Bar reacted with astonishing speed. Though he was immensely shocked, he had not forgotten his promise to give his opponent three moves. He immediately tried to retreat with his horse. But he had forgotten that while Holy Spirit Summoning was immensely powerful, these holy spirits still retained certain instincts. For example, when Gulman suddenly appeared in front of the horse, it let out a neigh and charged straight at him.
Gulman reacted just as quickly, crossing his hands before his chest. In an instant, white light surged from his body, looking remarkably similar to holy light. Of course, Bar did not know that this too was an active Holy Mark—and one that had never been intended for humans from the very beginning.
The effect of this Holy Mark was to instantly drain life force and create a shield capable of withstanding twice that amount of damage. Under normal circumstances, humans simply did not possess enough life force to sustain it.
According to the information Li had found, this Holy Mark had actually been designed for the ancient giant beasts known as Behemoths. Behemoths possessed extraordinarily powerful bodies and boundless vitality. Adult Behemoths even had the strength to tear apart dragons, though their ordinary attacks were primarily close combat.
Thus, this Holy Mark could provide Behemoths with protection during a charge.
Now that Li had engraved this Holy Mark onto Gulman's armor, there was no need to worry that Gulman would be unable to endure it. After all, the vitality of Gulman's true body was no less formidable than that of a Behemoth.
It might have taken a long time to explain, but to the two combatants, it was only an instant. In the blink of an eye, the horse's hoof came crashing down hard upon Gulman's arm, which he had