Chapter 601: Frigga’s Actions
On Mount Creation.
“Everyone be on the lookout for the enemies’ attacks.”
The Blackmoon Knights rose into the air under the leadership of their respective commanders. Soon, 100,000 Blackmoon Knights gathered in mid-air. The knights lined up neatly and drew their swords from their waists. They looked around with unsightly expressions on their faces.
They had not expected that someone would invade Mount Creation. Furthermore, there were so many of them. It was not only the Elven Kingdom but the entire Winter Nation army. As the most fortified region of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, if those two kingdoms wanted to occupy the Holy Dragon Kingdom, it would be better to enter from anywhere else than from there.
Even though they did not look good, the Blackmoon Knights did not panic. Under Watson’s training, they had long developed an invincible conviction. No matter what kind of enemy they faced, they had the confidence to win.
“Watson, two kingdoms are invading at the same time. Even you would have a headache facing such a situation! Oh, right, I just remembered something. Your two masters are currently in the Elven Kingdom. They are also in danger.”
After the red-haired girl, Frigga, appeared in the Winter Nation army, the smile on her face became even wider. She spoke to Watson in a slightly mocking tone.
“What did you say?”
“Don’t believe what I said? I’ll show you the evidence.”
Frigga spread her right hand as she spoke, and a magic screen appeared in her hand. The scene projected the Elven Kingdom. At that moment, the Elven Kingdom was in ruins. There were charred marks everywhere, and the ground was also filled with dried blood. The originally lush World Tree was close to withering, and three people were hanging from it.
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Two of them were Watson’s masters, and the other person was someone Watson did not know. It was a petite girl with transparent elven wings on her back, and her face was gorgeous. Their bodies were wrapped by thorns and nailed to a huge cross. Their skin was cut by the vines, revealing fresh blood. The blood did not drip before it seeped into the vines and was absorbed.
Unlike Antonio and Reid, the girl had lost her vitality and looked completely dead. Soon, Antonio and Reid would also become like that.
“Watson, your masters have been sealed by the World Tree! The roots of the World Tree have been destroyed, and it urgently needs nutrition. Your two masters are what it needs. According to my calculations, in about half an hour, your two masters will be completely absorbed by the World Tree. What do you want to do? Will you go to the Elven Kingdom to save your masters or stay here to protect your family?”
Frigga’s words were calm, but the cruelty contained within them was like the cold winds of winter, making one shudder.
Frigga was King Landhar III. After failing the previous competition with Watson, he carefully reflected and discovered Watson’s weakness.
Watson was very strong. With the fusion system, it was almost impossible to defeat him in a head-on confrontation. Even if he joined forces with the Winter Nation and the Elven Kingdom, it would only give Watson pressure, and the chances of victory were not high. However, Watson had a weakness—his family and friends.
“If you were like me, a cold and heartless person, I would not be able to do anything to you, no matter what! Unfortunately, that kind of uncaring affection for your family and friends is your greatest weakness. As long as I control the people around you, you will compromise, no matter how strong you are.”
Frigga’s eyes were filled with darkness. In the past, she had been called a manipulative king. Understanding his opponents’ weaknesses was her most powerful weapon.
She would force Watson into a corner. He would need to choose to stay there or save his masters. If he stayed there, Watson might be able to resolve the Elven Kingdom and the Winter Nation’s joint attack, but Antonio and Reid would die. That would make Watson regret it for the rest of his life. If he chose to save Antonio and Reid, Mount Creation might be breached without his help.
No matter what choice he made, Watson could not do both. No matter who he lost, he would regret it for the rest of his life. The last time he fought with Watson, it was just a small test. At that time, it was all part of her plan.
Watson bit his lip. He could not answer immediately. No matter who he chose, they were the people closest to him. He could not make a choice.
At that moment, he was forced into a desperate situation.
Flashback to when Watson had fused King Landhar III.
“I’m finally out of the barrier. Watson should be happy to have dealt with me. Let him be happy for a while. He only has a few days left to be happy anyway!”
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Frigga was stretching outside the barrier, her eyes sparkling. One of her red hairs had turned into a snake, speaking in human language. “It seems like you have an idea of our next plan. Where are we going next?”
