320: Chapter 321 The Brother-in-Law's Shock

Once these words were spoken, not only was Laigong stunned, but the surrounding Elf Race guards and the clansmen watching from afar also looked at each other in dismay, thinking they had misheard.

Not fight back? Let you attack? Moving half a step counts as a loss?

This was no longer just confidence; it was arrogance beyond measure! Prince Laigong was a once-in-a-century genius of the Sunlight Elf Clan, a powerhouse at the Sky Knight level! His full-strength strike was enough to split stones and pierce through refined steel! How could this human dare to be so brazen?

Laigong was first stunned, then a wave of fury at being completely underestimated rushed to his head, causing his handsome face to flush red. He laughed in extreme anger: "Heh, good! Very good! Since you are seeking your own death, then I shall grant it! Rest assured, for Lilia's sake, I will spare your life!"

Lilia, standing to the side, heard Lin Muyang's words and, far from being worried, instead wore an expression that said 'as expected'. She even quietly retreated two more steps, pulling on the sleeves of the somewhat confused Gui Wanwan and Feng Ling to signal them to make space as well. She knew Brother Muyang's strength too well; Big Brother's attacks? They probably weren't even enough to tickle Brother Muyang.

It was true that Lin Muyang was a Summoner, but his own attributes had long since reached an inconceivable level. More importantly, the sheer number and power of the skills he possessed far exceeded what ordinary people could imagine. Although he rarely needed to take action himself, this absolutely did not mean he was powerless. On the contrary, if one were to speak of pure individual combat power, Lin Muyang was confident he was not weaker than any of the young women under his command; he was simply more accustomed to strategizing and using his Aura to settle the outcome.

At this moment, if he were to attack Laigong, even with just a casual strike, given the chasm-like gap in their attributes and skill priorities, Laigong would definitely be dead or crippled, with no hope of survival. Lin Muyang did not want to kill his brother-in-law the moment they met; Lilia would be heartbroken. Therefore, the best method was to not move.

"Since that is the case, take this!" Laigong stopped talking, let out a low shout, and his emerald green battle Aura erupted around him. His figure instantly turned into an afterimage, his Elf longsword trailing dazzling magical radiance, and with lightning speed, he thrust directly at Lin Muyang's chest!

This sword strike was fast, accurate, and ruthless, blending the elegance of Elf swordsmanship with decisive killing intent. It even carried magical effects of armor-piercing and natural Penetration, enough to easily pierce through heavy plate armor! While Laigong said he would hold back, he used seventy percent of his power in this strike, determined to give this arrogant human a lesson he would never forget!

However—just as the tip of the sword was about to touch the clothes on Lin Muyang's chest, a sudden change occurred!

There was no incantation, no magical fluctuation, and Lin Muyang hadn't even moved a finger. A thin, almost transparent oval shield, shimmering with a faint seven-colored halo, appeared before Lin Muyang without any warning, steadily blocking the tip of the Elf longsword!

"Ding!" A crisp and pleasant sound, like jade striking against stone, rang out.

Laigong's sure-kill strike felt as if it had stabbed into a towering, ancient divine mountain! The recoil from the tip of the sword made his arm numb, and his battle Aura and magical enchantments, capable of splitting gold and shattering stones, collided with that thin seven-colored halo and vanished without a trace, like a clay ox entering the sea! The shield did not move a hair, not even the slightest ripple appeared.

"This...?!" The sneer and anger on Laigong's face instantly froze, turning into extreme astonishment. He looked at the sword in his hand in disbelief, then at the shield that had suddenly appeared, exuding a mysterious Aura.

Lin Muyang also raised an eyebrow in surprise. He had originally intended to use his body, which had been strengthened countless times and was already comparable to divine iron, to take this strike head-on; it wouldn't break his defense anyway. He hadn't expected that a passive defensive skill he had learned, [Absolute Shield], would trigger automatically.

This skill was of sky-opening grade, and its effect was to automatically generate a shield with extremely high durability, capable of immunizing against the vast majority of negative status effects, and with an extremely high priority when attacked. Usually, on Blue Star or in Atlantis, there was simply no opportunity to trigger it; he hadn't expected it to be activated here by Laigong.

"A passive shield?" Lin Muyang thought helplessly. But this was fine, too; it was more intuitive.

"Impossible!" Laigong snapped out of his astonishment, a mix of shame and an unyielding spirit welling up in his heart. He yanked back his longsword, took half a step back, and took a deep breath. This time, he held nothing back; the battle Aura and magic within his body surged frantically, all poured into the longsword!

"Moonlight—Sky-Piercing Slash!"

He held the sword with both hands and raised it high; the blade erupted with a light of intertwined emerald green and silver-white that was several times more dazzling than before, with a faint crescent moon shadow shimmering on the blade edge! This was one of the advanced combat techniques inherited by the Sunlight Elf Clan, perfectly fusing the power of moonlight with natural battle Aura, possessing extremely strong single-target Penetration and destructive power!

Laigong roared, his figure and the sword light almost merging into one, turning into a brilliant streak of light, and at a speed several times faster than before, slashed towards Lin Muyang again! This time, the target was Lin Muyang's neck! He would shatter this hateful shield!

"Boom!!" A much louder impact erupted. Where the emerald green and silver-white sword light collided with the seven-colored shield, a visible ripple of energy exploded, blowing the surrounding grass flat and sending fallen leaves flying.

