The confrontation between Rean and Alleria lasted for nearly three hours.
Of course, there are objective reasons for the more accurate control of strength and physical fitness after becoming a saint. There are also subjective reasons for the two parties to deliberately cooperate and maintain a tacit understanding.
After all, the purpose of the two is not to fight desperately, nor is it simply to determine the winner. It is more of a confirmation and a training.
Confirm your martial arts, hone your state of mind and skills.
In this case, you must let your opponent show what you have learned.
Taking the beginning as an example, Alleria drew far fewer swords than Rean, just to let Rean go through the magical seven sword types of the "Eight Leaves One Sword Style" first, and Rean was not polite and did it in turn.
Then, Rean changed his stance, using "Crane Moon" to defend and "High Wind" to dodge, allowing Alleria to let go.
Although Gangjian focuses on strength rather than technique, Alleria is the head of two families, how could she just go back and forth so many times?
If the Al Said style and the Vandel style really only had this little thing, how could they possibly become the largest martial sects in the empire?
After a round of showing each other, the next step is to target each other.
Combined with the experience just now, use your own tricks to target your opponent's weaknesses, flaws, and loopholes to better hone yourself.
This process took the longest time.
Because after a warrior becomes a saint, although it cannot be said that he is completely flawless, he will become extremely hidden or extremely difficult to catch. It is not easy to target him once.
Discovering, exploiting, and finally making up for it, each step is not an easy task.
Many times, the two of them would fight for dozens of rounds, only to perfect one move.
When everything that can be used, thought about, and verified is almost complete, the competition enters the final stage.
Both sides use their own unique skills, which is also the greatest capital for advancing to the extraordinary level.
Rean used the secret "edgeless sword" to integrate the seven types he learned into one sword.
Alleria merged the secrets of the Arseid style and the secrets of the Vandel style into a brand new sword, in order to compete with Rean's "edgeless sword".
There was no suspense about the outcome of the confrontation. As Rean analyzed when he entered the school, Alleria won and he lost.
This is natural. Counting his previous life, he had been promoted to Sword Master for less than a month, but Alleria had been immersed in this realm for many years, and her accumulation and experience were far better than Rean's.
If he could win so easily, he would be underestimating the "Golden Rakshasa" who was about to become the strongest warrior in the empire.
Therefore, Li En had no dissatisfaction and simply sheathed the sword and bowed first.
"I lost, thank you for your guidance, I gained a lot."
"It's the same here, I've gained a lot as well."
Alleria planted her sword on the ground, returned the salute seriously, and then smiled.
"Especially the last sword, it's called the 'Edgeless Sword'. It barely broke through my sword strike. I'm really lucky that you were able to do it to this extent. You don't look like a newcomer to the Sword Master at all. Obviously you Half a year ago, it was just a mid-level pass - 'Eight Leaves and One Sword Style'. The more you come into contact with it, the more terrifying it becomes."
"Thank you. It was actually a coincidence and I took advantage of it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to do it to this extent. Your sword has already been completed." Rean scratched his cheek.
As mentioned before, he fought against Alleria more than once before coming back. He is very familiar with Alleria. He has seen and received various stunts, and he has gained some experience.
But Alleria saw Rean's mysteries for the first time. Even with the preparation for the previous battle, it was impossible for him to be as skilled as Rean. After all, it was the skill of a sword master who had the best skills, and it was not that easy to break.
In response to Rean's question, Alleria shook her head.
"No, it's not finished yet. It's just the last bit, the most critical point. It takes a really strong enemy to push me into a desperate situation before it can be truly completed."
The implication is that Rean is not strong enough to force her to this point.
Rean was neither surprised nor angry about this evaluation, because Alleria was telling the truth.
Becoming a saint is the end that a warrior dreams of, and it is also a new starting point.
After entering this realm, what warriors pursue is no longer limited to moves, essences, techniques, or even mysteries and principles. What they pursue is something more essential.
Summarize what you have learned and experience accumulated along the way, and finally integrate it completely to form a system that is completely your own. This is the "completed sword" mentioned by Rean and Alleria.
Before that, even if you were a sword master, even if you understood the principles, even if you were extraordinary, you still had a school, a master, and the influence of other people, and it was not something that completely belonged to you.
Only after completing this step can you truly own your own sword and perfect your own path.
Of course, this is not the only path. In addition to completing the sword, there is also spiritual practice, such as finding the reason to swing the sword. Power is just power. How to use it depends on the person who uses it.
The latter, Rean, has actually done very well. He has already passed the most important hurdle. He has a clear intention and is ahead of many people.
But in the former, he has just started, and has only touched a little bit of knowledge. It is because of the final duel with his biological father that he entered a mysterious and mysterious state. This is also the biggest difference between Rean and Alleria.
When will the sword be truly completed, and when will it be time to catch up with Alleria?
So the question is, how to complete your own knife? Learn from Alleria and compete with masters of the same level to sharpen your sword?
But how to choose an opponent is also a problem. They must be trustworthy, willing to sharpen their swords with them, and not reveal the news.
While Rean was thinking, Alleria was also muttering.
"Shhuaze is not enough. The actions of 'Sword Immortal' are unknown. Do you want to find his two senior brothers? No, it will be very troublesome for me to leave Livers in my current position.
Go and consult two masters? There seems to be a problem. The Fandel family is in a very delicate situation recently. If I go there at this time, it will easily arouse unnecessary suspicion. There seems to be something wrong with Master Arside's condition... Sigh, why is it so difficult to find a suitable opponent?
Wait, if it's just pressure, it doesn't have to be limited to martial arts, other aspects can also be used. In this way, the choice will not be so narrow. Speaking of it, Shu Huaze seems to be——"
Thinking of this, Alleria's eyes suddenly changed when she looked at Rean, which made Rean feel terrified.
It should be enough after fighting for so long. Do you still want to fight?
"Bon, Branch Principal, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Because I remembered something. In addition to the sword, you seem to have a power. The one that caused you to quit midway through the 'Northern Campaign' can be used now?"
Li En frowned. Was he trying to force himself to use "ghost power"?
