“Cow, try that move from yesterday. We’ll help you figure out what’s wrong.” Veronica didn’t join the fight; she acted as a coach from the sidelines.
“I don’t even know what that move was yesterday,” Niubao answered honestly.
“That’s normal. You stumbled into Battle Aura by accident, but you don’t know how to use it or when it’ll trigger again. Let me teach you—you have to withstand pressure. Only pressure can force out your limits. Last night, I ambushed you with two strikes from behind. You couldn’t dodge them normally, so it triggered your Battle Aura.” Veronica analyzed.
“How do you know so much?”
Samimi was lying on a folding bed resting, but she still couldn’t help throwing in a jab.
“Shut up, Archbishop… Alright, War Marshal, let’s attack her together. Cow, you’re not allowed to fight back—just dodge.” Veronica directly arranged the training.
And so, Niubao was forced to keep her hands restricted and began a beat-down style of training.
“Oh.”
She still didn’t refuse.
“Ready? Three—one! Start!”
Veronica showed no Martial Virtue. She burst into full speed instantly, her twin blades slicing out like a violent storm.
Admittedly, her fundamentals were rock solid.
And she had a strong trait—she never held back.
The moment she struck, it was full power, like a sports car instantly hitting top speed.
Unlike some people, whose combat state fluctuated wildly and was easily affected by emotion.
Veronica’s performance was incredibly stable. She wouldn’t drag anyone down.
Facing such an onslaught, Niubao kept retreating, shaking her head to dodge, and gradually started sweating.
“Not enough pressure! War Marshal, help out!”
Veronica called out.
The next moment, Fabiana joined the fray.
Her style was completely different from Veronica’s.
No flashy combo slashes. She used a heavy sword flow that balanced offense and defense.
With one sword swing, Niubao couldn’t dodge with small movements; she had to leap far away.
But once her movements grew larger, she couldn’t evade Veronica’s relentless, dense fast slashes.
Amid the howling blade wind, several strikes landed per second, as if trying to tear her apart.
Niubao felt such immense pressure for the first time.
Right at that moment—
Time seemed to slow down.
Veronica’s blade slowed.
She could even clearly see the trajectory of every single strike.
Niubao raised her hand—
And precisely grabbed Veronica’s wrists.
The next instant, time returned to normal.
“?!”
Veronica froze completely.
Both her hands were locked in a death grip.
How was this possible?
Her attack speed was already pushed to the limit—even denser than raindrops—and yet she got caught?
Fabiana was equally shocked.
“What did you just see?” Veronica asked.
“A burst of black Qi suddenly erupted from Cow… That must be Battle Aura. Then she caught your hands right out of your blade web,” Fabiana said.
Veronica broke free and frowned. “That’s Battle Aura? But it’s nothing like what I understand.”
Niubao herself was even more bewildered.
“I… don’t know what happened either.”
“Is it Acceleration? But can Acceleration do that?” Veronica fell into thought.
“More like a boost in precision,” Fabiana judged.
“Cow, what do you feel yourself?”
“I saw your blade… slow down,” Niubao answered.
“How could I have slowed down?”
“Did you Watered Down?” Fabiana suspected.
“I didn’t Watered Down! And you saw that black Qi too. That’s Battle Aura. But normal Battle Aura is released for attacking. Hers is completely different.” Veronica countered.
“Let me explain.”
Samimi finally got up and walked over slowly, with an expression like “I understand it all.”
“What do you understand?” Veronica said, annoyed.
“Cow’s method of using Battle Aura is different from ordinary martial artists. People like the Hero of the Storm or the Twin Heroes channel Battle Aura into their weapons to enhance attacks, or even release Sword Energy.”
“…Little Luo? What kind of name is that?” Veronica couldn’t help complaining.
“But there’s a top powerhouse in the South—the Hero Sword Saint. Her use of Battle Aura is entirely different.”
Samimi continued.
“She releases Battle Aura fully to form a Domain. Inside that Domain, she can move freely, while her enemies remain conscious but can’t move at all. It looks like time has stopped.”
“Cow got hit by that before.”
The air fell silent for a moment.
Such an ability was almost godlike.
“And now, Cow is mimicking that method.”
“But instead of releasing it outward, she’s using it internally.”
“She fills her entire body with Battle Aura, massively boosting her own stats in a short time.”
“As a Divine Official, I can see your stat changes.”
Samimi explained seriously.
“Then why did she think my blade slowed down?” Veronica asked.
“It’s not that you slowed down. It’s that she got faster.”
“When a person’s speed reaches its peak and their reactions can keep up, the world appears slow in their eyes.”
Samimi said calmly.
Veronica fell silent.
It sounded ridiculous, but it also made sense.
She couldn’t refute it for a moment.
“But this state puts a massive strain on the body.”
“Even Cow can’t maintain it for long.”
“Is it like when the Pastor uses Strength Overload and ends up exhausted?” Niubao gave a serious example.