Chapter 374

Chapter 374

The audience was deathly silent as they watched three Aurors fight their hearts out in the Arena.

Almost all of them had never witnessed a fight so intense and filled with skills that made them question their life-long training, and it was proving to be an invaluable and insightful event in their lives.

Samrath was exceptional with his sabre, Victor was relentless in his brute hand-to-hand combat, and yet, they were both inferior against their opponent who bested them both at their fortes.

It was two against one, yet the Yexuan was overpowering both Samrath and Victor.

Both of them now bore several cuts on their bodies and were bleeding.

"This is how you fight with a sword, Boy." The former Immortal Sovereign mocked the other Child of Destiny as he waved his Aura Sword, effortlessly defending against Samrath's sabre, getting past his defence and landing another cut on him.

The young Arya did not lose focus of the battle, not paying any heed to the remarks of the enemy, who was undoubtedly stronger than him, and he even refused to pay attention to the stinging pain in his cuts.

Thankfully, he was well-prepared, and all the cuts he received were shallow, having been blunted by his Aura Defence.

Once again, he and Victor rushed at Yexuan in a pincer attack, and once again, they were effortlessly thrown back when Yexuan slammed his sword against Samrath and kicked Victor in the abdomen.

The Child of Destiny gritted his teeth as he watched his enemy rush at him at a speed he could not defend against, and it was only out of instinct and experience that he managed to block the Aura Blade with his Aura-Coated Sabre, but his heart soon clenched when he witnessed his beloved sword get cut into two pieces.

It was his family heirloom, something that had been passed down to him by his father as it had been to him by his father. He cherished the Sabre a lot, but he did not have the luxury of feeling sad over its loss at that moment.

"Your blade was weak..." Yexuan smirked but immediately turned to his left to block a powerful punch that Victor threw at him, frowning a little as he found the tenacity of this Muscle-Head a little too irritating.

The stupid man just refused to stay down.

For some reason, Yexuan felt like he was the Villain, and Victor, the Tyrant, was an innocent who was just fighting for his life and pride. Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only

It did not sit well with him, remembering all the faces whom he lost and could lose again to this very man, and in his moment of rage, he slashed his Aura Blade around Victor's torso, intending to leave a scar on him.

But he witnessed something that froze his mind.

The moment his blade touched Victor's skin, the Muscle-Head activated the Runic Shield that he was wearing on his body, saving himself from receiving a fatal injury, and the repulsive force that resulted from the impact allowed him to pull back and gain some safe distance.

Samrath, who was focused on the battle, saw the opportunity and took it, and Yexuan, who was frozen at seeing the familiar Runic Shield, reacted a fraction too late.

The weapon in the enemy's hand managed to cut through the Aura Defence, catching him by surprise.

He could have saved himself from the damage by activating his Runic Shield, but he knew that it would give away his secret to the Demiliore, so he did the next best thing and then he winced in pain as he felt a burning sensation on his face.

Everyone held their breath as they watched the dagger in Samrath's hand slash across Yexuan's face, leaving a vertical cut over his right eye that reached down the middle of his cheek.

Samrath pulled back just in time as a more potent Aura burst out of Yexuan's body, narrowly escaping the Aura Blade that was headed its way to cleave him in two.

He landed right next to Victor, panting just as heavily as him, and they stared at the unmasked rage bubbling in Yexuan's left eye before the other opened as well, revealing that it had managed to survive.

He remembered how the vitality in the boy's body had suddenly flared up at his last attack, and had Minami not interfered, he was sure that Samrath would have still survived under that attack.

Whatever treasure he possessed was immensely precious and useful, and what worried him now was if the Evil Family had their eyes on it as well.

But he shook his thoughts aside.

If they knew about it, they would have already gotten their hands on it.

He had a chance, and Yexuan promised himself that he would not miss the opportunity that had presented itself. It could very well prove to be the key to the success of his mission to save everyone from the Evil God.

The results were announced, and the participants were awarded points before they all went their separate ways.

Minutes later, Victor entered a room and nearly cried in fear when he found Rebecca waiting for him there with Marianne and Kiara. Her ocean-blue eyes were indifferently looking at him, and he knew that he had displeased her with what he did in the Arena.

He could have surrendered, but he pushed on.

"Sorry..." He immediately apologised but was cut off.

"Sit." She commanded, and he just lowered his head and sat down on the floor, forfeiting his life.

Even Yexuan had not made him suffer so much pain that she did as she broke down every muscle in his body and even forced his bones to vibrate.

But it was his punishment and he accepted it.

Fair price for still staying in the tournament and keeping his hopes alive for the promise his Master had made to him.

Tears kept gushing out of his eyes as he bore it all, not once letting out a scream, and then he started utilising the Two-Fold Heart Pulse, healing his body, and soon his mind was only focused on sensing and guiding his Aura through his channels.

"How long is he going to be out for?" Kiara curiously asked.

"Around 16 hours. He will be ready for tomorrow's Knockouts." The blonde informed her and then curiously looked at her. "What Minami used was not just Elemental Control, was it?" She asked as they walked out of the room, but Kiara just smiled at her words.

"I can't answer your question."

"Hmph!" She pouted, and then the two of them started giggling. "She scared the life out of Yexuan."

"That she did."

The two of them giggled some more as they returned to the King's Box, where the rest of the girls were present.

They found Alana sitting in the corner quietly, Amira and Reina keeping her company, and she panicked a little when she saw them enter.

"How's he?" She asked.

"In a lot of pain." Rebecca lightly said. "But he will be fine by tomorrow."