No 1 Supreme Warrior

Vale wanted to go all-out. He would make his opponent eat his words, and then some!

The crowd was abuzz again, but the difference was that the disciples of the Compass Pavilion, who had been enraged initially, slowly fretted at the situation. It was plain from an outside view that Cody had said all that earlier with the sole intention of angering Vale and making him lunge.

It was obvious that Cody had planned something else, but it was too late to do anything. Vale had already made his move, and no amount of warnings or yells could reach him at this moment.

Rudy, too, felt like something was wrong as he mumbled, “Cody is a little too good at getting under people’s skin…”

formed seals with his hands. Red runes constantly flowed between his fingers as a vibrant golden bird formed again. The bird cried out as its wings flapped. Heat waves were sent out of his body as even the surrounding air

the stage retreated as sweat dripped down from their

energy in his body. In turn, the

was noticeably much calmer. He merely grabbed the spear tightly with both his hands with a resolved

shot right at

This time, he had a change of plan. He did not face Cody directly and instead rushed upward

eyes widened as he struck with his spear repeatedly at the neck, abdomen, and left claw of the bird. His speed was so terrifyingly quick that only afterimages could

was heard mere

already too unstable for him to control, and Cody obliterated his golden bird with a strike

have given his opponent the chance to strike at his technique’s weakest points even if

one could react before the attack was done. The golden bird had been