“We’re going to the Winter Nation.”
“The Winter Nation? Now that the Holy Dragon Kingdom is at war with the Elven Kingdom, wouldn’t it be better for us to go to the Elven Kingdom?” The Primordial Demoness, who had entrusted her hair to Frigga, sounded puzzled.
Then Frigga revealed an enigmatic smile, “It’s precisely because the Elven Kingdom is at war with the Holy Dragon Kingdom that we don’t need to care about them. We need to pull the Winter Nation into the war. They have been watching the battle from the sidelines. The larger the war, the more benefits we can get, right?”
“That makes sense.”
“I’ll go to the Winter Nation to help them. Watson is now the leader of the dragons, and the Winter Nation has the lair of the Dark Dragon King. If they know that we’re going to attack Mount Creation, the Dark Dragon King will destroy the Winter Nation army even before they leave their kingdom.”
As he spoke, Frigga flew toward the Winter Nation.
…
At the Winter Nation…
“Waaa…”
The Dark Dragon King spat out a mouthful of blood and knelt on one knee, looking at the red-haired girl in disbelief. He asked in a hoarse voice, “Who are you?”
The Dark Dragon King could not believe that he would lose to an unknown girl. Watson had bestowed him with great powers when he was on the Divine Dragon Star, and he had advanced to the dragon god-tier.
He had advanced into a Dark Divine Dragon. It had the ability to plunge an entire kingdom into the darkness with a single thought. The divine kingdom that he controlled could freeze everything and return everything to darkness and silence.
However, he had just cast the Dark Divine Kingdom on the red-haired girl in front of him. Before the darkness could sweep over the girl, she reached out with a finger and shattered it. Then, the girl conveniently pointed at him. He felt like his body was overwhelmed by surging fear. An intense fear that he did not know numbed his nerves, making him unable to continue his attack.
At that moment, the red-haired girl did not intend to answer his question. Instead, she turned to face the Winter Nation’s empress, who was not far away. “Empress Gustav, I have helped you solve the problem with the Dark Dragon King. I can also control them so that you can always use the dragons’ power. But you need to help me with a small favor.”
“Of course, King Landhar III, no, I should call you Lady Frigga now! You have done so much for the Winter Nation. It is only right for me to repay you. After all, the Winter Nation and the Holy Dragon Kingdom have always been allies.”
A smile appeared on Empress Gustav’s face, but there was a hint of sadness in her eyes. It was as if she was sad that King Landhar III had become a woman.
Chapter 602: The Winter Nation’s Past
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the eyes of outsiders, the Winter Nation had always coveted the Holy Dragon Kingdom’s lands; it was as if they were at odds with the Holy Dragon Kingdom. Even if the Elven Kingdom wanted to attack the Holy Dragon Kingdom, they would first have to ally with the Winter Nation, but that was only on the surface. Empress Gustav had an excellent relationship with King Landhar III in secret.
The relationship between the two could be traced back to a few decades ago. When she was young, she was not the first successor of the Winter Nation. King Landhar III had helped her ascend to her throne. That was a secret between the two. Even in the Winter Nation, very few people knew about that.
After becoming an ally of the Elven Kingdom, the Winter Nation did not attack the Holy Dragon Kingdom. The Elven Kingdom must have thought the Winter Nation wanted to betray their trust and attack after both sides had suffered heavy losses. Only Empress Gustav knew that that was not the case. What she had done before was just an act.
“It is your freedom to call me as you wish. I have no choice but to become like this. I believe that this situation will not last for long. As long as I get that thing from Watson, that world will be under my control.”
Frigga could see the deepest part of Empress Gustav’s heart. She raised her hand and caressed Empress Gustav’s hair. Her body immediately trembled, and a faint blush appeared on her face.
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“I believe you.”
“It’s been more than twenty years since I last went to the Winter Nation. At that time, the previous Winter Nation king summoned the leaders of other kingdoms and signed a meeting against Sword Saint Reid so that no army could use him. I went there with my father. How has time flown.”
