Chapter 53: The Blazing Sword

“To this end, I utilized the ability of the Book of Truth to interchange between realms once more, infiltrating the Merman Tribe’s royal court and found Princess Anies, who had not yet decided on her ascension to the throne. I shared with her everything I had seen and heard.”

As he spoke, Rashid’s gaze swept over to Willipol, who was anxiously trying to channel some kind of energy into the barrier with little effect, while Silisa, beside him, had already fainted. He let out a bitter smile as he looked at the Queen, who was merely observing with a cold expression.

“When I first delivered that message, Princess Anies was furious. She nearly summoned the guards to have me executed! Fortunately, the Queen was rational enough and had a considerable understanding of the Book of Truth. After thoroughly listening to my explanation, she reluctantly agreed to the plan.”

“Through my connections, we found a poaching gang that had been operating in the East Sea Region. We anonymously offered them a substantial sum to infiltrate the Emerald Sea Region during winter, strictly instructing them not to kill or cause irreparable harm to their target, and thus secretly aided them in abducting Princess Nitira and taking her to the mainland.”

“According to the Queen’s plan, even if the Seer’s prophecy foretold destruction, this would at least ensure Princess Nitira’s life, preserving the last bloodline of the Mingjiao tribe.”

“After all, we are mere mortals, and we can only do our best while accepting whatever fate holds.”

“After that, the Queen cast aside her worries completely and officially took the throne. With my assistance, she led the people of the Emerald Sea Region against the Ghosts while the princess was taken to the mainland and continually shuffled about.”

“I had reliable friends monitor and protect her to the best of their ability, and learned that after a series of coincidences, Princess Nitira changed hands multiple times before she ended up in the United Kingdom of humans, where the Seer resided.”

“The Seer took over the covert protection of the princess, helping us continue to monitor subsequent developments, and this matter fell out of my control… until a little over a year ago when the Queen suddenly sent word that Princess Nitira had been rescued by local authorities during a massive purge operation in the United Kingdom and had successfully returned to the East Sea Pearl court.”

“And… she had undergone certain incredible changes.”

After a prolonged silence, Anies finally picked up where Rashid left off, disdainfully watching the dark aura that was desperately struggling and howling within the barrier, as it was scorched by Princess Nitira’s merman pearl light, seemingly relishing its enemy’s suffering.

“Indeed, upon careful examination, I discovered that the merman pearl within that child, the core of our Merman Tribe’s essence, inexplicably had a large amount of pure light attribute energy—reminiscent of divine magic—added to it. This was not merely an infusion, but akin to a fragmented object being reshaped into a completely different treasure.”

“The merman pearl is the essence nurtured by the blood and spirit of the merman, especially true for the Mingjiao tribe. Nitira already possessed the purest royal bloodline, capable of producing an unparalleled treasure comparable to that of the ancestors. With the addition of that pure light, it catalyzed an unbelievable reaction, becoming increasingly vibrant and pure.”

“That could be described as a divine object, a dreamlike trump card that could strike back when that child was assaulted by external evils. At that moment, I understood the key variable Rashid had mentioned, pinpointing where the changes stemmed from.”

“I inquired about the reason for her pearl’s transformation, but the child merely stammered incoherently, expressing her wish for this matter to remain confidential, not to be divulged to anyone else. This suited me perfectly, so I began planning everything that followed—no one could have anticipated this fatal trap.”

The Queen couldn’t help but smirk sarcastically while discreetly raising her scepter.

“Do you understand? We’ll use their own plans against them! Willipol, you pride yourself on your intelligence, yet you are nothing but a coward who can do nothing without the Book of Truth! You blindly worship that so-called God, even abandoning thought, responsibility, and forsaking your kin and subjects, believing that merely believing in the divine could solve all problems. And now look at you!”

“Now your god is locked up like a dog in a cage you built with your own hands, howling in desperation. Do you still think it can be your savior?!”

“Open your eyes, Willipol! The deity you worship is just a grotesque abomination!!!”

“Anies!!!!!!!”

Seemingly unable to endure the humiliation and anger of failure any longer, Willipol’s body, formed from tentacles, exploded in a roar, transforming into numerous more robust and terrifying arms, indiscriminately attacking everyone around!

“Ahhhhhhh!!!!”

But at that moment, Silisa, who had collapsed and seemed to be in a deep sleep for some reason, suddenly let out a blood-curdling, beast-like wail. Her body lifted unexpectedly into the air, as if countless dark auras were rapidly surging toward her from all directions!

“This is…”

“It’s that monster! It wants to sacrifice its limbs to survive, escaping using the bodies of other followers!”

Anies immediately recognized this anticipated development, raising her scepter high and unleashing the fury she had been storing!

“Everyone, it’s at its weakest right now, the only chance! Don’t let it escape!”

“Don’t even think about—blocking—my god!!!!”

Willipol’s frenzied, distorted roar erupted from the sea of tentacles, having been blasted apart by the magic of the Queen but refusing to budge an inch, as if ready to sacrifice its life to buy time for its worshiped God.

“Tsk… this guy is really crazy!”

“Get back!”

Seeing the urgency of the situation, Le Qiao Qiao was just about to grit her teeth and pull out her trump card when Hong Yan suddenly stepped forward, blocking the way in front of Miss Thief, unhesitatingly tossing something into her mouth!

“Crunch…”

It felt like biting into a liqueur chocolate, accompanied by an indistinguishable taste, yet it seemed to have a warm liquid that was entirely swallowed. Before the Swordsman could savor the aftertaste of what she just consumed, she immediately froze.

Countless brilliant lights erupted like a geyser from her body, and in an instant, the girl was transformed into a blazing golden light sphere. Le Qiao Qiao, standing behind her, could hardly face such overwhelming power and hastily staggered back with a cry of “Whoa!”

It felt like a fire surged from her belly, the scalding sensation instantly spreading to every corner of her being, shattering the dark aura that lingered in the air and brought mild discomfort to her spirit.

In that moment, Hong Yan felt she had returned to the miraculous state when, with the help of Miss Vilyric, she had split the sea in two.

But compared to the previous smoothness, this terrifying power showed no distinction between foe and friend, madly scorching every cell of her body, as if thrown into a furnace, or like a balloon filled to its limits, on the brink of bursting any second!

Is this… what they call affinity?!

Instantly understanding the warnings Miss Vilyric had given her when handing over this item, Hong Yan exerted herself, gripping the sword at her waist with hands that were shaking and spasming from pain…

She drew the sword for one cut!

“Boom boom boom boom boom!!!!!!”

The unparalleled surging flame wave, accompanied by a terrifying destructive force that could hardly be called sword energy, erupted in an instant, lacking sharpness or artistic intent, like breaking chains, purely venting an earth-shattering blaze that swept everything away!!!

The tentacles that Willipol had transformed into met the golden sword shadow first, unable to even resist before being instantly annihilated in the arc of light that crashed like a mountain’s collapse and a tsunami. Even Silisa, who had just finished merging and hadn’t had a chance to act, was instantly engulfed, disappearing without a trace.

   

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