"Is that so?" Scáthach said with a faintly amused smile.
"That's exactly how it is!" Fu Yuan replied with certainty.
That was right!
After all, Fu Yuan would only use Shadow Knight: Moon Halo in battle. There was no need to activate the Shadow Knight: Moon Halo character template in daily life!
So there was absolutely no problem!
"Then begin. Let me see what this ability of yours is like."
Seated on the courtyard platform, Scáthach crossed her long, shapely legs. Though she exuded an alluring, seductive air and appeared languid and casual on the surface, she was actually watching Fu Yuan intently.
Scáthach was extremely curious about the new power Fu Yuan was about to display.
"Don't rush. I'm not even in a hurry, so what are you hurrying for?" Fu Yuan rolled his eyes at Scáthach, then closed his eyes and slowed his breathing.
Then, after casting aside all stray thoughts and restraining his breath, Fu Yuan instantly entered the cultivation state of Great Void Sword Qi.
"Hm?" Surprise flashed through Scáthach's beautiful eyes. Fu Yuan was clearly standing right in front of her, yet she could no longer sense the aura he gave off.
Fu Yuan seemed to have melded into all things between heaven and earth. If Scáthach had not seen him with her own eyes, she might have thought he was not there at all.
Staring at Fu Yuan with his eyes closed, Scáthach murmured, "Does this count as 'Presence Concealment'? Even I can't sense it. It seems to have reached an extremely high level."
The battle-hardened Queen of the Land of Shadows possessed formidable perception.
Scáthach was less than five meters away from Fu Yuan, yet at such a short distance, she could not sense his presence at all. This showed just how incredible Fu Yuan's current state was.
After entering the cultivation state of Great Void Sword Qi, Fu Yuan knew and sensed nothing except for the true qi flowing within his body. He became one with all things between heaven and earth.
Fu Yuan wanted to test whether being in the Shadow Knight: Moon Halo state could provide any assistance while cultivating Great Void Sword Qi.
As Fu Yuan cultivated, the true qi within his body broke through his limbs and bones, surging out all at once...
Upon noticing this, Fu Yuan instantly realized something.
While in the Shadow Knight: Moon Halo state, he could not cultivate Great Void Sword Qi. The moment he entered a cultivation stance, the true qi within his body would begin circulating and fully... power Shadow Knight: Moon Halo!
Scáthach could now sense Fu Yuan's aura and presence again. As she stared at him, she pursed her glossy cherry lips, because what she sensed from Fu Yuan was an energy aura as violent as a nuclear explosion.
Fu Yuan's true qi was now rushing wildly through his body, and that rapid surge brought faint stinging pain to him.
If Fu Yuan did not quickly vent the true qi raging inside him, he might end up like someone who had taken a little blue pill...
Ahem, ahem. He would be like a balloon inflated to its limit. If Fu Yuan did not quickly release the true qi surging within him, his body would be burst apart by it.
Shadow Knight: Moon Halo... All Restrictions Lifted! III
Fortunately, Fu Yuan cultivated Great Void Sword Qi every day and every night. The Sword Heart Incantation had tempered his body to an exceptionally resilient degree. Otherwise, the surging true qi would have brought far more than a faint stinging pain.
Thus, the moment the true qi began surging like a falling waterfall, Fu Yuan abruptly opened his closed eyes and shouted softly.
"Shadow Knight: Moon Halo..."
"All restrictions lifted!"
Boom!
Blinding orange-yellow lightning erupted from Fu Yuan's body. The lightning then transformed into a pillar of thunder that shot straight into the sky, piercing through the clouds above.
Rumble...
A deafening peal of thunder suddenly rang out in the peaceful skies above Fuyuki City.
The residents of Fuyuki City stared blankly at the sky overhead and asked in confusion, "Why is it suddenly thundering?"
That was right. How could there be thunder beneath a clear, cloudless sky?
Fortunately, Scáthach had previously set up all kinds of Magic Barriers around Fu Yuan's home. Otherwise, the pillar of lightning shooting into the sky from his house would surely have caused panic and terror throughout Fuyuki City.
Now that Fu Yuan had lifted the restrictions on the Vermilion Knight Armor, the true qi surging through his body began flowing into the Vermilion Knight Armor.
After receiving the true qi, Shadow Knight: Moon Halo's power core began compressing the true qi energy, then released the highly concentrated true qi at maximum speed.
As the true qi and Vermilion Knight Armor operated, the mechanical armor components covering Fu Yuan's body began undergoing a terrifying transformation.
First, the mechanical armor components all over Fu Yuan's body, originally dark blue in color, began to shine. They turned an orange-red like a total lunar eclipse, while the two sets of flying-blade thrusters at his waist fully unfolded.
The armor components of Shadow Knight: Moon Halo covering Fu Yuan's body continuously emitted orange-yellow particles of light, making him look both imposing and awe-inspiring.
He did not merely look imposing and awe-inspiring... As a powerhouse, Scáthach could sense Fu Yuan's general condition.
Energy like a nuclear explosion flowed through Fu Yuan's body, then fully powered the Vermilion Knight Armor, placing it in a state of maximum-output release.
This was Shadow Knight: Moon Halo's restriction-lifted state.
"Is he really just an ordinary human... To think he can so perfectly control such terrifying magical power [true qi]." Scáthach murmured in disbelief.
Fu Yuan's current condition directly shocked Queen Scáthach of the Land of Shadows. She had lived for thousands of years, yet she had never seen an existence like Fu Yuan.
In Scáthach's eyes now, even so-called gods could not be mentioned in the same breath as the man before her.
Even gods were not qualified to be compared with Fu Yuan...
It seemed Scáthach's evaluation of Fu Yuan had truly reached its peak!
Fu Yuan did not notice Scáthach's shock and surprise. He was immersed in his current state. The surging energy within him combined with Shadow Knight: Moon Halo, supporting and amplifying each other, giving him an entirely new experience.
Fu Yuan felt his current state, then lightly took a step forward.
Boom!
A heavy sound, like a battering ram smashing against a city wall, erupted from the mansion courtyard.
Scáthach, who had been staring at Fu Yuan, saw it... With that light step, Fu Yuan directly shattered the ground of the courtyard, creating a massive crater that made one's heart tremble.
Because Fu Yuan had shattered the courtyard ground, the Magic Barriers Scáthach had set up around his home were damaged as well.
Equally startled, Fu Yuan floated into the air. Looking at the enormous crater he had accidentally created, he said in astonishment, "What incredible strength. It looks like I'll need plenty of practice to properly control Shadow Knight: Moon Halo's power."
With the Vermilion Knight Armor activated, Fu Yuan could float through the air and fly at high speed.
After all, who doesn't know how to fly? Right, Godzilla?
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