There was once a young boy and a young girl in that world. The boy and the girl were the heirs of two kingdoms. They had no intention of competing for the throne, but the circumstances they were in had forced them to fight. If they did not fight, they would lose everything they had. If they did not fight, they would die.
Compared to the girl, the boy was in a better situation. He made suggestions based on the girl’s situation. After the girl ascended the throne, the boy also gained her support. That happened before King Landhar III met Avril.
“Frigga, when your wish is fulfilled, I will give you my throne. The Winter Nation would have been yours anyway. I heard that you resurrected Avril not long ago. I would like to ask her...” Empress Gustav said nervously. She would never forget what happened in that kingdom back then.
At that time, she was the youngest princess in her kingdom. Her eldest sister was the next in line for the heir, and she controlled nearly half of the ministers in the imperial court. She also had an assassination team under her command.
In addition, her eldest sister was domineering and often bullied her, but the people around her turned a blind eye to it. For a long time, that caused her to feel that her life was gloomy. Fortunately, King Landhar III appeared at that moment.
She could still recall King Landhar III’s immature appearance when he came with King Landhar II. Perhaps she felt like she had the same temperament as King Landhar III, or perhaps they were of the same age. She and King Landhar III soon became friends.
With King Landhar’s help, she quickly walked out of her eldest sister’s oppression. Then, King Landhar III coerced the leadership of the assassination force under her eldest sister’s command. Then, he poisoned her ministers, forcing them to hate each other. Finally, he made her eldest sister make a fool of herself in front of the leaders of different kingdoms, which caused the previous empress to remove her from the line to her throne.
A nostalgic look appeared in Empress Gustav’s eyes as she recalled those. From the first time she saw King Landhar III, she knew that the young man was a natural overlord, destined to dominate the world in the future.
In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed. King Landhar III had become the overlord of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, and she had also become Empress Gustav. The two seemed to have never interacted. Thanks to Watson, King Landhar III had accelerated his plan to annex the world. Even though it seemed like King Landhar III had met with some trouble because of Watson, she believed that he would be able to get through it easily, just like how King Landhar III had helped her get through the crisis when he had nothing.
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“Hey, I’m talking to you. How long are you going to ignore me?”
The Dark Dragon King’s suppressed voice came from the side, interrupting Empress Gustav’s thoughts.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the Dark Dragon King stood up from where he was. His face was hidden under the black cloak, but his angry eyes pierced through the shadow. His gaze landed on Frigga.
It was fine if he was defeated, but Queen Gustav and Frigga had acted so intimately. Seeing that made him want to vomit. The sight of a woman in her thirties with a young girl in her twenties was simply indescribable. In addition, he was famous for his violent temper. He could no longer endure it.
At that moment, he bit his lips as he spoke, using the pain to dispel the waves of fear that rose in his body.
“Starlight-tier move, Silent Aria of Darkness. Die!”
With a roar, the Dark Dragon King’s body suddenly expanded and changed into his dragon form. A huge black dragon covered the sky, and the stars were swallowed by the scales on the black dragon’s body. It was difficult to describe how big that black dragon was. Its eyes were like the sun and moon in the sky.
After the Dark Dragon King revealed its true form, it opened its gigantic mouth, and pitch-black dragon breath shot out of it. The black dragon’s breath covered the entire Winter Nation. Wherever it passed, the land was sealed by black ice and then turned into black ashes with a gentle breeze. Everything shattered in the darkness and returned to silence.
Just as the dragon’s breath covered the ground and was about to land on top of Frigga’s head, she suddenly opened her arms, and her body also expanded.
Her body expanded thousands of times in the blink of an eye and became as big as the Dark Dragon King’s body. Frigga’s arms grabbed the Dark Dragon King’s wings and pulled hard. The Dark Dragon King’s wings were immediately torn apart, and pitch-black blood spilled all over the ground. Then, the red hair on Frigga’s head twisted and changed its shape, turning into snake heads that coiled around the Dark Dragon King’s body in the air.
Those snake heads glowed with different divine powers. There was a divine power that symbolized storms and navigation, scarlet battle power, and power that represented light. It was hard to imagine how many types of divine powers Frigga’s body contained. The divine powers stacked and crashed into the Dark Dragon King’s body, causing him to wail in pain. His huge body fell, crushing several mountains. An enormous crater was left on the ground.
