Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The domain under Watson’s feet could have suppressed Cristina, but after she used a platinum-tier battle technique, the dark-elemental domain of darkness beneath his feet was instantly compressed and then collapsed with a heavy sound.
His expression revealed a trace of surprise. That was his first encounter with such a lethal sword style. Its power and range were not weaker than spells of the same level.
That was the swordsmanship of an expert swordswoman. It was so powerful. Watson wondered if he could learn a similar sword technique after reaching the kingdom and becoming a grand swordmaster’s disciple?
Watson sighed inwardly. At the same time, he raised his hands toward Christina. “Miss Christina, let’s talk; we don’t have to fight! I can explain what happened just now.”
“I won’t listen to any of your explanations unless you defeat me,” Christina replied coldly, commanding the meteors to fall as they sailed into the sky. Those meteors were made of invisible sword aura. In comparison to real meteors, the sword aura’s strength and speed were more horrifying, even more so when they were descending from the sky. The power contained in those Sky Severing Blade copies was much stronger.
If those blades were to fall on the ground, they would riddle the earth with holes.
Christina panted slightly after the attack. Sweat dripped from her forehead. It was apparent that that move had not been easy for her. Her gaze was locked onto Watson, wanting to see how he would resolve that move.
“You can only discover your own shortcomings in a battle with an elite. Come on, Watson, it’s rare for me to unleash my full strength. Don’t disappoint me.”
Watson sighed. “If it’s possible, I really don’t want to fight! Miss Christina, you just said that as long as I defeat you, you’ll listen to my explanation. Don’t go back on your word.”
Watson looked up at the sky. Hundreds of Sky Severing Blades had already surrounded him. The ground under his feet had sunk several inches; it had been cut out of shape. There were also marks on his body; it seemed like his flesh was cut too. He felt as if his entire body would be hacked in the next moment.
“Absolute seal.”
Then, Watson released the diamond-tier spell that he had learned. The rule for the spell was made when he fused the Law of Domain with magic. It could suck out all the magical elements within a hundred meters around him.
The moment he released the Absolute Seal spell, the Sky Severing Blade copies around his body disappeared one by one, turning into tiny specks of light that fused into the air.
It was one of the strongest platinum-tier sword attacks, but it was nothing to him.
“That’s the second time that my sword aura has been dissolved so easily, right?” Christina frowned.
She would not be shocked if Watson employed a defensive tactic or launched a forceful attack to thwart her attack, but Watson made no such move. The sword aura she slashed forth instantly vanished from Watson’s body. It was extremely similar to the predicament she encountered when she attacked Watson during the day. She wondered if Watson had some form of special magic that could disable his opponent’s attacks.
“Since combat aura attacks are not effective, what about close combat?”
Christina did not believe that Watson’s magic could eliminate her combat aura and physical attacks simultaneously.
Her entire body turned into a blazing light. She transformed into a continuous flash of light and bounced around Watson, filling the air with a burning smell. Often, she would step on the ground and the surrounding walls with her bare feet, and she would be able to bounce far away.
It was an element’s body!
It was an ability that only a peak gold-tier warrior would be able to comprehend when they reached the threshold of platinum-tier. It was also a rudimentary law of domain form. That move did not turn the surrounding space into a domain with specific attributes. Instead, it turned one’s body into an element. The disadvantage was that it reduced the power and range of the attack. The advantage was that it was more flexible and unexpected.
If he were an ordinary peak gold-tier warrior, at Christina’s pace, he would probably have already collapsed on the ground due to dizziness, foaming at the mouth.
“Watson, it appears it would be quite difficult for me to be your adversary if I were to face you directly. However, my most outstanding aspect is not my strength but my speed. You cannot attack me at this pace, but I can attack you indefinitely. How are you going to fight against me?”
“Miss Christina, please don’t jump around. My head is dizzy.”
Watson shook his head. The moment he did that, Christina turned around speedily and rushed in his direction. Christina shifted her path more than ten times in mid-air, and a brilliant flash of lightning flashed past Watson’s side.
“Platinum-tier fighting technique, Chaotic Divine Joy Dance!”
