Light Fortress Chapter 1713 - 380: The Rebuke

In the blink of an eye.

His sword was unsheathed!

Hundreds of [Blade Slash] attacks intertwined, the nascent wind blades advanced like waves, each surge propelling the next in an unending sequence.

Gu Shen recalled the details from the Deep Sea Archives concerning the Second Judge.

Jin Yun’s talents were particularly suited for group operations, with a primary focus on offense.

In a team engagement, if several powerful Transcendents were to establish the battlefield and facilitate Jin Yun's charge with [Wind Dancer], Jin Yun’s combat effectiveness would reach astonishing heights...

Precisely the situation unfolding now.

Nearly three hundred [Blade Slash] strikes were amassed!

Such an assault had already breached the limitations of the fourth tier!

If a Titled Transcendent like the Giant Deer Saint were to face this head-on... they would likely sustain injuries!

But alas.

Gu Shen and the Giant Deer Saint, a comparatively weaker Titled individual, were on entirely different planes of existence.

Thus, he remained still from beginning to end, awaiting the optimal moment for [Blade Slash] to achieve Great Success, with over three hundred dark wind blades converging into a crescent-shaped void, nearly ten meters in length!

Jin Yun’s offensive seemed poised to obliterate the entire training hall!

Without delay, Jin Yun unleashed his sword with every ounce of his strength—

[Blade Slash] hurtled towards Gu Shen.

The interval separating Gu Shen’s face from the sharp tip of the [Blade Slash] was mere centimeters.

Perhaps even less.

Yet, the closest they could get to each other was halted at this very point.

Gu Shen delicately extended two fingers, applying gentle pressure against the torrent of sword energy composed of the three hundred [Blade Slash] strikes, and no gruesome scene of bloodshed unfolded.

The [Pure Land] manifested.

A sudden gale of frost and snow from the Great Cold swirled, momentarily subduing the [Wind Dancer]!

Where Gu Shen’s two fingers made contact, the [Blade Slash] solidified into a frozen, dark crescent mass!

"Crack!"

With a decisive push from his fingers, the [Blade Slash] fractured, disintegrating into countless fragments of dark light.

Jin Yun stood utterly bewildered, observing the unfolding spectacle.

Gu Shen withdrew the [Pure Land], acting as if nothing extraordinary had occurred... He had summoned the [Pure Land] domain for an exceedingly brief period, barely a second, apprehensive that a prolonged duration might render the Second Judge before him as incapacitated to speak as Zhou E had been earlier.

"Not bad, continue."

Gu Shen uttered those same four nonchalant words.

He had retracted the [Pure Land] domain to gauge the extent of Jin Yun’s capabilities.

As it turned out, this Second Judge had not failed to impress him!

The technique of employing [Wind Dancer] to augment [Blade Slash] was a pivotal strategy, and although its execution demanded stringent conditions, it remained a formidable weapon capable of overcoming opponents of higher cultivation tiers!

He eagerly awaited Jin Yun to unveil another comparable trump card.

"Continue?"

Jin Yun remained frozen, his strength almost entirely depleted in that singular, devastating assault, which Gu Shen had neutralized with a mere touch of his fingertips.

What recourse did he have to proceed further?

Perceiving Jin Yun’s stunned expression, a flicker of disappointment crossed Gu Shen’s eyes: "Is that all you've got?"

He had to concede, the move was impressive.

But impressive was its limit.

Although he hadn't engaged Zhou E in direct combat, based on observations of spiritual power, the First Judge likely possessed two to three similar trump cards. However, due to the overwhelming suppression of the [Pure Land], he hadn't been afforded any opportunity to deploy them.

"I do!"

Jin Yun drew a deep breath and proclaimed forcefully, "Please receive this strike!"

Briefly suppressed by the [Pure Land], the [Wind Dancer] once again began to ascend above the training hall.

The [Blade Slash] attacks also recommenced their dense congregation.

This time, however, the [Blade Slash] strikes were not unifying into a single entity...

Jin Yun grasped his sword with both hands, with the wings of the [Wind Dancer] and the essence of [Blade Slash] manifesting continuously behind him.

These two Great Achievement domains appeared to transmute into his personal sealing artifacts!

Gu Shen observed with evident satisfaction.

Excellent, this maneuver is also quite intriguing.

"Buzz!"

The arena floor erupted as Jin Yun vanished instantaneously; his burst speed was truly remarkable, a technique he had conceived during his pursuit of becoming a Titled expert!

Although [Wind Dancer] and [Blade Slash] couldn't achieve perfect union.

These two synergistic domains could maintain a momentary, unified form!

Empowered by these blade-like wings, he could temporarily attain a "mortal speed" comparable to a wind-element Titled expert!

In an instant.

Jin Yun’s sword energy impacted Gu Shen.

Not a single spectator in the hall could clearly track his movement—

Truly, this assault was blindingly swift.

Wind-element Transcendents undoubtedly possessed unattainable levels of "high speed."

Gu Nanfeng served as a prime illustration of this.

However, top-tier Spiritual individuals harbored no fear of wind-based speed, especially a spiritual anomaly like Gu Shen.

Though the wind may howl with great speed, it could never outpace the precise grasp of spiritual power.

As Jin Yun unleashed his sword strike, Gu Shen had already lifted his hand, executing a straightforward defensive move.

With a swift backhand, a single slap.

"Slap!"

The tempestuous winds within the arena were instantly nullified, and a desolate figure, akin to a snapped kite, was sent hurtling off the stage.

[Wind Dancer] and [Blade Slash] rapidly dissolved into nothingness mid-air.

"..."

Gu Shen gazed quietly at his extended palm.

He had carefully regulated his strength.

This slap utilized no domain, nor was it bolstered by [Truth] or Authority Power, yet it was something a fourth-tier fighter simply could not withstand.

The Transcendents observing from the dojo's viewing area were left utterly astonished.

For the esteemed master of this dojo, the Second Judge Jin Yun, was now lodged deep within a far-off wall.

A gentle cascade of dust descended.

Gu Shen let out a quiet sigh internally, betraying no emotion outwardly. With a single step, he approached the opposite end of the dojo, shrouded in dust.