Chapter 251: 251 War King Sword Skill
Yuri and Marilyn’s conversation was unheard by Reiger.
At that moment, a mysterious force was oppressing him, as if he were being crushed by an invisible mountain, and his whole body became heavy.
This force had acted upon him after Liz unsheathed her sword.
"This is..."
Feeling this power, Reiger was initially baffled, then he realized.
"This is Spiritual Power."
Indeed.
The force that was oppressing Reiger at the moment was a stream of Spiritual Power emanating from Liz.
The Genas Kingdom royal family possessed a special grade of sword skill.
This was something Reiger had read about in a sword technique book in the library of Franzel Manor when he first studied swordsmanship.
According to the book, the sword technique passed down in the Genas royal family was a special grade that cultivated Spiritual Power. Once mastered, even without swinging the sword, it could harness Spiritual Power to intimidate enemies, and even stun them.
Ordinary opponents faced with a member of the Genas royal family often felt oppressed by an invisible spiritual force before even touching them, and even if they did not lose consciousness on the spot, their abilities were severely diminished, hardly able to exert much effort.
This was the special grade sword technique passed down by the Genas royal family—the War King Sword Skill.
Liz had employed this royal special grade sword technique against Reiger.
"————"
The formless Spiritual Power surged like a tide, affecting Reiger, making him feel increasingly heavier.
If Reiger did not possess immunity to Psychic Interference, he might have suffered a Spirit Shock, causing his senses to become disordered.
This power could even assault a person’s mind, causing hallucinations.
Reiger silently endured this power, his hand gripping the sword tightly.
In that instant, Liz moved.
"Shoo!"
Accompanied by a faint swooshing sound, Liz unexpectedly tapped the ground with her toes, turning into an arrow shot from a bow, lunging towards Reiger.
"Boom!"
A terrifying Spiritual Power burst forth from Liz at that moment, shocking the atmosphere, and also causing Reiger to feel the pressure on him increase tenfold.
"Ha!"
Liz cried out sharply, dashing to Reiger’s front, her heavy golden sword striking down at an invisible speed, causing a powerful sonic boom.
Reiger’s eyes instantly shimmered with a translucent luster, seeing through the slashing attack coming towards him, and he was ready to dodge.
However, the heaviness of his body exceeded Reiger’s expectations, making his movements much slower.
"...!"
Reiger’s eyes narrowed, and without thinking, he raised his unsheathed sword, blocking in front of himself.
"Clang!"
A loud clash resounded, sending ripples of force exploding around them.
Liz’s heavy slash landed on Reiger’s hastily raised sword sheath, letting out a gong-like sound while sending Reiger, along with the exploding force, flying away.
"Quite a feat."
Reiger staggered back with a series of "thud, thud, thud" sounds, his feet continuously backpedaling on the ground, leaving behind a trail of shattered pits.
This caused Reiger’s view on Liz to change.
The strength of this princess was enough to send him flying with one sword strike, something Reiger had not anticipated.
"Charge!"
Liz, as if transformed into someone else, was no longer as tense or flustered as before, her tone becoming more aggressively assertive. After loudly declaring her intention, she instantly dashed out like a gust of wind, closing the distance to Reiger once again.
"Shoo, shoo, shoo——"
A series of golden sword glows were instantly emitted by Liz, slicing through the air and slashing towards Reiger.
"Crack!"
Reiger no longer held back, his breathing rhythm changed, causing a phenomenon of flashing lightning and rumbling thunder to appear around him, his body enveloped in thunder.
Under the influence of Thunder Breathing, Reiger’s body grew significantly lighter, his form flashing like darting thunder, evading the incoming sword glows and avoiding Liz’s strikes.
This caught Liz by surprise.
"She actually dodged it?"
The attacks just now seemed simple and straightforward, but in fact were continuously influenced by Liz’s Spiritual Power.
Anyone facing such Spiritual Power-infused slashes would feel as if the slashes were omnipresent in their field of vision, creating the illusion of being inescapable, undefendable, and undodgeable, leading to their defeat.
Even if one could react, under the influence of Spiritual Power, sensations would become disordered, leading to misjudgments.
For instance, when one thinks the slash is coming head-on, it is actually coming from the side.
Or when one thinks they are blocking facing forwards, they are actually blocking towards the back.
Under the influence of the War King Sword Skill, one’s senses and spirit would become disordered, their body and mind oppressed, not only reducing their strength by ninety percent but also making them vulnerable to manipulation by the opponent, unable to mount an effective defense.
This is the terrifying nature of the War King Sword Skill.
To resist the War King Sword Skill is not a matter of strength, but of robust willpower.
If one possesses strong willpower, able to bear the oppression and interference of Spiritual Power, then the impact will be greatly reduced.
