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Chapter 705 This Useless Eye of God
Perhaps I was truly amazed by the Hidden Cave Heaven set up by Qingyi last time, because the empty Dust Song Pot has obviously undergone a great change.
The tattered tent that Kong and Paimon originally used to sleep in must have been thrown away and replaced by a huge treehouse, which looks like it was carefully built by someone in Sumeru.
However, apart from the treehouse and a stove for cooking, there was nothing else in the vast space, which was just right to be used as a duel arena for the young master and Clarinde.
In fact, Xu Ning's Dust Concealment Gourd has a separate training ground, but there are too many hidden things in the cave, so it is not suitable to show it to either Young Master Zhidong or Fengdan's duel agent.
“Miss Clorind, I’ve heard from many people that you perform a ‘sword purification ritual’ before each duel, and that you can even invoke a deity to possess you in order to unleash your full power. Should I give you enough time to prepare?”
After saying this, the young master felt that it was slightly inappropriate, so he added, "Let me make it clear first, I am not trying to provoke you into giving up that ceremony. On the contrary, please do not be afraid of wasting time and be sure to show your strongest strength to fight me."
Clarind coldly drew a rapier. "Those are all just rumors. The sword is named Pardon. Please enlighten me."
Instead of taking out the magnificent longbow that Xu Ning had seen, the young master conjured a water blade once more.
"I wouldn't presume to offer my guidance, but let me experience the renowned Shadow Hunter tradition firsthand!"
The two disappeared from the spot almost simultaneously, and when they reappeared, they had already collided.
Xu Ning hadn't expected that Clarinde, who usually had such a cold demeanor, would be so fiercely aggressive with her swordsmanship.
Despite wielding a rapier designed to create openings for attack, she almost always moved close to her enemy with every move.
Xu Ning was certain that if any enemy couldn't withstand Clorind's offensive, her sharp rapier could stab them right from the stomach to the throat; leaving the hilt untouched would be considered a great act of mercy.
But the most bizarre thing was the way she walked.
It's chaotic, but extremely efficient, perfectly adapting to all attack and dodge actions.
Xu Ning only glanced at it twice before realizing one thing: if this footwork was indeed, as the young master said, a legacy of some profession, then that profession must have fought and won against enemies as numerous as mountains and seas, otherwise they would not have passed down this martial art most suitable for combat.
This is a practical skill honed entirely through real combat, so it's no wonder that the unscrupulous merchants in the opera house court surrendered immediately upon seeing Claurind appear as their dueling agent.
Coincidentally, her opponent was also that kind of person.
Although Xu Ning didn't understand why a battle maniac like the young master hadn't encountered a tough opponent who could kill him on the spot, in terms of combat experience, even he himself was probably far inferior to him.
From the very beginning of their battle, these two people went straight into the intense phase of close combat.
"Wow, that's amazing! I can't even see the movements clearly."
Paimon was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth.
Kong also held his breath and watched the two fight intently.
No one noticed that Xu Ning silently took a few steps forward, slowly approaching the center of the battlefield.
As the pace of their battle quickened, the sounds of thunder and the roar of the tide began to reverberate across the battlefield.
The sound of the tide naturally came from the surging of the young master's water elemental power, while the thunder was the roar of the lightning wrapped around the Klorinde sword. When the two occasionally touched, the sound that was stirred up was like tearing silk and shattering gold.
However, just as the two sides charged forward again after one of their exchanges, the roaring sound of the water suddenly disappeared.
It was as if a solid dam had suddenly appeared, instantly cutting off the surging tide.
Suddenly deprived of elemental support, the young master could only cross his hands and use water blades to block, but even the movements he had practiced countless times before were now impossible to complete.
Even the pair of water blades in his hands could not maintain their blade shape in that instant, turning into two streams of water that flowed down between his palms.
Clarinde's sword was already at the young master's throat.
With a crisp "clang," the Dust Concealment Gourd, guided by the red rope, sprang precisely in front of the young master, pushing the lightning-streaked rapier away from his vitals.
The whistling sound of the sword cutting through the air had not yet dissipated when the rapier was sheathed.
"Although I don't know what just happened, if Xu Ning hadn't saved you, you would have died by my sword. This duel ends here."
After saying that, Clorind turned to Kong and said, "You can take me out now."
The young master inexplicably returned to normal, but he was unwilling to let Clarinde go.
"No, no, no, I was careless just now. It's all this useless Eye of God's fault..."
As he spoke, the young master pulled off the Eye of God from his waist and casually tossed it to Xu Ning.
"Look, I've already gotten rid of that burden. This time I'm using the power of the Evil Eye Unleashed. You don't need to suppress your power like in the opera duel anymore. Show me the legendary sword and spear duel, hey hey hey..."
Ignoring the two people entangled over there, Xu Ning took the God's Eye and held it up to his eyes. After being separated from its owner, the entire God's Eye became dim and lifeless.
While watching the young master beat up those thugs in front of the Beaumont workshop, Xu Ning noticed that his body seemed to be affected by something.
So when the young master and Clorinde were dueling, Xu Ning was keeping an eye out for that situation and managed to save the battle maniac's life.
What he didn't expect was that the young master would attribute the problem to this Eye of God.
Even now, Xu Ning still doesn't understand the cause and origin of the Eye of God.
However, the appearance of the Eye of God is ultimately due to the strong desires and emotions displayed by its owner, which aroused certain beings in the high heavens, thus triggering its release.
Conversely, could it be said that when a person loses their desires and emotions and no longer retains their original aspirations, even if the person does not die, will the Eye of God they possess still gradually dim and lose all power, just like the Eye of God in their hand?
"Your aversion to trouble is irresponsible to the people of Fontainebleau... You're forcing me to commit a crime..."
Having tried everything to stop Clarinde from leaving, the young master walked over, looking rather dejected.
Xu Ning shook the Eye of God in his hand. "What's wrong with your body? Are you sure it's because of this thing?"