I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 461

Chapter 461: Chapter 22 Pure Gold Wind
The situation on the arena was as William had judged.
After nearly a hundred exchanges, the white-haired young man Siegfried began to be unable to withstand the impact of pure power, his arm was injured and bleeding, and he heavily landed on the ground. He drew out a silver war spear carved with ancient patterns from his hand, and golden Dou Qi surged like wild waves!
But at the same time, Ig’s End Sword was also unsheathed. The straight blade instantly carved out three bright sword lights in space, entwined together, and chopped down towards the white-haired young man!
Even though Siegfried roared and fought back with all his might, he was still unable to resist the sharp sword qi that seemed to have substance. His body was left with red sword marks, and blood flowed out, stirred by the sword wind, creating a faint red hue in the space.
“Bang!”
With a crisp clang of metal swords colliding, the End Sword’s slashes sent Siegfried’s war spear flying and deeply embedded in the floor ten meters away, the vibrating metal emitting a violent sound.
The blade at the opponent’s throat suddenly shifted its edge, and with a backhand, the hilt heavily struck Siegfried’s neck, causing the wide-eyed white-haired youth to utter only an unwilling sound before his body heavily slid and fell to the ground.
“Good, as expected of Young Master Ig! We must let the barbarians from these wild islands understand the power of Peka!”
“Finally, we’ve shown this Langkester barbarian what we’re made of! Well done, Ig!”
…
The surrounding freshmen, who had been humiliated by Siegfried and were full of pent-up anger, erupted in enthusiastic cheers, feeling as if they had won themselves, and a sense of admiration was growing for Ig, who had achieved victory.
Even the teachers in their academy uniforms wore appreciative smiles.
Clearly, Ig, who defended the academy’s honor, had earned them a lot of goodwill.
Ophi also happily tiptoed, raising her head and waving her little hand energetically at Ig. Verafia simply curved her lips slightly, and her golden eyes turned to look at William, who was standing not far away with his hands behind his back, smiling.
William also noticed the girl’s gaze and immediately smiled and congratulated her:
“Miss Verafia, this Ig is quite an outstanding young man. He is indeed worthy of staying by your side… Defeating Siegfried, he didn’t use his full strength, did he?”
The luxurious colors, burning with beautiful golden flames, were hidden within the girl’s pupils as she gazed at William’s smiling face.
Suddenly, the girl crossed her arms, then tilted her swan-like snow-white neck, and a smug expression appeared on her delicate and pure face.
“Does that even need to be said… But as my attendant, merely defeating Siegfried is not something worth praising~”
William looked at the girl’s dazzling golden eyes and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, not refuting her.
Although it was only a victory over Siegfried and no more fights, most of the teachers who were grading gave Ig full marks.
As for Verafia, she simply took a few steps towards the arena and easily used platinum magic to release a spell, knocking down more than ten gold-ranked examinees around her. This immediately made many magic department teachers’ eyes light up, and she passed smoothly.
However, it is worth noting that although Siegfried had boasted quite a bit, causing considerable dissatisfaction, he was not troubled. Instead, those examinees who were too afraid to even approach Siegfried received very low scores.
After the crowd gradually dispersed, Ig, who was talking with Elishia, suddenly saw William approaching with Siegfried, whom he had just dealt with.
“My Lord Ig, my friend here was too arrogant towards you earlier. I have brought Siegfried here now, hoping that he can apologize to you in person.”
Ig couldn’t help but raise his eyes in surprise. Although Siegfried looked very reluctant, under William’s instruction, he had to bow his head and forced out three words with difficulty:
“I’m sorry.”
Such a dry apology and the stubborn expression written all over his face almost made Ig laugh out loud.
However, Ig quickly composed himself and said seriously:
“It was just a normal spar, there’s no need to apologize. Moreover, Lord Siegfried’s strength is top-tier among all golds, far surpassing my own in the past.”
Yeah, last year, he was still a bronze loser who hadn’t even reached silver. Could anyone be weaker than him?
“Ig, you’re so slow! I’m very hungry, hurry up and finish the enrollment procedures, and then let’s go eat!”
Verafia’s impatient urging came. Ig saw the girl puffing out her snow-white cheeks and couldn’t help but wave at her, then smiled at Siegfried and William:
“Gentlemen, I apologize. My young lady is rushing me… But you are both at Aris Academy. Perhaps we will have many opportunities to interact in the future.”
After saying that, Ig hastily bid farewell to the two and followed Elishia to Verafia’s side.
“Interaction in the future. Heh, an interesting young man…”
Looking at Ig’s retreating back, William stood with his hands behind his back, a slight smile curving his lips.
“Boss, is this the Ig you warned me about?”
After receiving an affirmative answer, Siegfried said indignantly, “Hmph, this guy, although a bit strange, is ultimately just a human. If I could unleash my true form—”
“Sig, this is the domain of the Sacred Sword King. There’s no need to mention such things.”
After Siegfried fell silent, William raised his face and smiled slightly:
“Moreover, this Ig is not just a ‘strange’ human. How can a young man who is valued by the Sacred Sword King, even rumored about, and is the descendant of that existence from a hundred years ago, be an insignificant ordinary person?”
“Of course, compared to ‘her,’ he might indeed be considered ordinary. Heh, if this young lady is truly as I saw her…”
A smile suddenly appeared on William’s face, and the blowing wind ruffled his golden hair.
William turned his head and shook his head with a smile at Siegfried, who seemed bewildered and was scratching his white hair:
“However, these are not things that need to be considered in a hurry. Let’s go, Sig. Heh… Now that we’ve finally arrived at the city of the Sacred Sword King, we should go and see what this most renowned academy looks like.”
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Aris Academy is divided into many different departments, allowing incoming freshmen to choose according to their preferences and professions each year.
After scanning through the academy’s many department prefixes, Ig naturally chose the Swordsman Academy of the Dou Qi department.
As for Miss Verafia, who had no particular preference, she casually chose the Element Academy under the Magic department.
Of course, although the departments were different, Aris Academy did not have many requirements for the specific residences chosen.
Thus, led by Elishia, Ig and Verafia spent another hour before settling into a three-story villa.