Conversely, without robust willpower and spirit, even a Sword Saint could be toyed with by the War King Sword Skill.
So, the fact that Reiger could avoid attacks imbued with Spiritual Power was something Liz found to be extremely surprising.
Unaware of the existence of the "Self-redemption" skill, Liz thought that the Swordsman in front of her had resisted her spiritual power by relying on his incredibly strong mind and an unbelievably tenacious will, allowing him to respond effectively.
"No wonder he’s a Sword Saint, even though he’s only two years older than me, his mind and will are much stronger than mine."
Liz developed a sense of admiration for Reiger.
Yet, her movements did not slow down at all, instead, they intensified even more.
"Shuashuashua——"
Liz, holding a golden sword, stared intently at Reiger, as if her opponent was the only thing left in her vision, raising her hand to chop out countless sword lights, enveloping Reiger.
Her attack speed increased, and the sword lights became relentless, too numerous to count, even the spiritual power added to her strikes grew significantly stronger, making Reiger feel as if he was about to be swallowed by a tremendous wave.
Facing these relentless strikes, Reiger’s lips slightly curled upwards, and his body suddenly erupted with even more ferocious lightning.
"Thunder Breathing·Fourth Form·Distant Thunder."
With lightning-fast speed, Reiger counterattacked rather than retreated, swinging the sheathed sword at the myriad incoming strikes at high speed.
In an instant, each strike turned into lightning as substantial as reality, clashing with the incoming golden sword lights.
"Bang!"
Upon the collision of sword and lightning lights, a loud boom followed, and they counteracted each other.
"Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang——"
The roaring sounds kept erupting, as lightning and sword lights collided and nullified each other one after another, disappearing without a trace.
"Haaah!"
Seeing this, Liz did not retreat but instead cried out sharply, chopping out even more sword lights.
The sword lights were now faster, stronger, and more powerful, escalating the intensity of the battle.
"Distant Thunder!"
Reiger suddenly smiled and, just like Liz, chopped out faster, stronger, and more powerful lightning.
"Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang——"
The roaring sounds erupted once more, becoming incessant.
Reiger and Liz thus stood opposite each other, swinging endless strikes at one another, turning their blades into a collision of lightning and sword lights, continuously crashing between them.
Each collision burst into a loud explosion and kicked up gusts of wind.
Each swing tore through the air and space, becoming faster, stronger, and more potent.
The extreme collisions and clashes made lightning and sword lights dance wildly, and the ground was continually scored by them, gradually revealing alarming furrows.
Such a commotion naturally drew the attention of the knights and guards within the mansion, stirring them into action.
"Miss!"
Ai En and Ian immediately led a group of fully-armed knights charging towards the area.
"Don’t come over!"
As Yuri moved out a distance under Marilyn’s protection, away from the center of the most fierce battle, she then shouted to Ai En, Ian, and the others.
Seeing Yuri unharmed, Ai En, Ian, and the others felt relieved, then looked towards the battlefield where lightning and sword lights continued to violently clash and annihilate each other, displaying an expression of uncertain astonishment.
Clearly, the intensity of the fight had exceeded these people’s expectations, causing both swordsmen Ai En and Ian to feel astonished.
"Boom!"
At that moment, an explosive boom suddenly erupted, causing all the lightning and sword lights to disappear simultaneously.
Reiger and Liz were shaken apart, one stumbling back a few steps, while the other was sent flying a good distance away.
"Thunder Breathing·Five Forms·Hot Realm Thunder."
Reiger, still sheathed and unscathed, not even a bead of sweat having fallen, made a sheathed slash, sending out a high-heat lightning-shaped strike towards Liz, who was blown away.
"...!"
Liz, unlike Reiger who seemed at ease, was panting heavily, seemingly out of strength, but still managed to respond to the lightning-shaped strike hurdling towards her.
"Bang!"
Liz swung her sword fiercely, making her golden sword flash and deflecting the incoming lightning.
"Thunder Breathing·Second Form·Inatama."
Just then, Reiger followed the shape of the lightning strikes, closing the distance and appearing in front of Liz. As she deflected the previous strike, he delivered five consecutive lightning-shaped cuts.
The five lightning strikes hit Liz like real thunderbolts, blasting her away.
"Aaaaah!"
Liz screamed, her whole body sent flying.
And in that instant...
"Boom!"
Lightning erupted and thunder roared, turning Reiger into a bolt of lightning, shooting towards Liz in mid-air.
"Thunder Breathing·First Form·Thunderbolt Flash."
As this sound resounded, Reiger finally drew his sword.
Liz, still in midair, could only see a streak of lightning flash before her eyes.
"Clang!"
The next second, in the sound of clashing metal, Liz’s sword was knocked from her hand.