Frigga’s body shrank from the size of a giant, and she stood on the Dark Dragon King’s body. Her head was tilted upward at a forty-five-degree angle, and she put her hands behind her back.
“You’ve only been promoted to the starlight tier by Watson. Do you really think you’re that powerful? If the one standing here were Nidhogg, the Dragon King of Despair, who was known as the strongest among the dragons, I would be a little scared. As for you, you’re just a small fry. After all, I have eight parts of starlight-tier power similar to yours in my body.”
After a moment of intense battle, the Winter Nation calmed, leaving only the cold wind blowing in the plains.
Chapter 603: Antonio and Vivian
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
That happened half a day after Frigga subdued the Dark Dragon King and before Watson left the fortress city with Delta and Nia.
“Antonio, I smell a strong scent of blood and burning in the air. Something terrible seems to have happened. Are you sure you don’t want to tell Watson about us coming to the Forest of Eternity?”
Reid pushed the thick bushes away with his hand, twitched his nose, and frowned.
“Reid, you’re so long-winded. I’m more than 400 years old, but I’m not as long-winded as you. I will tell Watson if I run into trouble that I can’t solve. As the Sword Saint, you used to be confident in solving any problems, but now you’re so reluctant. Are you afraid? If you’re afraid, go home. I’ll go by myself.” Antonio sneered, and colorful lines appeared around him. Those lines contained the power of different magical sources, easily cutting through the bushes.
Reid snorted, “Me? Afraid? Antonio, are you kidding? My weapon is the Throne of Commandment, which is stronger than your weapon. I’m also stronger than you. I’m asking if you want to tell Watson that you’re afraid of dragging me back. After all, I don’t have the time to care about you if you’re really in danger.”
“You think so? If you are in danger, I will not help you.”
Antonio did not want to be outdone. On the surface, the two of them were bickering, but their eyes were erratic as they watched everything around them. They were extremely nervous.
“There seems to be movement ahead.”
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Suddenly, Reid said Antonio noticed something and rushed forward. The Fusion Thread of the Dual God cut a few charred trees in front of him into pieces. Then, a flat ground was revealed, and a girl was tied up in shackles by a dried well. Her eyes were full of worry.
“Vivian!”
Antonio’s face was full of excitement. He wanted to rush forward.
“Be careful!”
At that moment, the girl named Vivian exclaimed. A thick, long red python appeared out of thin air and bit Antonio’s neck.
Antonio’s attention was on Vivian, but as the greatest mage in the kingdom, his reaction was not weak. He subconsciously summoned the Fusion Thread of the Dual God around him. The dense lines twisted to form a rigid shield in front of the python’s mouth.
With a muffled sound, the shield caved in. Antonio was pushed a few steps backward by the powerful force. With a grunt, the red python flew outward. It shrank back to the side of a red-haired girl.
“It’s you again!” Antonio gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot. “Let Vivian go.”
“I can let her go, but it depends on whether you can defeat me. If you can defeat me, she will be safe. If you can’t do it, then I’m sorry.” The red-haired girl was smiling.
“Then you can go to hell.”
The one who said that was not Antonio but Reid. Before he finished speaking, Reid had already pointed upward, and a huge throne fell from the sky. “Commandment.”
An invisible wave spread out from the sky. That wave contained the ability to seal everything. It swept over the red-haired girl’s body. The red-haired girl’s hair, which had initially turned into a red python, immediately softened and returned to the shape of ordinary hair.
“Throne of Commandment. I didn’t expect Watson to give it to you after taking that from me. I like that weapon. Since I saw it here, I’ll take back what belonged to me.”
Tilting her head, the red-haired girl, Frigga, licked her delicate lips and raised a finger. “The Kingdom of Shadows!”
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A layer of black shadows covered the earth. Countless sticky arms stretched out from the shadows. Those arms wrapped around the Throne of Commandment. Then, it wrapped around Reid, Antonio, and Vivian too.
