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Leda's eyes narrowed, and she subconsciously took a step back. Not only Leda, but almost everyone took a few steps back.
Leda is a proud person. She has the right to be proud of the fact that she has developed the Water God Style to such an extent and merged the secrets of the two Water God Styles together to reach a new level.
Chapter 352 Either Retreat or Die
Even when Leda faced the sword god Gar, she had the confidence to face him calmly.
As long as Leda can unleash the profound technique of stripping away the sword realm, even the Sword God will be powerless against her.
Currently, Leda has released the Sword Realm, which should be without any problems in theory.
But a strong sense of threat always lingered in her mind. She always felt that this guy in front of her could stop her even if it meant stripping away the Sword Realm.
Leda stared intently at Roya and said in a deep voice, "Sword God, we haven't reached the point of mutual destruction yet. There's still room for negotiation between us."
Roya remained unmoved, his expression still arrogant.
Seeing Roya's expression, Leda's expression grew even more gloomy.
The golden eyes, flowing like lava, shone even brighter, and time seemed to slow down at that moment.
The fine snow falling from the sky was stretched out infinitely, and Roya took in every move Leda made. The look of terror on the knight's face was stretched and slowed down at this moment.
Luo Ya moved; he took a step forward.
However, this very step seemed to trigger some kind of mechanism, and the old, frail man reacted instantly.
Even at four times the speed, the old man made a fairly quick and standard counterattack.
Her longsword moved.
The longsword transformed into an arc-shaped slash, striking Roya's right arm with terrifying speed.
The silent longsword cleaved through the air, scattering fine snow, and spread outwards until it reached behind Roya.
Luo Ya remained expressionless as he partially unsheathed the throat flute he held horizontally in his sword sheath.
The violent sword energy centered on Roya instantly severed everything visible around them.
The fierce slash was also blocked by Roya's wide-range sword technique.
Leda's stripping of the Sword Realm was certainly not that simple.
The terrifying slashes targeted Roya, striking from all directions.
Regardless of front, back, left, right, or up and down, several sword energies erupted instantly, covering Luo Ya's location in a 360-degree all-round way.
Each strike was like the full power of a sword emperor, the terrifying force almost shattering the ground where Roya stood.
The sounds of slashing and colliding continued, with circular sword energies colliding with arc-shaped sword energies, and both quickly depleting their strength after exhausting each other.
Roya's expression remained unchanged. The longsword in his right hand was already one-third unsheathed, its snow-white blade exposed. This longsword was whiter than snow, and it was known for its deadly power, hence the name "Throat Flute" given to it by Gar.
Roya continued to move closer to Leta, whose face darkened. To Roya's surprise, the elderly woman spoke at the same speed as before she activated her ultimate ability: "The domain of time. I didn't expect you to have mastered this ability. It seems that Gar's defeat was not unjust."
Luo Ya, who was slowly walking forward, trying to put more pressure on the enemy, paused slightly. He looked at the old woman in front of him with some surprise. He did not expect that his activation of the instantaneous technique would not have affected her.
Seemingly noticing Roya's confusion, Leda slowly said, "Within my sword realm, I can also accelerate my time, but only if you trigger my rules."
Leda's so-called rule is that she must make an 'attack' move when she activates her ultimate technique.
Roya revealed a knowing expression and casually said, "No wonder you were able to unleash such a powerful slash. It seems I really underestimated you. But how are you going to deal with this now?"
Luo Ya's steps did not stop; he continued to move forward.
Sword energy clashed with sword energy, and Luo Ya was now less than ten feet away from the Water God.
Having dealt with Gal before, Leda knew that once Roya closed the distance to her within three zhang, taking her head would only take an instant.
The best way is to kill the opponent from three zhang away.
Otherwise, once Luo Ya crosses that distance, life and death will be entirely in the other's hands.
However, who could possibly kill a swordsman of god-like skill level from this distance?
Leda's mind raced, but on the surface she maintained her calm demeanor. However, the veins on the hand gripping the longsword bulged, all the muscles in her body were taut, and her expression was extremely serious.
With each step Roya took, his aura grew stronger.
Luo Ya said expressionlessly, "If you withdraw now, you can still live. If you continue to block my way, you will only increase casualties. I am not a soft-hearted person. I will not let you go just because you are old. Being soft on the enemy is being cruel to yourself."
Lieda's originally resolute expression gradually wavered. She was no match for Roya now. The fact that Roya dared to act arbitrarily in the Sword Realm was enough to prove his strength.
Even the strongest ultimate technique couldn't stop the opponent, let alone other methods.
In just a moment, a deep sense of powerlessness rose in Leda's heart.
The difference in their abilities was far too great; it couldn't be bridged by a mere difference in swordsmanship.
The man before her was someone she could not contend with.
