Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Chapter 2198  Sword Saber Soul

Ryu's sword pierced out, catching Balthar's head on its tip. Its blade pierced through his skull, skewering him like he was some sort of piece of meat rather than someone's life.
Solara hardly reacted to this at all, the smile on her face having long faded and her eyes having long closed. She had returned to a calm state, unbothered and unfettered.
Ryu, however…
With a tremble of his wrist, Balthar's head shattered, a rain of flesh and blood falling. 
Ryu looked up to the skies, ignoring Xalvador as though he was nothing more than air. To Ryu… one opponent, especially not one he had exchanged so many blows with already, was worth his time or attention.
Solara had certainly triggered him a little bit. When his competitive spirit was stoked, his gear changed as well. He had never felt what it felt like to have a true rival before.
He rarely respected anyone, and most of his enemies were people he thought had little more on them than years. When he was facing people like that, it was hard to care.
They were those he knew he would surpass in due time; how could they make him care?
What Ryu had also never considered was that always being so confident was a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it made him dauntless. But on the other hand, it also meant that he would never truly feel the weight of a challenge.
Was it still bravery if you didn't feel fear?
This was the paradox Ryu had always faced.
Only against an opponent that could truly make him feel something would there be a difference.
In the past, that had once been Sarriel, but she had become his wife. He couldn't possibly use her as a target, now could he?
There was also the Phoenix Sky God, but whoever they were, they were still much too far away from him.
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