Reid and Antonio were fine. The former’s body emitted a sharp sword aura and cut off the shadow’s arm, while the latter controlled the Fusion Thread of the Dual God to fuse the arms easily. Only Vivian, with her body bound in shackles, could not resist being wrapped and pulled down by the shadow’s arms. She could not even make a sound.
“Why are you still able to release your power under the Throne of Commandment’s seal? And you said that that throne was originally given to you. Are you King Landhar III?” Reid’s expression changed, and Frigga began to explain indifferently. “That’s right. I am King Landhar III. But now, my name is Frigga. After you obtained the Throne of Commandment, you must not have studied its abilities carefully. The throne can seal all the power within its range. The prerequisite is that that range must be within the throne’s ruling area.
“In the past, I was able to seal the power of the entire Holy Dragon Kingdom with that throne. That’s because I am the king. As a Sword Saint, you can’t even compare to me, so how much can you seal?”
That was why she chose to fight in the Elven forest. Frigga was very clear about Antonio and Reid’s strengths and also knew how to deal with them.
Reid gritted his teeth. Just as King Landhar III had said, the Throne of Commandment could only be used to its fullest when it was located in its kingdom. That did not mean that its sealing ability was ineffective in the kingdom. However, it should not have been useful against Frigga because she emitted an evil aura. That aura made Reid shudder.
He was a diamond-tier elite, and with a peak starlight-tier item given to him by Watson, he could fight even against a god. At last, Frigga was able to make him feel pressured, proving that the other party’s strength was at least at the starlight tier, and it was not just any ordinary starlight.
“King Landhar III, I didn’t expect that you wouldn’t give up after being defeated by Watson. You turned into a woman and made a comeback! But I’d advise you to stop. Last time, Watson decided to let you go, and this time, you won’t be so lucky.
“Watson let me go? He doesn’t have the qualifications to do that! I lost to Watson because I wanted to see if the thing on his body was as powerful as I thought. Now that I’ve verified it, I’ll take it away soon enough. As for you, you’re nothing. You can watch as I string him along.”
Antonio’s tone was calm, but it was filled with confidence.
“You’re boasting so shamelessly.”
Antonio was furious when he heard her words. The fusion threads around him flew out and wound around Frigga. At the same time, ten different-colored magical fountains appeared above his head. They symbolized the ten different elements that the world possessed.
The ten fountains of magic were as big as the sun. The moment they appeared, a powerful force swept in all directions. The Kingdom of Shadows that Frigg had summoned was immediately torn apart, and the earth was shattered and sank for several meters.
The six fundamental elements—earth, fire, water, light, and darkness—were part of that. They shattered the earth and the torrential river, and the flames were swept up by the storm and spread to the sky. Light and darkness continued to cycle, covering the Forest of Eternity alternately.
The life source revived the scorched world trees on the ground and grew upward, turning into a giant cage to protect Vivian. The source of chaos-elemental magic turned into a layer of green-gray clouds that covered the top of Frigga’s head. The source of death-elemental magic summoned a massive skeleton from the ground and reached its bony hand to grab Frigga’s leg.
Finally, it was the Yin-elemental magic fountain. The air was filled with formless and distorted emotions. They entered Frigga’s body, causing a lazy look to appear on her face. Her hands, which were raised to resist, drooped powerlessly.
The Yin-elemental magic fountain possessed the ability to control emotions, especially pride, anger, and the other great sins. At that moment, Antonio was controlling gluttony. A large amount of laziness entered Frigga’s body, causing her body to become sluggish.. No matter how powerful she was, she could not use her power.
Chapter 604: The Luckiest Thing
“Die!”
In the process of casting the Fusion Thread of the Dual God, the crown that symbolized the arcane throne appeared above Antonio’s head. His robe made of magical elements swayed in the wind, and his furious expression looked as if an archmage was venting his anger on the world.
Ten fountains of magical power revolved around his head, and ten different forces shot in all directions. The ground where the entire Forest of Eternity was located kept sinking, and the ground’s surface was vaporized before it could even break into pieces. The Elven Kingdom was covered in different colors of light as it fell apart.
That terrifying power was no less than ten divine kingdoms descending simultaneously, and Frigga was at the center of the power. The flesh on her body was torn apart, and the blood floated in the air before quickly evaporating.
