He could feel it clearly: when he used Sacrifice and burned his blood essence, something seemed to merge into his body.
But the black spear in the Golden Bird Demon's hand, crackling with golden lightning, was already almost upon him. Hissing arcs danced along it and sliced his cheek.
Ignoring the changes inside his body, Yue Chen raised Holy Fire and Blazing Sun overhead. The internal spiritual power he had mostly recovered surged into motion, pouring into his two longswords at astonishing speed.
Solar Holy Fire, Holy Sword, Nebula Spirit Furnace, All or Nothing...
With max-level proficiency in every knight skill he currently possessed, Yue Chen could instantly cast techniques that ordinary people struggled to master-or even learn.
Had the Golden Bird Demon's spear not been about to strike, Yue Chen could have stacked every skill he knew in an extremely short time and unleashed them all at once.
Crossing his swords, Yue Chen swung without any flourish, bringing them down hard against the black spear that had reached him.
It was not that Yue Chen did not want to activate more skills. After so many enhancements, the twin swords that usually felt weightless in his hands had become as heavy as lead.
A mournful cracking came from the swords in Yue Chen's hands. These two longswords, which had accompanied him through so much of his journey, would likely meet their end in this battle.
A trace of reluctance flickered in Yue Chen's eyes, but he still brought his swords down without hesitation.
Clang-!
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the mighty clash between Yue Chen and the Golden Bird Demon ended abruptly after a single piercing metallic ring, as though they had merely traded an ordinary blow.
Then came another clang-!
Holy Fire and Blazing Sun shattered in Yue Chen's grip.