Chapter 848: Chapter 267: Catastrophe – Ground Roar


    “Boom!”


    “Boom!”


    “Boom!”


    “...”


    The sudden turn of events caught Leonard Churchill somewhat off guard.


    Inside the ruined building, he was locked in an intense battle with his own shadow.


    ...


    Leonard’s muscles already had a bronze sheen, while his opponent, the shadow, shimmered in a dark gold luster.


    This shadow replicated everything about him: his equipment, Curse Power, Martial Skills, Demon God Secret Skills, including Demonic Solution and the newly touched threshold of “Intention”.


    Overlord Fist against Overlord Fist, Tyrant Body against Tyrant Body, Wandering Body Palm, Tiger Cannon Fist... Each move was a perfect replica.


    Leonard used the Gravity Flying Knife to sneak attack, and the shadow copied this as well, throwing six knives back, making it a tight exchange.


    What was even worse was that the shadow could also use the “Curse of Immortality.”


    This life-draining Demon God Secret Skill could almost ignore any injury that wasn’t immediately fatal.


    Leonard found this very troubling.


    For the first time, he thought encountering an enemy like “himself” was utterly ridiculous.


    All sorts of methods were employed relentlessly.


    And yet it could not be killed.


    Both knew each other inside out, including the extreme calmness in combat thinking and the exhilaration of facing strong opponents—all were replicated perfectly.


    The only good news was that all of the shadow’s methods were replicated from himself, so Leonard wasn’t worried about encountering any unfamiliar tactics.


    The War Field that Sophia Jones had originally set up to ensure his safety had now become a one-on-one prison.


    The two of them were embroiled in a fierce battle within the small building.


    Sophia, observing from outside, saw everything, but she was too busy to intervene.


    Her situation was far more dangerous than Leonard’s.


    At this moment, two legends of the Orlan Dynasty were trying to kill her with all their might.


    The three fought fiercely, plunging the area into chaos.


    However, Leonard himself didn’t feel the need for assistance.


    “Bang~”


    After another collision, Leonard’s hand, wrapped in Gang Air, sliced into the chest of his shadow like a knife blade.


    And the shadow, too, landed a punch on his shoulder, and there was the sound of bones cracking.


    Both used the Undying Curse to heal their injuries and plunged back into the melee.


    Leonard looked at his own shadow, his face now filled with an excited, fighting intent-laden smile.


    At first, it was indeed difficult to distinguish the victor between him and the shadow.


    The same strength and absolute knowledge of each other made it hard to outclass one another on a technical level; it seemed more a matter of luck.


    The chances of life and death were even.


    However, gradually, Leonard knew he was going to win.


    Because he finally discovered a flaw in the shadow, though it wasn’t quite a weakness.


    The shadow indeed replicated all of his attributes and skills.


    But it replicated Leonard as he was when he first entered the Mysterious Realm!


    At this moment, Leonard had absorbed a large number of monster Extraordinary Traits over the day, increasing all his physical attributes by about 3%!


    This seemingly insignificant difference was enough to decide the victor at equal strengths.


    But even so, since the shadow could also use the “Curse of Immortality,” it meant that defeating it would be a Pyrrhic victory.


    But there was another point!


    Leonard felt confident that he would win steadily and with increasing ease.


    It was because he was still learning and improving constantly, while the shadow was not!


    With the boost from JOKER’s Demonic Solution and the Fear Emotion, he was in an extremely efficient state of enlightenment all the time.


    As the fight went on, it could be said that Leonard saw one weakness after another in himself through the shadow and did his best to correct them.


    But the shadow still had those flaws.


    Over time, this gap would only widen.


    “So that’s how it is...”


    Upon reaching this point in the fight, Leonard fully understood the significance of “the shadow.”


    The Divine Ruins Secret Realm encouraged trial participants to enhance their strength and overcome their past selves.


    This approach was definitely one of the quickest ways to boost one’s strength!


    It must be said, the Card Master Civilization of the Taron Dynasty shone so brightly three thousand years ago; this Mysterious Realm played no small part.