Chapter 499: Star King (III) (1/2)
Chapter 499: Star King (III)
Given Star King’s previous speed, turning back instantly was an impossible matter. But this arc showed that he was quite dexterous, letting him maintain an offensive power and speed that was directly proportional to his previous speed, minimizing the speed loss to the greatest possible degree.
The Fiend Commander had in his eyes a quite malicious grin. This time, he saw that knight move, a heavy sword flashing with golden light right in front of him.
The Fiend Commander could immediately determine that he possessed a human's Glorious Tier equipment, yet he still didn't see this knight as being worthy of a second glance. Although a Starlight Unicorn gave a good boost, the best known feature of this kind of magical beast was its lack of offensive power. The greatest determinant for the Starlight Unicorn’s utility was its knight’s strength. However, a knight wielding only a Glorious Tier piece of equipment, even if not weak, couldn’t possibly be a great opponent. What’s more, his own allies were right behind him.
In fact, Long Haochen was wielding his sword ‘Rippling Light’, which didn’t reach the Legendary Tier yet, although this piece of Glorious Tier equipment could be considered pretty good.
His mental force having received the boost from the Gold Essence Foundation Armor, Long Haochen could easily grasp the movements of that Fiend Commander as well as the fluctuations from his spiritual energy, and even find out about the contempt and disdain filling his opponent.
You dare show such disdain? You shall become my sacrifice in this case.
Rippling Light was lifted up above his head, and the next instant, an incomparably resplendent light burst out from this heavy sword.
Such brightness was akin to the shining sun, immediately producing a great illumination although carrying no light essence. But because of this light ray, the Fiend Commander and the Fiends chasing after him were distracted.
The next instant, the Rippling Light sword in Long Haochen’s hand came sweeping down.
Simple and direct, the chopping motion used the simplest basics of a knight’s abilities.
A bright, golden Light Edge came into being. But it seemed extremely natural, as if devoid of any energetic substance. This Light Edge couldn’t be considered long, only reaching a length of three meters, and caused the Fiend Commander to unconsciously use his black-flame emitting, blood-colored heavy sword to block it.
Clang.
The figures of Long Haochen and that Fiend Commander seemed to have merely bypassed each other.
The two parties took a split second to separate in mid-air. Bearing Long Haochen, Star King immediately rushed straight at the Fiends of the Seventh Step in the rear, as that Fiend Commander only kept rushing forward, showing no trace of turning back.
When his rush reached a distance of two hundred meters, that rush came to a sudden stop, and suddenly, an intense black liquid burst out in the air. The robust Fiend Commander had simply been cut in two in mid-air, and then fell from the sky.
No mistake, that was an insta-kill, which took only one blow.
Starting from when he sensed the appearance of these Fiends, Long Haochen was making preparations for the battle up to now. And once his power at the eighth step underwent Power Storing, one could well imagine the formidable might of his attacks.
Long Haochen understood clearly that his identity couldn’t be leaked. For this reason, he chose to use weapons and techniques that he had never shown the demons before. The abilities he was originally adept with could not easily be shown, and in these circumstances, he needed to change up some of his fighting methods.
Long Haochen’s previous attack was boosted by the Epic Tier Gold Essence Foundation Armor, which provided a large boost to his spiritual energy, and was in the Spiritual Highland state due to the addition of Star King’s spiritual energy. The attack clearly displayed the might from Spiritual Highland. The incomparably dazzling glow clearly came from that. Just think, could Long Haochen’s fully charged blow, which consumed over thirty thousand spiritual energy, be something that Fiend Commander could block?
Long Haochen had learned about the formidable power of Spiritual Highland through experience. The might from the Aria of the Goddess of Light coupled with his sword intent and the link between the sword and his body didn’t even prove to be enough to break the defense of his grandfather, Long Tianying, who was only using an ordinary Glorious Tier shield, and why was that? It was due to Spiritual Highland.
Of course, the current Long Haochen didn’t have as good control as his grandfather who was able to accomplish all that in a split second. But even so, after undergoing Spiritual Highland, his spiritual energy’s might tripled at minimum.
Thirty thousand spiritual energy, multiplied by three,his offensive power was enough to match the standard of ninety thousand spiritual energy.
Rippling Light’s characteristic was its double attack. This could seem simple, but how could a single blow turning instantly into two have the same power?
Because of the excessive power of Long Haochen’s previous attack, the effects from Rippling Light weren’t fully displayed, and the second blow only got roughly thirty thousand spiritual energy inside, but this was added up to the terrifying power of the first strike of ninety thousand spiritual energy. Adding this to the fact that both sides were rushing forward at a mad speed, the Fiend Commander dying instantly was not a surprising matter. In fact, this was under the premise that Long Haochen didn’t even use any of his sword intent.
A year and a half of bitter cultivation and the acquisition of the mighty Epic Tier Gold Essence Foundation Armor could be said to have turned over within the current Long Haochen a totally new leaf.