Roya glanced at the girl standing behind Leda, a smile playing on his lips. "That's your disciple, isn't she? She looks very young and has great potential. At such a young age, she's already reached the peak of Sword Saint and is about to break through to the Sword King level. To reach this level at such a young age, her future achievements are bound to be limitless. So, even so, are you still going to stop me?"
Leda remained silent, caught in a dilemma.
Reda had beaten a noble boy of the same age to a pulp when she was a child, and later suffered retaliation.
Surrounded and outnumbered, he was beaten half to death. His hands, his lifeblood as a swordsman, were nearly severed.
It was at that moment that Darius intervened to rescue them.
She was here because of Darius's past kindness; he asked her to stay in the Kingdom of Asura as a sword instructor, and she agreed.
It was no coincidence that she came to intercept Roya this time. Darius told her that a very powerful enemy would soon arrive in the capital and wanted her to intercept him.
So Leda waited there, never expecting that the enemy Darius spoke of would be Roja.
She never expected that Roya's strength would be so abnormal that even she couldn't stop him.
Seeing that Leda remained unmoved, Roya's smile gradually faded, and his voice turned cold.
"I'll say it again: either step down or die."
Chapter 353 Each Takes a Step Back (4k)
Leda observed Roya's expression. The young man's originally gentle features had completely changed at this moment, and his bright eyes, as clear as flowing lava, met Leda's gaze indifferently.
Those eyes showed no emotion whatsoever, like a high god looking down at ants below. An irresistible majesty emanated from Roya, and that overwhelming pressure, like a mountain, pressed down hard on Leda's back.
The pressure was almost tangible. Lieda was already old, and her physical strength was no longer at its peak. Now, with the continuous activation of the Sword Realm of Deprivation, her body was already somewhat unable to cope. At this moment, under the pressure of Roya, Lieda felt a sweet taste in her throat and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
Leda's expression turned ferocious. She, a dignified water goddess, was intimidated by a mere boy who hadn't even grown his hair yet.
Leda is a veteran water goddess. More than 20 years have passed since she became famous, and she has never encountered anything like this before.
Luo Ya's behavior can be described as not very harmful, but extremely insulting.
Leda gripped her longsword tightly, determined to fight Roya to the death.
But reason told Leda that she couldn't do that.
Going up now would be suicide; she can't die, at least not right now.
She is the water goddess and the current leader of the Water God Sect. If she dies and there is no capable person among her subordinates to take her place, the situation will become quite chaotic.
She is not without outstanding successors. Her granddaughter, Izuru, is an exceptionally talented one. As Roya said, Izuru's future achievements are very high, and it is not impossible for her to surpass herself. What she lacks now is time. And she, Leda, is not only Izuru's teacher, but also a protector.
Therefore, she can no longer be willful; she can no longer act like she did when she was young.
Leda gritted her teeth and finally sheathed her longsword.
She left the Sword Realm feeling very frustrated.
The invisible domain disappeared, and the feeling of being attacked from all directions vanished at this moment. Leda snorted coldly, said nothing, and stared at Roya with an extremely cold gaze.
Roya approached Leda, his gaze sweeping over her before settling on the girl beside her.
Just as Roya focused his gaze on Izelti, Leda subtly stepped forward and shielded Izelti with her body.
At the same time, he looked at Roya with a wary gaze.
Leda spoke first, asking, "What do you want to do?"
“I can see that although that young girl has such attainments at such a young age, it’s mostly theoretical knowledge,” Luo Ya said slowly.
"So what?" Leda's expression was ashen, her sharp gaze fixed on Roya's golden eyes.
Roya met Leda's gaze without flinching and said in a deep voice, "She needs to fight more powerful opponents to grow, doesn't she?"
Hiding behind Leda, Izelti opened her mouth to refuse, but Roya didn't let her say it. Roya said directly, "I can help her. Consider this a small apology for my impetuousness this time."
Leda didn't speak; she neither agreed nor refused.
“I can keep her by my side. There will definitely be many people challenging me in the future. I can watch her and let her fight against those masters.”
Leda still did not agree; she remained silent. It must be said that Roya was right, and the situation was indeed as Roya described. Moreover, Roya's proposal was quite tempting.
Seeing that the other party had not yet agreed, Luo Ya had no choice but to continue: "Of course, I won't let her die, nor will I let her lose an arm or a leg, after all, I'll be right next to her."
This time, Izelti couldn't sit still any longer. She shouted, "Don't even think about it! You're a bad person!"
When Roya heard Izelti address him, he laughed. Looking at the somewhat bewildered blue-haired girl in front of him, Roya simply said, "Bad person? In your eyes, what exactly is good and bad? How do you define good and bad for things and people? Child, you are too naive. Old woman, your disciple lacks training. In my hands, she can go much further."
Izelti blushed. It was the first time she had been called a child by a boy who was not much older than her, and she was being scolded like this. A sense of shame welled up in her heart.
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