Chapter 354: Chapter 354 New side.
It was subtle and gone instantly, but Leon and Lin Fan witnessed it themselves, which slightly grazed their anger switch. With renewed resolve, they focused their attention forward, heightening all the senses in their bodies.
However, no matter how angry or disappointed they are for being baited by cheap provocation from Soma. They still retain some of their senses and only utilize their own bodies in this light spar.
Lin Fan, who had more basic stats than Leon, stood facing Soma within a second, at such close range that their fists could connect. Meanwhile, Leon summoned his wooden sword and tightly gripped the hilt with both hands.
Soma is still not perturbed, even facing Lin Fan and Leon behind, who are ready to swallow him. In his view, a straight fist coming from Lin Fan is aimed at Soma\'s left jaw; with little effort, Soma slaps the fist, letting it miss its target.
Then Soma lowered his stance and dug into Lin Fan\'s open armpit; putting enough force and the momentum Lin Fan carried, he twisted his body, letting him spin in mid-air before his back slammed to the ground.
"Gahak!".
It happened so fast that Lin Fan was unable to comprehend it. He suddenly felt his view shift, feeling gravity had rejected him, and then a blow from his back that blew away his breath. Lin Fan struggled to collect his breath, but Leon\'s cry brought his attention back.
"Haa..".
\'Swish!\' It was a clean diagonal slash coming from Soma\'s left bottom. The way it effortlessly cut the wind told Soma just how much progress Leon had to make to reach that stage. Also, not only his talent but also thanks to his status as Savior, where his growth limit had disappeared, and the amount of experience he gained was multiplied by five, which significantly boosted his growth.
Soma had to sidestepped to his left, distancing himself from the two. However, Leon had not finished with his attack, and Lin Fan had already returned on his feet, a face-off showdown between the Martial Artist and a sneak attack from the sword user, creating a commotion from the other as they gathered.
"Hey, there is someone who spar in the Academy Area!?".
"Ha, are you for real?".
"Are they stupid? Did they know that sparring outside the Arena is breaking the Academy rules?".
"Well it seemed they were first-year students".
"No wonder, let me see them".
Gradually, whispers spread, creating a line of spectators behind the stalls. This also attracted students\' attention from the other side of the stall.
Hina, Xiao Lian, and the others were also the first to notice the commotion as they felt a sudden change in the air behind the stall. At first, they were curious as to what happened, but after they saw the culprit, they sighed; deep down, they were itching to join.
However, looking at Soma\'s bright expression, they realized his intention was not to be interrupted no matter what. Besides, if there is someone who dares to interrupt him, they are willing to receive whoever that is and block their attempt.
Lin Fan stepped back and let a brown light pierce its way from his view, interrupting Soma\'s, who intended to start his counter. Internally, he was gritting his teeth, seeing his composure despite facing two opponents.
Also, in the first place, without him realizing it, Lin Fan is teamed up with the flashy boy who stayed in his class and is rumoured to be a chosen Savior. Leon\'s mastery of the sword is decent enough to face a veteran knight, but Lin Fan still sees a little bit of doubt in it.
Shaking his head, Lin Fan switched his thinking and began to regulate his breath calmly. He let out a bit of internal energy unnoticed by the awakener\'s eyes, which flowed to his veins, enhancing his performance.
"I\'m going to break that composure!". As his body rejuvenated, Lin Fan disappeared from his place and reappeared the same way Leon got blown away.
Soma, who slightly noticed the internal energy being used, spread his lips to show his white canines, which made Lin Fan and Leon shudder. In a blink, Soma\'s figure disappeared as he appeared beside Lin Fan with his palm ready placed on his left ribs.
Both of their bodies flinched at the sheer raw speed Soma had shown. Trembling once more, they realized that he was still saving much more power to fight them.
With cold sweat that suddenly appeared on his back, Lin Fan\'s vision distorted as he felt a blow from his left ribs. It was particularly not painful, but he was pushed a dozen meters from his place.
Leon, who had woken up from his daze, stood up, but before he could do anything, a cold and unknowingly heavy palm was placed behind his centre back, making his body stiffen like a statue. A second passed, but nothing happened; it only prolonged the mental anguish Leon felt.
"Kuh!".
Within that moment, Leon had lost mental fortitude; Soma instantly transferred some of his internal energy to his palm and let it push Leon\'s body away as he flew before falling to the ground face first.
Soma straightened his posture and turned his gaze to see Lin Fan ready with his hidden internal aura, trying to calm his stirred mind as someone who faced him in the final match, battling with everything he had, even using his trump card. Lin Fan was still unable to graze Soma or make him even struggle; in fact, it strengthened Soma further as he copied the strongest technique Lin Fan found from the tomb of his ancestor.
Lin Fan exhales and prepares his stance. It was a different stance, where he prioritized soft and flowing rather than hard and destructive. He stood formless, not bound by anything he had ever built in his life, and just stood there, calmly observing Soma.
For the first time since Soma knew Lin Fan, he barely knew anything about the fighting stance Lin Fan was showing to him. This put a question mark hanging above Soma\'s head, asking: on whose influence Lin Fan could use the technique?
"!?".
"Interesting". Soma also tenses his body, ready to leap at any moment to confront the new Lin Fan.
With a flicker, Soma vanished. Lin Fan sharpened his senses, instinctively moved his body, and shifted his footwork to align it in a vertical line. His left leg was back, and his right was slightly bent forward, as his both hand raised forward with opened palm.
Wondering where Soma would appear, he came from the front door, his straight fist coming up.
Lin Fan\'s body moved following his instinct, using his palm and other hand to redirect Soma\'s punch. Lin Fan ducked down and let his back touch Soma\'s front, giving enough power from his feet to push Soma\'s back.
However, he underestimated Soma\'s steel-like towering body, for it didn\'t move an inch even after Lin Fan used all his strength. He was running out of options, so he used one of his legs to push Soma\'s centre of gravity, destroying his stance and succeeding.
When Soma felt weightless and his view pulled by gravity, he placed one hand down and unleashed his kick, but Lin fan saw it coming as he ducked down, dodging it. Then, a hidden kick from Soma\'s left leg came straight to his abs.
Lin Fan, caught off guard, felt an impact from his stomach that gouged his internal organs, making his view flicker, almost losing consciousness. Feeling numb as gravity pulled him down, Lin Fan\'s back helplessly slammed down to the ground, and he lay there, unmoving.
"Is he unconscious?".
"Nah, I\'m pretty sure he\'s dead!".
"Should we call a teacher!".
"Do that earlier would you!".
Leon saw the bitter truth that his current power was no match for facing a mere classmate. He felt powerless, as if all of his effort, pain and suffering were for naught in front of absolute power.
He knows it in his mind, but his heart refuses to acknowledge it. Or rather, Leon\'s heart refuses to acknowledge his weak state, forcing the owner to quickly stand up and tell him to never give up.
A tiny sign of brilliant Light that flickered on his hand greedily sucked the power of the dawn that was beyond his domain of Light.
[The Savior\'s Mark reacting to the User\'s will]
[Extra Skill Brave Mark activated]
[Receiving a new power from the dying Light, enhancing the user power for 100%]
Leon felt exhilarated. His body became light as a feather, and power gushed through all his veins as it washed away the hesitation in his mind. He tightly clenched his sword hilt and fixed his stance, then facing Soma forward.
"Here I go, Soma".
"What happened here!?".