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Chapter 7212
Charlie knew that his opponent would definitely fight to the death,
But he didn’t expect that his opponent could unleash such a powerful burst of energy in an instant.
Right now, Brovnen’s speed was almost twice as fast as when he had ambushed him and dodged at top speed earlier.
And he was right in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Unbeknownst to Charlie, Brovnen had already activated a life-saving technique taught to him by Victoria:
The Meridian Burning Technique.
A cultivator’s growth almost entirely depends on continuously using spiritual energy to expand their meridians,
Cleanse their marrow and strengthen their physical body.
As cultivation increases, the spiritual energy absorbed by the cultivator’s meridians also accumulates over time.
Once the spiritual energy within the body is nearly depleted,
This technique can be used to convert the meridians,
Strengthened over many years, into spiritual energy.
In other words, it’s burning one’s own cultivation to temporarily obtain spiritual energy.
The advantage is that it can replenish depleted spiritual energy in the shortest amount of time,
But the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.
If one obtains spiritual energy by forcing the meridians open in this way,
Cultivation will be consumed at an even faster rate.
Even if one uses ten times the amount of spiritual energy today,
It may not be enough to replenish it tomorrow.
But in this critical moment, he couldn’t care less about these things.
Survival was the most important thing.
Moreover, once Charlie is killed, he can obtain Charlie’s magic weapon that can summon heavenly lightning,
As well as an unknown number of Great Qi Cultivation Pills.
The spiritual energy consumed by burning his meridians might be replenished many times over!
What’s more, Charlie himself is a good opportunity to claim the reward!
So, he once again used his flying sword, channeling even stronger spiritual energy into it,
And the sword’s edge shot straight at Charlie’s face like an arrow released from a bow.
Charlie had never practiced this kind of technique before.
Seeing Brovnen’s sudden surge in power,
His flying sword is becoming much faster and stronger than before,
Charlie was immediately startled.
This turn of events was truly unexpected.
In his panic, he could only continue throwing heavenly lightning at Brovnen while simultaneously retreating at top speed,
Gathering all his spiritual energy to prepare for a direct confrontation with Brovnen’s flying sword.
Having learned from his previous experience,
Brovnen no longer held the flying sword in his hand,
But instead, he used his spiritual energy to control it,
Keeping it at least five zhang away from him,
Fearing that the sword might attract lightning again.
Moreover, after activating his Burning Meridians,
His reaction speed was much faster than before,
Making dodging Charlie’s heavenly lightning no longer difficult.
A bolt of heavenly lightning struck,
And Brovnen dodged it with a swift movement, not finding it too difficult.
The flying sword, as if it were part of his will, continued its rapid attack on Charlie,
Without any hesitation, despite Brovnen’s dodging of the heavenly lightning.
Charlie was now at his wits’ end.
He lacked any powerful offensive weapons.
Neither the Nine Profound Heaven Scripture nor the Great Sun Tathagata Hand Seal was particularly effective in close combat.
In close combat, they proved rather ineffective.
Brovnen, however, was different.
After his initial flustered struggle, he quickly regained his rhythm.
He was skilled at wielding flying swords.
While true flying swords were magical artifacts that allowed cultivators to fly, his sword,
Though not allowing him to fly on its own, could be controlled by his spiritual energy.
His flying sword, crafted by Victoria, possessed tenfold extension capabilities.
Normally only about a foot long, unassuming yet incredibly sharp,
It could cut through iron like mud and pierce stone like paper, boasting immense speed and unparalleled control.
He could even use his will to chase its target,
Making it far superior to Charlie’s Soul-Piercing Blade.
Although Charlie used all his potential to dodge, the opponent’s flying sword was simply too fast.
He could only find the right moment to stop and then use his powerful spiritual energy to capture the opponent’s flying sword again.
The opponent’s flying sword was very fast and extremely agile.
Charlie tried to intercept it with his spiritual energy,
But the opponent made a ninety-degree turn and shot straight into the sky,
Then swooped down towards him at an extremely fast speed.
Helpless, Charlie gathered his spiritual energy above his head again, but the opponent changed direction again.
To capture the opponent’s flying sword simply by relying on spiritual energy,
A sufficiently high density was required,
Which meant that quickly gathering a large amount of high-density spiritual energy was far less efficient than the opponent’s.
This time, Charlie could barely concentrate on the top of his head,
But the next moment, the opponent bypassed his head and attacked his back directly.
At this moment, Charlie had no time to make any preparations and could only tough it out by forming an invisible shield of spiritual energy behind him while simultaneously lunging forward to dodge.
Immediately afterward, he felt a powerful force strike his back.
Even with a shield temporarily protecting him,
The flying sword easily shattered it.
Fortunately, the shield bought Charlie time to dodge,
And the sword missed his back, instead slicing a wound almost to the bone in the instant he lunged forward.
Charlie felt a sharp pain and a hot, wet sensation in his back—the feeling of blood soaking into it.
The air was thick with the smell of blood.
Charlie didn’t dare think too much and immediately used his spiritual energy to quickly heal the wound.
Otherwise, another violent dodge would likely tear the wound even more severely!
In that life-or-death moment, he understood a principle:
The battle between spear and shield tests not only who is sharper or stronger,
But also, who is faster.
If the spear’s speed exceeds the shield’s,
Even the strongest shield will be ineffective!