Chapter 144: Elishia (Part 1)
Elishia’s delicate jade-like fingertips touched Fular’s pure white and slender sword body. She slightly raised her eyes. Even after disguising herself, her graceful face reflected the sacred dazzling light that flashed momentarily in the air.
She had only returned to Rubiel City yesterday. Today, she came here according to Ewick’s suggestion. Unexpectedly, before she could even reach her destination, she was intercepted by Rols.
A hint of anger flickered across the young girl’s delicate eyebrows. But her golden gaze fell upon the black-haired young man who was currently gripping and drawing his sword.
This young man, who was only Bronze-ranked, was worlds apart from Rols. Elishia naturally didn’t want to see him injured under Rols’ sword. However, the performance the young man displayed surprised her.
“This young man doesn’t seem ordinary…”
A thought flashed through Elishia’s eyes. She slightly raised her cheek, illuminated by the twilight dusk.
A Holy Light Shield, shimmering with pure white and gold, manifested.
“…Die! Sword of Gold Slash!”
Rols’ enraged voice just reached her. The sword blade, as if cast in gold, carried an intense power and struck heavily upon the light shield. Its sharp, storm-like force rippled across the light barrier.
But then, under the erupting intense light, the young man who had his hand on the sword edge drew his End. A grayish but incredibly straight long sword was engulfed in a sudden, blazing flame, followed by pure, sacred brilliance that illuminated the rushing Starflow Sword Qi!
“This is!”
Rols, who had just unleashed his full-power strike without any leverage, was terrified. He wasn’t only shocked by the divine arts shield that suddenly appeared to block his sword, but even more so by the fact that this weakling, merely Bronze-ranked, could unleash such a powerful sword strike!
“Starflow Sword Qi Slash!”
The magnificent sword light, imbued with the intense heat of blazing flame, adorned with soft, bright golden light, surged forth entirely as Igter swung his sword with a sudden movement!
“A sword like this…”
Elishia’s slender eyelashes trembled, surprise evident in her pair of bright golden eyes.
As someone who also possessed profound attainments in swordsmanship, she could naturally tell at a glance that this unnamed sword technique of Igter’s was much more refined than the Saint-level sword skills he had displayed before.
“He possesses Saint-rank ultimate techniques, and that sword… plus this sword strike. This young man, *tsk*, his identity is truly not simple… I just wonder if Little Fei is looking for him?”
Elishia revealed an amused smile, her pair of beautiful golden eyes watching intently.
“Hmm, a black-haired, blue-eyed young man… his appearance matches, but the girl with the terrible personality that Little Fei mentioned isn’t around him, is she?”
Igter was obviously unaware that the Lady of the Golden Flower, whom he had joked about with Verafia earlier, was currently observing him with great seriousness. The young man, holding End with one hand, slightly hunched his chest as his breathing rapidly rose and fell due to exhaustion.
With the blessings of Verafia’s flame and “Manifestation of Holy Light,” Igter was able to perform the complete “Starflow Sword Qi Slash” for the first time. Not only did its power increase by several dozen times, but the consumption also increased significantly, nearly draining his Bronze-ranked small frame dry.
Igter took several deep breaths before supporting himself and looking forward.
The sword Qi from End’s strike raged for a full ten breaths before gradually subsiding. A gash, tens of meters long, was carved directly into the ground, and the solid rocks around it were all shattered.
Rols knelt on one knee, his defensive long sword pressed before him trembling under the intense energy impact. His brocade robe was completely torn, and the amulet on his chest, after releasing all its power, turned to dust and fell to the ground.
If it weren’t for this amulet he had purchased on impulse, even with Rols’ Golden-ranked body being comparable to steel, he would have been at least heavily injured!
“Bad, why is this Rols still okay!”
Igter’s eyes narrowed, his face turning tense.
“You hateful brat, you dare to injure me… I won’t let you off!”
Even with the amulet’s protection, the leaked sword Qi still cut wounds on him, drawing flowing blood. Rols’ handsome face was contorted in pain as he let out a miserable howl and struggled to stand up.
Rols channeled his limited Dou Qi with one hand, vowing to make this Bronze-ranked trash pay the price!
Suddenly, his movements stopped. Rols felt an extremely oppressive gaze fall upon his shoulder. Rols quickly turned his head. Not far away, the swordswoman with her golden ponytail tied up opened her beautiful eyes and looked at him.
“This woman… could it be…”
Rols suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. No matter how foolish Rols was, he clearly realized that this swordswoman he had targeted earlier was definitely not ordinary.
Having remained silent earlier, releasing that divine arts shield in front of the Bronze-ranked brat, and causing his sword’s power to suddenly surge, were most likely related to her. And among the young girls in Rubiel City who could achieve this, Rols suddenly thought of a name that rarely appeared in his sight but was very magnificent.
“Could this young girl be Elishia?”
Rols shivered. His mind, which had been clouded by anger just moments ago, immediately cleared up. His face instantly turned pale.
Rols knew the weight of that name in all of Rubiel. If he dared to be rude and make a move against her, his father wouldn’t forgive him even before she said a word!
He couldn’t help but resent the younger brother who had brought him to this point… and the culprit opposite him, Igter.
Igter noticed that the noble youth, who had been fierce just moments ago, suddenly looked cowardly for some reason. But before he could say anything, Rols suddenly put on a fierce expression again:
“Brat, you’re lucky today! But I, Rols, will not let go of this insult! We’ll see about this!”
Before his voice even fell, Rols turned and left, followed by his remaining subordinates who also fled in a hurry.
Igter relaxed his arm that was tightly gripping End. Although he didn’t know the specific reason, he didn’t believe that he had scared Rols away.
Igter quickly walked towards the blonde swordswoman, sheathing End. “Miss, are you alright?”
The blonde girl raised her face. She had a beautiful appearance, and her pair of bright golden eyes made her merely average looks elevate by more than one level, appearing exquisite and noble.
Even Igter couldn’t help but be slightly stunned.
“I’m fine.”
A smile appeared on the girl’s face. Her voice fell like delicate jade beads on a silver plate, soft and pleasant. If one didn’t look at her appearance, it would make one imagine a peerless beauty whispering softly, with a charming smile and graceful demeanor.
Although the girl’s appearance was already considered beautiful, Igter, for some reason, felt that these two could not be matched.
“Earlier, thank you for making a move for me.”
