Chapter 229
Chapter 229
The mini Heavenly Arrow, which was purely created from Void Attribute, dived through the old man’s chest, devouring all the flesh, bones, and energy in its way . The injured and weakened body of the elder was pushed a few dozen meters and a big ugly hole appeared in his chest .
He was fortunate enough not to have his heart consumed as it the arrow barely missed it, nonetheless, the damage it had done was more than enough to bring him on the verge of death, just like his enemy .
He laid on his back, spurting blood and struggling to heal the wound with Holy Light but to recover from an injury sustained from Void Attribute is very difficult, almost impossible, especially while being this injured and in a very bad state .
All the light could do is lower then gushing blood, however, that wasn’t going to make him avoid the imminent death . He was going to die sooner or later due to the Dark Magic, now that he was wounded with another powerful attack, he could no not stand up no matter how he tried, even his control over Nether Energy was disrupted, rendering him in a useless state .
The two bloodied bodies laid a distance away from each other, both were a thread away from death and very soon, they will perish .
Arthur was in a slightly better state since his recovery is high but the last attack he threw severely damaged his mind and caused unimaginable pain, the agony tormented him and added more salt to the injury .
Also laying on his back, he was barely able to breathe as blood filled his mouth and he couldn’t cough it out, with his two missing hands, a body full of holes and gory flesh and organs lingering in his opened abdomen, anyone would mistake him for a dead person .
"You damnable m-monster... I will not rest until you’re dead!"
The old man cursed loudly, repeatedly vowing to end his life, after all, in such a situation, all he could do was talk and even that was taking a lot of effort .
Arthur remained silent, he didn’t reply to all the curses and hoped that his recovery does its job, giving him back control over his body sooner else the old man will really kill him . Previously, the ex-Sovereign wanted to torture him to death but after what happened right now, he only wanted to see Arthur dead, he wanted to bring the enemy with him to hell .
As death was coming closer, a figure appeared in the area where the two laid . With a long sword wrapped in a cloth on her back, long black hair and an expressionless face, she stared at both of them and frowned .
It was none other than Jian Si, who happened to pass by the area and when she heard the noise created by the mini Heavenly Arrow, she tracked the origin of the noise only to end up here . She too, witnessed what happened to this place and felt dread yet admiration, for a sword fanatic like herself, she yearned for absolute power and dreamed of being able to show such strength as the two fighting sides .
Since she exited the Tomb a bit late, she only saw the destruction of Rizaki, unfortunately, she couldn’t see the fierce fight between two Sovereigns, or so said the spectators .
She was obviously irritated so she headed to where the battle supposedly occurred, wanting to see how much the land was affected and perhaps stumble on something interesting .
Indeed, her decision was deemed wise as luck was on her side, allowing her to see this sight where the two parties were on the verge of death .
One more reason that she came here is because she heard one of the two fighters had the appearance of a grey-haired man, she immediately knew that it was the same person who ridiculed her and easily defeated her .
She never expected that he was this powerful, witnessing the ravaged lands and black earth, she remembered the strange and ominous magic he used back then and linked the two together .
Although it wasn’t shown on her face, she was dumbfounded when she saw the current state of Arthur, if not for his heavy breathing, she would have thought he was already dead . On the other side was the old man, who managed to move and lean on a medium-sized trunk of a rooted tree, he was startled by the appearance of Jian Si but he wasn’t afraid neither was he cautious of her .
His eyes contained murderous intent as he glanced at her but it soon disappeared, he revealed an exasperated look as he spoke with a slight panic
"Oh!! Thank God you’re here! Y-you have to help me kill this vile monster... he must be eliminated, such an existence is pure evil!"
Trying to sound righteous wasn’t going to cut it, the old man knew that when the girl didn’t even flinch or move after listening to him, he didn’t give up and added
"I’m a Sovereign from the Holy Echelon! I can guarantee that you’ll be generously rewarded if you help me . "
Still getting no reaction, the old man continued spouting some nonsense, badmouthing Arthur and accusing him of a lot of things he never did, including mass murder, stealing and so on...
Cold Sword turned a deaf ear to the talkative old man and looked at Arthur, waiting for him to say his part too but the grey-haired man simply stared back at her for a second before he looked away while saying
"You do whatever you want . "
Again, Jian Si showed no response, simply looking back and forth between the two of them for a whole minute .
When she decided to act, the old man finally stopped talking, he eagerly waited for her to kill Arthur as he thought that all his talk bore fruit .
The longsword behind her back was unsheathed, revealing a sharp blade made out of a special steel, it reeked of blood and emitted a domineering aura .
Without any slight hesitation, Jian Si rushed straight at the old man with incredible speed and slashed her sword viciously, dismembering the poor elder who was shocked by her sudden action . Even if he was prepared, he didn’t expect a Divine being to be this strong, his lack of knowledge and confidence brought his doom .
Although she is at the Peak of the Divine Realm, Jian Si could fight a God Realm and even emerge victorious thanks to her vicious murdering sword .
After dismembering the old man, she stabbed her sword through his heart, killing him and ending this battle once and for all .
Even Arthur didn’t expect her to kill him so suddenly, she acted swiftly and decisively, moreover, she didn’t utter a single word and killed without any apparent reason .
From her way of acting, he even suspected that he’ll be next in her list . With mustered strength, Arthur somehow managed to use a meager amount of Dark Mana to take out the Dimensional Stone, ready to use it if she ever makes a move .
The reason he didn’t use it earlier is simply become he couldn’t, it’s an easy process to take it out then use it but it requires a bit of concentration to take it out of his storage, furthermore, he used all his accumulated energy in his previous attack .
Jian Si knew that the old man was a Sovereign, so to ascertain his death, she stabbed her sword multiple times just to make sure, her expression never changed as if killing him is a usual occurrence .
When she was done, she shifted her focus to Arthur, who was holding the Dimensional stone in his sleeve, hiding it from view and preparing himself to flee .
"Isn’t it a small word, huh?"
Seeing her walk toward him, Arthur started a conversation to buy a bit of time for his injuries to heal and to see what’s going on with this girl, she was seriously too eccentric, or so thought Arthur .