Chapter 203 Gold vs. Gold, a Hopeless Disparity

Chapter 203: Chapter 138: Gold vs. Gold, a Hopeless Disparity

However, Roy didn’t give him that chance.

The Fighting Qi: Blade of Rebellion, which should have been blocked by the Two-Handed Giant Sword, passed right through it as if it were air.

’Not good!’

Feeling no impact, a powerful premonition of death instantly flashed through the Chimera Knight’s mind.

But at this point, there was nothing he could do.

After passing through the Two-Handed Giant Sword, the Fighting Qi: Blade of Rebellion came to an instant stop the moment it touched the Chimera Knight’s neck.

At the same time, Roy’s voice rang out.

"You’ve lost!"

The Chimera Knight, still holding his Two-Handed Giant Sword in a blocking stance, stared at Roy in utter shock.

Several seconds passed before he managed to compose himself enough to ask, "How did you do that?"

"You’ve already figured it out. Why are you asking me?"

Roy countered with a question of his own.

Under normal circumstances, the Blade of Rebellion formed by Fighting Qi Substantiation couldn’t possibly pass through the Two-Handed Giant Sword. Instead, it would have collided violently with it.

But there are exceptions to every rule.

All one had to do was revert the part of the blade making contact with the Two-Handed Giant Sword back into gaseous Fighting Qi to completely ignore the block.

After passing through the Two-Handed Giant Sword, re-substantiating the gaseous part would create the effect of passing through the opponent’s weapon out of thin air.

The principle behind it wasn’t complicated.

But actually achieving it was no easy feat.

It required not only extremely precise control over one’s Fighting Qi to accurately change its state in an instant, but also the ability to seize a fleeting opportunity.

If the substantiation was released too early, the opponent would notice ahead of time, losing the element of surprise.

If it was too late, it would simply crash into the opponent’s weapon.

As for re-substantiating after passing through the weapon, that was comparatively much simpler. It just needed to be done before striking the target.

Otherwise, the non-substantiated Fighting Qi would hit the opponent as a mere gust of force.

While that could still cause harm, that level of damage posed no threat whatsoever to a Golden Great Knight.

"I know you first de-substantiated it into a gaseous state, then re-substantiated it into a solid form," the Chimera Knight said without hesitation. "But how could you possibly do all of that in such a short amount of time?"

"Nothing’s impossible. As long as your control is good enough, it’s not that difficult."

Roy looked at the Chimera Knight, his expression calm.

For him, it truly wasn’t a difficult task.

But for others, it was not so easy.

The ever-increasing number of Life Seeds not only granted him a volume and intensity of Fighting Qi far exceeding others, but also elevated his control over it to a level that was unimaginable to the average person.

The Chimera Knight wanted to ask Roy how he possessed such astonishing control.

But after a moment’s thought, he dismissed the idea.

"You win."

"After I return, I will publicly announce my defeat at your hands."

"Before nightfall, every one of the Six Great Clans’ Breathing Technique Inheritance Maps will be delivered to the Evil Spirit Cat Manor."

Although he had lost to Roy, who was much younger than him, the Chimera Knight was not a sore loser.

More importantly, this defeat had made him realize something.

He—or rather, the vast majority of Knights—only focused on the total amount and intensity of their Fighting Qi. Very few ever researched how to improve their fine control over it.

Hearing the Chimera Knight’s words, Roy dispersed his Fighting Qi: Blade of Rebellion and said slowly, "When you send the Breathing Technique Inheritance Maps over, you don’t need to deliver them to me personally. You can give them to Mr. Palmer. I may not have time to receive the person you send."

"Very well, I will relay your words to them!"

The Chimera Knight replied swiftly.

Roy said nothing more and started back toward Storm City.

After Roy had completely vanished from sight, the Chimera Knight sighed, his expression complicated.

He was now beginning to understand why the Snow Mammoth Marquis and the Swift Beast Marquis had voluntarily publicized their defeats after losing to Roy.

’The gap is too vast!’

’So vast it drives one to despair!’

At the same time, the outside world’s evaluations of Roy flashed through his mind.

Potential Legendary!

The Strongest Genius of This Generation!

The Dawn of a New Era!

He stood there for five or six minutes before finally calming himself and heading toward Storm City.

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「Evil Spirit Cat Manor.」

In less than ten minutes, Roy returned to the manor from Sunset Cliff.

He didn’t enter through the manor’s main gate, but instead scaled a wall to get in.

These days, it was no exaggeration to say the Evil Spirit Cat Clan’s manor was as bustling as a marketplace.

Not only was the plaza in front of the main building filled with carriages, but even the road from the manor’s gate to the plaza was lined with them on both sides.

Without exception, all these people had come to the manor seeking to cooperate with the Evil Spirit Cat Clan.

If they could meet with Roy, personally express their goodwill, and make themselves a familiar face, that would be even better.

However, starting from the day after he made a name for himself in Storm City, Roy had stopped seeing any of the guests who came to visit the manor.

Forget the guests—even Selena and Monica could only see him during meals.

Roy hadn’t publicly announced that he had joined or was protecting the Evil Spirit Cat Clan, but the outside world had already tacitly accepted him as the clan’s backer.

Not only that, but a rather unusual betting pool had now appeared in the outside world.