A knight who had mastered the 9-Star level of the Ocean Dominance Arts was said to manifest a vast ocean.0

At first, Caron had thought it was merely a metaphor, but the moment he witnessed Halo's Oceanwolf Sword Arts, he understood what those words truly meant.0

Halo's sea unfolded. Unlike Caron's own, Halo's was eerily silent, sending a chill down his spine.0

Standing at its center, Halo simply brought his sword down.0

Boom!0

It was just one strike, yet that single attack split everything before him in half.0

Slash.0

The skull of the Bone Dragon, Erekis, was cleaved in two.0

At that moment, the might of the strongest being—one who had transcended human limits—was laid bare without restraint.0

"Halo Leston!" The Demon King of Sloth called out his name with delight. But before he could say another word, Halo's sword gleamed once more.0

Slash.0

Though Halo only swung once, his blade tore the Demon King of Sloth into hundreds of pieces. Halo's sword, Gram, burned with a pure white flame as it carved through Sloth.0

Before Caron's eyes, swordsmanship that had reached divinity was on full display.0

There wasn't a single flaw in Halo's strikes. He didn't even grant the Demon King the chance to resist.0

"Sloth. You should have stayed buried in the Demon Realm. Did you truly think I would allow things to go your way?" Halo's voice rang out, quiet yet resolute.0

And Caron knew that...0