Taking Him Down

On the morning of the fourth day.

At the Martial Arts Stage in the rear courtyard of the Duke's Residence.

Atlanm and Salosha, both wearing protective gear, stood facing each other in fighting stances, ready for their spar.

Below the stage, Robert Duke, Shelley Madam, and a group of attendants and warriors watched from the side, their eyes filled with curiosity, excitement, and admiration.

A duel between Level 4 Mana Web Walkers was likely something ordinary people like them would only witness once in their lives. Today, they would see just how formidable those powerful experts truly were.

On the Martial Arts Stage.

After facing off for two minutes.

"Brother, I'm going in first!"

Salosha stepped forward. A spell rapidly formed in his hand, taking about five seconds before he thrust it forward and shouted, "Azure Storm!"

He opened with the relatively powerful Level 4 spell, Azure Storm.

A small energy storm instantly formed, with winds exceeding Force 16.

"Azure Shield!"

Atlanm shouted as well, but in less than half a second, an azure shield appeared before him.

"Azure Storm is a Level 4 spell. Your Level 2 Azure Shield can't block it," Salosha said loudly.

Yet Atlanm remained unmoved, allowing the storm to rush toward him.

Bang—

With a dull boom, the Azure Shield before Atlanm continually broke apart beneath the storm's onslaught.

"Get out of the way!"

Salosha shouted, somewhat worried about Atlanm's safety.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

But once the energy storm passed, Atlanm, standing not far away, was still perfectly unharmed.

Only a thin pale-blue film of light remained before him, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

"Two layers of Azure Shield? You released two shields in such a short time and blocked my Level 4 spell?"

Salosha understood. His opponent had used two Level 2