However, the result remained the same.

The seven-colored shield was as steady as a rock. Even the rhythm of its shimmering light had not changed. This full-strength strike from Laigong, apart from creating a greater commotion and light effects, had not caused any substantial impact on the shield itself.

The shield's durability, under the support of Lin Muyang's terrifying attributes, was high to a point of despair. Let alone Laigong, even a full-strength strike from the legendary "Sword Saint" of the Velos Continent might not be able to shake it in the slightest; after all, this was a sky-opening grade skill from the rules of a higher-dimensional world!

Laigong was shaken by the huge recoil force, retreating seven or eight steps before barely stabilizing his figure. The web between his thumbs and forefingers on the hands holding the sword had split, oozing blood, his chest felt turbulent, and his breathing was chaotic. He raised his head, staring fixedly at the seven-colored halo that still enveloped Lin Muyang's body, as if eternal and unbreakable, his face filled with horror, bewilderment, and a hint of indescribable collapse.

"This... what on earth is this thing?!" He muttered in a daze. His strongest attack couldn't even make the opponent move a step, or even cause a crack in that shield? This was completely beyond his understanding! This was definitely not an ordinary magic shield! Even an Elemental Barrier or a Prismatic Wall of a legendary mage could not take his Moonlight Sky-Piercing Slash so nonchalantly without moving an inch!

He refused to believe it, and like a madman, he swung his sword again! Cleaving, hacking, thrusting, parrying... various exquisite Elf sword techniques poured out. The emerald green battle Aura light flashed frantically in the center of the clearing, sword energy crisscrossing, carving countless deep marks into the ground.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Clang! Boom!

The dense, raindrop-like sounds of impact rang out one after another. The seven-colored shield remained quietly suspended in front of Lin Muyang, like the most loyal guard, keeping all attacks at bay. No matter how Laigong erupted, no matter how he changed his attack angles and methods, or even tried long-range shots with magical arrows, the result was the same. The shield seemed to exist independently of the rules of this world, impervious to all methods, indestructible.

After dozens of sword strikes, Laigong was panting, his battle Aura mostly exhausted, sweat streaming down his forehead, and his hand holding the sword was trembling slightly. Before him, Lin Muyang still stood where he was, composed and at ease; let alone being injured, not even a corner of his clothes was disheveled. The thin seven-colored shield, with light flowing across it, showed not even the slightest sign of dimming, let alone breaking.

The entire Moonlight Forest was deathly silent.

The seven-colored halo formed by the sky-opening grade skill Absolute Shield was like the sturdiest invisible barrier, easily and effortlessly blocking the storm-like, full-strength slashes of Elf Prince Laigong. The sword light dissipated, the battle Aura scattered, and only that thin shield remained shimmering with light, as if what it had endured just now was not an attack capable of splitting stones, but merely a breeze blowing by.

Laigong leaned on his longsword, his chest heaving violently, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead, and the web between his thumbs and forefingers on the hands holding the sword throbbed with pain. He stared fixedly at the unmoving shield, then looked at Lin Muyang behind the shield, whose expression had been calm as water from beginning to end. His face was a mix of expressions: shock, frustration, bewilderment, and a hint of imperceptible horror.

His previous anger and fighting spirit, in the face of this absolute gap in strength, melted rapidly like ice and snow under the scorching sun, replaced by a deep sense of powerlessness and huge questions.

"Lilia..." Laigong took a few deep breaths, barely calming his churning blood and emotions. He turned to his sister, his voice sounding somewhat dry due to the previous exertion and current shock, "Who exactly is this brother? Who is the expert that cast this shield on him? Is it some kind of legendary magic artifact, or a protective mark left by some reclusive Saint Archmage?"

In Laigong's cognition, he absolutely did not believe that such a young human could rely on himself to unleash such an inconceivable defensive method. The strength, priority, and that sense of being impervious to all methods of this shield had already exceeded his understanding of conventional magic.

He was more inclined to believe that this was a life-saving item bestowed upon him by some elder or mentor behind Lin Muyang who was powerful to an unimaginable degree. Only those existences standing at the pinnacle of power on the Velos Continent could possibly create such a terrifying defensive method.

If that were the case, although Lin Muyang's own strength might not be that great, his background must be unfathomable. Someone who could casually give out a shield of this level was likely at the legendary Magic God or Saint level. Offending such a person was by no means a good thing for the Sunlight Elf Clan. Moreover, the other party had not fought back from beginning to end, which was already giving them plenty of face.

"And, the durability of this shield is ridiculously high..." Laigong's thoughts raced as he continued to analyze, "I attacked with all my might for over a dozen strikes, and the shield's light did not dim in the slightest, nor did it even have the slightest fluctuation. Either its initial defensive value is an astronomical number, or... it possesses the legendary characteristic of adaptive recovery or even eternal solidification, capable of absorbing energy from heaven and earth to repair and replenish itself!"

Thinking of the latter possibility, Laigong's heart couldn't help but beat wildly a few times. An adaptive recovery magic shield? That was a concept that had only appeared in the oldest Elf classics, in vague records about the era of the gods! That already involved the application at the rule level and was in the realm of true miracles! If this shield really possessed such a characteristic, then the caster's magical attainments could not be described as just reaching the pinnacle, but rather touching the realm of ancient myths!