Chapter 365: The Magnificent Princess (2/2)

Infused with energy, the lance turned into a silver dragon it darted towards its prey.

The lance gave off such a bright aura that it lightened up the whole arena. Heidi's movement was elusive and swift, casting a flickering shadow on the wall against the bright light.

It was a no-brainer that the Kaedeian princess was one hell of a fighter. However, no one knew exactly how powerful she was. In addition to her power, another aspect that made her stand out among the Magnificent Five was her exquisite beauty. So far, Yao Bai was the toughest opponent she had encountered during this tournament.

Since the beginning of the match, Yao Bai appeared to have gained the initiative. The four inner court disciples didn't disappoint the audience, as all of them had fought ferociously during their matches. If Wu Gang didn't encounter a member of the great houses, he would have entered the final 32 with his brothers.

Among the four inner court disciples, Yao Bai was the most aggressive, largely due to the characteristics of his weapon, the lance.

Lance was the weapon of kings, and the king of all lances was the Deva Lance from House of Dower.

That being said, the lance techniques passed down from the Templars were no less powerful than that of the Dower; they were just less well-known.

Faced with Yao Bai's overbearing attacks, Heidi was not able to gain any advantage during the fight. Although Heidi's dream-like movements had tricked many opponents before Yao Bai, the young Templar was not affected by them. As an inner court disciple, Yao Bai had undergone rigorous training to counter illusions. Therefore, he was able to strike true in every single strike.

That being said, despite the fact that Yao Bai was able to control the flow of the battle, Heidi was able to stand her ground firmly, and counter her opponent's belligerent attacks with ease.

While dancing around the deadly lance, Heidi seemed to be observing her opponent rather than fighting.

After observing her opponent for a while, Heidi slid the thin sword along the handle of the lance and tapped at the tip of the lance effortlessly. With an almost inaudible din, the lance was stopped cold in its track. Heidi's seemingly unintentional strike was powerful enough to halt the heavy lance there and then.

Yao Bai reminded himself to be more prudent, as Heidi's ”gentle” tap on the lance tip had revealed that she had only used a fraction of her real power so far.

Holding the lance with both hands, Yao Bai started to twist and turn it until it had become a whirlwind in his hands, and then charged at his opponent. The tip of the lance danced left and right, hard for anyone to tell where it would land.

CLANK!

Heidi met the attack with her blade, and her strike hit home as it interrupted the young Templar's attack combo. Even as the young Templar was trying to figure out what had happened, Heidi's blade slid up against the lance towards Yao Bai's hand like a serpent slithering up a tree.

The follow-up attack caught the young Templar off guard. He had no time to think, although he was puzzled as to how Heidi had moved so close to him so fast.

Instinct told Yao Bai that his opponent was very deadly, and he could not let her gain the upper hand under any circumstances. The young Templar suddenly shouted as his soul energy soared up to four hundred and sixty. The sudden outburst of energy agitated the lance as it started to tremble with the movement of energy in the air. Somehow, Yao Bai felt that he could no longer reach the highest energy output no matter how hard he had tried, as if his opponent could even counter his energy flow.

Princess Heidi studied her opponent carefully for a few seconds and then heaved a sigh of disappointment.

The young Templar shouted three more times, pumping his soul energy throughout his body. With a twist of the lance, Yao Bai charged out at his opponent.

So powerful was the attack that the lance seemed to have sucked away all the air around it, forming an area of low pressure at its tip. In a blink of an eye, the sharp tip pierced through the swirl of low pressure and whizzed towards Heidi at lightning speed.

Holding the blade in one hand, the Kaedeian princess disappeared like a phantom. Half a second later, she reappeared right in front of the charging young Templar and stopped his motion cold with a blade against his neck.

Yao Bai found it hard to come to terms with his defeat, as he had noticed no illusions, neither did he sense any flow of soul energy.

”The winner is —PRINCESS HEIDI!”