System vs Rebirth

*Clink!*

"Kh!" Their swords clashed again as Shawn was pinned to the ground. He tried to fight back, but Noel kept pushing with his strength.

Both Noel and Shawn were staring at each other without using their Spiritual Energy. Noel knew that Shawn would use his Spiritual Energy the moment he used the Ignition Sword and vice versa. So, they were trying to wait until one of them gave up this waiting game.

It seemed Shawn was the first to give up. However, Shawn didn't want to make himself look bad. Hence, Shawn let out a burst of Spiritual Energy not on his sword but on his back.

*Bam!*

Noel got pushed back for a bit due to the momentum produced by the impact that hit the ground. Still, Noel gritted his teeth and stomped Shawn's stomach to prevent him from leaving the ground.

Unfortunately, that was actually a bad move. The real reason for Shawn to use that burst of Spiritual Energy was due to the soft ground. A single burst slightly crushed the soil, causing him to fall a bit further.

This caused Noel to lose his balance because it was deeper than he imagined.

Using this opportunity, Shawn kicked Noel in the stomach, blowing him away. Noel might get pushed back a bit, but he didn't get any real injuries.

At the same time, Shawn managed to get up while holding his stomach.

"…" Shawn and Noel narrowed their eyes. They realized they might need a lot of time to defeat the opponent before them.

As if having their own plans, Noel and Shawn jumped toward each other.

roared while stomping the ground to stop the momentum. After that, he

hand, Noel also did the same, trying to

same plan as their feet almost hit their faces at the

down, causing their feet to hit each other and ultimately stopping their

teeth, feeling frustrated. Noel clicked his tongue and took

seems that he can neutralize the gap between our strengths by using his Spiritual Energy. The same applies to my Ignition Sword,

my observation, he should have a Spirit that has a unique way of controlling Spiritual Energy. However, that Spirit doesn't have any element. So, I can utilize the elemental advantage to suppress him. If only I could use my Ice Element or my Everchanging Emotion Sword Style, it would be an easy

the latter, but it means I might alarm my own team. Only Rose and Jonathan know about it right now and I'm planning to wait

I've decided to crush him. In that case, with only my Fire

began to be enveloped by black

Sword Fire.

grim as he wouldn't hold back anymore. He might accidentally injure him, but

glanced at Igor as if showing

anything because Shawn actually expressed the same thing. Their battle would probably become even

and Shawn took a deep

let out a burst of Spiritual Energy around his feet

ground to reinforce his stance and

*Bam!*

this time, Shawn was shooting himself like a bullet, so the momentum immediately pushed

and stepped on the air, launching himself at Noel. This time, he wanted to use the same tactic as Noel's and pinned Noel to

of dodging, Noel actually ducked down, placing his hand on the ground. He was forming the Hardening

The moment he finished the rune, Shawn was already