At Yupa's command, all the Blessed Warrior immediately dispersed.
Their positions, seemingly randomly distributed, actually conceal a hidden strategy.
Por remained stationary, while Kamlin and Elphias Doge each led two men to flank him from the left and right.
The last three soldiers quietly retreated, forming an inconspicuous triangle outside the encirclement.
The entire process was completed in silence.
"Hehehe." Yupa chuckled, breaking the silence. "Battle formations? Too bad they're not very effective against this old man."
He spoke casually, but his body slumped slightly, and his fingers tightened around the sword.
Two weeks ago, these kids couldn't last ten seconds against him.
But now, their eyes have acquired the ferocity of warriors; they are no longer the greenhorns they once were.
"Teacher Yupa," Por slowly raised the Ceramic Steel to his forehead in Incantations gesture, "Whether it works or not, we'll only know after we try!"
Before the words were even finished, gold began to spread upwards along the hilt of the sword.
As agreed, this challenge prohibits the use of any Incantations other than the Order's Blade, and also forbids the use of firearms.
The Blessed Warrior could only rely on their own bodies and swordsmanship to fight against this number one swordsman of the Sea of Corruption.
Por is the team's strongest spearhead; he's the only one whose power and speed can barely rival Yupa's.
But Yupa is still Yupa.
This man, who could fight Nausicaä to a draw with his honed physique alone, is terrifying beyond comprehension when he gets serious.
" Incantations before me?" Yupa's voice still echoed, but the figure had vanished.
No, it didn't disappear.
That's too fast.
The onlookers only saw a blur before the brown figure had already covered five meters and appeared in front of Por.
The longsword in his left hand transformed into a white blur, thrusting straight at the opponent's wrist!
Por's pupils contracted sharply, but he did not back down.
He's waiting.
Waiting for his companions.
The moment Yupa made his move, Kamlin, along with the two warriors behind him, followed suit.
Three Ceramic Steel longswords attacked simultaneously, blocking all of Yupa's evasive angles to the left and behind him.
On the right, Elphias Doge's group was a beat slower, but three longswords still thrust out simultaneously.
The bait and the prey are transformed in an instant.
"Did you succeed...?"
Outside the arena, Lucian's fingers gripped the rope tightly, almost forgetting to breathe.
The next moment, his question was answered.
Faced with swords attacking from seven directions simultaneously, Yupa made only one move—
Spin.
Using the left foot as a pivot, the right leg pushes off the ground forcefully, causing the person to spin and leap into the air.
The white longsword thrusting towards Por did not lose momentum; instead, it gained even more terrifying destructive power due to its rotation, while the short sword in his left hand, which was originally held horizontally in front of his chest, used the force to draw a circle.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Ceramic Steel longswords in the hands of the three members of the Kamlin group broke off simultaneously, the upper halves of the blades spinning and flying into the air, gleaming silver in the setting sun.
As the best tool for processing Ceramic Steel, the title of "hardest material" for the Ohmu's shell is well-deserved.
But the next moment, Elphias Doge's group arrived.
The timing was precisely Yupa's spinning motion was coming to an end, and his strength was waning.
A glint of light flashed in Yupa's eyes.
He did not attempt to defend with his short sword, but instead used the momentum of his spin to sweep the long sword in his right hand, which had originally been aimed at Por, toward Elphias Doge other two.
But Elphias Doge seemed to have anticipated this. The moment the Yupa sword turned, the three of them retreated simultaneously, narrowly avoiding the white sword light.
A gust of wind swept past, causing the hair on the foreheads of the three people to flutter.
They never intended to fight head-on; their mission was to force the Yupa and buy time.
The next moment, a buzzing sound rang out.
In Por's hands, the Ceramic Steel longsword had completely transformed into a golden holy sword, its blade emitting a humming sound that yearned for battle.
He gripped the sword with both hands, the tip pointing at the Yupa had just stood still.
No sooner said than done.
For the villagers watching from outside the wall, they only saw Yupa's figure flash by, then three broken swords flew up, and the figures separated and stood still again.
The entire process takes no more than two seconds.
It wasn't until the broken sword clattered to the ground that many people realized what had happened.
