How many times had he heard those words before...?
Hearing that shocking yet all-too-familiar question, Linsey felt conflicted.
But dealing with the enemy came first.
Linsey calmly swung his sword, continuing to adjust his fighting stance as he taunted his opponent, pressuring his state of mind.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Linsey's voice was cold and merciless, carrying a trace of disdain.
At the same time, an terrifying blade, glorious as a heavenly corona and radiating several dangerous auras, arrived before the Jealous One.
Slash—
The Jealous One's source essence surged forth.
The man conjured a black arm shield out of thin air, blocking Linsey's longsword in midair.
Though he had looked utterly miserable during the chase.
The Jealous One was, after all, a Seventh Stage Awakened.
The shield formed from his skill firmly blocked Linsey's attack. Neither the flames nor the power of extinction could advance any farther!
"Whew—"
The Jealous One heaved a sigh of relief.
Only then did he manage to pull some thought free from his terror.
The Linsey before him was merely a Fifth Stage Awakened, while he himself was a Seventh Stage powerhouse who possessed a Personal Law.
Their strengths were simply not on the same level!
"You think you blocked it?"
At that moment, Linsey spoke again, his voice icy.
Then firelight illuminated the Jealous One's pupils.
That dangerous crimson blade actually passed straight through the arm shield he had conjured, arriving before him the very next second!
Boom—
Flames erupted across the stage.
In that instant, Linsey had swapped his light sword for the Ghost Sword.
The Ghost Sword's Reality Transformation ability turned the weapon in his hand intangible, then transformed it back into a physical object after passing through the Jealous One's defense.
No matter how sturdy a defense was.