With a pained expression, Frigga’s lips turned pale, and she screamed in pain.
Antonio’s face lit with joy, and there was a hint of doubt in his eyes. He realized that it was a trap when Frigga called him over, and he was worried that Frigga would use some tricks. However, Frigg was easily subdued without any tricks, and he had even set up a trap with that strength. Was he asking for trouble?
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As if sensing his confusion, another girl who looked like Frigga appeared beside her, who was screaming in the air. She winked at Antonio. “Are you wondering why there are two of us? Take a good look at the person you attacked. ”
Antonio looked carefully and found that the person who looked like Frigga had a layer of illusory light on her body. Her appearance was changing from Frigga’s to Vivian’s. The woman closed her eyes in pain, and her body was stained with blood. Frigga, who was in the cage used to protect Vivian, had moved and got into it.
“When did the exchange take place?” Antonio’s face paled. He roared like a beast and rushed in Vivian’s direction. Her appearance broke his heart. The guilt in his heart grew when he realized that he had mistaken Vivian for someone else and that he had almost killed her.
“You knew that it was a trap for you to come here, and you were worried that others would know, so you only came here with Reid. How arrogant! Then, you can’t even distinguish between Vivian and my illusion. How lazy! Finally, you can’t do anything even as your beloved lay there dying. You must be angry!”
Antonio’s body shook, and his bloodshot eyes glared at her. “Shut up. Don’t say anymore.”
Holding Vivian in his arms, Antonio canceled the ten magical fountains above his head and left the life source magical fountains alone. He injected a large amount of life force into Vivian’s body and dispelled the other elements. The process was relatively slow. After all, Antonio had gone all-out to defeat Frigga, which resulted in a huge amount of magic elements invading Vivian’s body.
The massive amount of magic power had almost destroyed Vivian’s body, including her soul. No matter how much life energy Antonio injected into her, it was useless. That discovery made Antonio despair.
Life energy contained the power of resurrection. Even if Vivian died, she could be resurrected. However, the source of power that he had used contained the death element. The characteristic of the death-elemental magic source was that people could die immediately and could not be resurrected. The result of the two completely different powers was that Vivian would not die, but she could not be resurrected after she died either.
Vivian slowly opened her eyes and stared at the handsome platinum-haired man in front of her. She subconsciously reached her right hand outward as if she wanted to touch Antonio’s cheek. He immediately grabbed her hand and put it on his face.
Antonio forced an ugly smile when he felt her cold touch. “Vivian, I’m here.”
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Vivian’s palm was cold, and her body was also full of scars. She was still as beautiful as she was 400 years ago, but there were a lot of changes in her appearance. As he thought of Vivian’s suffering over the past 400 years, Antonio felt a pang of sadness.
He was a respected mage in the Holy Dragon Kingdom, but Vivian had become a sinner in the Elven Kingdom because she helped him steal the water from the Spring of Life. Before that, he suppressed his feelings to protect the Holy Dragon Kingdom. No matter the reason, he had wronged the woman in front of him. He did not expect to hurt Vivian again.
“Antonio, do you remember the agreement I made with you? If you can’t keep the agreement, you have to come to the Forest of Eternity to see me. Fortunately, you still remember our agreement. It’s great that you have kept it.”
Gently caressing Antonio’s face, Vivian felt the warmth from his face. The corner of her mouth curled as she smiled. “It has been more than 400 years. I thought you had become an old man. I didn’t expect you to be so young! But your expression is too bitter. Isn’t it good to be a little happy when you see me?”
I’m very happy. That’s an ideal expression.” Antonio’s lips trembled, and tears rolled down his cheeks.
He never thought that he would face such a situation after he decided to go to the Forest of Eternity. He had thought about that. He reasoned that if he did not see Vivian for more than 400 years, she would blame him for arriving so late, or she would ignore him, or she would simply no longer like him. He could accept all of those. The only thing he could not accept was her death.
