“Though he’s told you that I acquired the secret techniques in Fyre Cave, I’m sure he didn’t tell you which ones! Since we’re already here, I may as well elaborate! You see, among the secret techniques, one of them specifically dealt with formations!” replied Gerald who was still smiling.

“Oh? Do you mean to say that you can break free from my formation? Now that I’d like to witness! I’ve refined my bone eroding formation for centuries, you know? Can you really break free from it? If you manage to do it, I don’t mind letting you in on a secret!” scoffed the unconvinced man.

“Deal! Well, here it goes!” replied Gerald as he drew his blade… before yelling, “Skysplit!”

Following that, Gerald utilized the Cosmo-Amorphous Sword Technique to strike toward Saint Darkwind! Naturally, this startled the man, though he quickly chanted a spell to form a massive shield made of air before him! To Saint Darkwind’s dismay, the second the blade collided against his shield, it immediately shattered