18 Fights
Minos then smoothly executed a sword movement as if he was cutting through the air with ease.
Through his movement, a wave of energy was generated which looked like an air blade, which, although small and somewhat transparent, was visible to anyone watching the fight.
Swishhh!
Seeing the deadly move, Jov felt a chill run down his spine and immediately activated his defensive technique, Transcendent Shield, creating an energy barrier in front of him to stop the air blade.
CRAKKK!
But things didn't seem to have much of an effect on Minos' attack as it finally came into contact with Jov's energy shield, causing cracks to immediately appear on it!
"Ahh!"
Jov cried out in alarm as he was sent flying from his spot as his defenses were completely broken in a fraction of a second.
The result was something that very few people present in the courtyard had imagined.
Minos had won!
Of course, despite the difference in levels, Minos had 5% more energy than someone at his level, but his victory could not be deemed because of that.
No,it was because of the quality of the techniques!
Minos trained with Golden-grade techniques which were 200% efficient. At the same time, Jov was using Black-grade techniques that allowed an efficient output of only 70% of the energy expended into the
That meant that even if Jov had twice as much energy as Minos while activating his techniques, he still wouldn't be able to use the overall amount of power he spent on the technique. On the other hand, Minos managed to unleash an attack which doubled the energy he had used!
The quick end of the fight had left all the spectators in the courtyard surprised as none of them could believe such a thing.
'Unbelievable. I never thought that someone could be so strong at level 21,' thought one of the level 28 guards.
"It is indeed a great achievement, but I believe that if Jov had attacked with everything he had got from the very beginning without giving the young master a chance to attack, the result could have been different," said another guard.
"Hmm, Jov didn't attack with all his might at first, putting him in a precarious situation," Pyke nodded with a thoughtful face.
But even if Jov had used everything he had, Pyke thought that the guy would still have a tough fight ahead of him, and this guard couldn't even defend himself from an attack like the one he received. So, he could only dodge with all he had.
Therefore, trying to defend would have been too risky.
After a few seconds, Jov recovered from the shock of the attack.
Although his shield had shattered, it had still absorbed most of the damage leaving him with just a few scratches and not any injury.
"The young master won. Even if I hadn't made the mistake of underestimating him, it still would have been a difficult game," Jov muttered with a disappointed look.
Though Minos had better techniques and was their leader, it was still very embarrassing to lose to someone with inferior cultivation.
"It doesn't matter. Still, this is a good lesson for all of us to improve our behavior during battles. Underestimating the enemy is often one of the biggest reasons for the death of cultivators," Pyke said while massaging his chin.
"Hmm, Commander Pyke is right. Anyway, that's it for today. Tomorrow we will have two matches," Minos announced with a smile on his face.
He was pleased with this start!
And after a while, they all dispersed and Minos returned to the Spatial Kingdom and concentrated on cultivating and training his techniques. He genuinely had started to like to fight and wanted to do his best in his next matches!
…
The day passed, and Minos was prepared to face his first match of the day.
Today's opponent was Yel, 29 years old, level 27, not very tall, with 1.7 meters and a full beard.
But this time, there weren't many people present in the courtyard.
Aside from Minos and Yel, there were only three more, one of them being Commander Pyke and two other guards, while as much as the others wanted to watch the fights to prepare themselves better, still had responsibilities in the town.
Minos and Yel then faced each other, but this time, unlike Jov, Yel held a war hammer, as for Minos, he was using his sword.
The fight started after Pyke's signal.
Immediately Minos activated his Spatial Sword because he knew that his opponent would already be prepared for it. That way, he didn't want to give him any chance to prepare himself.
The space with a radius of 20 meters around Minos was then frozen, slightly slowing Yel's speed.
Meanwhile, Yel also activated his innate ability, Physical Strength, which increased the defense and the user's attack. This ability was not a technique but a characteristic of Yel's unique Warrior-grade Physique.
As said before, the Physique in the Spiritual World was classified into 5 grades: Common, Warrior, King, Saint, and Divine. And regardless of the degree of the Physique, all people will have an innate ability.
