Victory

"It's a pity I am not a Dragonblood Warrior."

Liewen thought about the original story, where Linley's combat power soared far beyond the limits of the Saint Realm the moment he began fusing the "Fast" and "Slow" mysteries of the Wind Laws.

Even though both were cases of fusing two mysteries, the gap in combat power was immense, and a primary reason was that Dragonblood Warriors could undergo Dragon Transformation.

Once a Dragonblood Warrior reached the Saint Realm in human form, they could still transform, causing their Battle Qi and physical strength to skyrocket; when combined with the Laws, they naturally became even stronger.

Furthermore, Linley possessed the Highgod artifact, the Violet Blood Soft Sword.

Although Liewen's physical strength was decent, it had not yet reached the level of a Saint Realm Dragonblood Warrior.

"Useno, it seems your attacks are quite mediocre as well." Liewen chuckled.

Useno was both shocked and suspicious, his gaze fixed tightly on Liewen: "What did you just do?"

"What did I do?"

Liewen smiled first, then his gaze turned abruptly cold: "You'll know once you experience it again!"

Liewen swung his right fist, unleashing the Profundity of Purification beam once more, but this time, the two hundred-plus rays of light that composed the beam were different; each ray contained the Mysteries of Light Element.

"The Mysteries of Light Element can condense light elements into any shape, so a beam shape is naturally possible!"

The current Profundity of Purification beam possessed both the Profundity of Purification and the Mysteries of Light Element.

Useno slashed his blade against the beam and was sent flying violently once again, this time spitting out a large mouthful of blood.

Liewen's body turned into a streak of white light as he charged toward Useno, the white light condensing on his right fist again, preparing to unleash the Profundity of Purification beam once more.

Strike while the iron is hot; no need to let things drag on and invite trouble!

"Damn it!"

Sent flying again, Useno realized that Liewen's attacks were superior to his own.

Although he didn't understand why Liewen had suddenly improved so much, his years of combat experience led him to decisively change his tactics.

"Liewen, don't be happy too soon. I haven't even used my true strength yet!"

Facing Liewen's attack, Useno did not retreat but advanced instead. His body split from one into two, then two into four, and four Usenos instantly appeared in the air.

Liewen's Profundity of Purification beam struck one of the Usenos, passing directly through his body without causing any damage.

The four Usenos launched attacks on Liewen from four different directions.

"Liewen, let's see how you block this move of mine!"

Useno was very confident; frontal assault was never his area of expertise.

He cultivated the Laws of Darkness, and his combat style was known for being eerie; these four clones were his most powerful trump card.

Although the Holy Union prohibited the study of Dark Battle Qi and magic, that was merely a surface-level regulation.

Within the Radiant Church, especially the Religious Inquisition that operated in the shadows, there were indeed experts who studied the Laws of Darkness, and the strongest among them was undoubtedly Useno.

Facing the attacks of the four Usenos, Liewen appeared calm and composed.

Familiar with the original story, he had long known that Useno was proficient in the "Shadow Clone Technique" mystery of the Laws of Darkness.

The "Shadow Clone Technique" could manifest multiple clones, each with an aura identical to the original, making it difficult to distinguish the real one.

The original could switch between any of the clones at will.

Just now, facing the Profundity of Purification beam, Useno had chosen to switch to another clone to dodge the attack.

For those who did not understand the principles of the "Shadow Clone Technique," this move was extremely difficult to deal with.

Because your attacks would be dodged by the opponent through their clones, and if you were approached by any one of the clones, the opponent could switch to that clone and attack you.

Liewen had long known the principles of the "Shadow Clone Technique" and also knew how to break it.

"Useno, this move of yours is useless against me!"

A dazzling white light erupted from Liewen's body. This time, the Profundity of Purification beam did not stay concentrated; the two hundred-plus rays of light split into four parts, attacking all four Usenos simultaneously.

Liewen could already control the direction of the light rays, allowing them to be concentrated for an attack or separated.

The power of the split Profundity of Purification beams was significantly reduced, but it was enough to break Useno's "Shadow Clone Technique."

Four beams of purification hit the four Usenos, passing through the bodies of three, but encountering resistance on the fourth.

"Found you!"

Liewen locked onto Useno's true body and attacked with full force again, unleashing the Profundity of Purification beam.

The characteristic of the Laws of Light was speed; this speed included not only movement speed but also attack speed.

Useno had just blocked the quarter-strength Profundity of Purification beam when the full-strength beam arrived.

"Impossible!" Useno could not believe his ultimate move had been broken so easily.

In the past, when his opponents faced this move for the first time, even if they could break it, it would take a long time to see through its secret, yet Liewen had seen through it at a single glance.

"Run!"

Useno was also very decisive. Once his strongest move was broken, he understood he was no match for Liewen and chose to retreat immediately.

Useno turned into a streak of black light and headed north.

Liewen did not pursue; Laina was still waiting for him below, and besides, defeating an opponent was easy, but killing one was difficult.

Useno was not slow, and with the Shadow Clone Technique, he had four clones running in different directions, with the main body able to switch between them at will; it was far too difficult to catch Useno.

Once I fuse them into 128 rays of light, the power of the Purification beam will increase once more. I should be able to defeat Useno in a single strike, and by then, killing him won't be difficult either.

Liewen descended toward the ground, and as soon as he landed, Laina ran over to him.

The little girl's eyes were red, and she looked at the wounds on Liewen's body nervously, asking with a sobbing tone, "Brother Liewen, does it hurt?"

Liewen smiled. "It doesn't hurt, it will be better soon."

His Light Battle Qi was continuously repairing his injuries. Liewen looked around; this main road saw countless people passing by every day. The Saint Realm battle just now had captured everyone's attention, and those caravans and pedestrians had all been watching, keeping a wide distance from Liewen now, afraid to get close for fear of angering a Saint Realm powerhouse.

"Laina, let's go."

Liewen picked up Laina and flew toward Blackstone City.

After Liewen flew away, the crowd on the main road instantly erupted, everyone heatedly discussing the Saint Realm battle that had just occurred.

"Heavens, who were those two Saint Realm powerhouses? They were truly incredible!"

"That black-haired youth's attacks were like light, and the purple-haired one could create clones!"

"I once had the fortune of seeing a battle between ninth-rank experts and thought that was the pinnacle of combat, but now it seems the difference between the ninth rank and the Saint Realm is like heaven and earth."

Everyone was discussing it. Liewen had no prior reputation, so they did not recognize him, and Useno, as the Chief Inquisitor of the Radiant Church's Religious Inquisition, was not someone ordinary people could easily see, so basically no one recognized him either.

Some merchants in the crowd had spotted a business opportunity early on, using a Memory Crystal Ball to record the course of the battle while Liewen and Useno were fighting.

The Memory Crystal Ball was a product created by alchemists who used alchemy to imbue the water-style magic Floating Image Technique into the crystal.

As long as a little bit of magic power was injected, the Memory Crystal Ball could be activated to automatically record a scene of a certain length.

Once the recording reached capacity, activating the Memory Crystal Ball again would cause it to play the recording on a loop.

"Ordinary people have never seen a Saint Realm battle; this will definitely sell like hotcakes!" the merchants were very excited.

The main road gradually returned to normal traffic, and this battle between Liewen and Useno spread along with the movement of the crowds to the Holy Union and the O'Brien Empire, eventually circulating throughout the entire Yulan Continent.