finally noticed the strange, lingering feeling he couldn’t shake.

Several times, he felt that as his blade neared a certain range of Lin Ye’s body, its speed and power would be inexplicably weakened!

It felt as if he were sinking into an invisible swamp, a frustrating sensation of being unable to exert his full strength.

He finally understood. Lin Ye wasn’t just tanking the hits; he was continuously neutralizing his attacks in a way he couldn’t comprehend!

Zhou Ke abruptly retreated, putting distance between himself and Lin Ye.

He stared at the young man opposite him. Though he looked battered, his aura was still stable. The last trace of condescension in Zhou Ke’s heart vanished completely.

"In a practical combat spar, injuries are inevitable."

"Forgive me for this, Student Lin Ye!"

Zhou Ke’s voice became incredibly solemn.

Before his words had faded, Lin Ye felt a violent tremor deep within his soul!

Immediately after, a scorching heat that felt as if it could ignite his very soul swept in from all directions, seeping into his bones!

Lin Ye looked up.

An invisible domain was expanding frantically outward with Zhou Ke at its center!

Wherever the domain passed, the air distorted violently, and the scorched earth beneath was burned red-hot, as if transforming into a purgatory of molten lava!

Countless crimson blade gleams materialized out of thin air within the domain, radiating a destructive aura!

The moment this domain unfolded, Lin Ye felt the gap in Spirit between him and Zhou Ke widen even further.

Previously, he had been able to use [Soul-Catching and Dream-Planting] to interfere with Zhou Ke.

But now, within this domain filled with a frenzied blade intent, the spiritual disruption attack of Soul-Catching and Dream-Planting was like a pebble tossed into a lake—it was utterly shredded by a thousand blades before it could even cause a single ripple!

In the end, the gap between their realms was simply too vast.

The disparity in their Spiritual Power and Primordial Spirit was also too great.

At the same time, Lin Ye noticed that within the domain, Zhou Ke’s speed and strength had skyrocketed once again!

The Gang Sha around his body, which had originally been merely orange-red, had now transformed into a blinding, blood-red color!

SHIING!

Lin Ye didn’t even see how his opponent struck; he only felt a sudden coldness in his chest!

He grunted, looking down to see that his golden Protective Gang Sha had been silently sliced open by a crimson blade gleam that appeared out of nowhere!

In an instant, blood stained the front of his clothes.

"That guy Zhou Ke was actually forced to use his Martial Arts Spirituality!"

Back in the observation hall, He Zhenghong couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement.

"His Martial Arts Spirituality is called the Soul-Burning Blade Domain. It’s an extremely domineering domain-type ability. Although it’s only rated A-rank, in actual combat, as long as he pulls an opponent into his domain, its effect is no weaker than many S-rank Spiritualities."

"This Spirituality not only enhances his own power significantly, but the blade gleams that condense within the domain are also highly effective at breaking through all sorts of defensive measures. They have an extremely strong disintegrating effect on Gang Sha."