"Three of the hidden cards that even Louis had never seen were forced out by you. No wonder the emperor fears the power of the Great Sin so much."

—But that's the end of it.

Living on the Star Continent, who doesn't have a few secrets up their sleeve?

The world is too dangerous now, and recklessly exposing one's own cards offers no benefits.

If one is alone, then they must rely on their own strength to gain a voice, but that's different.

But Cialdini knows very well that whether it's Louis, the current Emperor of Ense, or that innocent-looking Second Princess, or even the Captain of the Royal Guard Jino who guards them...

This group of people who don't need to reveal their own cards has no intention of showing their hand at all.

Everyone is playing it safe.

Even though what's hidden in their cards remains unknown, the Sword Master can't help but say that this group is truly "shameless"!

A bunch of brats trying to pull a fast one on this elder, can't they see it?

Why is he so indignant about it?

Because he did the same thing.

Sky Blade Demiplane·Thousand Layer Waves, able to unleash all accumulated blade energy in an instant during battle, purely violent damage.

The Demon Blade, an unknown weapon he acquired early on, claimed to be comparable to the legendary Nine Swords. Even back then, Louis hoped he would use it during sparring, but he refused.

This weapon, although lacking divine power, has a sheer destructive force not inferior to divine tools.

Boundless Blade Energy Second Heaven, truly represents his culmination of the ideals of [Boundless Ocean] and [Law-breaking Blade Energy]. With one strike, it unleashes blade energy like a tsunami, shattering even the opponent's demiplane.

Louis, oh Louis, you say your nuclear explosion spell equals all life, but what about my Boundless Blade Energy Second Heaven?

Freed from the demiplane's constraints, Cialdini slashed forward a few more times in succession, and the legendary cloaked figures who were fighting fiercely under him fell like weeds.

Even though both were legendary, the gap between the two sides was incomprehensibly vast.

"Inspect for other enemies around, rescue, return to the camp."

Their battle speed was too fast.

From the start to the end, it took less than 2 minutes.

"Sir, that soldier is dying."

The inspecting legendary sighed, "Her soul power is dissipating."

Cialdini let out a long sigh, "Prepare her for burial..."

"Yes."

The legendary quickly handled the body, and the group prepared to rush back to the camp.

Yet none noticed a cloud of indistinct mist drifting into the body under the cover of night.

The previously cold corpse moved slightly.

The next moment, a pair of fierce eyes opened.

"Ah!"

A bone spike pierced through the legendary's body, and a blade light swept across, making another legendary fall in an instant.

As the second blade light struck, the Sword Master intervened to block it.

"Go back and call for reinforcements quickly."

The legendary, without saying a word, turned and flew into the distance.

The Sword Master gripped the Demon Blade tightly, saying coldly, "What exactly are you?"

"I was..."

Boundless Blade Light·Second Heaven!

Without giving the opponent a chance to speak, the Sword Master attacked.

Yet this time he was startled to find that the techniques the opponent used contained shadows familiar to him.

"The same learning ability as Louis?"

The Sword Master's mind turned quickly and saw through the truth.

But he was not at all afraid, continuously layering heavy blade light on the opponent, driving them back step by step.

"The rare power of authority, using it on you is worth it!"

The Great Sin·Envy calmly confronted him.

The Sword Master also stepped forward.

In the first 50 blades, he saw the shadows of every blade art hero over the millennium in Envy's blade.

He had no fear—he did not lose to the former sages.

In the first 80 blades, he saw the blade techniques of his past opponents. He had no fear—he surpassed them.

He swung the blades calmly, as if the so-called superb learning ability was not so invincible.

Until the 120th blade, he saw his own shadow.

Cialdini began to fear, for if there was one person on the path of the blade he could not defeat, it had to be himself, the first of the current era.

His strikes became slower, but the Great Sin·Envy seemed to need little thought.

He heard the electric sparks erupting from the opponent's bone spikes, rushing forth with the countless blade art heroes over thousands of years, transforming into his own afterimages, wielding the Blade of Destruction, repeating in his ear a phrase undeniably:

Sky Blade Shattered!

He let out a wail, all the blood energy in his body materialized and struck out, severing his arm, while he too was shattered by the heavy blade light, shattering the demiplane, shattering the protective blade energy, shattering his body, falling amidst the mountains, buried in dust.

The Great Sin·Envy looked painfully at the bone spike in his hand, this being the last time he plundered the opponent's power.

The only solace was that the Sword Master's blade was so unparalleled.

Endless greed engulfed him; he did not want there to be a second person in the world to possess that blade.

He was going to end the era of the Sky Blade.

But the next moment, sheer terror enveloped his heart. In the sky above, a giant elephant foot crashed down with a thunderous boom.

"Not good, run!"

He had no intention of staying behind and slipped into the spatial rift.