The Legendary Man

Chapter 846 Blurry Silhouette
Jonathan was in a daze as he stared at the verdant rolling hills before him.
W-What is... Wait a minute. This is the illusionary realm inside Heaven Sword!
He quickly turned around, letting his eyes sweep the landscape as he studied and memorized the higher trail markers.
There was, however, one thing he couldn't wrap his head around.
I wasn't holding Heaven Sword this time, so how did it still pull me into its illusionary realm? Could it have done so through the
storage ring? No, no... That sounds ridiculous. After all, the storage ring has its own dimension and shouldn't have any
connections to the outside world. That's the theory cultivators have spent thousands of years researching and confirming, so the
evidence is irrefutable.
With a gentle tap of his foot, Jonathan sprang up and dashed into the distance.
Like his previous experiences, the illusionary realm seemed full of vitality, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't detect any
trickles of life force.
Jonathan continued to weave through the dense forest, and it wasn't long before he found himself atop another mountain peak.
He was searching for the sealed valley that the mysterious person had previously led him to, but alas, there were just too many
peaks for him to pinpoint the exact coordinates. Moreover, he wasn't even sure of his location the last time, so there was nothing
he could use as a trail marker.
“Where on earth is that mountain range?” Jonathan grumbled as he looked around in utter confusion and exasperation.
Ever since his first trip into the illusionary realm, he had become firmly convinced that the same mountain range must also exist
in reality.
Therefore, several intelligence officers from Asura's Office were soon deployed into the mountains with a sketch drawn solely
from his memory.
Over time, more and more people reported back with photos of probable locations, only to have every single one of them
rejected by Jonathan.

The latter stood somberly on the mountaintop as thoughts flooded his brain. What exactly is the origin of Heaven Sword? Is it
guiding me, and if so, why? More importantly, who's that mysterious person?
Just then, on the distant horizon, an object that resembled a thin black line suddenly moved.
Jonathan concentrated all his spiritual energy in his eyes, and within seconds, he could see the black line on the faraway
mountain peak gradually transform into a blurry silhouette.
Huh? There's someone else in the realm!
Upon realizing that, he leaped off his spot and sped toward the direction of the figure like a giant, soaring bird.
As the spiritual energy surged within Jonathan's body, he morphed into a streak of black lightning and zipped through the thick
forest without stopping.
Less than five minutes later, he perched on one of the higher peaks in the middle of the woods and stared intently ahead.
Hmm... That silhouette's gone. It's almost as if it had never appeared at all.
However, just when Jonathan thought he had lost his target, a figure suddenly appeared on the mountain beside him and
hopped nimbly onto the peak.
With its eyes fixed on Jonathan's back, the blurry silhouette reached behind itself and pulled out a black bow that had seemingly
materialized out of nowhere.
After aiming the longbow at Jonathan, the figure pulled the invisible bowstring with its right hand and slowly directed all its
spiritual energy into the weapon.
Buzz!
Following an ear-piercing buzz, an arrow imbued with spiritual energy was fired over a thousand meters toward Jonathan's head.
Whoosh!
Even though the latter moved his head in the nick of time, the arrow still whizzed past his left ear and promptly obliterated it into
a mangled mess of flesh and blood.
The arrow had missed, but there was no denying that the energy generated was almost powerful enough to kill Jonathan.

The man touched his ear and glared at the figure opposite him.
How odd. We're pretty near each other, yet all I can see is a blurry silhouette. Also, that longbow in the person's hand seems
strangely familiar... Ah! It has a very similar aura to Heaven Sword! What's going on?
With that, Jonathan waved his right hand and conjured up Heaven Sword.
Buzz...
The next second, he brought the sword to his face to fend off another incoming arrow while he disappeared and bolted toward
the opposite mountain.
Alas, not only was the mysterious cultivator with the longbow not afraid of Jonathan's retaliation, but he even jumped off his spot
and rushed headlong into the latter.
“Die!” the mystery man yelled as he drew his longbow.
Behind him, invisible arrows started coming together, causing energy waves to ripple through the air toward Jonathan.
A sneer crept across Jonathan's face. “Ha! Is that a ranged attack?”
As soon as he said that, he raised his sword with all his might before the first arrow could pierce his face.
“Skywards!”
The terrifying sword energy instantly sent a violent gale hurtling to the other side, leaving broken trees and shattered rocks in its
wake.
One thing was for sure—the showdown between the two men had a destructive power like no other.
More importantly, Jonathan could tell that his opponent's cultivation level was on par with his!
Having thought of his course of action, he held Heaven Sword close to him and launched another attack.
Clink!
Sparks flew as the two men shot past each other, and the sword collided with the longbow.

When Heaven Sword spun around, Jonathan swiftly hit it with his right hand, sending it straight toward the blurry silhouette's
back. “Take that!”
At the same time, however, the mysterious figure had used his longbow to slash at Jonathan's neck.
The latter hastily blocked the attack with his arm, only to feel the invisible bowstring cut it off in one clean slice.
As gory as that was, it allowed Jonathan to move away and dodge the fatal blow.
After landing beside a creek in the valley, he glanced coldly at his right arm while the blurry figure lay motionless on the ground
opposite him.
The mysterious God Realm cultivator's heart had been pierced, and he would've instantly died from the injuries if they were in
the real world.
However, since they were in the illusionary realm, any injuries sustained would only affect their spirits. Even if Jonathan were to
dice the cultivator up into bits and pieces, the latter would still return to the real world unharmed.
The one setback was that getting injured in the illusionary realm would weaken anyone for some time.
“You sure are ruthless, Jonathan Goldstein!” the blurry figure choked out as he put his longbow away.
A murderous glint flashed across Jonathan's eyes when he heard his name called.
During our time in the illusionary realm, our bodies will transform into whatever shape and size we subconsciously want them to.
This mysterious person, for example, has intentionally appeared as a blurred figure to mask his identity. On that same note, my
face should also be blurry to him. He shouldn't have been able to see through me, so how does he know who I am?
“You can stop guessing. It's the sword in your hand that gave you away. Anyone who has analyzed your previous fights before
will recognize the sword immediately!” the blurry silhouette said as he stood up laboriously. “Alas, I never expected that your
sword would also be one of the keys. You're just blessed with luck, aren't you?”