I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 391

Chapter 391: Sun God’s Chosen
“Could it be, Douglas… him and sister, no, that’s impossible…”
The Silver-haired Vampire Princess shook her head and denied it. Suddenly, her crimson pupils spotted a pattern on the back of Douglas’s palm, as if drawn by sun gold fire, extremely obscure, yet appearing extremely sacred.
“Could it be…” A guess arose in Flarn’s heart.
In the entire silent space, a trembling voice filled with disbelief broke the silence:
“This is… the Seal of the Sun God! Could it be that Lord Douglas is the Sun God’s Chosen!?”
Although the young man’s voice was not loud, even filled with uncertainty, it fell into the quiet air like scalding hot oil into clear water, causing earth-shattering clamor.
Even though in this era where deities have long since departed, not everyone clearly understands the meaning of the Sun God’s Chosen, the divine miracles displayed by Douglas, as well as his golden-forged, radiant, and burning magic of light and gold fire, are enough to move anyone by the words “God’s Chosen”!
Especially compared to other deities who have long since perished, this Sun Goddess Surtur, who wields a sun chariot with white winged pegasi and holds the golden divine sword, is not unknown to the people of the Peka Kingdom.
— As the symbol of “Light and Heat,” the incarnation of the sun, Surtur, according to legends of the Mythic Era, was the deity who inherited their authority over “Light and Fire” by combining with the supreme God of Light and the Goddess of all flames and fire, Herafir.
Even though the trace of flames has long since vanished, as the eldest daughter of the Supreme God of Light, Surtur’s status can be imagined. Many church organizations derived from the Church of Holy Light even venerate this Sun Goddess as a secondary deity, or even directly as the main deity they worship!
From this, it can be seen how many waves Douglas’s identity as the Sun God’s Chosen will stir in people’s hearts.
Even for many devout believers, the identity of the red-haired youth chosen by the Sun Goddess would likely only be inferior to, or even surpassed by, the Son of Holy Light and the Saintess of Light in the City of Holy Light in the West.
After all, even Andes, who was conferred the title of “Son of God” by the Church of Light, did not display the divine miracles of the God of Light like Douglas.
“Sun God’s Chosen, as expected… No wonder I always felt something was off.”
Ig wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and the shattered frost dragon scales on his chest healed bit by bit. The black-haired young man propped himself up with End, slowly rising from the ground, gazing at Douglas on the opposite side, who seemed to be bathed in golden sunlight flame.
Ig had doubted the flames on Douglas’s golden sword many times before.
Now, he saw that it was not just a simple condensation of sword intent and fire element, but something more direct, originating from the Sun Divine Power on the opponent’s body!
“Young Master Ig, I told you, you are very good… Since I obtained the Seal of the Sun God ten years ago, no one has forced me to use it. Ig, among those of the same realm, you are the first person.”
Douglas’s voice came from afar, slowly approaching.
Sunlight and golden light spread across the ground like gold. The young man’s footsteps sounded, and the dazzling sun markings on the back of his hand circulated with divine power. His fiery red hair seemed to be dyed pure gold by the sunlight, gorgeous and sacred, his entire image like a god of war descending from the sun chariot.
With his steps, the light on Douglas’s body became more and more blinding, almost obscuring the sun in the sky, as if the entire world only contained his own sun.
“Even I have to admit that if I didn’t have this power, the outcome of today’s battle would likely have been my defeat.”
On the young man’s face, which was as perfect as jade ware, a trace of a smile flowed under the sacred sunlight.
Douglas did not attack Ig immediately, and his words did not spare praise for Ig, even personally admitting that he was not superior to Ig in terms of conventional military might.
However, this was also an expression of Douglas’s extreme confidence.
“Heh… Douglas, do you think the victory or defeat has already been decided?”
Ig drew End, and although the phoenix flame flowing under the sunlight seemed faint and dim, it was not completely suppressed.
Douglas merely smiled lightly, not reacting much to Ig’s still hostile voice.
He suddenly raised his hand, the sun divine power flowing and condensing on his right hand, like molten gold flowing on jade. The Sun Sacred Sword took shape in the light.
Compared to Douglas’s previous long sword, the golden sun flame burning, the sacred sword with its glorious inscriptions was not only several times more powerful but also possessed a sacred aura that far surpassed the mundane.
The young man, whose red hair was dyed golden by the sunlight, and whose hair draped down from his shoulders like golden silk cloth, suddenly looked up and smiled at him:
“If Young Master Ig is not willing to concede defeat just like this, I am still happy to accompany you… Let me see what else you have besides that Lord’s swordsmanship!”
Douglas’s laughter echoed.
Ig’s pupils constricted, and the sword Qi exploded on End; in just an instant, Douglas in front of him stepped forward, raising his sun-flame sacred sword and slashing down a piece of glorious radiance!
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In just an instant, the arena was once again shrouded in dazzling sword Qi.
However, unlike the scene before, after Douglas drew his sword again, the brilliant gold sword light under the sun’s radiance occupied the absolute advantage in the entire arena. Even just a slight draw of the sword and release of sword Qi forced Ig into a desperate situation with no way out.
Almost no one had any confidence in whether Ig could win.
Even Flarn could not help but clench her slender fingers tightly, forcing her blood-red eyes to endure the discomfort of the sunlight, staring intently at Ig, who was barely maintaining his defense and counterattack under Douglas’s sword light.
The meaning of God’s Chosen… Flarn, who had absorbed the first drop of Grand Duke Oran’s primal blood and could peer into the inherited memories of the entire Blood Clan, of course knew very well.
— Such a spokesperson chosen by a deity could almost be considered their projection and incarnation in the human world.
Although Douglas’s magic power remained at the gold level, with the enhancement of the Sun Divine Power, it was not enough to describe it as completely different. It was a complete transformation; even a trace was enough to crush the same-level Dou Qi that Ig painstakingly released!
And the power brought by the God’s Chosen Seal was not just divine power that mortals could not grasp, but even the skills that embodied the abilities and authority of that deity could be displayed through the God’s Chosen Seal.
It could even be said that a human with a complete God’s Chosen Seal had a life level that was fundamentally different from ordinary mortals, and could even be called a demigod!
And Douglas was someone who completely possessed the God’s Chosen Seal of the Sun Goddess Surtur.
Moreover, Douglas was already known in the world for his exceptional talent, and his actual Crystal Realm was even two major levels higher than Ig’s.
The silver-haired vampire girl tilted her small face up, her silver silk hair sliding down her delicate skin.
In her crimson eyes, the black-haired young man was still wielding his sword intent straight ahead, and there was no hint of surrender in his extremely deep pupils.
“If Sister…”
Flarn’s voice paused slightly, then she shook her head slightly. The vampire’s slender eyelashes flickered in her crimson eyes as she gazed at the young man’s figure under the golden storm: “Ig, do you have any other way?”