Speed Is King

The amount of power that drove the literal wall of Wind Energy was ridiculous, to put it very mildly.

Elliot had never imagined that such a dense yet horrifyingly sharp energy wall could even exist!

It beggars the mind how something so solid could be so sharp! Elliot could clearly sense that the wall of Wind Energy was actually sharp enough to completely disintegrate a mountain with a single pass!

Although Elliot had defeated three Hegemons with extreme ease, he was not cocky enough to believe that he could handle an attack of such magnitude and with such unique properties.

He immediately blinked away to his sisters, grabbed them, and blinked away once more as fast as he could.

It was very telling just how powerful that Ancient warrior was as his attack was still rolling outwards with extreme force even after Elliot had blinked almost twenty kilometers away!

At that moment, if he was alone, he might be crazy enough to try and resist the attack with his full strength.

After traveling for a full twenty kilometers, the Wind Energy wall had weakened by almost fifty percent even though it was still wreaking complete havoc on the environment.

Elliot's body was brimming with potent energy that he felt was qualitatively superior to the rolling wave of Wind Energy, and he was actually very curious what the result would be if he clashed both energies together.

However, with four hundred souls in his Dimensional Fortress and his two sisters in his arms, prudence and caution reigned supreme, and he continued to abuse his blink spell again and again until the rolling Wind Energy attack faded away.

By that time, he had traveled an incredible thirty kilometers!

Everything within that thirty kilometer radius was completely shredded.

It had become a massive circle of death.

"Jes. Jen. Hide in the Dimensional Fortress." Elliot instructed them calmly as he triggered his fortress for a few seconds.

The two girls instantly obeyed.

There was no room for discussion. They were up against Ancients!

Elliot quickly stored the Dimensional Fortress as soon as the two girls went in.

"Just a casual attack from an Ancient level powerhouse designed to flush me out could deal such massive damage? It's actually almost as bad as a nuclear strike. The only good thing about it is that we didn't have to deal with radiation after the fact.

If that's the case, then I need to upgrade my strength as fast as I can once again!" Elliot thought grimly.

"I had believed that with my strength now above Hegemon level, I could at least stop running for my life with my tail between my legs. But I believed wrong. The journey to peace and safety will never end until there is no one stronger than me." Elliot narrowed his eyes and internalized the life lesson.

"I need every single bit of power I can get my hands on. And at this moment, the only source of strength I could easily get my hands on would be the Astral Canvas system. The tattooing of runes on my body.

Mastering the Nameless Sword Technique would be far better in the long run, but I am not in some Eastern Fantasy story where I have the luxury to hide away for a hundred years for closed cultivation before coming out to kill all my enemies." Elliot sighed.

"What are you talking about?" Gilgamar asked in an amused voice.

"I am saying that the Nameless Sword Technique is more powerful than the Astral Canvas system, but it's more difficult to master." Elliot said to Gilgamar.

"Wrong. Making use of the Astral Canvas system is actually almost as difficult as mastering the Nameless Technique. If you have the ability to draw the runes you need for the Astral Canvas system, then you already possess the ability to execute the later stages and movements of the Nameless Sword Technique!" Gilgamar said.

"Of course I know that. But mastering and remembering the movement will take too much time. Time that I do not have. I cannot possibly hide away for a ten months just to master the movements and the stages. I will miss out on too many resources, and possibly much more powerful rewards!" Elliot said with slight exasperation.

"Wrong again. Remembering the movement and stages is actually a very simple task. Think of it as story, and you will definitely be able to memorize everything in a very short amount of time!"

"Hmmm? So what's the story?" Elliot asked Gilgamar curiously.

"It's about a Dragon Warrior called… Tyrius." Gilgamar said solemnly. "I withheld telling you the name of the technique because without mastery of runes, you would never be able to master the sword technique. So I didn't bother. But now that you've somehow stumbled your way into mastering it, I guess you have the qualifications to know the name of this sword technique."

There was a short pause as Gilgamar collected himself.

"The name of the Sword Technique is… The Broken Dragon."

"The Broken Dragon?" Elliot was slightly stunned when he heard the name.

He was expecting an overbearing name like Dragon Ascends The Heaven or something.

He definitely didn't expect that the name was such a sad sounding one!

"Yes. The Broken Dragon. Tyrius… He perfected this technique after failing to save the love of his life, leaving him completely broken for a time. He was eventually able to collect the broken pieces of his heart and move on with his life.

But he couldn't simply forget her and such a painful event. So he used his anger, brokenness and ultimately, a deep desire for revenge to power his creative process in perfecting his sword technique.

The Broken Dragon is the result."

"I see." Elliot said quietly. "I had barely mastered two stages of The Broken Dragon, and it already allowed me to fight so many power levels above mine. I wonder just how strong I would become if I master all four hundred ninety stages and twenty five thousand movements."

"The Broken Dragon is a sword technique at the Hegemon level. It requires dual mastery of elements. However, with your Cosmic Dragon Energy and the different elements contained within it… You might be able to master it at your current level." Gilgamar said.

"I think so too." Elliot said.

"Two weeks. Give me two weeks, and I am sure I can guide you to master at least four hundred twenty stages." Gilgamar said.