"Those swords are broken!"
"How did it break? I didn't even see it!"
"Too fast... Is this Lord Yupa's strength?"
Lucian's heart was pounding.
He thought that the well-equipped and well-trained guards of the Kingdom of Pejite were what a strong army looked like.
But what did he see now?
This is an army where every soldier is strong enough to fight Master Yupa, and their tacit understanding and coordination are seamless, forming a unified whole.
How exactly were they trained?!
"Drink up--!"
In the center of the arena, without uttering a word, Por charged at Yupa his sword raised.
Without the help of Incantations, they didn't even have the weapons to fight against the Yupa; the difference in strength between the two sides was like an insurmountable chasm.
But there was no fear in his eyes, only a boiling fighting spirit.
"Good timing!"
Yupa, he raised his longsword from below, slashing upwards.
clang!!!
White and gold, two swords representing the world's finest materials, clashed head-on for the first time, sending golden sparks flying.
Por felt a violent tremor in his arm, his hand went numb, and the golden light on the Order's Blade rippled violently.
But he gritted his teeth, forcefully suppressing his retreat, and used the reaction force from the collision to twist his body and strike again!
Yupa flicked his wrist, his longsword precisely deflecting the Order's Blade with a touch of the side, while his left-hand short sword silently pierced towards Por's ribs.
But the sword failed to strike, as support from the other Blessed Warrior arrived.
With Por holding off Yupa head-on, all the Blessed Warrior have successfully summoned the Order's Blade.
Yupa frowned slightly, and the short sword he was about to thrust at Por had to be turned halfway to parry Kamlin's sneak attack again, while at the same time using his long sword to force back Elphias Doge's golden sword light.
The real siege has only just begun.
With Por as the spearhead of the frontal assault, the two groups led by Kamlin and Elphias Doge were like a pack of wolves circling a tiger, launching continuous and relentless attacks.
Whenever Yupa tries to concentrate his strength on one of them, the swords of the other two will inevitably arrive in time, forcing him to return to defense.
Seven people, seven golden sword lights, seemingly chaotic, but in reality, their coordination was exquisite.
There were no accidental injuries, no mutual interference; every sword strike was an attempt to block Yupa's evasive maneuver or create an opportunity for his comrades to attack again.
Sometimes, in order to avoid the sharp, golden sword light, Yupa even had to abandon his sword techniques and use the hilt, his elbow, or even his knee to deflect the sword from the side.
Outside the wall, the villagers stared in disbelief, their jaws dropping to the floor.
Only then did they truly understand why the infamous " Insect Claw " bandit gang had been almost completely annihilated by the Blessed Warrior led by Yupa.
The combat skills and teamwork displayed by these soldiers are simply inhuman!
What they didn't know was that Yupa hadn't even lifted a finger in the battle to wipe out the bandits.
As time ticked by, the disadvantage in weaponry became apparent once again.
when!
After the violent collision, the Order's Blade in the hand of a Blessed Warrior shattered due to exhaustion of energy.
He wanted to retreat and regroup for Incantations, Yupa didn't give him that opportunity.
The white longsword, like a leech, pierced through his hastily raised Ceramic Steel almost the instant the Order's Blade shattered.
puff!
Blood splattered.
The soldier groaned as his right hand, along with the Ceramic Steel he was gripping, was cleanly severed, and blood gushed from the wound.
He pressed his left hand against the wound and staggered out of the battle.
According to the rules, being seriously injured enough to render someone unable to fight is considered "death" and means elimination.
Yupa's sword did not stop.
The next moment, the white phantom moved again, followed by three more muffled thuds, almost in succession.
One man's forearm was severed at the elbow, and the fingers of two others, along with the sword hilts, were sliced off by Yupa.
The three men turned deathly pale instantly, cold sweat pouring down their foreheads, but they all forced back their cries of pain and retreated without hesitation.
In just a few breaths, the seven-person siege formation collapsed.
In the center of the field, only Por, Kamlin, and Elphias Doge remained, standing back to back, desperately resisting the storm of attacks.
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the scales of victory seemed to have tipped completely in Yupa.