As Mira advanced toward him with calm, unhurried steps, Max understood that there was no avoiding what was about to happen. A quiet sigh escaped his lips as he accepted the inevitability of the battle.
Through a voice transmission, he spoke to Lucia. "No matter what happens, do not interfere. I will handle this myself. Just promise that you will not step in."
"Max, I…" Lucia began, her concern evident, but he did not allow her to continue.
"There is no need to argue," Max replied firmly. "I do not want to drag the Black Dragon Clan into this."
With that, he turned his full attention back to Mira, his gaze steady and unyielding. "You will regret making this move."
Mira smiled faintly, her expression carrying a trace of amusent. "Regret? That is amusing. I only need a single strike to end this."
The mont her words fell, her figure vanished.
In the next instant, she appeared directly in front of Max, her sword already descending with lethal precision, aiming to cleave him in two.
Max's Dinsional Sovereign Body had already perceived the attack before it fully unfolded.
Without hesitation, he drew the Dragonheart.
At the sa ti, he unleashed the full power of his two thousand Draconic Essences. A violent surge of raw strength flooded his body, followed imdiately by the activation of two of his Seven Divine Veins.
"Vein of Origin."
"Vein of Vitality."
Their power erupted without restraint, amplifying his physical strength and vitality to an overwhelming degree.
In that single mont, Max raised the Dragonheart and t Mira's descending blade head on.
The clash was explosive.
A deafening impact echoed through the surroundings as the two swords collided, and the ground beneath Max's feet shattered instantly under the pressure. Cracks spread outward in all directions, and the earth collapsed, forming a small crater where he stood.
Dust and debris were thrown into the air as the force of the collision rippled outward.
Yet through all of that, Max did not move.
Despite the overwhelming power behind Mira's strike, he held his ground firmly, the Dragonheart steady in his grip as he successfully blocked her attack.
Yet through all of that, Max did not move.
Despite the overwhelming power behind Mira's strike, he held his ground firmly, the Dragonheart steady in his grip as he successfully blocked her attack.
The mont Max blocked Mira's sword, the entire scene seed to freeze.
A wave of shock spread through the surroundings.
Everyone who had been watching felt their minds go blank for a brief instant, unable to process what they had just witnessed.
Luna's eyes widened, her usual composure cracking as disbelief surfaced on her face. She had already judged that Max would not be able to withstand Mira's strength, yet the sight before her overturned that assumption completely.
Tamara's gaze sharpened as she stared at Max, a rare hint of surprise appearing in her eyes. As soone who understood Mira's strength better than anyone present, she knew exactly how powerful that strike had been. The fact that Max had stopped it head on without being forced back forced her to reevaluate him entirely.
'Is this because of the sword?' Tamara thought frowning. Only the sword of the Sword Sovereign could allow soone as weak as Max who was in the 3rd level of Law Awakening Realm to block an attack from from the peak Law Refinent Realm.
The mbers of Ascension Hall were no different.
Shock was written clearly across their faces.
They had all assud that the clash would end in an instant, that Max would be overwheld the mont Mira made her move. Instead, what they saw was a young man at the third level of the Law Awakening Realm standing his ground against soone at the peak of the Law Refinent Realm.
Even Ash, who had stepped back earlier, could not hide the astonishnt in his eyes. The faint pity he had felt for Max monts ago had vanished completely, replaced by a deep sense of disbelief.
As for the mbers of the Sword God Palace, their expressions turned grim.
They knew Mira's strength better than anyone. And yet, even she had been stopped.
"Using Dragonheart to block my attack?" Mira was also shocked but she ca to her senses thinking Max had blocked her sword using the sword of the Sword Sovereign. "Let's see how long can you use that sword."
Mira's eyes narrowed slightly as she felt the resistance from Max. Without wasting another mont, she stepped back and imdiately launched into a rapid sequence of attacks.
Her sword moved like a blur.
One strike followed another in quick succession, each swing precise and filled with deadly intent. The speed of her attacks increased with every movent, forming a relentless storm of blades that closed in on Max from all directions.
Max did not retreat.
With the Dragonheart held firmly in his grasp, he t every strike head on. His sword moved with equal precision, intercepting each of Mira's attacks at the exact mont of impact.
Clang.
Clang.
Clang.
The sharp sound of tal colliding rang out continuously as their swords t again and again. Each clash released a powerful shockwave that spread outward, shaking the ground and sending ripples through the air.
Boom.
Boom.
Boom.
The surrounding land trembled under the force of their exchange. Dust rose into the air, and the very space around them seed to distort slightly from the intensity of their battle.
Mira's attacks grew faster, more aggressive, yet Max remained unmoved. His defense was absolute. No matter how her blade ca at him, he blocked it without hesitation, without a single misstep.
From a distance, the scene left everyone stunned.
Tamara's eyes had grown serious, her earlier composure replaced by clear astonishnt as she observed the clash. Luna stood beside her, her expression filled with disbelief as she tried to comprehend what she was seeing.
Ash was no different. His gaze remained fixed on the two figures, his thoughts montarily blank.
From their perspective, this was no longer a battle between soone at the peak of the Law Refinent Realm and soone at the third level of the Law Awakening Realm.
It was a battle between equals.
Every exchange, every collision of swords, carried the weight of two individuals standing on the sa level of strength.
This realization shook them.
A question began to form in their minds.
Was it the Sword Sovereign's blade that allowed Max to reach such a level?
Or…
Was this his true strength all along?
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