The Journey Is the Sea of Stars (Fourth Update, Last Month's Make-Up 15/15)

Red and blue battle aura.

They slammed into each other without pause.

The spectacle left the onlookers dumbstruck. This was clearly a sword duel between two Sky Knights, not the sort of battle that should have taken place between an Earth Knight and a Sky Knight.

"Are my eyes deceiving me?"

"Viscount Liszt's prowess in sword combat is actually this terrifying!"

"Can an Earth Knight really unleash such ferocious attack power?"

"Such surging fire-aspect battle aura—unbelievable."

"Powerful!"

Everyone cried out at once. They were all seasoned knights who had endured countless battles on the battlefield, and they knew full well the gap between Sky and Earth.

It was an insurmountable chasm.

Yet Liszt had forcibly carved out a bridge across it, turning a natural barrier into an open road and achieving an evenly matched situation that defied all expectations.

Unfortunately.

The cries of amazement had barely faded.

When the scene changed in an instant. The balance that had lasted less than ten seconds collapsed as Liszt's battle aura gave out, swallowed in a roaring surge of blue-white vapor.

With a clang of metal striking metal.

An overwhelming force crashed into him. His longsword flew from his hand, and he staggered back six steps, nearly toppling over the rail at the bow and into the sea. He only managed to steady himself by grabbing the railing at the last possible moment.

"Whew!"

He exhaled a breath of stale air and wiped the sweat from his brow. He now deeply understood the gap between himself and a Sword Saint—once Leewilliam got serious, the combat power he unleashed was something Liszt could not withstand even for a single move.

But it would also be nearly impossible for a Sword Saint to kill him in one strike.

He could still hold on for two