Chapter 83: Victory

After becoming a Great Swordsman, the Golden Lion had simply overwhelmed his opponents, training only through a process of being beaten down. Steel Bone Kong, needless to say, had been on the receiving end throughout their encounters. If not for his advantage in the sea, he wouldn't have lasted even fifteen minutes.

Now, the Red Count was the first opponent Li Yuan had faced who was truly evenly matched!

"Hahaha, Li Yuan, bring it on! My swordsmanship will not lose to you!" 

Not only was Li Yuan excited, but Leidfield was equally thrilled. The feeling of battling with someone of similar strength stirred his blood.

He couldn't remember the last time he fought with all his might—was it a year ago, or three? 

In any case, with his rising strength, he had rarely encountered anyone who could push him to give it his all.

"Wuji: Fierce Dragon Slash!!"

Li Yuan's sword erupted with intense Wuji sword intent as countless sword Qi transformed into fierce dragons, charging toward Leidfield and seemingly slicing through the sky before him!

"Falling Meteor!!"

Facing Li Yuan's attack, Leidfield showed no hesitation. He swung his bat umbrella sword with a powerful strike, akin to a meteor plummeting, colliding thunderously with Li Yuan's slash.

"Boom!!!!"

In the moment of their clash, the two Great Swordsmen's attacks canceled each other out, but the residual sword energy flattened everything within a thousand meters.

The resulting fissures, each five hundred meters long, seemed ready to slice off a part of Cuilin Island.

"Blood Slaughter Sword Technique!"

As the strikes dispersed, Li Yuan seamlessly transitioned from Wuji sword intent to Blood Slaughter sword intent.

This transformation shifted his image from a knight wielding a righteous sword to a demon reaping souls in the depths of the abyss.

"Second sword intent?" 

Seeing Li Yuan's transformation, Leidfield grew serious.

Many Great Swordsmen could only comprehend a single sword intent, not for lack of desire to learn more, but because each sword intent placed a burden on their soul or spirit. If one's spirit and soul weren't strong enough, they couldn't bear multiple sword intents.

Moreover, understanding additional sword intents would consume more energy, which could hinder the development of their primary sword intent.

Thus, many Great Swordsmen, including Leidfield, had given up on the path of mastering multiple sword intents.

"Hahaha, exactly!"

Li Yuan said nothing further; having switched to Blood Slaughter sword intent, he engaged Leidfield once more.

While his Blood Slaughter sword intent was stronger than his Wuji sword intent, it was still new to him, so he decided to use Leidfield as practice.

Leidfield didn't mind; experiencing a different sword intent was also a growth opportunity for him.

After half an hour of intense combat, Li Yuan fully familiarized himself with Blood Slaughter sword intent.

He began to alternate between Blood Slaughter and Wuji sword intents, making his sword techniques increasingly unpredictable.

At times, they were razor-sharp and heavy with power; other times, they were inundated with blood and ferocity, leaving Leidfield struggling to keep up.

"Ocean Abyss Sword Technique!!"

But this wasn't Li Yuan's limit. Leidfield was shocked when he witnessed Li Yuan unleash his third sword intent.

The swift transitions between sword techniques had already made it difficult for Leidfield to cope, and with the introduction of the third sword technique, he was immediately put on the defensive.

The seamless switching between the three sword intents and techniques made Li Yuan's attacks increasingly complex and erratic.

To Leidfield, it felt as though he was battling three Great Swordsmen simultaneously.

No matter how strong Leidfield's swordsmanship was, how could he withstand the combined assault of three opponents of equal caliber?

Undoubtedly, with the emergence of Li Yuan's Ocean Abyss Sword Technique, Leidfield found himself at an absolute disadvantage.

But who was Leidfield? He would never concede easily. Relying on his formidable swordsmanship and learning ability, he began to familiarize himself with Li Yuan's techniques and intents, holding on through sheer will.

At the same time, Li Yuan was sharpening his own ability to switch between the three sword intents and techniques.

His mastery over the three techniques grew, merging them into a cohesive whole, causing his strength to rise steadily.

"Blood Slaughter: Abaddon Three Blades!!"

After sending Leidfield flying into the air, the Blood Slaughter sword intent gathered into a tangible green aura that enveloped the Seven Star Sword.

Li Yuan's Blood Slaughter sword intent painted him as the ruler of slaughter and blood in an infernal realm.

In an instant, he unleashed four blood-green slashes, each five hundred meters long, imbued with extreme Blood Slaughter sword intent, dyeing the entire sky crimson as if turning it into a piece of hell.

"Is this what you call three blades? It's clearly four!!!"

Leidfield grimaced at the four upward slashes, but despite his protest, he felt an unprecedented sense of urgency. He couldn't even discern the trajectory of the flying slashes with his Observation Haki.

This was because the trajectories of the four slashes were not fixed; they could change at any moment.

Using his Moon Step technique mid-air, Leidfield managed to evade the first three slashes as they approached.

However, the last slash suddenly changed direction, curving back toward the position he had just dodged from.

"Silver Bat Slash!!!!"

Leidfield raised his bat umbrella sword to counter the last slash.

"What!!!"

But what happened next left him dumbfounded; it wasn't that he couldn't withstand the power of the incoming attack—it was that the other three slashes he thought he had evaded circled back around, coming at him from behind!

This was madness! Slashes could change their trajectory like this?

If he hadn't felt it firsthand, he would have thought it was the work of a Devil Fruit ability!

"Crack!!!"

Leidfield unleashed his full strength to shatter the front slash, then hurriedly twisted to block the three slashes coming from behind.

Even though the three slashes lost some of their power due to the forced change in direction, in his rushed state, Leidfield could only fend off one.

The other two slashes struck him on either side, leaving deep gashes on his Armament-coated body.

This swordsmanship duel lasted an entire day, from dawn to dusk and back again.

In the end, after that last sword strike, Leidfield could no longer endure and chose to concede.

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