Degrade from Nobility to a Humble Slave novel Chapter 412

As an Illuminating Soul Realm master, if Vale lost to a second grade of nature level disciple, he would undoubtedly lose his face.

Even though Zen was as strong as Hercules at that moment, it would be impossible for him to punch off Vale's sword by only his mere strength.

The cultivators at the nature level or above realms held their weapons not just by their own physical strengths but with the help of life vitality. For a swordsman, the effective wielding of a sword was a fundamental skill. The methods of wielding a sword were generally divided into two: the three-point sword-wielding method and the six-point sword-wielding method.

The three-point sword-wielding method was commonly used by the nature creatures. This method was used to fix the sword hilt in the swordsman's hand with the help of three streams of life vitality transmitted from three acupoints: one from the thumb and two from the little finger.

The six-point sword-wielding method, on the other hand, was used by Illuminating Soul Realm masters. From the three acupoints of the three-point sword-wielding method, the six-point sword-wielding method added three acupoints: forefinger, middle finger, and ring finger. So the sword hilt was tightly enveloped with life vitality in the six-point sword-wielding method. The Illuminating Soul Realm masters possessed thicker and stronger life vitality than that of the nature creatures which made it easy for the first to master the six-point sword-wielding method.

The ultimate swordsmanship was the so-called union of swordsman and sword. And it was based on the close connection between swordsman's life vitality and his sword. That was why when some people wielded a sword, there was an impression that the sword and the man had integrated into one.

Vale was an Illuminating Soul Realm master who could use the six-point sword-wielding method. And his Gentleman Sword was as light as a feather to sustain no forces, so it would be difficult for Zen to knock it down even with full strength.

But then again, Zen almost succeeded.

Zen's last punch wasn't very powerful because he had only turned on the Phoenix Crystal but hadn't mobilized the strength of dragon scales.

However, there was terrible vibration energy contained in his punch. And the moment Zen's fist touched the sword hilt, the sword began shaking heavily.

Although the amplitude was small, the frequency was quite high. The six streams of life vitality connecting to the sword were disrupted which almost made Vale drop his Gentleman Sword.

The violent vibration was transmitted to Vale's body through the sword hilt. His blood churned inside him, making him feel uncomfortable.

The audience was shocked once again by the scene.

Though they were not all swordsmen, most of the people in the audience had their own weapons. The wielding method of almost all weapons was the same. For example, wielding a spear required the warrior to use the life vitality from both hands but the acupoints were different from those of a swordsman.

If Vale's Gentleman Sword was a broad-bladed sword, Zen might have hit easier. But luckily, his sword was extremely thin and light.

But they couldn't figure out why Zen's punch had caused such effect.

Masters and disciples of Drizzle Peak were deeply relieved to see that Zen not only dodged Vale's sword but also launched a fierce counterattack.

Meanwhile, Elder Xu watched nervously at Zen's encounter with Vale. Seeing the effect of Zen's punch, he stared at Kenneth speechless.

"This boy always has a way to reverse the situation," praised Kenneth with a casual smile on his face.

Though they were sitting far from the combat ring and couldn't clearly see what was happening, Kenneth was able to guess the whole story more accurately with his unfathomable skill.

Zen didn't stop a second and punched at Vale frantically.

Zen could not afford to be sloppy. He had to seize every opportunity he had to attack.

Vale's reaction was swift too. Grasping his Gentleman Sword, he retreated quickly but Zen was stuck to him like chewing gum. Vale wanted to stab Zen with his sword, but the latter was almost attached to him that he couldn't use his sword. Moreover, Zen's every punch brought a strong vibration in his body that he couldn't concentrate his life vitality to form a lotus flower.

"Bam bam! Poof!"

It was raining punches on Vale. If he hadn't defused the force with his life vitality, he might have been severely injured.

After enduring a violent beating, Vale felt that the blood churning in his body upwelled to his throat. When he started to vomit blood, he realized that Zen had beaten him up well.

"Bang!"

Vale got another blow from Zen and finally had a chance to wield his sword. But Zen was quick to retreat. Taking advantage of this breathing time, Vale immediately condensed a lotus flower to protect him.

Vale thought that he could now have time to think about how he could cope with Zen, but the latter didn't give him any chance. Vale saw another punch coming right at him.