Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100 Chapter 1496 A Battle with Mother - 2
Previously on Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100...
Right now, Max's expression had become utterly grave.
From the very moment his enormous black flame sword smashed into the approaching golden light beam up to this instant with the golden sword gripped firmly between his palms, a flurry of events had occurred one after another.
The whole chain of actions had happened at such blinding speed that, despite his enhanced senses from the Dimensional Sovereign Body, Max could scarcely keep up.
The initial occurrence was his mother's abrupt arrival.
As soon as the blast from the golden beam clashing against his black flaming sword detonated, the entire battlefield got engulfed in a ferocious tempest of dark fire and radiant gold. The impact warped the atmosphere and cracked the earth below, forming a turbulent barrier of power that hid all within its grasp.
Nevertheless, she traversed that detonation like it was mere illusion.
Amid the furious energy surge, her form darted ahead, encased in armor woven from sheer golden radiance. The suit emitted a holy glow that repelled the encircling flames as she pressed on. In her grasp, she wielded the golden sword that gleamed with fearsome edge.
She had sliced straight through the heart of the blast.
Upon detecting her nearing through the turmoil, Max didn't feel instant panic. After all, the Black Tortoise Divine Beast, forged from his black flames, still shielded him.
That embodiment embodied the protective essence of the Four Divine Beasts inheritance and had already demonstrated its prowess by repelling the earlier barrage of golden swords.
Max was ready to respond the second she emerged.
His thoughts had already started shaping the upcoming form of his black flames. He planned to unleash yet another shift from the Four Divine Beasts Manifestation inheritance and strike back as soon as she entered striking distance.
Yet in that fleeting moment, an event transpired that left him utterly stunned.
As she burst from the dissipating explosion, her golden sword came slashing down.
The edge advanced with horrifying accuracy.
Upon impact with the Black Tortoise Divine Beast, the colossal fiery structure that had endured endless assaults shattered in an instant. The golden weapon pierced the dense black flame armor like it was slicing empty space.
The gigantic tortoise born of Max's flames got neatly bisected.
Even the black flames got parted by that lone blow.
The instant the beast's armor crumbled, Max's heart jolted with dread. Before he could grasp the full extent of the occurrence, his mother's sword struck once more.
Her follow-up slash came without pause.
The golden edge swept across the field, releasing a surge of brilliant energy that dispersed the lingering black flames. The shadowy inferno that had enveloped Max just before got hurled aside by the sword's might, exposing him abruptly.
With the golden blade charging at him with unrelenting force, Max lacked the opportunity to call forth new protection.
In that critical fraction of a second, he responded on pure reflex.
He clapped his hands together and seized the sword right between them. The tremendous momentum of the strike forced him back a bit as the blade's tip halted mere inches from his torso.
At present, he remained there, clutching the golden sword in his hands while his mother stood nearby in her luminous armor.
"You possess remarkable physical strength as well," his mother remarked then, gazing at Max with evident astonishment in her eyes. Her golden sword sat securely sandwiched between his bare palms, and despite the colossal power she had infused into the attack, the weapon couldn't progress further.
The raw power he showed by halting the sword solely with his hands was beyond her expectations.
Max, though, gave her comment scant heed.
"What I'm curious about is different," he stated with a grave look. "How was your golden sword able to slice through the Black Tortoise I made from my black flames with such ease? It dispersed my black flames entirely."
His inquiry held true bewilderment. The black flames had long been among his mightiest assets.
From the time he acquired his bloodline, those flames had consumed and overpowered nearly all they encountered.
Observing them divided and scattered so casually had rattled his faith in their dominance.
His mother offered a subtle smile upon hearing his query.
"I hail from the Elven race's royal line," she clarified in a composed manner. "My bloodline is far from common. The light formations produced by my Heavenly Luminance Sacred Bloodline can restrain and dissolve the majority of dark elemental creations."
She made a small motion with the golden sword while she went on.
"This applies to things like the black flame formations you employed just now, or the black flames outright."
Her voice stayed casual as she expanded on it.
"You must be aware of the rule that light overwhelms darkness. The idea is identical in this case. My bloodline heightens that inherent dominance. Upon clashing with dark elemental powers, my light formations inherently dismantle them."
Max's brow furrowed a touch as he absorbed her words.
He hadn't anticipated things unfolding this way.
Ever since discovering his bloodline and mastering the black flames, they had served as an invincible weapon in fights. Those fires absorbed energy, shattered methods, and crushed most barriers. In all clashes, they had shown themselves nearly impossible to subdue.
But now, he had seen the opposite unfold.
The golden radiance from his mother's bloodline had carved through his black flames like they were mere commonplace blaze.
This insight led Max to a vital realization.
The Divine Realm proved far broader and more intricate than he had ever pictured. Innumerable bloodlines, inheritances, and abilities dotted its boundless expanses.
Some force would inevitably arise to counter any given power.
'I must advance my bloodline to the pinnacle level without delay,' Max resolved, resolve igniting in his gaze.
The drive to bolster his bloodline surged intensely within him. Witnessing that his black flames weren't absolutely unbeatable had stirred a profound determination inside.
Should powers exist now that could hold his flames in check, he would merely elevate his bloodline to a stage where no entity in the Divine Realm could readily overpower it once more.