The Medallion novel Chapter 1445

All of a sudden, Xavier changed his tactic and unexpectedly shifted to close combat. Although the Sword Spirit Sect's swordsmanship was typically famous for controlling it remotely, there were still some that used a head-on style of swordsmanship. It so happened that Xavier was one of those who practiced this a lot. When he rapidly approached Rocky, he unleashed very sharp sword auras. Three streaks of half-moon-shaped sword auras rushed out and directly surrounded Rocky from different directions.

Upon seeing this, Rocky instantly deployed his spiritual sword to surround his body with his own sword aura, turning it into a protective barrier.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The three streaks of sword auras collided with Rocky's sword aura barrier, creating loud bangs and bursting out dazzling lights. The massive impact generated a backlash of surging energy waves that spread out to hundreds of meters.

The crowd burst into an uproar as they witnessed such a high-level exchange of blows and thought that Rocky might have been done for.

However, even though Xavier's sword aura was very strong, it didn't manage to hurt Rocky at all. He fully deflected it with his own sword aura.

When Xavier realized this, his face darkened. Before this, his close combat swordsmanship had never missed a target at point-blank range. Even Ramon, who was only second to him in terms of strength among the disciples of the Sword Spirit City, might not be able to block it completely. However, this newcomer made it look so easy.

Exasperated by his failure, Xavier didn't intend to hold his strength back any longer. He decided to put an end to this fight by using the special body technique that he had cultivated. Afterward, his skin instantly hardened and turned red. His hair became sharp like thorns and his face transformed into what looked like a ferocious head of a wolf with a huge bloody mouth. Apparently, his nickname "blood wolf" was derived from this technique of his.

After he activated this special technique, Xavier's power had obviously increased multiple-fold that pushed his strength to the limit of a seventh grade Spirit Realm warrior. He gave off an oozing murderous will as if he wanted to tear Rocky to death with his bare hands.

Without any warning, Xavier turned into a red shadow that dashed at an incredible speed and appeared in front of Rocky in the blink of an eye. His Blood Sword had already merged with his arm, turning his entire arm into a spiritual sword that was best suited for close combat. He waved his arm like a vicious wolf claw, and its sharp edge was indeed deadly.

Rocky's eyes immediately narrowed. He knew that it was something that could not be taken lightly. Just as he started to defend himself, a sharp light penetrated his protective spiritual power and instantly tore his clothes off, leaving a wound with a trail of blood on his chest.

Just about a minute ago, the two disciples were still in a stalemate. Hence, when the crowd saw that Rocky was hurt by Xavier, there was an immediate uproar. They realized that Xavier had already become serious, and it would seem highly unlikely for Rocky to do anything against him at that time.

"Although Basil is quite strong, I have to admit that Xavier's bloodthirsty body technique is on another level. If Basil is still hiding some secret skills, now is his time to show them. Otherwise, his chance to win this is going to diminish!" Tessa remarked as she nervously clenched her fist, watching the intense fight from the crowd.

"Xavier is using a high-level spiritual skill. In order to fight against it, one must also possess a high-level spiritual skill. However, even if Basil happened to have one, it doesn't necessarily mean that he can resist Xavier's attack. After all, his body technique is overwhelmingly powerful," Ramon, who was standing next to Tessa, said with a frown.

"You're right. His body technique brings out a savage beast that possesses unimaginable power. I wonder what Basil is going to do next…" Tessa said anxiously. Meanwhile, on the field, although Rocky had been slightly injured by Xavier, there was still no hint of panic or fear on his face.

Xavier didn't waste any time and continued throwing a barrage of attacks. His strike became faster and fiercer, instantly putting Rocky into a passive position. All he could do right now was defend with all his might.

Soon enough, Rocky was covered in bruises all over his body. It seemed that it was impossible for him to turn the tide of the battle.

Even the people watching started to shake their heads as if saying that it was over for Rocky. It was already a good job for him to be able to stand his ground against Xavier even after he exhibited his powerful body technique. However, for the people of the Sword Spirit City, this was as far as the newcomer could go.

"Humph! It seems that I really have no other choice!" Rocky murmured as he saw that he was being overpowered. Recognizing that it would be impossible for him to win over Xavier with his current strength, Rocky made up his mind and summoned Glutton from his Magic Spiritual Space.

"Ramon, what kind of spiritual skill is this? I have never seen anything like it!" Tessa couldn't help but exclaim.

"I don't know either. Like you, this is my first time seeing it…" Ramon shook his head as his eyes were still fixed on the transformed body of Rocky.

The Supreme Ether Land didn't specialize in beast taming. In fact, even taking care of spiritual beasts wasn't their strong suit. Thus, they never imagined that a spiritual skill that could merge a warrior and a beast actually existed in the Ethereal Region. Of course, they were perplexed.

Therefore, right now, Rocky was the first and the only human in the Ethereal Region who was able to accomplish this feat. This was such an eye-opener to them. They imagined if they could use this skill and fuse themselves with mighty spiritual beasts, it would give them an astounding advantage in battles.

"Don't be so full of yourself!" Xavier wasn't impressed at all. He didn't care if Rocky managed to fuse himself with a spiritual beast because he was confident that he should still be far stronger than him. Thus, he rushed forth without hesitation and attempted to attack Rocky again.

However, even before Xavier could approach him, Rocky suddenly turned into an illusory shadow that instantly appeared in front of Xavier. Before Xavier could even react, Rocky dealt a massive punch to his wolf-like body and sent him flying into the air. He was caught off guard and wasn't able to resist at all.

At the same time, Rocky disappeared from where he stood as if he had teleported. The moment he reappeared, he was already up in the air, where Xavier's body was heading. Then, in the blink of an eye, he launched a violent attack again, sending Xavier in the opposite direction.

The people were in utter disbelief of what they were seeing. Xavier was supposedly the one doing the beating, but right now, he wasn't even a match for Rocky. It was as if he was a sandbag that was being tossed mercilessly here and there. He was totally defenseless and beaten to a pulp. The crowd couldn't think of a possible explanation for all of this, because in order to possess this kind of power, one must already be a warrior at the King Realm, but as far as they knew, Rocky wasn't even at the seventh grade of the Spirit Realm.

All of a sudden, the people's attention was diverted as they heard a loud crack.