"What? Rafael has just dropped his shield?!" Shion explained, "Normally, he drops his shield whenever he believes that his opponent is equal to him. Does this mean Rafael has acknowledged Jay as one of his contenders? Doesn’t this mean Libation Fiesta has two people who have the power of Tier 4? This is mind blowing. I’ve never seen a group as abnormal as them.
"Oh! Rafael and Jay have just clashed. They inflict injury on each other. Is this an equal exchange?" Shion squinted her eyes. It was hard to determine the details of her current location.
Jay and Rafael turned around, glaring at each other as if understanding what that clash meant.
Both of them charged at each other again, this time releasing everything they had.
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A loud clicking sound shook the stadium. Jay’s blade ended up hitting a pillar after clashing with Rafael, cutting the pillar down. Rafael, on the other hand, hit the ground and shattered the floor.
Both of them squinted their eyes and swung their blades again.
This time, Jay’s blade was the one hitting the ground. Instead of shattering it, his blade cut through it and Jay could easily pull it out before swinging it at Rafael again.
The two exchanged more than fifteen powerful blows, each bringing destruction to their surroundings.
Before long, there were multiple sword marks and shattered pillars on the ground.
Jay and Rafael began to move to the side, trying to use their footwork to confuse the opposite party.
Jay managed to keep up just fine. In fact, he saw an opportunity to use his beast soul to increase his speed.
He outran Rafael and stopped in front of him. Rafael might still have momentum, but Jay never planned to overpower him in this clash.
Rafael put his sword in front of him while Jay struck horizontally, letting Rafael’s sword slide on his blade. Ultimately, Jay’s blade was free and he could move it closer to Rafael’s body, slicing his side.
Rafael gritted his teeth as his other hand covered the wound.
But to everyone’s surprise, Jay was doing the same thing because a wound actually appeared on his knee.
"!!!" Jay frowned, thinking, ’Are you serious? When parrying my sword, he actually lowered the sword down slightly so that the tip would hit my knee? If my reaction was too late, the sword would also hit my calf.’
Both Jay and Rafael turned around.
Rafael rushed forward quicker than Jay. He put his sword on the side and swung his sword horizontally as though it were a beast sweeping its paw.
Jay put his blade in its way to block it, but he suddenly felt an immense strength that couldn’t be described by his current power.
’Too heavy!’ Jay gritted his teeth as the swing actually launched him into the air.
Rafael raised his eyebrows, noticing the profound technique Jay had. He muttered inwardly, ’He is strong. In the last second, he actually lowered his stance even further to gain additional strength to fully block that attack… I was convinced that I could break his defense with a Tier 4 beast soul…’
While a beast soul could increase one’s strength tremendously, they still took a toll on their bodies. Even Rafael couldn’t use his Tier 4 beast soul casually or he would be too tired to continue the battle.
But it was the same as Jay, considering he was two tiers lower than him. Even if his strength was the same, his stamina should be much lower.
Knowing that fact, Rafael chose to get even more aggressive.
Both of them approached each other.
Rafael swung his sword from above, using a different beast soul.
"!!!" Jay noticed that beast soul as well as the plan Rafael had in mind. Jay had the strength to fully receive this attack, but he chose a different method as it was the only thing that allowed him to win.
Jay slightly tilted his saber to the side so that Rafael’s sword would miss his body. Unfortunately for him, Rafael wasn’t that easy to manipulate.
He managed to overpower Jay and slightly changed the direction of his swing, hitting the top of Jay’s shoulder. However, Jay managed to lift it up and let it slide to the side.
After that, Jay waved his saber skillfully, trying to take Rafael’s arm.
Rafael threw his upper body to the side to avoid the blade, but Jay managed to cut the upper arm a little bit.
Rafael spun his body and jumped in the air, swinging while jumping to get a boost of strength. He even used the Tier 4 beast soul he had.
Jay knew that if he received this attack like earlier, he would be in trouble. So he chose to confront it head-on. He targeted the sword itself.
"!!!" Rafael was quite surprised by his choice, but he managed to get a little advantage by targeting his sword. Unfortunately, there was still a gap in their strength due to the Tier 4 beast soul.
Rafael overpowered him and launched him ten meters away.
Bam!
Jay’s back hit a pillar. Rafael rushed forward, trying to take him down before Jay could recover.
Jay fell on his butt, avoiding the blades.
After that, he held the sword with both hands as Rafael struck him from above. It was quite powerful, as the ground underneath him started to crack. If this continued, he might not be able to sit for a while after this match.
Jay used his current position to kick Rafael in the stomach, blowing him away.
"Haa…" Jay started panting. It started getting hard to follow Rafael’s movement now that he began using his beast soul again and again.
Rafael’s condition wasn’t any better. His nose was filled with a pungent smell, making him realize that the kick almost made him vomit. He just swallowed it back so that he didn’t look weak.
Jay stood up while Rafael stabilized his stance before they jumped at each other again. This battle had just begun.