Reinforced Spear Qi (369)

Regardless, jade-colored energy began to undulate around Baek Haeju.

“Aaaaaaaaaah!”

Along with a high-pitched scream, sword qi shot out of the Tathagata Spear.

It was the same technique she showed while crossing the second path, just on a completely different scale.

The bouquet of sword qi that shot out like waterspouts formed an encircling net in an instant and pounced on the enemy.

However—

“Let’s stop.”

When Seol Jihu swung his spear like a bolt of lightning, a gaping cut was made on the left side of the net.

“You must have felt it too, right?”

When he swung his spear a second time, the right side was torn open, and the net was reduced to a rag.

Baek Haeju took in a deep breath. Suddenly, a bleak look flashed on her face. She felt like she was facing off against an Army Commander who had released their divinity.

However, she did not let go of her spear.

She immediately retrieved her energy and fused it together, forming a huge hail of sword qi to rise up.

Black-armored Seol Jihu shook his head. He stared at the hail sweeping down on him before raising his spear up high at the last moment.

A red light flashed from his eyes, and a large pillar shot out from the speartip that was pointing at the night sky.

This wasn’t sword qi.

It was too large to be considered a creation of sword qi. Rather, it seemed like a form of energy that was compressed to its limit.

Feeling its unprecedented destructive power, Baek Haeju widened her eyes.

“No… Way…”

Level 8 Spear Demon, Secret Art — Reinforced Sword Qi.

A huge storm descended on the hail.

Baek Haeju’s hail of sword qi pounced forward like a never-ending waterfall, but it significantly decreased in number as it made contact with the storm.

Like a piece of paper that fell into a shredder, the hail reduced in size and count before ultimately disappearing into nothingness.

But unlike the hail of sword qi that vanished in an instant, the reinforced sword qi was still going strong.

It descended without weakening a bit and stopped in front of Baek Haeju.

Her eyelids trembled.

“Reinforced sword qi… isn’t a skill that can be learned with contribution points…”

She fell on her knees.

Black-armored Seol Jihu then struck down with his spear.

Kwang! The earth exploded.

Just by hitting the ground, he caused the entire mountain to rumble.

Swept by the aftereffect of the explosion, Baek Haeju helplessly flew into the air with other debris.

“…I’d rather not kill you even though we’re in this space.”

Muttering bitterly, black-armored Seol Jihu confirmed Baek Haeju disappearing down the mountain before turning around.