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"I can't possibly lose!"
Muttering to himself like a madman, Saga tilted his head back and screamed at the sky.
Both hands gripped the holy sword with unnatural force.
Hum—
Almost responding to Saga's mania, the holy sword lit up again.
Clatter...
In the next instant, the blade began absorbing blood from Saga's wounds—pulling it straight from his body!
Within seconds, Saga's body thinned visibly.
A terrifying amount of blood had been drained—offered to the holy sword as tribute.
Beep!
As if fed by the sacrifice, the holy sword's latent power was fully unleashed.
Bathed in crimson and emerald glow, the weapon released a surge of destructive aura.
Strangely, the severe wound in Saga's chest began closing at high speed.
In a blink, it was completely gone.
"I'm going to kill you."
Saga's raspy voice emerged from his throat like a curse.
His head lifted slowly, and his eyes gleamed with a feral red light.
His entire being now surged with violent fury—he had entered a berserk state.
Boom!
A thunderous stomp from Saga cracked the ground beneath his feet.
The sheer pressure from the leap-off shattered the terrain around him.
With a demonic roar, Saga lunged at Bai Yu, sword gripped tight, moving like a ghost unleashed.
Ziip!
Seeing Saga's madness, Bai Yu's expression sharpened.
He, too, decided to test the strength of the fully awakened holy sword.
A faint crackle of energy—Bai Yu launched forward in a streak of blue lightning.
He didn't sidestep or dodge.
He charged straight at Saga.
A heartbeat later—the two clashed mid-charge.
Bai Yu swung his blade down in both hands—fast, clean, decisive.
Saga roared, raising his own sword with two hands to counter.
Clang!
Boom!!
Steel clashed with divine metal, and the collision sent shockwaves racing outward.
The deafening clang echoed through the sky.
Then the very earth beneath them fractured under the overwhelming force.
A massive crater opened under their feet—stone and soil caving in all directions.
The duel reached a standstill—their weapons locked, neither giving ground.
"So this is the power of the Holy Sword's true release...?"
Bai Yu gritted his teeth, locking blades, his Dragon Flame Taidao surging with pressure.
In raw force alone, it was astounding.
But...
"That's all?"
In that instant, Bai Yu summoned his full might—channeling strength, spirit, and sword intent.
Squeak... crack!
The balance broke.
Bai Yu's blade slowly, irreversibly pressed downward—his strength overwhelming Saga's sword.
The tide had turned.
Saga's expression twisted in disbelief.
Even with the holy sword fully awakened... he was still being overpowered?
Refusing to lose the weapon, Saga clenched his jaw and yanked the sword back violently.
Pfft!
The move left him exposed.
The Dragon Flame Taidao slashed downward and sliced through his left arm diagonally.
Blood burst in the air.
His severed arm spun once in midair and fell to the dirt with a thud.
Saga screamed but didn't stop—he retreated fast, drawing back over 100 meters, blood painting the path behind him.
His face paled drastically, the blood loss draining his strength.
"If close-range won't work... I'll end this with one final slash!"
His voice was hoarse, but his will was sharp.
He lifted the holy sword with his remaining hand.
Huuuh—
With mental focus, he channeled all his remaining strength into the blade.
A violent, wicked wind howled around him as the sword began glowing with a deep green energy.
The holy sword surged with its final breath of power.
"This will be his final strike," Bai Yu murmured.
Taking a long breath, he summoned his own power.
He unleashed the Azure Dragon Sword Intent in full.
Ka-ka-ka!
The sword intent gathered like wild rivers being compressed into a single stream, all flowing into his Dragon Flame Taidao.
The turquoise flames on the blade vanished.
In their place—a crystalline jade glow spread across the entire weapon.
It gleamed like polished sapphire.
"Armament Haki!"
Without hesitation, Bai Yu poured Busoshoku Haki from both palms into the weapon.
The blade took on dual hues: glowing jade and inky black—two forces dancing on its surface.
"Dragon Force!"
But he wasn't done.
Drawing on the power he'd recently awakened, Bai Yu activated Dragon Force.
Thum-thum-thum!
His arms bulged, veins erupting with green light.
From his skin, dragon-scale patterns materialized, pulsing with raw strength.
Every fiber of muscle screamed with supernatural might.
"Bai Yu!! Die—!"
At the same time, Saga completed his charge.
With a final roar, he swung the holy sword down with all the power he could muster.
Boom!!
A monstrous slash tore through the air—ten times stronger than before—roaring across the battlefield.
The very air warped in its wake.
It left a deep gash in the ground as it closed in.
Saga had unleashed his ultimate attack!
"Azure Dragon: Extreme Jade Slash!!"
Bai Yu responded by stepping forward.
Yes—forward.
Charging directly into the path of the oncoming slash!
Within seconds, he met the green energy blade head-on.
His Dragon Flame Taidao came down like a heavenly decree.
BOOM!
There was no prolonged shockwave. No tug-of-war.
The clash ended in a single instant.
Saga's ultimate attack shattered like brittle glass.
Bai Yu sliced through it with overwhelming force.
He didn't stop.
He surged through the dust cloud—appearing right in front of Saga.
Bang!
Pfft!
Saga didn't even get a second to react.
Bai Yu passed through him in a blur—sword slashing cleanly.
Saga gasped.
The holy sword shattered in his hand—crumbling into fragments.
Then his body split in two, from shoulder to hip.
The wound was smooth—perfectly surgical.
Plop...
Both halves fell to the ground without resistance.
Blood barely leaked.
Saga was so dry, so spent, he had no fluid left to bleed.
Saga and the holy sword had been felled by a single strike.
Bai Yu stood tall behind him, frozen in the final pose of his attack.
A heartbeat later, he rose slowly and sheathed his blade with grace.
"It's... actually destroyed the Holy Sword," came a whisper.
Watching from afar, Maya's face was etched with awe.
Her voice trembled.
Shock, admiration, and disbelief filled her gaze as she stared at Bai Yu.
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