Son of the Hero King

Chapter 544-546: Re Immortal Sword

Chapter 544-546: Re Immortal Sword

For the next three days, Lilin stayed quietly in the fort. Her knights were lightly trained and received education from the veterans.

Unlike other battlefields, one Duke could not completely change the course of a battle here as there were many Dukes both hidden and active from each side on the battlefield.

This made the overall situation very dangerous and far more bloody than anything else.

Rose meanwhile was worried about something else,

"So. Do you know why those demons are silent?"

She was extremely uneasy.

The eternal battlefield was a three-way battlefront composed of Lustburg, Wratharis, and Envylia.

One of the reasons this front kept a certain equilibrium was because of this three-way battle that stopped them from investing all their force on one front.

But now — Envylia stayed silent. Their soldiers simply keep watch over their borders and do not participate.

Ironically, this action, rather than encouraging Lustburg and Wratharis to fight it out, made them far more cautious and unwilling to fight at full strength.

"General. We have been receiving messages from our spies but they are also in the dark. All they know is that the higher-up ordered a ceasefire on their side and they are even debating sending a peace envoy to express their desire to not actively participate in this war."

"Huh..."

Rose frowned and looked at Lilin quietly before nodding to her Butler.

"Very well. You can go for now. Prepare for a fight. Is the information about the new vanguard of Wratharis, true?"

The butler immediately became tense. The information he had received was that formidable and worrying.

Who was the leader of Wratharis?

Officially, it was the two blessed. The King and the Supreme Daughter.

Officiously though, there was a hidden power behind Wratharis, the very reason why Sun Wukong was considered as the uncrowned King of Wratharis.

They were the Seven Sages.[1]

An ambitious group created by Sun Wukong when he was nothing but a Duke who ended up fighting and exploring the Astral realm in many ways, making them even stronger.

Now, even though the six remaining sages were still at the Duke level, it was known that any of them could jump the gate at any moment and become a King level.

"The Stones monkeys are taking the vanguard this time and while the Monkey King has yet to move, they will be led by the Flood Dragon Queen and the Camel King."

Rose could feel a headache coming. The seven sages were known for their absolute arrogance in bestowing themselves titles that would have been enough to be accused of disrespect towards the goddesses.

The flood Dragon Queen, known as the Great Sage overturning the Sea.

It is said that she was a hybrid dragon born in the Dragon realm who later followed Sun Wukong after being subdued by him.

As befitting her lineage, the woman was a very powerful entity who caused trouble everywhere he went.

She hadn't been very active since twenty years ago. So it was a surprise.

The same went for the Camel King, a man who called himself the Great Sage who moves mountains.

He was a hybrid born in the Phoenix realm and once again started following Sun Wukong after getting beaten up by him.

It was funny to say, but this showed both the charisma of Sun Wukong and how battle-thirsty those individuals were

The titles they chose were extremely arrogant but there was no denying that at least in the mortal realm, they had more than enough strength to back it up.

Rose taped the table, her mind moving as she prepared countermeasures. If the two sages decided to attack at full force, the situation would go from bad to worse really fast.

"Please leave us alone for now. Call the Captains and warn them to warm up the horse and clean their equipment. Tell the mages to activate the full defense system of the fortress."

The butler twitches. The resources necessary to even activate the defense beyond 50% were astronomical.

"General..."

"Do not argue. This is my final order. I will accept any punishment later on."

"Understood."

He nodded and left.

Now alone, Rose asked plainly,

"Princess, I will be blunt. I have two questions. Firstly, do you know anything about the suspicious movement of Envilya and two, do you have any experience in fighting Dukes?"Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

Lilin smiled.

Did she have any experience fighting against a Duke?

She wanted to ask in return. Do you have any experience facing a sword slash that can cut dimensions?

Do you have any experience in facing a man who can tank such a slash and get up like nothing happened?

What about facing someone who could freeze your time? Or fighting against a Duke who could judge your very soul?

"I killed a Duke."

— And it wasn't just any Duke but a member of one of the most infamous criminal organizations.

But for Lilin, compared to fighting against her mother, Setsuna, Sol and even training with Isis, killing a Duke was nothing worth bragging about.

"I do not know how strong those so-called Sages are but even if I do not win, I am sure that I will not lose."

This was not bravado. This was pride and assurance born from an absolute confidence in her skills and training.

More than anything, after living all her life surrounded by monsters — There was not much mundane Dukes could make her feel.

If anything, the only one that slightly interested her was the Flood Dragon Queen

She was wondering — Were her scales tougher or brittle when compared to Sol's?

She would have to find it with her Sword.

Furthermore — Perhaps she should capture her for Sol?

—-

Meanwhile, in the fortress opposite the one belonging to Lustburg, a group of expressionless men and women were standing in order, while gazing at the two warriors in front of them.

One was an old man with a long beard, and a hunched back. In his hand was a rugged wood cane and his legs were wobbling as if he was about to fall and die at any moment.

It was a figure easy to underestimate but there was only respect when the soldiers looked at him.

Next to the old man, as if contract him at every point was a young-looking adult woman with flowing aquamarine hair and a dragon tail.

She had a long bow on her back and her gaze was steady and full of confidence.

"When do we attack, old man?"

Her voice was petulant but she was waiting for the opinion of the Camel King. After all, he was the oldest and wisest one of the group.

The Eldest brother so to speak.

"I have fully analyzed the situation. Tomorrow, we strike. But do not forget our goal."

"I know, I know. We simply have to bring out the Sword saint and let her fight with Big Brother."

