Gilgamesh sneered, "The legendary king of Great Britain, the master of the Knights of the Round Table?"
The King of Knights replied coldly, "I am not their master, nor are they my servants. We are companions who fight together!"
Gilgamesh burst into laughter, "This is 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 stated, "I also heard you are famous for leading from the front, praised by the world for your bravery?"
The King of Knights replied, "So what if I am?"
"Foolish," Gilgamesh retorted, "The so-called king is the one who falls last. You don't even understand this, no wonder you were eventually betrayed by everyone and ended in defeat."
"Nonsense!" The King of Knights became instantly enraged, growling, "What do you know?"
Gilgamesh smiled with immense mockery, looking at the King of Knights and said, "Before you became king, I was already a king!"
As Gilgamesh spoke, he waved his hand forward, and a golden screen of light rapidly appeared behind him.
"If you don't agree with what I've said..." Gilgamesh said, "Then show your mettle and prove yourself right."
The next instant, countless golden ripples appeared and shot forward.
Boom, boom, boom!
As the 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.
"Same as usual," Bai Ye said. "You deal with the Heroic Spirits, and I'll deal with the Master."
As Bai Ye spoke, he raised the Xuanyuan Sword and swung it to the side, shattering the wall and then stepping over the collapsed ruins.
On the other side of the passage was a huge 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. Cao Mingjin naturally stopped talking nonsense.
When chosen individuals met in opposition, was speech necessary?
No, it was not!
What needed to be done at such a moment was simple, and that was...
to fight!
The instant Bai Ye stepped over the ruins, Cao Mingjin directly swept his leg forward.
Instantly, a gust of wind whipped up in the room, forming a wind blade that slashed towards Bai Ye.
Clang!
Bai Ye casually raised his hand, swung the Xuanyuan Sword, and split the incoming wind blade.
Cao Mingjin did not stop. His hands remained in his pockets, and he continued to sweep his legs forward in succession.
Each sweep of Cao Mingjin's leg stirred the surrounding wind currents, and one wind blade after another appeared, slashing continuously at Bai Ye.
Bai Ye, in turn, swung his sword repeatedly.
When Cao Mingjin moved his legs, Bai Ye moved his hands.
And then...
As the wind currents around them grew more violent and the incoming wind blades increased in number, it went from one wind blade per sweep to two, and even three...
Bai Ye frowned. The speed of his sword swings was barely keeping up with the speed of the incoming wind blades.
Then...
He would break them all at once!
Sword of the Great Dao (condensing a giant phantom of the Xuanyuan Sword for attack)
Bai Ye raised the Xuanyuan Sword high. Immediately, a large amount of golden radiance appeared on the sword.
The golden radiance rapidly condensed, transforming into a phantom of a colossal Xuanyuan Sword, which then slashed forward.
Boom!
With that single strike, the entire room was split in half. The wind blades that Cao Mingjin had swept out were instantly shattered.
A hint of surprise flashed across Cao Mingjin's face, and he quickly leaped backward.
"Arashi Step!"
Wind currents suddenly wrapped around Cao Mingjin's feet, drastically increasing his speed. With a flash, he moved to the side, evading the Xuanyuan Sword's strike.
Upon landing, he looked at the cleaved room, a sense of lingering fear stirring within him.
What a terrifying sword!
The next instant, Bai Ye raised his sword again and swept it horizontally.
Golden Sword Qi!
The Xuanyuan Sword once again emitted a brilliant golden glow, followed by a crescent-shaped golden sword energy that shot forward.
The golden sword energy propelled itself forward, the ground splitting open as if it were mere paper.
Cao Mingjin did not dare to delay. He pulled his hands out of his pockets, his arms began to move, and his legs also kicked forward in response.
The surrounding wind currents rose again, and countless wind blades appeared.
But...
It was useless!
The wind blades met the golden sword energy repeatedly. Far from shattering the golden sword energy, they couldn't even impede its progress. The moment they collided, all the wind blades were effortlessly sliced apart by the golden sword energy.
Cao Mingjin could only rely on his Arashi Step to move at high speed again, rapidly shifting sideways to dodge the golden sword energy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The golden sword energy struck the wall behind, pulverizing it. However, it continued forward, smashing through three more walls before gradually dissipating.
Cao Mingjin's gaze deepened as he looked at Bai Ye and asked, "Where did you get that sword?"
"Is this also knightly code?" Bai Ye chuckled. "You must tell your opponent where your items come from before 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 most likely the highest tier of red quality.
Unfortunately, while Cao Mingjin did not underestimate the power of the Xuanyuan Sword, he was still mistaken.
The Xuanyuan Sword was of golden quality, and indeed, the pinnacle of golden quality.
Of course, Cao Mingjin's misconception was understandable.
After all, Bai Ye could only unleash two to three-tenths of the Xuanyuan Sword's power at most.
The Xuanyuan Sword had no reinforcement of power or amplification to the body. Instead, it had...
only its moves!
This meant that the strength of the Xuanyuan Sword was directly related to the wielder's own power.
The stronger Bai Ye was, the stronger the moves of the sword would be.
Amplification?
Reinforcement?
The Xuanyuan Sword needed none of those; its moves alone were sufficient.
Because, even without amplification or reinforcement, the Xuanyuan Sword was already strong enough.
This was...
a divine artifact of China!
And even if Bai Ye could only unleash two to three-tenths of its power, it was still more than enough.
Bai Ye had no doubt that he would win.
The only question was...
How many strikes could Cao Mingjin withstand?
Bai Ye slowly raised the Xuanyuan Sword and forcefully slashed forward again.
The sword's hum resounded once more!
The instant Bai Ye completed his slash, golden sword energy appeared again, driving forward and directly at Cao Mingjin!
...