Is It Funny That The Dragon Slayer Failed And Became The Dragon Princess?

44. Isn’t This Also a Kind of…

The Black Knight wielded his sword with wide, sweeping strikes, unlike any ordinary swordsman, seemingly without any technique, swinging his dark long sword as if it were a ferocious weapon, imbued with fighting spirit, and smashing it down fiercely.

If it were an ordinary warrior facing such berserker-like onslaught, they would have been smashed into pulp already.

Yet Xia Yi countered with the Holy Sword, directly resisting such attacks.

In the past era of the Human Sword Saint, such resistance would have been unsustainable.

But now, things were different.

Her body was of the dragon race.

The physical strength of the dragon race was among the top within their kind.

Whether it was defensive capabilities or resistance to magic, they were exceptional.

It was because of this body that Xia Yi’s strength had risen to a new level.

She kept taking the Black Knight’s attacks head-on.

With each clash of swords, her whole body would shake, and her arms would go numb.

This sensation continuously stimulated the young princess’s nerves.

She felt that she hadn’t fought so exhilaratingly against an evenly matched opponent in a long time, and this brought her immense satisfaction. She was immersed in the thrill of battle, almost too high to function!

“Black Knight, next, I’m going to start counterattacking!” Xia Yi shifted to a new stance.

From her previous defensive posture, she transitioned to an offensive one, with the tip of the Holy Sword facing the Black Knight.

The Black Knight still wanted to continue using his strength to overpower.

This time, Xia Yi didn’t meet the attack head-on but made a bolder change, choosing to dodge.

Maintaining an offensive posture while dodging, if she failed, she would definitely not be able to defend in time and would suffer massive damage.

But in battle, gambling is very necessary.

High risk, high reward.

Perhaps you always play it safe, but if someone else goes all in and wins the bet, then the one who loses everything will be you.

The Black Knight was certain he would hit Xia Yi, taking away half of her life.

Xia Yi’s silver eyes lit up with a faint glow, and she dodged the Black Knight’s attack by a hair’s breadth.

She had won the bet.

A smile crept onto the silver-haired loli’s face.

“Four Instantaneous Slashes.”

Xia Yi swung the Holy Sword, releasing sword qi.

It seemed like a very ordinary sword technique.

But in the next instant, the Black Knight felt as if he was facing four enemies.

Attacks were launched at him from four different directions simultaneously.

Outnumbered, the Black Knight could only block one of the sword lights and was struck by the other three.

This was one of Xia Yi’s signature sword techniques.

By controlling the speed of her sword swings, she released sword qi, achieving the effect of multiple sword qi attacking at once. Faced with attacks from multiple directions, the enemy would always reveal weaknesses.

During the era of the Human Sword Saint, Xia Yi’s technique was called “Three Instantaneous Slashes.”

Now, with the enhancement of dragon blood, it had evolved into “Four Instantaneous Slashes.”

Four flashes of sword light struck, and the sword qi heavily slapped onto the Black Knight’s armor, making a loud noise.

The Black Knight was stunned.

Xia Yi didn’t miss this opportunity, raising the Holy Sword and stabbing it directly into the Black Knight’s armor.

A flesh-and-blood warrior would have been hit in a vital spot and lost their life under Xia Yi’s thrust.

However, the Black Knight was undying.

The armor was blown away by the impact of the sword thrust, falling to the ground. In a very short time, the Black Knight recovered and stood up again.

“How about that, Black Knight?” Xia Yi laughed.

The Black Knight let out a long howl to the sky, clearly even more excited, with fighting spirit bursting forth from his body, wilder and more ferocious than before!

“This…”

Grandmaster Gran witnessed the battle between Xia Yi and the Black Knight, quite astonished.

Although he was a magician with almost no study of the martial path.

Like the Black Knight, who had forsaken self-consciousness and focused solely on the pursuit of martial arts, even surpassing Xia Yi by a realm…

Under such absolute advantage, to be overturned by Xia Yi’s technique?

The level of performance displayed by the Princess was truly unfathomable.

Over the years, Gran knew that the Princess had always been slacking off, with no in-depth study in combat, and had never touched swordsmanship before.

But now in battle, she showed excellent intuition, sharp judgment, extraordinary courage, and rich experience…

It was definitely not something that could be realized by cramming at the last minute or relying on talent after one or two fights.

That was… the Holy Sword, wasn’t it?

Gran stared at the Holy Sword in Xia Yi’s hand.

The Holy Sword only recognized the soul of a human, only humans could wield it, he knew that.

The clearly compliant Holy Sword, not manipulated but willingly cooperating with Xia Yi’s combat, had undoubtedly acknowledged the Princess’s soul.

This was a true Sword Saint.

If the Princess was a Sword Saint, then it was very likely…

Uh!

Gran quickly halted his thoughts.

He was smart enough not to delve into the Princess’s identity, as it would bring no benefit to himself and might instead provoke the Queen’s wrath.

Xia Yi, wielding the Holy Sword, launched a fierce attack, and the Black Knight responded with equal ferocity, countering with his own insane strength.

Both combatants were clearly enjoying the fight.

The Black Knight indeed could not be defeated by ordinary means; his soul was attached to the pitch-black armor, which was quite domineering and nearly indestructible.

That’s why the Black Knight had the prefix of the Undying.

However, as invincible as the Black Knight seemed, he had a significant weakness.

Not from the Black Knight himself, but from the summoner…

Mana burn!

All the Black Knight’s maintenance in the mortal world was provided by the summoner.

This guy’s fighting style was just like a berserker’s, brutal and unrestrained, completely disregarding the conservation of mana.

Not to mention that every time the Black Knight was thwarted, he would burst out with even more fighting spirit, climbing higher and higher, and now the mana consumption per second was more than ten times what it was at the start.

A normal summoner would have been drained dry on the spot!

Now Gran was truly the victim.

He had intended to give the Princess a setback, but now he was the one burning through mana like crazy, all for her enjoyment.

“Alright, alright! Let’s call it a day!! It’s over!” Gran couldn’t take it anymore and created a magical barrier between the Black Knight and Xia Yi, simultaneously forcibly stopping the mana supply to the Black Knight.

The Black Knight was abruptly halted.

“Eh? Is it over already?” Xia Yi looked reluctant to stop.

“Your Highness, it’s been ten minutes, the test is over.”

“Oh… alright then.” Xia Yi was clearly disappointed.

“Black Knight, you’ve worked hard, you may return now.” Gran commanded, preparing to end the summoning.

“…”

But the Black Knight stood still, unmoving, unwilling to leave just yet.

Gran furrowed his brow, becoming alert.

His actions just now were very dangerous. Summoners who incurred the dissatisfaction of their summons and were backlashed were not uncommon.

Was the Black Knight about to turn on him?

Gran readied himself for a counterattack.

But the Black Knight didn’t face him; instead, he walked towards Xia Yi and extended his hand.

“Eh? Black Knight, are you offering me a handshake?” Xia Yi blinked in surprise.

The Black Knight knelt on one knee.

Xia Yi looked puzzled.

Only Gran, standing to the side, couldn’t hide the shock on his face, nearly petrified on the spot.

This was the Black Knight inviting Xia Yi to sign a summoning contract with him, and his attitude was very sincere.

His own summon, which he had worked so hard to bind with a contract, after being summoned, required a huge amount of mana to maintain. Yet, after the battle ended, the summon actually took the initiative to wish to form a summoning contract with the opponent, isn’t this a kind of…