Chapter 481 Heavenly Shadow Pace

"That's good. I also want to experience just how powerful the unique skills of the Ghost Clan are, especially the Ghost Shadow Kill you used last time," Zachary suddenly said, sneering.

"You..." Zachary's words wiped the grin clean off Goliath's face. He had not expected Zachary to know him to be a member of the Ghost Clan. He could not risk revealing his true identity to the Shura College.

"Don't worry," Zachary said, noticing Goliath's anxious expression. "Nobody else knows this about you, and I do not intend to tell anyone, at least not for now. I need you as a stepping stone." This caught Goliath off guard.

"I'll make you take back what you said." Outraged at Zachary's arrogance, Goliath's face darkened.

"Please," Zachary said politely, gesturing with his hand.

Goliath's gaze hardened. In a flash, he disappeared on the spot, leaving behind him only a shadow. Almost simultaneously, he reappeared in front of Zachary. He had moved so quickly, it was all over by the time any of the onlookers realized what had happened.

"The Ghost Clan disciple is so skilled. His Heavenly Shadow Pace is truly impressive!" Zachary exclaimed. Having spent the past two days thoroughly studying all the martial skills of the Ghost Clan, he was perfectly familiar with the technique Goliath had just used. It was the Heavenly Shadow Pace, which, in essence, was similar to the Shadow Pace, but it was a little inferior to the latter. Nevertheless, it was still a very powerful movement skill in the entire Supernal Continent. Moreover, it focused more on actual combat, and if combined with the other martial skills of a warrior like Goliath, could produce immeasurable power in combat.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Holy Phoenix looked at Zachary with great interest.

"Master, what do you think of Harley's chances of winning?" Riley asked her.

"Judging by his performance in the first round of the strength contest, it seems like the chances are very high," she answered pensively, pausing for a moment to think. "But at the same time, this disciple, Goliath, is no ordinary opponent. So if he wants to win, he will have to work hard." Riley nodded in response, also deep in thought.

"I've done some research on Goliath. He doesn't seem suspicious, but I do suspect that he is somehow connected to the Ghost Clan. He might even be part of it," Riley said.

Holy Phoenix seemed rather taken aback by this. "Why do you think so?" she asked, shooting Riley a puzzled glance.

"A number of disciples of the Phoenix Pavilion were present at a battle the day before yesterday. According to them, Goliath used martial arts that are kn

as soon as Goliath had displayed the Ghost Shadow Kill, Zachary immediately mirrored him, also transforming into an array of shadows.

The audience erupted, cheering and exclaiming in surprise. Two opponents both using the same martial skill was a hitherto unseen phenomenon.

"He can actually use the Ghost Shadow Kill! That's a Heaven Level unique skill of the Ghost Clan!" Even Katrina was a little surprised.

As the two had both used the Ghost Shadow Kill at the same time, the competition field became engulfed in dark shadows that overlapped and collided fiercely, as if performing a strange dance.

Soon, the fierce martial energy of King Level grew in intensity, and lights began to flash across the arena. This was the excitement the audience had been waiting for. They were ecstatic, and this was just the beginning!

About ten minutes later, the shadows in the competition field gradually began to dissipate. As the last shadow vanished, Zachary and Goliath came into view. They were still standing in the same place, but their expressions were completely different. Zachary was still calm, while Goliath looked livid. His strength was superior to that of Zachary, but he couldn't display the skill explicitly for fear of revealing his true identity. Thus, he was unable to completely suppress his component. He was thus livid that Zachary had blind-sided him by using the same skill.

It seemed to Goliath that Zachary's intentional use of the same martial skill as him was meant as a provocation.

He was right. That had indeed been Zachary's intention all along. He wanted to provoke Goliath into showing his real strength at the Imperial Level. Then, he would defeat Goliath with his own Imperial Level strength and win the strength contest.