Chapter 388: Chapter 182 The Golden Holy Spear
Red Lotus’s greatsword, like a flame abyss, plunged from the sky, the scorching flames almost igniting the very air.
Ig held his sword with one hand, the Phoenix Flame of Golden Dou Qi leaving gorgeous sword marks in the air. Suddenly, a sliver of dazzling sword light erupted, directly tearing through the giant flame sword. The sky filled with red lotuses fell like meteor showers, scorching flames burning on the ground.
The giant flame sword in the red-haired youth’s hand, capable of heavily wounding or even killing a platinum-ranked individual, was easily shattered by Ig’s sword light. In the eyes of the onlookers, compared to their admiration for Douglas, his actions were even more unimaginable.
However, Ig frowned deeply at this moment.
Having been by Verafia’s side for years, he was naturally very familiar with flames. Although the golden flames on Douglas’s sword were extraordinary in both power and extremely high temperature, Ig felt an inexplicable unease.
—It felt as if it were not merely flames?
Before the sparks from the shattered giant flame sword had even completely fallen, Douglas’s landing steps had already closed in. A devastating sword qi forced Ig to draw his End Sword to counter.
In their first collision, the two swords’ attacks erupted once more in burning golden flames. Every clang of their swords shattered the ripples of flame, agitating in mid-air. Each sword qi was as fierce and bright as a fierce, flickering star.
Ig stepped back. After Douglas drew his Red Lotus Greatsword, his entire aura seemed to have been completely unleashed. The golden longsword in his hand seemed to have become a massive greatsword.
With every slash, he stirred up tidal waves, even storms, at the center of the flame collisions!
The End Sword’s blade, its color in the air growing dimmer, approached the concept of “sharpness.”
Ig, holding the sword’s edge, countered Douglas’s wave-like attacks with a speed as swift as lightning. Each sword qi was a distinct sword technique.
The moment the two sword blades clashed again, the battle had already escalated to its peak. Compared to the beginning, both Douglas and himself had become infinitely more aggressive:
—If anyone intended to retreat, they would be heavily wounded, or even killed!
The brilliance of the golden longsword swept through with golden flames. In countless exchanges, Ig’s black clothes were cut and scorched, his body bearing numerous fine sword qi marks, and the burning pain of the flames stimulated his nerves.
Compared to Douglas, who had regained the upper hand, Ig’s situation appeared incredibly dire, as if he might be killed at any moment under Douglas’s overwhelmingly powerful golden sword.
However, Ig’s sword swings and footwork did not show the slightest disorder. His azure blue eyes reflected Douglas’s wildly swinging, whistling sword techniques, his expression becoming even clearer and colder.
“Douglas, are his golden flames condensed from his sword techniques… But, something still feels off.”
Ig thought to himself, as he sustained several bleeding wounds from the opponent’s sword, this feeling became even more apparent.
All he could hear was the sound of sword qi slicing through the air. And in his activated “Insight” eyes, the sword techniques displayed by the Sword of Gold merely imprinted a blazing white sword mark.
Ig closed his stinging eyes, hesitating whether to activate the “True Eye.” After a moment, the young man’s eyes opened again, still a pure azure blue.
Although Ig had never opened the “True Eye” since the illusionary star realm after his promotion to Gold, this skill seemed to be etched into his eyes, into his soul. As long as he willed it, it would activate.
“Seeing through the True Eye.” However, Ig also knew that with his current realm, he could only maintain it for a fleeting moment at best, and could not achieve the same level as in the Sea of Stars.
Ig suppressed his urge, raising the End Sword he held in his hand to his chest. At this moment, Douglas’s descending sword light struck the End Sword.
“Bang!”
The pressure, as heavy as a sea of fire, caused the End Sword to emit a trembling sound of being unable to bear the load. Even Ig grunted, his arm sustaining the sword emitting a crisp cracking sound of bone.
“As expected of the legendary Phoenix. The flame I merely gifted you can contend with me… But, you are not her after all.”
First came the youth’s voice, and then Douglas’s face came into view.
Although Douglas’s long hair was scattered, and his gorgeous long robe, entwined with black silk and red cloth, also bore sword marks, this did not diminish his appearance. Instead, it added a touch of extraordinary beauty.
“However, Young Master Ig, your authority to ‘sever,’ the Phoenix’s blazing flames… you are truly becoming more and more curious to me. I wonder, what kind of prestige will that Lord’s sword techniques possess?”
Ig merely looked up at him, his raised sword blocking Douglas’s attack. Although he retreated, his unchanged expression indicated his will.
Seeing this, Douglas instead shook his head and chuckled lightly, “Young Master Ig, do you think I intend to use that Lord against you? There’s no need for that. If I had such intentions, why wouldn’t I state it directly?”
“Heh, Douglas, why do you need to speak such honeyed words here?”
Another fierce sword qi rang out.
Blood flowed from Ig’s arm where it had been struck, but his counterattack was as swift as lightning, slicing through the blazing flames condensed by Douglas’s magic and cutting off a corner of his robe.
Douglas flicked his sleeve, shaking his head slightly, “It seems, Young Master Ig, you are taking my desire as your own leverage? If that’s the case—”
The moment his words fell, the magic on the red-haired youth suddenly froze, and then erupted with a grand prestige. The dazzling sword light on the golden sword surged.
It seemed Douglas no longer wished to entangle with Ig, wanting to destroy him with a complete sword strike!
At this very moment, a dazzling ray of light also erupted in Ig’s pupils. His body, which had just been pushed back, stomped on the ground like a drawn bowstring. The End Sword’s blade shimmered with golden brilliance, and then a sword qi in mid-air erupted as Douglas raised his sword to build momentum!
An astonishing sword light illuminated half the sky. The ripples it emitted even caused many Saint-ranked onlookers to show surprise.
Ig had long felt that Douglas’s previous attacks still held back. Therefore, he had also been suppressing this sword strike, waiting for this very moment!
The sharp sword light not only burned fiercely in the golden Phoenix Flame but also fully exhibited the “severing” sword intent that Ig had comprehended since the City of Blood.
—It could be affirmed that this was Ig’s most powerful sword strike from beginning to end!
In a flash, the solidified time and space collapsed; the rapid sword intent instantly cut through gaps in space several meters apart. In the next second, it passed through Douglas’s raised Sword of Gold and slashed towards his throat!
But the red-haired youth’s smile remained as usual. He merely shifted his gaze slightly, “An astonishing sword strike. But, Young Master Ig, I told you long ago that ‘just this’ is far from enough!”
Ig’s gaze suddenly narrowed. At this moment, Douglas’s right hand suddenly crushed the golden sword blade in his hand. Countless golden lights almost solidified time and space, making it impossible for even the End Sword to advance even a sliver!
And on Douglas’s left hand, golden light flashed, and he grabbed a golden Holy Spear!