In the case of Minos, it was a skill that increased his energy. For Yel, it was one that raised his physical strength.
As for the quality of the skill, it relied on the cultivator's Physique rating.
Swishhh!
Meanwhile, Yel tried to deflect the blade of energy coming towards him, but it was too fast, and he was also slowed down.
Yel activated his defense technique, Stone Body, allowing him to increase the body's hardness by many folds.
Hong!
An explosion sounded throughout the courtyard as the blade hit Yel's shoulder.
But this time, Minos' opponent was not defeated in a single move!
Yel had felt the blow, but he was able to deflect a part of the attack, while his defense had also dissipated most of the damage.
He only had some discomfort in his shoulder and felt a little tired since in order to defend himself he had consumed almost half of his energy!
'Ahh, at least now I have my chance to attack. He must also be almost out of energy with that attack!' Yel thought as he regretted not being able to dodge the attack as that would have saved him quite a lot of energy.
Knowing that it was his chance to attack, Yel activated his attack technique quickly, without leaving much room for Minos for a counterattack.
Hammer of Heaven!
This technique was used for crushing enemy defenses with a hammer. It could also send a wave of energy towards the enemy when activated from a distance.
Whackk!
Noticing the surge of energy coming his way, Minos immediately burned half of his energy, activating his defense technique in that instant.
Indestructible Body!
Though there were visual changes, Minos felt stronger than usual. He was ready to receive Yel's full blow to his chest while he was in a 'VULNERABLE' position, and also prepared to strike back!
And as he was confident in his defense, Minos was simultaneously activating his attack technique as well!
He wanted to end this fight right after receiving his enemy's attack.
Puff!
A dull sound was heard, as if Yel's attack had entirely dissipated after it touched Minos' body.
At that moment, Yel's mouth opened in disbelief. He just couldn't believe it!
However, he wasn't given much time to be surprised. In a fraction of millisecond, a blade of air was almost hitting him!
Swoosh!
Yel didn't even have the time to activate his defensive technique before he heard a sound.
Hong!
Yel's body was thrown in the air for 6 meters before finally hitting the ground. He was not unconscious but was exceptionally shocked.
Minos won the fight, but he was also completely exhausted!
If not for his opponent being exhausted, even though he was on his feet, Minos knew that he wouldn't have a way of resisting.
'Fantastic, young master won again!' Pyke thought as he analyzed what had happened.
"It doesn't seem that anyone at level 27 can break the young master's defense," said one of the two guards who had been watching the fight all this long.
"Hmmm, it is going to be a lot more difficult to win that Silver-grade technique than we thought before," The other commented.
…
After that, Minos continued to fight each guard of level 27 for the following three days. In these matches, only one surprise happened. One of the guards had a Warrior-grade Physique, which gave him an innate ability that increased his speed!
This made it possible for him to get a victory in a fight with Minos!
After that, Minos fought against the four level 28 guards for two more days, but this time he had two draws and two defeats.
But he wasn't discouraged by the defeats. After these fights, he clearly understood his strength and also the difference between the levels. He even learned the importance that various Physiques would have in battles.
An innate ability that could be used in battles could unbalance a fight in the blink of an eye!
Anyway, after these six days of fighting, Minos thought to rest for a day and return to his fighting routine the next week.
…
Minos was in the Spatial Kingdom cultivating in front of the lake and a few hundred meters away were Dillian and the two youths, Lee and Alison were also training.
Dillian was training in his healing technique while the two youths cultivated, surprisingly the two were already at level 4 and constantly improving!
As for Minos, he was also currently at level 22!
After a week of fighting and hard cultivation, Minos had made quite progress. With this increase in strength, the fights planned in the next week would be even more favorable for him.
He was confident to at least be able to beat a level 27 opponent and those two level 28 opponents whom he had drawn with before.
As for the other two who had defeated him, Minos still wasn't sure, but he aimed to reach a draw at least.