“Why are you still crying? You’re like a child. You’re already so old. Isn’t it embarrassing?” The smile on Vivian’s face became gentler, the palm on Antonio’s face drooped powerlessly, and his empty eyes looked at the sky. “Did you know? I’ve been dressing carefully every day in the Forest of Eternity because I didn’t know when you would come. That’s 365 a year for 400 years, and that’s 146,000 days. You’re finally here! I also fantasize about what would happen after seeing you. The Elven King will definitely not let me go, but I don’t care anymore. For you, I can give up my identity as an elf. We can find a quiet place to give birth to an elven baby, a boy or a girl. A boy like you, a girl like me.”
Halfway through her words, Vivian began to cough violently. Blood seeped from the corner of her mouth and dripped to the ground, leaving a touch of shocking red.
“Don’t talk anymore. Have a good rest. I’ll bring you to my disciple later! You must not have known that I recently took in an amazing young man. His name is Watson. He is the most outstanding person I have seen in 400 years. It was because I met him that I made up my mind to find you. At the moment, I don’t have any ideas to treat your injury, but he can certainly do it.”
“Watson must be amazing. It’s great that you have an outstanding disciple to accompany you when I’m not around.”
Vivian’s voice became lighter, and the light in her eyes gradually disappeared. Her eyes finally turned to the sky, where a goshawk was rapidly flying across the sky.
“But it would be even better if the person accompanying you was me. For a time, I envied the birds in the sky. Even though they do not have great power, they look so free. As long as they spread their wings, they can fly anywhere. Unlike me, I was born as the guardian of the Moon Well. If only I were not an elf or a guardian. I hope I can be a human like you in my next life! You have to live a happy life in the future, Antonio. Meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life.”
Vivian leaned into Antonio’s arms, closed her eyes, and took her last breath.
Chapter 605: A Duel Between Brothers
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“No!”
As he held the body of his beloved, Antonio roared into the sky. Memories of Vivian flashed through his mind.
“My name is Vivian, the guardian of the forest. You are a despicable thief. If you want to drink from the spring of life, you must promise me one thing. You must protect the Elven Kingdom in the future. If you can’t, I would rather destroy the Spring of Life than let you have it.”
“Why do you always come back wounded every time you go out to fight? Can you stop fighting? Is it essential to expand your territory? Instead of expanding your territory, it’s better to find a kingdom that already exists and live in peace. Is there a difference between the Elven Kingdom and the Human Kingdom?”
“Antonio, are you leaving? I want to make a new agreement with you. One day, if you can’t keep the agreement to protect the Elven Kingdom, you have to come to see me. As long as you come, you can take me anywhere.”
“I can be anywhere, as long as it’s where you are.”
Vivian had expressed her feelings more than 400 years ago, which had not changed over the years. In the past, he had used the Holy Dragon Kingdom as an excuse to think that he had eternal life and that Vivian had a long time to live. So, he had neglected what was important to him. He could take Vivian anywhere, but Vivian was no longer there.
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“Antonio…” Reid reached out his hand to comfort his friend, but his words turned into a sigh.
As Antonio’s good friend, he knew how his friend felt about Vivian. When they were in the royal city, the two of them often drank together. Every time they drank, there were a few times Antonio cried out Vivian’s name while holding a barrel of wine. The sadness on his face made Reid’s heart ache. Since then, he had been drinking with Antonio more. He wanted to drink, and he hoped that his old friend could use alcohol to numb his heartache.
He knew Antonio, so he understood how Vivian’s death would affect Antonio.
Frigga had somehow emerged from Antonio’s cage, made of life energy. She looked on coldly and said, “Antonio, how does it feel to have your beloved die in front of you?”
Her tone was like an audience member ready to leave after a wonderful performance. For her, Vivian’s death was only a part of the drama, and she could not be moved.
“I want you to die!”
Antonio forced each word out of his mouth. He put Vivian’s body on the ground, and a scarlet flame burned on her body. The flame contained the smell of blood and the light of the soul. Antonio was burning his own life. His tier was rising from the diamond tier to the starlight tier.
He had taken the water from the Spring of Life and the Blessings of the Gods and Demons. Not only did he have infinite life, but he had also become young again. He no longer had an unlimited life span.
“Antonio, what are you doing? Are you crazy? Stop it.” Reid reached out to touch Antonio’s body but was repelled by the powerful, burning blood-red energy on Antonio’s body.
