Chapter 390: Chapter 184 Starflow Light
From Douglas shattering the golden long sword and throwing the Sun Sacred Spear, to Ig’s battle sword tearing through the flame light, and the appearance of his frost ice dragon armor, the brief exchange happened in the blink of an eye. However, the sensations it evoked were dramatic and shocking.
Ig’s Final Slash descended, and swathes of bright flames collapsed. Before his eyes, Douglas, with his red hair flying, had a look of unprecedented panic on his face. With a cold sneer, he stomped heavily, his steps following the sword light.
Douglas had deliberately revealed a flaw, leaving a trap for Ig. Couldn’t Ig have conceived of the same strategy?
The whistling sword qi suddenly rose.
The Final Slash was unleashed. Before the brilliant golden flames, the sword intent of “Sever” surged forth. All magical obstructions turned to nothing. Beneath the surging sword qi, a stream of starlight flashed.
“Douglas! I’ve heard much about you. You studied under the King. But I wonder how much of his skill you’ve truly learned!”
Ig’s voice rang out amidst the raging storm of miscellaneous fires.
Under the radiant sword light, within the phoenix golden flames, the brewing starlight sword qi became even more brilliant. With every inch it advanced, Douglas found an immeasurable amount of magic collapsing!
Unlike what Douglas had said, Ig no longer cared if his swordsmanship would expose his identity as Lothel’s successor.
This resolve had surfaced in his heart from the moment he picked up the Final. Just as he had said to Count Lunse when he left the Abyss of Deathly Stillness: Who would be ashamed of wielding this sword?
On the gray and dim, yet perfectly straight long sword, which appeared so in the dazzling firelight, the sword intent of “Sever” briefly flared with radiance. Immediately after, phoenix golden flames rendered the rushing starlight sword light!
Ig naturally wouldn’t give Douglas a chance to react. The diagonal sword edge carried a majestic radiance, surging down like a sea of stars!
“Douglas, this is the swordsmanship of Lord Lothel that you wanted to see!”
As if it were a brilliant galaxy, dazzling sword light poured out in an instant, all crashing onto the tall, red-haired youth’s body before him—
Starflow Sword Qi Slash!
The extremely dazzling starlight sword light instantly overwhelmed the bright golden flames. Its immense power made everyone present almost gasp. Even Blade and the others wore expressions as if their parents had just died.
However, in the hall where experienced individuals were gathered, an oppressive atmosphere prevailed. The reason was not the power of Ig’s sword, nor even if Douglas were to perish here… but the name of this swordsmanship.
Boon, the Ranger of Saint Rank, took a deep breath, breaking the oppressive atmosphere. His voice was slightly hoarse.
“This swordsmanship, Starflow Light… Could it be that it was passed down by that person?”
“It likely is,” Duke Cambell nodded slightly.
Compared to the uncertain judgments of others, they, who were much closer to Marquis Mays, could clearly make a more accurate assessment.
Starflow Sword Qi Slash… Unlike that person’s other lost swordsmanships, to this day, this swordsmanship, which was said to be able to control the radiance of the stars, still had itslegacy in the Kingdom.
However, since that rebellion, no one had ever displayed it—until the black-haired youth unleashed this sword qi that pierced the stars.
Duke Cambell gazed at the brilliant sword light unleashed by Ig’s swing, a wry smile appearing on his face.
Before the Abyss of Deathly Stillness, although Ig had revealed his identity, even Count Lunse had not deliberately publicized it… Therefore, the origin of Ig’s swordsmanship was still only circulated within a small circle and was not widely known.
But here, Ig had openly drawn the Sword of Stars, almost publicly admitting his identity as the successor of the forbidden swordsman Lothel. Such news would likely spread throughout the entire Kingdom within half a month!
What’s more… considering Ig’s status as the son of Marquis, and his attack on Douglas, who was rumored to have been taught by the King, such a scene made it difficult not to speculate whether it was a declaration of Marquis Mays’ political intentions.
More importantly, what would His Majesty, who wielded the Sacred Sword of Light and occupied the throne in the Royal Palace, think?
Thinking of the potential repercussions, Duke Cambell felt a headache coming on, resting his forehead in his palm with a wry smile.
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Ig naturally couldn’t understand the thoughts of these “big shots” like Duke Cambell. He pressed his hand on the sword, and the brilliant starlight sword light streamed forth, its sharp sword qi almost tearing apart the entire arena.
However, Ig’s expression did not relax in the slightest. Instead, his pupils suddenly darkened.
He could clearly feel that Douglas, who had taken the full force of the starlight sword qi without any defense, showed no signs of weakening. On the contrary, a blazing light was slowly igniting.
The entire arena returned to silence. Suddenly, a crisp but very clear sound occurred, like silk cloth being ignited by a flame. Brilliant golden light instantly ignited the starlight sword qi.
In the same instant, a beam of light shot out, like the brilliance of the rising sun. Its speed was so fast that Ig barely had time to react, and he could only raise the Final to block in front of him.
“Boom!”
It was merely a beam of light, its power and energy far inferior to the golden Sacred Spear he had wielded before. However, Ig was sent flying more than ten meters away, the frost ice dragon scales on his chest shattered by the transmitted force, and he knelt heavily on the ground, spitting out blood.
“Young Master Ig, I must say, you have truly exceeded my expectations. Starflow Sword Qi… the swordsmanship of that person is indeed extraordinary, but unfortunately…”
Douglas’s voice carried over.
His form was no different from before. However, if one looked closely, they could find the magic flowing in his hands faintly burning with the dazzling gold that matched his radiance… Even his fiery red hair was infused with a trace of golden light, appearing sacred and noble.
—This was not an effect caused by the reflection of light, but an manifestation from his very essence.
The silver-haired vampire princess’s crimson gaze was fixed on Douglas, who was supporting himself with his sword and struggling to rise from the ground, and who was now walking towards him step by step.
Not only was it when he wielded the Sun Sacred Spear, but even now, though Douglas showed no outward change, simply moving, the aura emanating from him gave Fran more than double the sense of resistance.
“Douglas, he is…”
The blood race girl closed her eyes for a moment to avoid being blinded by the light, and then spoke.
The magic flowing from Douglas was still within the limits of gold, but to Fran, it felt completely different from before, as if it had undergone a fundamental transformation.
—It was like when she, “Franbel,” opened her eyes in the core of the “City of Blood” and witnessed her father.
