I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts-Chapter 357 - 256: Rejection and Judgement

Han Zhan stood at a height of over one meter seventy-eight, appearing slightly shorter than one meter eighty.

It was within the normal height range.

He gripped the Xuanyuan Sword, maintaining a posture ready to strike at any moment.

Not far in front of him, the Fallen Knight had already dismounted from his warhorse.

Standing at about two meters and five centimeters tall, he appeared like a giant compared to Han Zhan.

The Fallen Knight’s pitch-black Knight’s Greatsword was also many times larger than the Xuanyuan Sword, and when held in his hand, it seemed to give the impression of a world boss.

Both sides faced each other in a standoff.

The Fallen Knight moved first.

He stomped on the concrete ground, causing a web of cracks to spread in all directions.

The towering figure and the swinging giant sword seemed to come at him like a massive dark mountain.

Han Zhan also moved.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The resounding melody of the Fu Xi Zither enveloped him, transforming into strange symbols radiating mystical light.

These symbols instantly seeped into Han Zhan’s body, enhancing all his physical functions: defense, power, speed, and reaction, comprehensively elevating them.

The Dragon Soaring Technique!

Under the blessing of the zither’s melody, he transformed into a blur of light, disappearing from his original spot.

In the next second.

The Fallen Knight and Han Zhan simultaneously appeared at the center of the battlefield, the colossal Knight’s Greatsword and the domineering Xuanyuan Divine Soldiers clashing head-on!

A pitch-black thunderbolt emerged from the point of impact between the swords, spreading menacingly.

The surroundings fell silent.

A beat later, a terrifying explosive sound belatedly erupted, accompanied by shockwaves that tore and scattered everything around them.

Han Zhan felt the pressure from the front of the Xuanyuan Sword, and he was slightly startled.

The Fallen Knight rarely used the Knight’s Greatsword, and even when he did, it was mostly to boost the effect of his Fallen Aura.

Who would have thought he also possessed such astounding strength in Sword Dao.

A moment of carelessness could catch one completely off guard.

The Fallen Knight, on the other hand, was no less shocked than Han Zhan.

He had immersed himself in Sword Dao for countless years, practicing the Knights’ Sword Dao with his father even before he became a knight.

At that time, the Fallen Knight wasn’t ’fallen.’ In the then Imperium, he was known by another more illustrious nickname, the Imperial Sword!

After being exiled to the City of Extreme Evil, he forsook the Knight’s Code, embraced his fall, and the Fallen Aura became his primary means of aggression.

Yet, if anyone could surpass him in the art of Sword Dao, they were indeed rare.

The Fallen Knight originally thought this sword strike, even if it didn’t kill the opponent, would at least force them back.

But instead, the struggle between them was at a deadlock!

If the Fallen Knight felt like a mountain to Han Zhan, then Han Zhan to the Fallen Knight felt like an indestructible boulder.

Furthermore, this boulder could very well, if handled improperly, cause one’s downfall!

This was the first clash between Han Zhan and the Fallen Knight.

It was both a test and an all-out effort.

After the force of the Fallen Knight’s slash was fully released, he didn’t retract his Knight’s Greatsword. Instead, he switched to holding the sword with both hands, increasing the pressure.

A deep and hoarse voice rang out from within the helmet.

"Fall!"

In an instant, the black patterns on the Knight’s Greatsword seemed to come alive, winding towards the Xuanyuan Sword.

Simultaneously, beneath the Fallen Knight’s feet, a black ripple spread over all directions.

The Fallen Aura of the Fallen Knight took shape instantly!

It came! Han Zhan felt a chill in his soul. As this thought flashed, he lost all sense of his surroundings.

Tactile senses, hearing, smell, and vision.

All vanished. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He felt as if abandoned by the world, floating in an empty void.

This feeling transformed into a fire, scorching the depths of his soul, tormented intensely.

Amidst the darkness, the imposing aura of the Fallen Knight rapidly augmented, climbing higher and higher.

The Knight’s Greatsword in his hand ignited with a dark flame, he raised it once again and swung down viciously in front of him!

"Bob!"

Although unable to hear his own voice, Han Zhan was certain he called out Bob’s name.

In a moment, a flickering ray of light lit up within the Dark World, followed by more and more brightening lights.

These shimmering lights turned into numerous sharp swords, piercing through the black bubble of the Fallen Aura, allowing external light to stream back in.

The Fallen Aura of the Fallen Knight, once activated, required a cooldown period before it could be used again.

After being pierced by Bob’s Spectral World, he needed to wait for the skill cooldown before launching this ability again.

A drawback of the Knight’s Aura.

Seizing the opportunity, Han Zhan launched a counterattack.

Without prior coordination or rehearsal with Bob, relying purely on his grasp of combat timing, he pushed forward with the Xuanyuan Sword the moment the Spectral World punctured the darkness.

The body of the Xuanyuan Sword shone with mountain and river engravings, its golden and surging Sword Qi overwhelming the Fallen Knight.

With the Dark World shattered and the Aura momentarily ineffective, Han Zhan struck fiercely.

With a chain of attacks, the Fallen Knight appeared to be at a disadvantage.

Yet, he remained unmoved, this time, lifting his left hand, armored and open towards Han Zhan.

"Spit-upon!"

As the Fallen Knight made this gesture, Han Zhan instinctively braced for defense.

But soon he realized there was no substantial attack coming his way.

Just as Han Zhan suspected the Fallen Knight was merely feigning, his Xuanyuan Sword, once about to stab the opponent, suddenly broke free from his control!

Moreover, as it broke free, the Xuanyuan Sword’s Sword Qi reversed, turning against its own Spirit Contract Master.

Contracted Spirit Devouring Master!

The Little Dragon Man Bob, previously assisting from the side, upon glancing at Han Zhan, suddenly felt an inexplicable fury.

Swearing under his breath, he raised his hand to summon a fresh wave of data, hurling it towards Han Zhan’s location!

Bob’s and the Xuanyuan Sword’s sudden betrayal caught Han Zhan completely off guard.

Yet, he wasn’t utterly defenseless.

The anomalies in his ally and weapon led him to decisively abandon this chance to press the attack, retreating swiftly.

Simultaneously, a rock emitting multicolored light condensed behind him to the right.

Nuwa Stone!

"Heaven’s Origin, release!"

With a light shout from Han Zhan, the Nuwa Stone emitted three rays of light, landing on Bob, the Xuanyuan Sword, and himself.

When the light dissipated, the assaults from Bob and the Xuanyuan Sword didn’t cease!

"It’s no use, the ’Spit-upon’ status isn’t tangible; it’s a curse. A curse that makes the world spurn you!"

Social Level 4, the ability of the Spit-upon role!

The Fallen Knight had been holding this in reserve, undisclosed, just for this moment.

At that very instant, a cold and angry shout echoed from behind him.

"Judgement!"