“This is pretty normal when it comes to Generals who rose to the rank of Duke. Their Zone will reflect their years as soldiers and be more useful when used on large-scale battlefields than when strengthening themselves individually. The only true problem is that barrier.”

He sighed, “Even if we go all out. As long as they stay and turtles up, we will not be able to destroy it.”

“Heh. We don’t need to destroy it. We just need to make them consume all the fuel used to keep it up.”

“Very well then —!!!”

Camel and Flood immediately raised their head with horror in their eyes. Their instincts which had become slightly dormant because of all those years of peace and rest woke up like they had been beaten awake, alerting them of the incoming danger.

The world seemed still the same. Nothing seemed to have changed. At least this was the case in the eyes of everyone else outside of some Stone Monkeys who started to feel restless.

To the two of them though. They had the impression that the very world itself was filled with nothing but one thing — Sword slashes.

***

The two of them reacted directly, a dome of wind and water appeared at the same time, covering all the soldiers who were inside the fortress to protect them from the incoming attack but their perception had been distorted. They had never been the target.

The only target was —- The barrier itself.

One time. Two times. Three times. Sword light moved and slashed as if it was never-ending.

In one instant the horizon seemed to be completely fragmented as more than ten flashes of light attacked the barrier surrounding their fortress.

Unlike Lustburg. Wratharis didn’t have the chance to have the blood of a Dragon King as an ingredient for their defense. Even so, this was a barrier powerful enough to need many Dukes to attack at the same time before hoping to destroy it.

— At least this was what they all believed until now.

The two sages and all the soldiers witnessed as this barrier was helplessly destroyed like nothing in but an instant. It was as if a simple cover made of paper was helplessly torn apart, giving not even the slightest resistance.

Looking up, they could see a purple-haired woman walking in the air toward them, the aura emanating from her was so overpowering that they could feel it from here even though she was still close to Lustburg’s base.

This also made them understand that she had destroyed their barrier despite the great distance that was separating them.

“Is this...Lustburg Queen?”

Flood gulped a little as blue scales started to cover her fists,

“No...”

Camel’s voice was hoarse.

“She looks too young and she is....She is only a Duke.”

“Haha...”

The two gazed at each other before starting to float as well. Camel was using his power over lightning while Flood had two large wings appear on her back.

They were surprised. Astonished even.

But in the end — They were excited.

Fighting and bullying the weak had never been something they were interested in. Their only desire was to chase after the back of Sun Wukong and for this — There was nothing better than fighting someone strong.

The flood Dragon Queen, Jialong, immediately changed. The bright scales entirely covered her body, giving an appearance close to what the War form gave.

This was nothing but a copy. She had the form but not the essence. Even so, this form of her was enough to inspire respect in the Dragon realm as she went from being nothing but an inferior species to being a strong contender for even the title of Princess back then.

“I am going first!”

Water formed below her feet and propelled her at full speed toward Lilin.

She did not bother asking who she was. What she was or why she looked so much like the Queen. Jialong had no care about such a thing.

All she wanted to do was crush the strong opponent in front of her.

Lilin, though, was utterly calm. She planned to end this fight as fast as possible. She did not know what their Zones were or what they could do.

She had read the reports about the fight Nuwa went through and understood that underestimating a Duke with unknown skill was foolishness.

This was why —

“You should have come at me together.”

— She would go all out. Using the window where they still somehow underestimated her and planned to test the terrain.

Her zone had long since been activated, and the scale it could cover had increased tremendously ever since she signed a contract with Sol and increased the power of her soul.

“This is a shame but — I have to win by all means. I will just incapacitate you.”

The grip of her sword tightened. This was a new sword. One Theresa’s created for her by using her blood and horns. Like she did for Nuwa. This weapon even had the scales of Sol.

It felt weird using her beloved as gathering materials but she had to say — His blood and scales were truly good when it came to this.

The world around her started to change. Her eyes took a slitted demonical form and her purple aura raised like a haze.

Lilin’s path of the sword was hard to explain when compared to the straightforward Lilith.

For years, she rejected the concept of her mother and created her very own. One based on blood lust.

Following this, she awakened her dormant bloodline and started to focus more on the concept of Boundless, erasing all distance to nothing.

But in the end — Those two were all one.

Her existence as a bloody swordsman. As a human.

Her existence as one who followed the boundless sword. As a demon.

Finally, the fact she truly was neither of the two. A princess.

True faces.

They are all hers and she truly was neither.

Her purple aura changed, gushing even more strongly, transforming into a deep crimson aura, like a river of scarlet blood, even her blade turned red.

The stench of sulfur and blood filled the air and the nostrils of all those who were watching the fight while fear filled their minds.

The image of a horned demon with three faces and 9 arms all holding swords appeared behind Lilin, seemingly covering heaven and earth.

The Camel king’s reacted,

“Jialong!”

So did the Flood Queen.

But it was already too late.

Be it the Camel King or the Flood Queen, they realized that moving was useless. They had no means to escape.

This was her strongest move. One she realized after witnessing the attack on her mother.

This was —

[Re Immortal Slaying Art: Ashura!!]

Lilin slashed, her sword even cleaving the clouds in the Sky.

Nine slashes cleaved the ground, creating a crater so deep, one could barely see the end, irreversibly changing the entire landscape of the battlefield.

On that day, a new legend was born as two old legends fell in defeat at the of a sword woman. This new legend was not of a Sword Saint, inspiring the world with her sword technique. But that, of a Brutal Sword Demon, destroying everything against her path.