Hundreds of fake Christina appeared simultaneously in mid-air. Each of them was executing the unique move as if they were each other’s original bodies. Layers upon layers of phantoms sped past Watson’s side, totally enveloping his body. The sonic boom shook the entire courtyard; it was quicker than the speed of sound.
Confronted with the layers of dizzying phantoms surrounding him, Watson casually extended his palm to one of them and flicked it lightly.
Pow!
The phantoms that had taken over the sky vanished. Christina took a couple of steps backward, holding her right chest. She collapsed on the ground, her face contorted with embarrassment and disbelief. Watson’s finger had flicked across the sensitive area of her right chest when a great force entered her body, numbing the entire left half of her body. She had no way of knowing if Watson had done it deliberately.
That was not the main point of her thoughts.
The main point was that because she had mastered the light-elemental combat aura, her speed was faster than other people of the same level. Even an average platinum-tier warrior would not be as fast as her. In addition, she had trained her physique all year round. Her fastest speed could reach several times the speed of sound, but Watson had easily found her real body. Did that not mean Watson was even quicker than her?
How could that be possible? Light-elemental combat aura was the fastest element, and the dark-elemental combat aura that Watson had mastered was only slightly more bizarre.
“Watson, how did you discover my main body? You kept up with my speed?” Christina asked the question in her heart.
“That’s right, Miss Christina. I don’t only have a dark-elemental combat aura; I can also use light elements to create combat auras.”
Then, a huge light-elemental domain appeared beneath his feet. The aura emitted by each weapon was stronger than that of the Sky Severing Blade.
After that, the light under Watson’s feet dissipated, and Christina was in a daze.
She had become a platinum-tier elite at such a young age. Furthermore, she had also mastered the two most challenging combat aura elements. The fact that she had learned the light and dark-elemental combat aura simultaneously was enough to be praised as a peerless genius. The only person in the kingdom who could do that was her father, the sword saint.
When he realized that Christina was intimidated, Watson walked up to her and extended his right hand. “Miss Christina, my strongest ability is not in combat because I am a platinum-tier mage! Do you still want to continue fighting?”
Those words were like a bomb, setting off huge waves in Christina’s heart.
“A mage used a warrior’s ability to defeat me?” The corners of Christina’s mouth twitched, and her expression seemed strange. She did not doubt Watson’s words at all. A youth with such strength had to hide it on purpose; there was no need to make that up to deceive her.
However, that fact was a little too depressing.
“Watson, you’ve won. It’s my loss. I won’t bother you about what happened just now.” Christina hesitated for a moment and sighed. She knew that if she continued to fight, she would only bring humiliation upon herself. It was better to go back and digest the insights gained from that battle before looking for another chance to fight Watson.
Her impression of Watson had changed. One could see a person’s character through a battle. Watson did not take the opportunity to touch her during the battle, except when he touched her chest.
That was an accident.
After defeating her, Watson extended his hand toward her in a gentlemanly manner. If an ordinary man saw that, he would definitely covet her body. She was still very confident in her charm.
‘Watson’s ambush in the hot spring must have been a joke,’ Christina thought to herself. If it were true, she envied the woman that Watson had targeted. She must not be an ordinary woman if she could make Watson pay so much attention to her.
After learning Watson’s true strength, she wished she could bring him back to the Holy Sword adventurer team and let him accompany her for training every day. She even wanted to let Watson join her in conquering the dungeon. With his help, she would have no problem conquering the maze’s 100th level.
With that thought, she reached out and grabbed Watson’s hand to pull herself up. However, the numbness in her body had not faded yet. She slid off her feet. With a cry of surprise, she subconsciously grabbed the thing closest to her.
Argh!
Christina fell to the ground, staring blankly at a white towel in her hand. A dangling thing appeared in front of her, turning her expression from white to green. Then, she let out a piercing scream. “No!”
Suddenly, a black shadow rushed into the hot spring. It was Nightingale, who looked furious. “Young Master Watson, what are you doing? Who is this woman? What is your relationship with her?”
Watson looked down at his naked crotch and then turned to look at Nightingale, who was sweating profusely and had obviously just returned. He looked like he had nothing to live for.
“Nightingale, this is not a good time for your return!”
