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Lucien stepped softly to the left. He did not dodge by a wide margin. He moved exactly one single inch out of the way. The massive golden blade sliced through the empty air right next to Lucien’s helmet. The intense heat singed the dark magic around his armor, but the physical blade missed completely. Valerius’s eyes widened in shock. The attack was perfect! How did the boy dodge it so smoothly? Valerius pulled the heavy weapon back and swung again. This time, he slashed horizontally, aiming to cut Lucien in half at the waist. "Sun-Severing Slash!" Valerius roared, releasing a wave of burning golden holy fire. Lucien did not block. He leaned his upper body backward at an impossible, physics-defying angle. The golden fire passed directly over his chest. While leaning backward, Lucien spun his pitch-black iron sword in his hand. He flicked his wrist casually. The flat side of Lucien’s dark sword hit the side of Valerius’s golden knee. It was a fast, annoying, painful strike. Val
Chapter 326
The giant, circular cage of black iron shields was completely closed. Fifty thousand Imperial Soldiers surrounded the center of the arena. They stood shoulder to shoulder, stacking their heavy metal shields three rows high. Ten thousand sharp silver spears pointed inward. They created a solid, inescapable wall of steel and fear. Inside the cage, the air was incredibly hot. It smelled of old sweat, melted glass, and dark magic. Patriarch Valerius knelt on the ruined floor. His heavy golden armor was cracked. His long white beard was stained with dark red blood. He had dropped his broken battleaxe. He looked at the iron shields around him. He realized that his own grandson, the Emperor, had locked him inside this cage to die. The old man bowed his head. He was ready for the execution. He was ready for the Graveyard King to cut his head off. Lucien stood in the center of the cage. He wore his terrifying, pitch-black [Abyssal Armor State]. The dark, jagged crystals pulsed with glowi
Chapter 325
The shields fit perfectly together like puzzle pieces, creating a solid, unbroken wall of dark metal. Then, a second row of soldiers stepped up behind the first. They raised their heavy shields, resting them on top of the first row. Then a third row. In less than three minutes, an impossible, terrifying structure had been built inside the arena. The Imperial Army had formed a colossal, multi-layered shield-wall. It was thirty feet high. It completely surrounded the center of the arena in a perfect, inescapable circle. From the gaps between the heavy iron shields, ten thousand long, sharp, silver spears were thrust forward, pointing directly inward at Lucien. The spears bristled like the deadly quills of a giant, metal porcupine. Lucien and Patriarch Valerius were completely, totally trapped. They were locked inside a cage of solid steel, surrounded by fifty thousand elite, mindless, obedient soldiers. It was a literal coliseum built entirely out of men and metal. The crowd in t
Chapter 324
Serephina stepped backward off the wooden railing. She landed softly on the dirt floor of the pit. She lowered Winter’s Howl. "Stand down," Seraphina ordered her students. Her voice shook, but she forced herself to sound strong. "Do not jump into the ring."Kai looked at her in total shock. "But Sect Master! They are going to surround him! We have to help!""No," Seraphina said firmly. She wiped a tear from her cheek. "We hold the perimeter. If any guard tries to attack our box, we kill them. But we do not step onto the sand. This is his fight. We must let him finish it."The disciples looked sad and confused, but they obeyed. They lowered their swords and formed a tight circle around the edge of the pit, watching the arena with wide, terrified eyes. Up in the Royal Box, the Emperor was having a complete mental breakdown. The Emperor saw the mercenaries drawing their swords in the stands. He saw the Silver Wolf Clan rebelling. He saw Patriarch Valerius bleeding in the dirt, complet
Chapter 323
The dark, freezing fog of the Abyssal Frost instantly poured out of the blade. The temperature in the Coach's Box dropped to freezing. Thick white frost covered the wooden floorboards. "Sect Master?" Kai asked, his smile fading quickly. He looked at her drawn sword. "What is wrong?""The Emperor is angry, Kai," Seraphina said coldly. Her eyes were locked onto the white sand of the arena. "He is going to cheat again. He is going to send his hidden army. I will not let Lucien fight them alone."Seraphina raised her voice. "Cloud-Soaring Sect! Draw your weapons!"The three hundred young disciples did not hesitate for a single second. They drew their plain steel swords.They stood tall. They were covered in dirt and old sweat, but their eyes burned with fierce, unbreakable loyalty. "We jump into the sand on my command," Seraphina ordered. She stepped up onto the wooden railing, preparing to leap down into the melted glass crater to stand beside the Graveyard King. She was ready to die w
Chapter 322
They watched the Crown Prince turn into a crying, mutated monster. They watched the Golden Sword Saint die. And now, they watched the oldest, strongest Patriarch in the Empire get swatted down like a weak, tired dog. A group of fifty Imperial Guards, wearing shiny silver armor, ran up the stone stairs toward the mercenary section. The captain of the guards looked completely panicked. He was sweating heavily. He pointed his sharp spear at Garet, the huge, scarred leader of the largest mercenary guild in the city. "Garet!" the guard captain shouted, his voice cracking with fear. "In the name of the Emperor! You must order your mercenaries to draw their bows! We must shoot the beggar! We must save the Patriarch!"Garet stood up from his wooden bench. He was a massive man covered in old battle scars. He wore thick brown leather armor. Garet looked down at the sweating, terrified guard captain. Then, Garet looked out at the arena. He looked at Lucien’s tall, dark, proud back. He saw th
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