It felt the difference between the other challenger and Apollo instantly as he felt the sword rule. As the life born of the sword, it has the sharpest sense when it comes to sword rules, yet it feels terrified.
For the first time in its existence, the living sword trembled.
It wasn't fear in the way mortals understood it—no, it was something deeper. A primal, instinctive terror etched into its very essence.
Apollo's sword rule wasn't just strong. It was like an absolute force of the universe.
The moment their aura clashed, the living sword felt it—the vastness, the sheer depth, the terrifying mysteries of Apollo's Eternal Sword Rule. It wasn't something that should belong to anyone. It was something that belonged to a being beyond its understanding.
"This… is impossible."