Olivia Bolton's Thick Earth Golden Armor Sword, a flying sword combining earth and metal attributes, balances the solidity of Wu Earth and the hardness of Geng Metal. It is the sturdiest among flying swords and offers the most comprehensive protection to its wielder. Olivia Bolton's sword-flying style is extremely wild and aggressive; his favorite thing is to charge straight ahead with this sword. As for Brian Grant, Olivia Bolton certainly wouldn't show any courtesy. The previous so-called disqualification of the rusher from the competition meant nothing to him.

Olivia Bolton fully activated the Minor Celestial Star Technique within his body, and the massive input of true energy caused the speed of the Thick Earth Golden Armor Sword to more than double. The bright yellow sword light drew a dazzling arc through the night, shooting straight toward the emerald green sword light of Brian Grant.

For Celestials, flying swords are merely a means of transportation. To truly kill someone from thousands of miles away with a sword, leaving no trace, is something only Nascent Soul-level experts can achieve.

This strike from Olivia Bolton looked fierce, but in essence, he was simply relying on the quality of his flying sword to recklessly charge forward.

Brian Grant had dueled swords with Olivia Bolton twice before and knew that his sword-flying style was wild and rough. As he slowed his sword, he was already on guard for Olivia Bolton's attack. Seeing Olivia Bolton indeed charging over, Brian Grant deliberately pretended to be caught off guard, colliding head-on with Olivia Bolton's bright yellow sword light.

"Roar..." Seeing Olivia Bolton so fierce and brave, Eric Bolton and Little Helen behind them both let out an excited howl at the same time.

"Boom..." The collision of the two sword lights produced a deep yet thunderous sound. The sudden burst of bright yellow and emerald green sword light turned into streams of light in the deep night, illuminating the area within several hundred meters as if it were daylight.

A moment before the sword lights collided, Olivia Bolton glanced smugly at Brian Grant, hoping to see shock or despair on his face. But to Olivia Bolton's surprise, within the emerald sword light shield, Brian Grant's pale face showed only a strange calm.

Realizing something was wrong, Olivia Bolton could only curse inwardly: "I'm not someone who gets scared easily!"

The Thick Earth Golden Armor Sword, the Bihai V-shaped safety air shield on his wrist, and the Heavenly Army's Condensed Water Protective Inner Armor—Olivia Bolton relied on these layers of protection to dare to crash into others so recklessly. So although Olivia Bolton was startled, he was not afraid; instead, he increased his sword's speed, determined to teach Brian Grant a lesson.

At nearly 300 kilometers per hour, without any buffer, it would be enough to shatter both Brian Grant and his sword.

Chapter 5: Blood Has Grown Cold

The sword light howled as it rushed head-on, its fierce momentum making Brian Grant's heart clench. Yet the tenacious will he had forged through countless slaughters in the Illusory Demon Realm allowed him to immediately calm down.

The painful lessons of the Illusory Demon Realm taught him that the more dangerous the situation, the more one must remain calm. Panic and agitation solve nothing; they only allow the problem to solve you.

At the last moment before the sword lights collided, Brian Grant activated the Bright Light Inner Armor on his body. Under the fifth layer of the Vajra Divine Power Technique, the silvery inner armor formed a protective silver glow on Brian Grant's body.

Although the Thick Earth Golden Armor Sword was of high quality, Olivia Bolton was two levels below Brian Grant in Qi Refining. Driven by Brian Grant, the Bright Light Inner Armor was like an indestructible copper wall.

Olivia Bolton easily shattered the emerald phosphorus sword light shield, but suffered a major setback before the Bright Light Inner Armor. The rapidly moving sword light was suddenly stopped, and the powerful energy, unable to be transmitted outward, rebounded entirely back.

The sword light shield of the Thick Earth Golden Armor Sword shattered instantly, while the Bihai V-shaped safety air shield and the Condensed Water Protective Inner Armor were both triggered simultaneously by the immense force.

The Bihai V-shaped safety air shield formed a V-shaped blue protective shield in front of Olivia Bolton's body. The V-shaped design was meant to minimize the area under force, but Olivia Bolton's Qi Refining level was too low, so the high-end imported shield from Berlin could only function at a tenth of its capacity.

The wind-element shield released by the Bihai V-shaped protector couldn't withstand such pressure and shattered as well. In the final moment, it was the advanced Condensed Water Armor from the Heavenly Army that released a layer of white true water, absorbing all the impact.

Although Olivia Bolton was left dizzy and dazed, he knew he had survived the crisis unscathed. Just as he was feeling relieved, a fist suddenly flashed before his eyes.

Startled, Olivia Bolton tried to dodge, only to find himself powerless, his true energy insufficient to activate any more protective artifacts. He could only watch helplessly as the fist struck his brow.

The punch from Brian Grant was fierce and swift, but the true force was held back. Only when it landed on Olivia Bolton's brow did the force turn from hard to soft, penetrating directly into Olivia Bolton's brain. After throwing the punch, Brian Grant let out a long breath. Things had come to this point; there was no turning back.

Struck by the punch, Olivia Bolton felt his vision go black, and the world around him suddenly became illusory and ethereal. He could no longer move or speak, only stand there in a daze.

The changes between Brian Grant and Olivia Bolton were unclear even to Olivia Bolton himself. Eric Bolton, Little Helen, and the others, blocked by the sword light, had even less idea what had happened.

When the light dimmed a little, the two saw Brian Grant's emerald sword light, battered and broken, rolling awkwardly into the cave. Meanwhile, Olivia Bolton was spinning in circles on his sword at the same spot.

Eric Bolton and Little Helen both laughed, thinking Olivia Bolton had simply been knocked silly. Without pausing, they flew past Olivia Bolton on their swords. Although the main competition was with the outsider Brian Grant, there was still internal rivalry and ranking among themselves.