Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Sharp metallic collisions echoed violently through the underground hall as the two fought at an unbelievable speed. Tens of thousands of attacks were exchanged every single second, causing countless bright yellow sparks to explode across the entire battlefield in a scene that looked both beautiful and terrifying at the same time, like glowing stars scattering across a dark night sky.
BOOOOM! BOOOOM! BOOOOM! BOOOOM!
Massive sonic explosions continuously erupted through the air from the sheer speed of their movements.
In truth, if Dan had not reinforced the entire hall beforehand with countless layers of powerful seals, the place would have completely collapsed from their very first direct clash. Every attack from either of them carried enough destructive force to split apart entire mountain ranges with ease. The defensive sealing formations were currently enduring a horrifying amount of continuous damage, comparable to countless nuclear explosions detonating at the same moment.
Then suddenly, the two separated.
Fwoooosh!
Both of them jumped backward at extreme speed, creating distance between each other while staring coldly into one another's eyes with completely emotionless expressions.
Sophia's clothes were torn in several places, and fresh red blood flowed from a massive deep slash that stretched from her chest down to her lower abdomen. But immediately afterward, a powerful glowing green aura spread around the wound.
Fwoooooosh!
The injury began healing at an unbelievable speed. Flesh closed rapidly, blood disappeared, and the enormous wound vanished completely as if it had never existed in the first place. A moment later, even her torn clothes restored themselves back to their original state.
Dan looked at his daughter calmly and said,
"It seems I need to add another sealing layer to suppress my strength even more."
He paused briefly before continuing,
"Otherwise, with your current level, you still won't be able to properly break through my physical body."
The moment he finished speaking, countless complicated black seals spread across his chest, arms, back, and legs. At the same time, the glowing blue sealing circles floating above his head appeared once more, but this time there were six circles instead of five.
At that exact same instant
Swoooooosh!
The two vanished again at blinding speed and collided violently once more.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
BOOOOM! BOOOOM! BOOOOM! BOOOOM!
The same brutal close-range combat resumed, but this time it felt far more balanced, dangerous, and intense than before.
Then, in one sudden instant, Dan's eyes shifted quickly toward Sophia's shining katana as it sliced through his neck with terrifying speed.
Splaaash!
Warm red blood burst violently into the air like a crimson spray after the arteries in his neck were severed completely.
But then something unbelievable happened.
It was as if time itself had suddenly reversed.
The blood scattered through the air slowly began flowing backward toward his body. Drop after drop returned to the wound while the slash itself rapidly closed until it disappeared completely, leaving no trace behind as though the injury had never happened.
Dan immediately jumped backward again.
In truth, this battle was not only beneficial for Sophia. It was also extremely valuable for him as well. Through this life-and-death combat, he could continue polishing his own strength and refining several new experimental abilities he still had not fully mastered, like the technique he had just used moments ago to recover from the fatal injury on his neck.
It was not a healing technique. It was an advanced ability created from his understanding of space-time itself, allowing him to reverse localized time in a very small targeted area of his body. Not complete time reversal, only partial localized regression, creating the effect that the injury had never happened at all.
As for Sophia, she followed an entirely different and far more specialized path. Although she was highly skilled in the many other fields Dan forced every one of his children and descendants to learn to at least a minimum level, her true specialization was pure katana combat, and more specifically the art of direct killing itself.
A fighting style that completely discarded defense and unnecessary techniques. Only the sword and only killing intent. speed and precision.
That was why all of her terrifying power was concentrated entirely into her blade. Her katana was no longer merely a weapon. It had become an extension of her own will.
Then suddenly Sophia spoke in a cold voice, though clear satisfaction could still be heard underneath it.
"Father… I'm enjoying this very much. Thank you."
Then her tone became colder and more determined.
"I'm going to use all of my power now. Father… prepare yourself properly."
Dan answered in the same cold neutral tone,
"Then come, my girl."
"Show me everything you have."
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