I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 313

Chapter 313: Test (Part 2)
“Alright, you said it yourself… This young lady will go all out.”
Miss Verafia took a step forward in her small boots. She waved her slender jade left hand forward, and instantly, the light of flames flickered, and a long, magnificent staff appeared in her hand.
“A staff purely condensed from flames?”
Mays mused. He could feel that the staff in the young girl’s hand was purely condensed and created from fire elements and concepts. A purely elemental creation, although it could reduce energy loss during magic transmission to a limited extent, it greatly reduced the amplification of spells.
“It’s because your human forging technology is too poor. After so long, I haven’t found a single one that this young lady can use… Vicena’s is barely passable, but I can’t beat her.”
Verafia complained unhappily. For her, the quality requirements for a staff were obviously much higher than for ordinary mages. The platinum staff she bought in Rubiel City had been damaged after only a few spells.
The girl’s delicate face suddenly lifted, and a visible surge of aura rose from her slender and beautiful delicate body. Her magnificent scorching golden pupils looked at the Marquis:
“That, Eggesti, right? This young lady is going to start!”
Flarn tugged on Ophi, who was resting and watching the fun from the side, and stepped back a few paces. Marquis Mays, with his hands behind his back, gazed at the young girl with an appreciative look, appearing extremely confident.
“Miss Verafia, attack with all your might.”
Verafia was waiting for his words. A slight smile appeared on her youthful lips. She suddenly tightened her slender hand on the staff, infusing it with magic power. The scorching spell fluctuations quickly spread through the air.
Verafia raised her staff. As she chanted, countless obscure magic runes danced on the staff, outlining extremely dense magic patterns. The flashing of golden flame light and the constantly nurturing magic fluctuations caused even Ig, who was self-aware and had already retreated to a distance with Flarn and the others, to break out in a cold sweat for his father.
Marquis Mays, standing directly in front of the young girl, felt it most clearly. The magic on the young girl’s staff was visibly and continuously increasing in power, making even him feel a slight sense of alarm.
However, the Marquis, who had bragged earlier, could not bring himself to stop the young girl. He could only continue to wear an awkward smile on his face, watching as more dazzling and intense magic was formed with the girl’s rapid chanting.
After more than ten breaths, Verafia finished chanting. Her flawless porcelain-white delicate face was reflected in the brilliant light of the flames. She suddenly waved her slender jade little hand that was tightly grasping the staff.
“…The light of the raging flames surges at the top of my staff, converging into a burning torrent, and descends here! Storm of the Brilliant Corona!”
The golden flames that condensed behind the girl’s delicate body poured down like a storm, and the scorching golden light, like a burning sunstorm, instantly submerged the place where Marquis Mays stood, then plummeted down like a burning scorching star!
“Boom!”
The brilliant light and intense heat of the spell release erupted with violent fluctuations, almost shaking the entire castle. Under the high temperature, the Gagat white stone floor instantly evaporated, and the air ignited by the scorching golden flames formed a raging storm, whistling across the ground covered in thick cracks!
“Miss’s spell is truly terrifying… Father actually let her have time to chant.”
Ig couldn’t help but look to the side. Ophi’s ice shield, which had melted more than half in an instant under the flame fluctuations, made him click his tongue.
The fluctuations caused by Verafia’s spell caused several nearby elite knights to rush over. After Ig explained that the Marquis was testing a junior, they couldn’t help but be shocked as well.
The fluctuations, rendered by the rich scorching golden flame light, lasted for more than ten breaths before gradually subsiding, revealing the silhouette of the young girl with radiant golden long hair standing in the very center and the tall Marquis standing with his hands behind his back not far away.
Except for the ground where the Marquis was standing, all the sturdy stone slabs within a radius of more than ten meters had evaporated, revealing the empty ground beneath quite a lot of scorched soil.
Fearing that her identity would be discovered by a Saint, Verafia did not use her “Authority.” However, relying on her own magic power and the enhancement of the Phoenix Fire, the intensity of the magic she released was comparable to that which she released before being enveloped by Hodrea’s domain.
“As expected of the legendary Fire Phoenix… With such flames, I’m afraid no existence can compare to you.”
Marquis Mays retracted his hands behind his back and praised with a smile, “No wonder that kid Ig said that when you were still Platinum, you alone could defeat a Blood Race thief from Crystal.”
“Hmph, hmph, I am this young lady after all! It’s still very advantageous to deal with your humans!”
Hearing herself praised, Verafia happily raised her little face. However, she seemed to realize that it was not good to be proud alone, so she quickly added, “But, you are also very good! I thought your mastery of flames was limited to human limits, but you were able to block this young lady’s attack. It seems I underestimated you.”
“Ahahaha. Miss Verafia, you flatter me.”
Marquis Mays smiled awkwardly and changed the subject, “In short, for a Miss Phoenix like you to come to the human world, perhaps one day your identity will attract the covetousness of other ambitious individuals. But rest assured, we will do our best to protect you. Also, if that kid Ig dares to bully you, you can tell me, and I will stand up for you.”
“Protection? Are you saying that someone would plot against me?”
Verafia appeared somewhat confused. Her turned eyes then looked at the black-haired young man who was walking closer with Flarn and the Ice Dragon Girl. Her confused eyes slowly turned sharp, “Hmm… If there is, then Ig, this guy, wants to bully me?”
Ig was startled and quickly shook his head, declaring to the young lady that he absolutely did not dare to have such overreaching intentions.
The young man secretly cursed his father for being bad at changing the subject, and how could he even drag himself into it? I’m not a Saint like you, who isn’t afraid of being beaten by this little phoenix!
“Cough, cough, in short, Miss Verafia, Lorinc welcomes you. If you have any needs, please tell me. As the lord here, I have some abilities.”
Marquis Mays seemed to realize that his words were problematic, so he smiled brightly a couple of times, “Well, it’s getting late. Ig, take Miss Vera and your friends to the South Hall to sit for a while. Since you and Shiel are both home, let’s have a gathering.”
Ig quickly responded. He glanced at the young girl, who was clearly restless and had already run away. He still walked closer to the Marquis and asked in a low voice, “Father… just now, when you blocked Miss Vera’s magic, you used Dou Qi, right?”