Calmly Dealing With It

Once the force of the giant sword and the light of the score collided head-on at a single point in space, the surging shockwave not only shook the entire watery barrier, but also spread outward across the whole grassland.

Then, amid the thunderous explosion of energy and light, the golden lightning propelled by the current and the crimson greatsword resisting the current's drag shattered and broke apart one after another, bringing this round of frontal confrontation to an evenly matched conclusion.

Witnessing this, Ye Chen remained unfazed as he sidestepped once more, evading Ruilin's attack from behind at full speed. At the same time, he gained a thorough understanding of the ability traits of the second Clown above him.

Nicola's Innate Spirit Art created a simulated deep-sea domain centered on herself, stretching a full hundred meters in radius, causing anyone trapped within this world of flowing water to be greatly affected by environmental forces.

If the target was an enemy, all of their actions would be heavily restrained by the water's resistance, as though they had sunk into a murky, sticky swamp—every movement obstructed, every attack greatly diminished.

Conversely, if the target was an ally, they would receive the blessed protection of the water's propulsive force, granting all of their actions an all-around boost in speed.

And right now, Ye Chen and Ruilin were bearing these two extreme effects respectively.

Furthermore, although the products of Ye Chen's and Nicola's Spirit Arts—one blood and one water—both manifested in the form of "liquid," the "mediums" upon which they relied were fundamentally different.

Ye Chen's medium was blood, something that inherently existed within the human body. Nicola's medium, however, was closer to the concept people commonly called an "aura."

Because of the nature of this unique medium, the watery environment Nicola summoned was