Dimensional Descent

Leonel turned, his sniper rifle vanishing. The slight sound of a blade sharpening resounded, but what was truly baffling was that Leonel's spear hadn't touched a single thing.

The sound echoed once more, and then again.

It felt like one was watching a master at work, a blade slowly gliding against a whetstone gently. The blade slowly gained an edge of its own, the slight flicker of the master's wrist bending it to his will.

The leisurely expressions of the approaching Rankers grew serious when they heard this sound, but it only seemed to continue.

SHING SHIING SHIIING

Pick up the blade. Gently apply pressure. Glide it back. Lift it up and repeat again.

SHING SHIING SHIIING

The water slowly dripped from the whetstone and the blade, falling to the ground in delicate droplets.

A subtle but fiendish aura began to grow around Leonel's spear. Steam began to rise up from its blade edges. Every time the sound of the blade resounded, the steam only seemed to become denser.

"How many is that?"

A Ranker spoke softly, his gaze having already narrowed. His leisurely attitude vanished and his sword appeared in his hand. Despite the fact he was Ranker 83, he still primed himself to the extreme.

this sort of atmosphere. It was known as . It was a technique that used the Star Force characteristics of Snow Force to refine and strengthen a Blade Force. The continuous and abrasive sliding of Force against Force forced them to shine brighter and sharper.

purer and more powerful than it was

Six refinements…" Another Ranker

was as though there was only him and his spear left in this world. The sound of the rustling leaves vanished, the battlefield turned wonderland lost its splendor, it was even difficult to feel the heat coming off of Leonel

just the slightest hint of

single blade seemed to overshadow their decades of hard work, all the efforts of their blood, sweat

an extreme, their Force surging. Without hesitation, all three leapt forward in unison, realizing that if they didn't work together,

through the air, meeting

blades matches just the Blade Force of Leonel's own, it felt as though they had been swallowed up by an unstoppable

arms broke and their expressions became dyed with pain. Blood vessels in their eyes popped and their teeth cracked beneath

put everything they had forward, knowing that if they took even a single step back, they would die here.

was separated

BANG!

In the distance, the

though they had all stepped into a violent spatial storm, swaying under

their breathing heavy and hurried. All across their

was bare and there was the slight sheen of sweat from an earlier practice

"Arm Head!"

The hidden and observing members of the other Arms raised