Chapter 337: Shigure-Soen-Ryu: Outer Style Secret Technique: Azure Great Waterfall!
The massive increase in mental strength gave Luke the power to forcibly suppress his exhaustion and the impact on his soul once more.
With the water pushing him up, and under Edelweiss's shocked gaze, Luke stood.
"Why… can you still stand?!"
Edelweiss found the situation before her difficult to understand.
Looking at the two vicious wounds on Luke's chest that were continuously bleeding, Edelweiss was no longer merely shocked.
Why could he still stand?
Even she was already struggling to remain on her feet, so why could Luke, whose condition was far worse than hers, still stand up?
"Because I'm still awake."
Luke smiled.
He still could not condense the Starfall Sword, but as long as he had Ser-Veresta, it was enough.
Although he had stood up, his terrible condition had not changed in the slightest.
What remained was only enough for one strike, and even that was one strike where most sword techniques could not be used.
Most of Luke's sword techniques were speed-type or skill-type techniques.
Those he could take out and use against Edelweiss were already few in number.
Given his current condition, whether those sword techniques could still retain their proper power if released was hard to say.
The most suitable for his current state was probably the kind of power-type sword technique Luke rarely used.
However, most techniques of that type required a large amount of energy as support or a powerful body as the foundation.
At his peak, that would naturally not matter.
But with the current Luke, whether he could produce qualified power using only his physical ability was also unknown.
No matter what, the next strike would be the final one.
The same was true for Edelweiss.
Although she was shocked by Luke's will, the situation had not been overturned.
Stabilizing herself, Edelweiss pulled the platinum sword out of the ground with her right hand.
Now that the battle had reached this point, neither of them would choose to give up.
Even if they had to desperately squeeze themselves dry, they would force out this final strike.
Compared to the heaven-shaking aura clash from the beginning, the two of them, once again facing each other with swords in hand, no longer had anything that could be called aura.
The Sword Domain could not form.
Sword intent could not condense.
Only sword energy could still barely be used.
With no clash of aura, there was naturally no need for a long standoff.
Under these circumstances, the advantage of striking first would be infinitely magnified.
And so, Edelweiss moved.
Taking the first move would not put her at a disadvantage in aura.
Instead, it would seize the initiative and increase her chances of victory.
Naturally, the side in better condition would take that advantage.
Luke wanted to as well, of course.
But he truly could not beat Edelweiss to it.
With his remaining strength, even fighting for the initiative was probably useless.
The platinum sword flashed like light.
Even at this point, Edelweiss's Twin-Wings sword was still soundless, simple, and perfect.
Or rather, the more critical the moment, the more easily the power of Edelweiss's swordsmanship revealed itself.
Because the Twin-Wings sword did not consume extra strength.
Quite the opposite.
The Twin-Wings sword, which had discarded all unnecessary movements and sublimated sword strikes to a flawless realm, conserved more strength than ordinary sword techniques.
Sword light flowed, and cold wind blew.
The sword technique Edelweiss chose to decide the battle was Sword of the Star!
Looking at the approaching sword technique, Ser-Veresta transformed into a greatsword in Luke's hands.
Gripping the enlarged Ser-Veresta with both hands, Luke raised it high above his head.
After arriving in this world, Luke had seen many swordsmen and many brand-new sword technique philosophies.
While broadening his horizons, two swordsmen and two sword techniques had left the deepest impression on him.
One was named Todo Touka, and the sword technique was Raikiri.
The other was named Edelweiss, and the sword technique was Sword of the Star.
It had nothing to do with strength.
It was simply that part of the philosophy contained within those two sword techniques had given Luke immense inspiration.
That philosophy was…
Natural scenery!
Whether it was the concept of lightning strike or the miracle of a star-forged weapon, both had certain connections to nature.
It was just like Luke's Star Swordsmanship, which had slowly evolved until it became related to celestial bodies.
Hiten-Mitsurugi-Ryu had already completely merged into Star Swordsmanship.
Dual-Life-Sword was a powerful swordsmanship that had surpassed the realm of humanity.
Each of them had the potential to become Luke's trump card.
The only one left was…
Shigure-Soen-Ryu.
In this second battle against Twin-Wings, Shigure-Soen-Ryu could only serve as support and buy time.
For a school of swordsmanship, how sorrowful was that?
However, from today onward, it would no longer be like this.
From now on, Shigure-Soen-Ryu, in Luke's hands, would once again become one of his trump cards in a completely different form.
Natural scenery, especially miracle-like scenery that could be used as a reference to form a secret sword style, could only be encountered by chance.
It was like the miraculous sight of lightning being cut apart, something he did not know whether he could ever see a second time.
It was like the 'Sword Peak' Edelberg, the one and only of its kind even if one searched the entire world.
Only a miracle that appeared once in tens of millions of years could create a secret sword style capable of supporting the rise of a swordsman or a school.
Finding such scenery was difficult.
But Luke had seen it.
Luke had seen a miraculous sight that was no less than Raikiri and Sword of the Star, and might even surpass them.
It was no longer merely a miracle of nature.
It was scenery formed by the combination of the Dungeon, which was itself a miracle, and a miracle of nature.
It was truly a miracle among miracles.
Water gathered.
A vast amount of water had unknowingly gathered around Luke.
It flowed.
It climbed.
In the end, it wrapped around Ser-Veresta.
In a desperate situation, and precisely because of this desperate situation, Luke remembered another desperate situation he had once faced.
Using the miracle he had once seen as the foundation.
Using the secret sword principles of Shigure-Soen-Ryu as the frame.
Using the last remaining mana and Prana in his body and the Sword Sheath of Tranquility as flesh and blood.
And finally, using the monstrous body of an adventurer as the driving force, this secret technique was formed at last.
Luke's first power-type sword technique.
Shigure-Soen-Ryu: Outer Style Secret Technique: Azure Great Waterfall!
Boom—!
Like a flood bursting through a dam, endless water swept everything before him in an instant as Ser-Veresta swung down.
Before the mighty force of nature, all struggles seemed so pale and powerless.
Looking at the magnificent waterfall that surged forward with unmatched momentum, Edelweiss smiled helplessly.
If she were in normal condition, then a world-shaking battle between mountain peak and waterfall could have unfolded here.
But…
Feeling her weakened state, Edelweiss already knew the result.
Facing Luke, who was likewise weakened but could use his sword technique to draw upon the power of the surrounding environment, Edelweiss had nothing left but admiration and emotion.
"When it comes to swordsmanship, he always manages to give me unexpected surprises…"
Then, that trace of cold wind was swallowed by the Azure Great Waterfall, becoming a sacrifice to the mighty force of nature.
With this, Edelweiss was defeated.
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