Chapter 128: The Essence of Light

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

As soon as he entered, Gune felt the howling wind.

The entire world was deep darkness and oppression.

The alien swordsman Pasta, two hundred meters away, did not attack immediately but stood there watching Gune from a distance.

Gune was rather surprised that the opponent did not strike first.

Since the opponent was not in a hurry, Gune was not either.

In front of the opponent, Gune slowly pulled out his staff, Silver Feather. This scene made many of the experts outside pause in surprise.

What was this guy doing?

If the opponent had attacked first, you would have been dead before even taking out your staff.

Could this guy be a spy?

Gune waved his staff, as if getting used to it.

This made the experts of the Transcendent Association twitch their eyes slightly.

"Haven't used it in a long time; it feels much lighter."

Indeed, Gune was adapting.

"At the same time, just as the rumors outside say, in this Elemental Forbidden Ground, ordinary means cannot restore source power. The entire Elemental Forbidden Ground lacks any source power or energy, completely isolated. Only by possessing a Deep Source Anchor can one restore source power after battle."

"Otherwise, source power will only decrease with use."

After waving it a few times, Gune suddenly swung his staff.

"Swish!" A barely audible sound rang out instantly.

A nearly imperceptible Magic Blade Curse flew toward the alien swordsman.

The Magic Blade Curse was fast.

But the alien swordsman's sword was faster.

With a flash of cold light.

"Clang!"

The Magic Blade Curse was easily torn apart.

The alien swordsman's movements were so fast they were almost invisible.

"Fast movements, accompanied by the fluctuation of Light Essence. No wonder this guy's Magic Curse Sword has such a rich luster."

Gune waved his staff again, sending several more Magic Blade Curses flying.

Clang, clang, clang!

Pasta's Light Magic Curse Sword flashed like lightning, slicing through Gune's Magic Blade Curses.

Looking at this enemy he had never seen before, or even heard of,

After easily shattering several Magic Blade Curses, Pasta frowned slightly.

"This guy... could he really be this weak?"

"Or is he terrifyingly strong?"

Staring intently at this spellcaster in an ordinary shadow cloak, Pasta could detect nothing unusual about him. He didn't even feel threatened.

Such a person was either extremely strong or extremely weak.

"Swish!" Another Magic Blade Curse swept in.

As he broke the Magic Blade Curse with his sword, Pasta moved his feet.

"Hum!"

The light seemed to distort around Pasta, his figure becoming hazy in the twisted light.

In an instant,

Pasta crossed over two hundred meters, his sword like a shooting star, piercing straight through Gune's head.

"Hmm?" Pasta's brow twitched.

Although it hit, Pasta had actually struck nothing.

It was just an afterimage.

As the afterimage dissipated, Gune appeared in the grass a hundred meters away.

This scene immediately made the onlookers outside perk up.

"He's a master."

With one strike, Pasta sensed the opponent's strength.

Light was inherently fast.

His Light Essence made his attack speed and movement speed incredibly fast, beyond imagination.

When sparring with seventh-rank Transcendent Masters, even they sometimes struggled to withstand his swift sword.

But this seemingly ordinary Transcendent, whom he had never even heard of, could easily evade his blade.

A hundred meters away, Gune also stared at this top genius from a foreign starry sky.

"Indeed, the speed of Light Essence is astonishing."

During this time, Gune had studied and practiced many Essence techniques given by Senior Batalu, learning the characteristics and powers of various Essences, giving him a general understanding of the Essence cultivation system.

Now, dealing with this Light Essence swordsman Transcendent was much easier.

Of course, more importantly,

Gune's profound World Essence and Dark Essence, along with his limited Destruction Essence, were beginning to take effect.

Unlike before, when he possessed deep Essence but couldn't use it.

"You are fast, but I am not slow either!"

With his body transformed by the Holy Shadow Demon Stone and enhanced by Holy Shadow Runes, Gune's speed was naturally impressive.

Coupled with the boost from World Essence, his speed increased further. If he wished, he could even make his Blood Escape Technique faster and travel farther.

But that was clearly unnecessary.

"Your Light Essence attacks are too straightforward, lacking any subtlety. Within my World Essence perception range, I can sense all your movements clearly."

"When you move, I move simultaneously. I won't be easily hit by you."

As his gaze lightly swept over the opponent, Gune thought to himself.

As a favored child of World Essence, his perception and control within a certain range were incredibly powerful.

"Shua!"

With a flash of white light, a sharp sword aura twisted and struck again.

With a thought, Gune quickly dodged again.

Then the sword aura pursued relentlessly, chasing Gune closely.

For a time, within the dark area, only flashes of blood-red and white light could be seen, chasing each other at high speed.

So fast that even the shadows were barely visible.

"Shua!" The sharp white sword aura twisted again.

"Zzz..."

A sharp bolt of lightning shot straight toward Pasta.

Pasta's linear speed was fast, and this Small Thunderflame Curse was also a straight line, making it almost impossible for Pasta to avoid.

Pasta had no intention of dodging either.

A sword edge pressed forward unyieldingly.

Crackle, crackle, crackle...

The Small Thunderflame Curse was directly sliced apart.

"A fifth-level Small Thunderflame Curse with penetrating power can be cut open. Is this the power of a Magic Curse Sword?"

Gune knew that these Magic Curse Swords were special weapons forged by experts in the higher-dimensional Transcendent World.

Compared to the historically circulated black iron, magic copper, mithril, magic gold, and even higher-level legendary weapons of the Oya Continent,

In the higher-dimensional Transcendent World, these weapons were not highly regarded.

The more powerful 'Magic Curse Weapons' were clearly the mainstream.

Every Magic Curse Weapon's power was not inferior to legendary weapons.

And powerful Magic Curse Weapons were even far stronger than legendary ones.

Moreover, their unique abilities completely overwhelmed legendary weapons.

Today, Gune witnessed the power of this Magic Curse Sword.

It could even cut through a Thunderflame Curse with penetrating power.

"Needless to say, with such terrifying power, even Puppet Threads could be easily severed," Gune thought to himself.

Fortunately, Gune was currently in a dual-casting state, with single-second overlapping spells.

Otherwise, under the attack of this swordsman who had cultivated Essence texts and wielded a Magic Curse Sword,

He might have died before even releasing a spell.

"It seems I have to use some powerful techniques to deal with this guy."

As he pondered, a perfect tactic quickly formed in his mind.

"You are strong."

Glancing slightly at this top expert from a foreign starry sky, Gune thought to himself.

"Unfortunately, you met me."