That Wood Dragon carried both Uchiha Madara and Douglas onto True Island. To Douglas's utter shock, his master—the Sword Saint Gastol—had been stabbed straight through the chest by the Lightning Sword!
And on the other side of the sword stood none other than Berias...
It turned out that when Sword Saint Gastol swung his sword at Berias, Berias had used a spell to reflect the Lightning Sword's attack. The Lightning Sword had pierced Gastol's chest, right through the heart!
"Mas... Master... Master... your disciple... came too late..." Douglas landed on the ground, his knees buckling as he fell before Gastol!
"No, no... Douglas, you mustn't... come here... That Berias... is extremely powerful... You... take the Lightning Sword..."
"No, Master, the Lightning Sword belongs to you. You won't die. You definitely won't die!" Douglas suddenly roared, "I'll kill you, Berias! I'll avenge my master!"
He charged recklessly at Berias, but Berias had no intention of fighting him head-on. He used the magic spell "Shift" and moved elsewhere! Douglas shouted, "Why won't you fight me? Are you afraid?!"
What he did not know was that those words had struck Berias right where it hurt!
He truly was afraid. Although he had reflected the Lightning Sword's attack, his own body had in fact been injured by it as well. Though he appeared unharmed, his heart and lungs had already ruptured. If he took even the slightest further attack, his heart and lungs would likely burst apart and kill him.
But he could not reveal any of that before Douglas and the others. Forcing himself to hold on, he said, "Sword Saint Gastol truly did not live up to his reputation. You are his disciple, correct? You are far too weak. I, Berias, disdain fighting juniors. Kill yourself."
However, Uchiha Madara said coldly, "I