I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

While the intensity of the battle between Raph and Jang began to soar to new heights, the great families were busy dealing with something else. At one point, Kira Merlin had to create a silence dome so no audience could hear their conversation.

"Magic?!" She repeated for the…thirteenth? Twelfth? Well, her expression was etched with confusion and shock when she noticed the flying fireballs, but what impressed her was how well the fireballs were made. She wasn't the only shocked one, though; literally everyone except the Jun household was stunned.

"How is he using magic? Explain this, Michaelo!" It was the Patriarch of the Kang Lin house's turn to speak now. His expression wasn't contorted with confusion, but it hid further intentions. Who knows…he may as well use this opportunity to pull a leg down.

"I see absolutely nothing wrong here! There is no rule that states a mage cannot learn swordsmanship or a swordsman cannot learn magic!" Michaelo made his statement boldly and calmly, his wife beside him and his daughters behind him with Gilda. It seemed he would have to contain his anger for a while.

"..." Kira Merlin was left in utter disbelief. He was right, but…How could she accept this? Finding a Magic Swordsman had always been one of her lifelong projects. After all, defeat after defeat by the hands of Michaelo Jun opened up her eyes to the very thought.

How perfect would it be if the Merlin household where to find a Magic Swordsman who had perfect control over magic and swordsmanship? Oh, the thought was intoxicating, and it was something she wanted so badly. And here was one….a test subject? Something ignited within her eyes, her gaze following the match with utmost attention, but she was snapped back to reality by a rather sharp statement.

"I will pluck out those eyes if you have even a slight ill intent towards my son." Rachael's gaze flickered between the Arena and Kira, a stern hue exuding out of her composed expression. Kira's gaze snapped at her, but she held herself from commenting.

She wouldn't want to say anything more that could possibly reveal her intentions, but at that moment when Raph used magic, he had already become her target. She clicked her tongue and sat up straight, while Ciara, her daughter, fixed her gaze on Raph. Her expression was visibly calm, but her mind was bundled with millions of questions.

'Forget the magic! Are these people blind?! He's practically overpowering Jang with the wave of his hand! Why didn't he go all out when he faced me?!'. And then it hit like a boulder. '...I wasn't strong enough?' She tightened her grip and bit the lower part of her lips.

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The battle at the Arena continued to send shockwaves around the whole part, their strength palpable with each strike. Raph had finally smashed the last bit of fist into the ground, and he finally had a second of a moment to comport himself.

He was surrounded by shards of ice that had completely covered the ground around him. He had finally decided to charge once again but stopped when he noticed Jang seemed to have been fixed in a daze.

"Jang Kang Lin! Is this not what you wanted?!" His voice echoed within the Arena, as he stomped his foot on the ground and charged forward without a hint of hesitation. Jang flinched, dodging out of the way as a fist of fire slammed into the ground.

"5th tier earth magic: Walking boulders". The ground vibrated as rock spikes and elongated boulders emerged from the ground in quick succession, rushing towards a retreating Jang.

Jang clicked his tongue, throwing a punch at the boulders, and a wave of ki blasted them into smithereens. That short moment was enough for Raph to suddenly appear beside him at his left, his sword forming a curved arc, as he swung it towards Jang in a clean sweep.

"Tch". Jang cursed under his breath, his gaze flickering as it followed the actions of Raph, but his body lagged behind by a second. A second was too precious for a battle as intense as this.

They needed to be faster and stronger than the other, but Raph had proven to be superior in both. It was funny that an aura user was stronger than a ki user, but then again…don't you need a mana circle to use magic?

'Just what is going on in this guy's body?' That was the conclusion that Jang came up with before his ki dome began to form…but then.

"Chapter 6 of the Jun swordsmanship!". That sentence sent a wave of shock through his body, and he could feel a chill down his spine. 'My dome won't bear this'. The thought screamed at him when the blue dragon shot out of Raph's blade.

He began to understand the severity of his predicament, and he was forced to send his body into an overdrive of instructions.

BOOM.

His feet blasted off the ground as he flew into the air while Raph's blade sliced through it, the ferocious dragon, half his size, shot out into the air and collided with the dome yet again.

"Oh…." That was a first. Raph slowly stood up straight, his gaze following the movement of Jang as he flew around the Arena. That was the first time Jang Kang Lin had ever retreated in his life.

"You scared?" Raph's voice echoed in the Arena, his head turning to the left, relentless in watching Jang's actions. Jang remained silent, and so did the spectators. At this point, the tension had reached a new climax, and their shout of excitement had quickly reduced. Why was that though? Perhaps it's because most of them here were likely to lose their savings after betting on Jang?

Did it truly seem like he would lose? They weren't sure, but their earnest plea right now would be not to lose their profit.

And of course, there were others that chose to not stay quiet. Words of ridicule and disapproval from the audience had begun to rise slowly; no one could have imagined that the Kang Lin household would be pushed back to this extent.

"Should I come to you?" Raph's voice echoed, his arm muscles clenching as he tightened the grip of his sword. Swordsmen were naturally known for their strong and inhumane build. They had the ability to jump into the air like they could fly or run like a speeding race car, but the Jun's were more abnormal than the normal.

Let's say an average swordsman can jump 15m into the air, while a Jun can jump twice as much and even more, the further their stars increase. Factors such as mastery have to be brought into play, but you get the gist. It's no wonder he had such inhumane physical traits.

"7th tier Water magic," Raph said, lowering his blade, as water began to flow from the ground into the air above him, forming a ball that began to expand with the addition of more water.

Jang cursed under his breath, suppressing his doubts, and charged forward. He didn't want to doubt himself or his strength, but he would have to do much more than what he was doing now if he wanted to attain victory in any form.

Within a split second, he had crashed into the ground beside Raph, his fist suffused with ki thrust towards Raph within the next moment, and Raph raised his sword to block when a kick wrapped in ki collided with his chest and blew him away.

Raph coughed out blood due to the impact, his mind reeling in as the water forming on his head continued to enlarge.

That was not nearly enough to startle the magic process. He wiped off the blood from the edge of his lips when Jang appeared in his presence once again, fury etched on his expressions.

"Who could have thought….?!" He muttered, widening his fist into a palm and blasting a load of ki at Raph. Raph's blade crackled and hissed to the intensity of the building ice as it smashed through the ki, splitting it into two, which collided with either side of the Arena. The water ball had finally enlarged enough, taking a size that nearly swept a shadow over half the Arena.

The ball suddenly warped and took the shape of a mermaid with a wide chest and a short tail. This was probably one of the hardest magic he could have mastered, but it was popularly used during the war in his past life…so he could gain the basics after watching them over and over. The rest was up to the level of his mana circles. And as for now, he had seven.

"Neptune's arrow." A large arrow of water formed on the Mermaid's left hand, as he drew an invincible bowstring forming a massive arrow. It was the size of a metal pole, and as it formed, the floating humanoid made of water reduced in size. The arrow shot out like a jet pistol, streaming through the air and slamming into the ground as Jang retreated.

His body tensed as ki streamed down his body, and in the next moment, all hell broke loose. His body jumped and dodged out of the way of the incoming water arrows. The projection and force of the arrows were much stronger and faster than the normal, almost like water bullets. They fired like rockets at the expense of the size of the floating humanoid made of water.

While Jang maneuvered himself around the Arena, dodging them flawlessly, his gaze was fixed on Raph, and his thoughts were swirling in his mind, thinking of contingencies and a way to fight back. He needed to end things quickly, in fear of what Raph would expose next.

And as if reading his mind, with his gaze stern and devoid of emotions, and a chilling smile exuding from his sword, he said.

"Aura Field Of Vision."