Gilgamesh sneered, "The legendary king of Britain, master of the Knights of the Round Table?"
The King of Knights said coldly, "I am not their master, nor are they my servants. We are companions who fight together!"
Gilgamesh laughed heartily, "This is the King of Knights? With all your fame, you lack the bearing of a king!"
The King of Knights frowned, "What do you mean?"
"A king has no companions; he only has subjects!" Gilgamesh said, "I also heard you are famous for leading from the front, praised by the world for your bravery?"
The King of Knights replied, "So what if I am?"
"Foolish," Gilgamesh stated. "The so-called king is the one who falls last. You don't even understand this, no wonder you were ultimately betrayed and ended in defeat."
"Nonsense!" The King of Knights' anger flared instantly, and he growled, "What do you know?"
Gilgamesh smiled mockingly and looked at the King of Knights, "Before you became king, I was already a king!"
As Gilgamesh spoke, he waved his hand forward, and a golden curtain of light rapidly appeared behind him.
"If you don't acknowledge what I said..." Gilgamesh continued, "then show your bearing and prove yourself right."
In the next instant, countless golden ripples appeared and shot forward.
Boom, boom, boom!
As the weapons flew, the walls and ceiling of the passage began to collapse. In the blink of an eye, the passage ahead was reduced to ruins by Gilgamesh's barrage.
However, the King of Knights and Cao Mingjin remained unharmed. The moment the walls collapsed, they leaped towards the falling debris, using it to evade the attack.
"Same old rule," Bai Ye said. "You deal with the Heroic Spirits, I'll deal with the Master."
As Bai Ye spoke, he raised the Xuanyuan Sword and slashed to the side, shattering the wall and stepping over the collapsed ruins.
On the other side of the passage was a large room. Cao Mingjin stood there, hands in his pockets, chewing gum and blowing bubbles.
The King of Knights was not present, so there was no need to adhere to any so-called knightly code. Cao Mingjin naturally wouldn't waste words.
When two chosen ones meet under adversarial circumstances, is there a need for speech?
No, there isn't!
What needs to be done at this moment is simple, and that is...
To fight!
The instant Bai Ye crossed the ruins, Cao Mingjin lifted his foot and swept forward.
Suddenly, the room was engulfed in a gust of wind, forming a wind blade that slashed towards Bai Ye.
Clang!
Bai Ye casually raised his hand, swung the Xuanyuan Sword, and cleaved the incoming wind blade.
Cao Mingjin did not stop. His hands remained in his pockets as he continuously swept his legs forward.
Each sweep of Cao Mingjin's leg would stir the surrounding wind, and one by one, wind blades would emerge, slashing continuously at Bai Ye.
Bai Ye, in turn, swung his sword repeatedly.
Cao Mingjin moved his legs, and Bai Ye acted.
Then...
As the wind grew more intense all around, the incoming wind blades increased in number, evolving from one wind blade per leg sweep to two, and even three...
Bai Ye frowned. The speed of his sword swings was starting to struggle to keep up with the speed of the wind blades.
So...
Break through them all at once!
Sword of the Great Way (conjures a colossal phantom of the Xuanyuan Sword for an attack)
Bai Ye raised the Xuanyuan Sword high. Immediately, a vast golden radiance appeared on the sword.
The golden light rapidly condensed, transforming into the phantom of a colossal Xuanyuan Sword, which then slashed forward.
Boom!
With that single strike, the entire room was split in two, and the wind blades Cao Mingjin had unleashed were instantly shattered.
A hint of surprise flickered across Cao Mingjin's face, and he quickly leaped backward.
"Arashi Step!"
Wind currents suddenly wrapped around Cao Mingjin's feet, drastically increasing his speed. With a flash, he moved laterally, evading the Xuanyuan Sword's strike.
Upon landing, he looked at the bisected room, a sense of lingering fear creeping into his heart.
What a terrifying sword!
In the next instant, Bai Ye raised his sword again and swept horizontally.
Golden Sword Qi!
The Xuanyuan Sword once again emitted a dazzling golden light, followed by the appearance of a crescent-shaped golden sword qi, which slashed forward.
The golden sword qi propelled forward, cleaving the ground as if it were made of paper.
Cao Mingjin dared not delay. He withdrew his hands from his pockets, began to move his arms, and simultaneously swept his legs forward.
The surrounding wind currents surged again, and countless wind blades appeared.
But...
It was useless!
The wind blades repeatedly met the golden sword qi. Far from shattering the golden sword qi, they couldn't even impede its progress. Upon contact, all the wind blades were effortlessly sliced apart by the golden sword qi.
Cao Mingjin could only utilize Arashi Step to move at high speed again, swiftly shifting laterally to dodge the golden sword qi.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After impacting the wall behind, pulverizing it, the golden sword qi continued its relentless advance, shattering three more walls before gradually dissipating.
Cao Mingjin's gaze deepened, and he looked at Bai Ye, "How did you get that sword?"
"Is this also knightly conduct?" Bai Ye chuckled. "Do you have to tell your opponent how you obtained your possessions before a fight?"
Cao Mingjin stated, "This is not something that should exist at this time."
The Xuanyuan Sword was too terrifying!
In Cao Mingjin's estimation, the Xuanyuan Sword was at least of Red quality, and most likely, the highest tier of Red quality.
Regrettably, although Cao Mingjin did not underestimate the Xuanyuan Sword's power, he still guessed incorrectly.
The Xuanyuan Sword was of Golden quality, and furthermore, it was the pinnacle of Golden quality.
Of course, Cao Mingjin's misunderstanding was understandable.
This was because Bai Ye could only unleash a mere two to three tenths of the Xuanyuan Sword's true power.
The Xuanyuan Sword offered no power amplification or physical augmentation. Instead, it possessed...
Only sword techniques!
This meant that the Xuanyuan Sword's strength was intrinsically tied to the user's own power.
The stronger Bai Ye became, the more potent his sword techniques would be.
Amplification?
Reinforcement?
The Xuanyuan Sword needed none of that; its sword techniques alone were sufficient.
Because, even without amplification or reinforcement, the Xuanyuan Sword was already immensely powerful.
This was, after all...
A divine artifact of Huaxia!
And even if Bai Ye could only unleash two to three tenths of the Xuanyuan Sword's power, it was still more than enough.
Bai Ye harbored no doubt that he would win.
The only question was...
How many strikes could Cao Mingjin withstand?
Bai Ye slowly raised the Xuanyuan Sword and once again forcefully slashed forward.
The clang of the sword resonated anew!
The instant Bai Ye completed his slash, the golden sword qi reappeared, pushing forward and directly striking towards Cao Mingjin!