"Prince of a Thousand Blades"

Bang!

Deep in the wilderness outside Central City, a storm of mana suddenly swept forth, stirring up violent currents of air.

Grey was blasted backward by the oncoming mana storm, sent flying hundreds of meters before he could react.

He was no insignificant figure.

As someone at level ninety-nine, perhaps even stronger than Aridia, Grey instantly mobilized his mana, sending it surging around his body and dispersing all the force acting upon him.

Then, without another word, Grey shattered the ground beneath his feet with a stomp and darted toward Shien.

He moved as swiftly as lightning, vanishing in a flash.

It sounded complicated, but in truth, less than a second had passed from the moment Shien blasted Grey away to the moment Grey rushed back behind him.

In less than a second, Grey had attacked again, reaching out to seize Shien by the shoulder.

But Shien naturally had no intention of letting this man touch him again.

He suddenly turned around and mercilessly kicked at Grey's outstretched hand.

As that kick flew out, fierce winds howled one after another, telling Grey just how hard Shien had struck.

Grey's expression changed almost imperceptibly, but he refused to be outdone. He changed his grasp into a palm strike and fiercely slammed it toward Shien's incoming foot.

Bang—!

Amid a resounding collision, palm and foot crashed heavily together, detonating a shockwave.

Shien and Grey were both forced back by the impact.

However, Shien only took one step back, while Grey staggered back a full four steps.

The difference in their strength was immediately clear.

Shien glanced at the slightly disheveled Grey and spoke mockingly.

"So you're determined to humiliate yourself, aren't you, former His Highness the Prince?"

Shien's taunt made Grey's expression turn ugly.

He knew that if he fought Shien, he