“Reid, don’t worry about me. This has nothing to do with you. Leave now and go find Watson. Tell him that I won’t be able to accompany him anymore.”
“Leave? It’s too late for that now.”
Frigga reached out and curled her red hair behind her ear. There was a hint of mockery in her smile. “Antonio, why do you think I let Vivian die in front of you? Your emotions have gone through waves of pride, gluttony, and anger, and now it’s fixed on anger. The power of emotions comes from the Yin-elemental magic source. You may not know that, but Watson created that power source when I induced it.
“No one is better at the power of emotions than the Primordial Demoness. Just now, you used the peak starlight-tier weapon in your hand to release yin-elemental power. It’s not easy for me to control you! It’s different now. You have been blinded by anger. Even if I state my plan now, you can’t control your anger, can you?”
Antonio took a deep breath, and his expression did not change. Frigga was right. After Vivian’s death, he was filled with anger. It was useless even if he told himself not to be angry or he would fall into her trap. Sometimes, one could not control their emotions.
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“I liked the previous scene when your beloved died. I want to see a more exciting drama—a duel between brothers! As the two main actors, Reid and Antonio, you must not let me down.”
Frigga clapped her hands, and Antonio raised his right hand. The Fusion Thread of the Dual God contained terrifying power and flew out with a whistling sound. However, the target was not Frigga but Reid.
Antonio was controlled by his emotions due to his anger. So, Frigga had directed his anger toward Reid, causing him to have no choice but to attack Reid.
“Reid, hurry up and leave. I am about to lose control…”
“Idiot, it’s too late for me to leave now.” Reid raised his hand, and a brilliant divine Kingdom of the Sword appeared. It collided with the Fusion Thread of the Dual God, and the intense vibration destroyed a large piece of land in the Forest of Eternity. Cracks appeared in the air.
If it were not for Watson fusing many high-tier magical sources, causing the energy contained in the world to be several times stronger than before, and the ability to withstand it to be stronger, that collision would have shattered the space.
Reid glanced at Frigga, who was eyeing him covetously as he spoke. “King Landhar III, as the kingdom’s Sword Saint, I am a pillar of the Holy Dragon Kingdom. Over the years, I have contributed a lot to the kingdom. Isn’t it a little inappropriate for you to treat us like that?”
“Yes, the two of you have contributed a lot, so I have decided to give you a dignified death! The future Holy Dragon Kingdom doesn’t need Watson, so naturally, it doesn’t need you.”
“Reid, don’t you always claim that your strength is greater than mine, and that the weapons you obtained from Watson are far superior to mine? Hurry up and defeat me, and then run away.”
“I was just jealous. I’ll be frank. I’ve always been jealous of you getting to know Watson as his master earlier. I’m clearly stronger than you, but that child looks at you with more respect.”
“You’re crazy. Why are you saying that now?”
“You’re crazy too. Why are you the one being controlled? I don’t know magic, so I can’t even contact Watson! But this is an excellent opportunity. Let’s decide who wins and who loses. We haven’t fought head-on for a long time after Watson gave us powerful weapons.”
Reid and Antonio mocked each other. The flames from their own lives burned on their bodies and collided with each other. The violent explosion and the light drowned everything else.
After about half an hour, Frigga looked at the ground under her feet, which was riddled with holes and smoke. She clicked her tongue. ‘If I didn’t set up a trap in advance, it would be very difficult to face those two guys head-on, even if I had the strength of a starlight-tier elite! As expected of the most powerful mage and the strongest person in the Holy Dragon Kingdom, I have to show you some respect. Next, it’s time to retrieve the weapons.”
She waved her hand, and a colorful ray and a huge throne appeared from the ground and floated into her hand.
Holding the two artifacts, he shook his hair. The red hair turned into a long python and bit the ground in the Forest of Eternity. The forest immediately made a sound like a wounded beast. It squirmed and grew, revealing the World Tree. It bound Reid, Antonio, and Vivian, who was lying on the ground on the verge of death.
Then, Frigga muttered, “There’s only one place left to go..” She took the two artifacts and left the forest.