Gilgamesh sneered, "The legendary king of Great Britain, the master of the Knights of the Round Table?"
The King of Knights said coldly, "I am not their master, nor are they my servants; we are companions who fight together!"
Gilgamesh laughed heartily, "Is this the King of Knights? For all your fame, you lack the bearing of a king!"
The King of Knights frowned, "What do you mean?"
"A king has no companions, only subjects!" Gilgamesh said, "I also heard that you are renowned for leading from the front, praised by the world for your bravery?"
The King of Knights replied, "So what?"
"Foolish," Gilgamesh stated. "A true king is the one who falls last. You don't even understand this, no wonder you were ultimately betrayed and ended in defeat."
"Nonsense!" The King of Knights immediately became angry, roaring, "What do you know?"
Gilgamesh smiled mockingly, looking at the King of Knights and saying, "Before you became king, I was already a king!"
As he spoke, Gilgamesh gestured forward with his hand, and a golden light curtain rapidly appeared behind him.
"If you don't agree with what I say..." Gilgamesh continued, "Then show your bearing and prove yourself right."
In the next instant, countless golden ripples appeared and shot forward.
Boom, boom, boom!
As weapons flew, the walls and ceiling of the passage began to collapse. In the blink of an eye, the passage ahead was reduced to ruins by Gilgamesh's onslaught.
However, the King of Knights and Cao Mingjin were unharmed. The moment the walls collapsed, they leaped into the falling debris on either side, using it to evade the attack.
"Old rules," Bai Ye said. "You deal with the Heroic Spirit, I'll deal with the Master."
As Bai Ye spoke, he raised the Xuanyuan Sword and slashed to the side, shattering the wall and then crossing the collapsed ruins.
The passage on the other side led to a vast room. Cao Mingjin stood there, hands in his pockets, chewing gum and blowing bubbles.
With the King of Knights absent, there was no need to adhere to any so-called knightly code, so Cao Mingjin dispensed with pleasantries.
When chosen ones meet in opposition, is there a need for words?
No, there isn't!
At this point, the only thing to do is simple...
Fight!
The moment Bai Ye stepped over the ruins, Cao Mingjin immediately lifted his leg and swept it forward.
Instantly, a gust of wind swept through the room, forming a wind blade that slashed towards Bai Ye.
Clang!
Bai Ye casually raised his hand, swung the Xuanyuan Sword, and cleaved the incoming wind blade.
Cao Mingjin did not stop, his hands still in his pockets, and he continued to sweep his legs forward repeatedly.
With each leg sweep, Cao Mingjin stirred the surrounding wind, and one by one, wind blades appeared, slashing at Bai Ye in rapid succession.
Bai Ye, in turn, swung his sword continuously.
Cao Mingjin moved his legs, and Bai Ye moved his hands.
And then...
As the wind grew more violent and the wind blades increased in number, what was once one wind blade per leg sweep became two, then three...
Bai Ye frowned. The speed of his sword swings was almost unable to keep up with the speed of the incoming wind blades.
So...
Break them all at once!
Sword of the Great Dao (conjuring a massive phantom of the Xuanyuan Sword for attack)
Bai Ye raised the Xuanyuan Sword high. Immediately, a vast golden radiance appeared on the sword.
The golden radiance rapidly condensed, transforming into a colossal phantom of the Xuanyuan Sword, which then slashed forward.
Boom!
With that single strike, the entire room was split in half. The wind blades unleashed by Cao Mingjin were instantly shattered.
A look of surprise flashed across Cao Mingjin's face, and he quickly leaped backward.
"Arashi Step!"
Wind currents suddenly coiled around Cao Mingjin's feet, drastically increasing his speed. With a flash, he moved sideways, evading the Xuanyuan Sword's strike.
Upon landing, he looked at the cleaved room, a sense of lingering fear in his heart.
What a terrifying sword!
The next moment, Bai Ye raised his sword and swept it horizontally again.
Golden Sword Qi!
The Xuanyuan Sword once again emitted a golden glow, and a crescent-shaped golden sword energy shot forward.
The golden sword energy pushed forward, slicing through the ground as if it were made of paper.
Cao Mingjin dared not delay. He withdrew his hands from his pockets, began to wave his arms, and simultaneously kicked out with his legs.
The surrounding wind currents surged again, and countless wind blades appeared.
But...
It was useless!
The wind blades constantly met the golden sword energy, but they couldn't even stop its advance, let alone shatter it. The moment they met, all the wind blades were easily sliced apart by the golden sword energy.
Cao Mingjin could only use Arashi Step to move at high speed again, rapidly shifting sideways to evade the golden sword energy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After hitting the wall behind it and pulverizing it, the golden sword energy continued forward, smashing through three more walls before gradually dissipating.
Cao Mingjin's gaze deepened as he looked at Bai Ye and said, "How did you get that sword?"
"Is this also knightly spirit?" Bai Ye asked with a smile. "Must you tell your opponent how you acquired your possessions before a battle?"
Cao Mingjin replied, "This is not something that should exist in this era."
The Xuanyuan Sword was too terrifying!
In Cao Mingjin's estimation, the Xuanyuan Sword was at least of Red quality, and likely the top tier of Red quality.
Unfortunately, while Cao Mingjin did not underestimate the Xuanyuan Sword's power, he was still mistaken.
The Xuanyuan Sword was of Gold quality, and the absolute pinnacle of that tier.
Of course, Cao Mingjin's misunderstanding was understandable.
This was because Bai Ye could only unleash about twenty to thirty percent of the Xuanyuan Sword's true power at most.
The Xuanyuan Sword possessed no power enhancements or physical augmentation; instead...
It relied solely on its sword techniques!
This meant that the strength of the Xuanyuan Sword was directly tied to the user's own power.
The stronger Bai Ye was, the more potent his sword techniques would be.
Augmentation?
Enhancements?
The Xuanyuan Sword needed none of these; its sword techniques were sufficient.
Because, even without augmentation or enhancements, the Xuanyuan Sword was already powerful enough.
This was...
A divine artifact of Huaxia!
And even if Bai Ye could only unleash twenty to thirty percent of its power, it was still more than enough.
Bai Ye had no doubt that he would win.
The only question was...
How many blows could Cao Mingjin withstand?
Bai Ye slowly raised the Xuanyuan Sword and slashed forward with great force once more.
The sword sang again!
The moment Bai Ye completed his strike, golden sword energy reappeared, pushing forward and directly slicing towards Cao Mingjin!