Chapter 397: The Radiance of That Blade
Afra was suddenly called by Lette and was startled.
She had just been immersed in the contents of "Holy Sin Wright's Words" being sung by the Blood Rose Knights.
Strangely, after listening to these words, she felt she had a new understanding of the Holy Light Law!
Ever since she ascended to Rule Level God, she had been very confused, suddenly losing direction.
The ascent to Law Level is like climbing stairs — as long as you take it step by step, your efforts will be rewarded.
But rising to Rule Level is like freehand rock climbing; it's not only more dangerous but also a leap in difficulty.
Just when she was utterly confused about the Holy Light Path, "Holy Sin Wright's Words" gave her new inspiration and revelation.
Could it be that her path to ascension lies within this book?
For a moment, Afra couldn't quite distinguish who was the God and who was the believer.
However, her mental pause didn't stop her hands from moving.
She immediately submitted a Divine Gift application to the Judge, who approved her third Divine Gift.
Then, she drew the next card from the deck Lette gave her.
There was still no pattern or explanation on it, just one word — Crimson.
As the card dropped, a crimson glow enveloped the entire knight order.
The girls' originally bright red flesh armor was stained with an unusual red light.
Killing intent spread wildly at this moment, filling the entire duel arena!
And the Sin Light Greatsword in Knight Captain Helen's hand split into two, becoming two killing knives crisscrossed with murderous intent.
Facing the approaching Gem Mountain Giant, Helen was nearly swallowed whole by the killing intent.
Her eyes held only madness! Only slaughter! Only a thirst for blood and carnage!
The most extreme emotions transformed into an invincible force, all pouring into the two long knives.
Lette stood before the arena, loudly shouting toward the other side.
"Hey!!! Run quickly! Gather your clothes from the storm! If you don't run, be careful; you might become a ghost under the blade!"
The arena was initially built by several overwhelmingly powerful Rule Level Gods in unison, and accidents leading to injuries in the audience had never been heard of before.
But at this very moment, the almost tangible killing intent had penetrated the Defense Barrier, spreading in the depths of every God's heart.
Even if they didn't believe it, no one dared gamble their little lives.
The Gods scattered in a frenzy, using every method to turn into divine light and flee the stands.
But the giant inside the arena wasn't as lucky.
The once arrogant half-dragon half-giant was now firmly suppressed to the ground by the killing intent, unable to move.
The previous singing of the girls seemed only to stimulate the Holy Sword Sin Light into some excited state.
And at this moment, it was about to display its radiance!
Lette placed his hands on the railing and coldly issued a command.
"Finish him."
The lightly spoken words were like a death warrant.
The entire Blood Rose shuddered, and then following their leader's action, sharply slashed forward with both hands!
Two crimson Sword Auras, as if they could destroy heaven and earth, sprouted from the blade, rushing to cleave down the mountain-like giant.
Clang!
Accompanied by a clear, melodious clash of metal, the blood-colored Sword Aura pierced through, continued without losing momentum, and directly carved a massive gap into the arena's stands.
And the Mountain Giant on the field seemed completely dismantled by the strike, its whole body began turning into dust.
In a blink, it scattered to nothing, not even a pebble was left behind.
After releasing this strike, the members of the Blood Rose Knights all collapsed on the ground, exhausted.
Seeing this, Afra quickly raised the half-staff in her hand and showered them with Holy Light Divine Spell to help stabilize their conditions.
At least in terms of treating followers, Lady Holy Light Goddess was quite diligent.
But as most of the arena was destroyed, the shadow of the Judge flickered in the sky and gradually dissipated.
The duel ended — or rather, it concluded unresolved — in this manner.
On the platform, Lette raised his hand, and the Holy Sword Sin Light flew back into his grip.
Even after being sated, it still trembled excitedly.
Lette knocked it on his forehead once to calm it down gradually.
After retracting it, Lette crossed his arms and mischievously looked toward the Life God System and the Dragon Clan.
"So, everyone, the duel is over. I trust you have no objections, right?"
The entire arena fell dead silent.
No God present, including those from the Dragon Clan and Life God System, had any objection to the victory and defeat, nor was any god worried about whether these two would renege on the bet.
What a joke?
Renege?
Look at what happened to the arena, then think about this again!
If anyone dared to renege, the next time the Holy Sword shows up at their doorstep, it would be Lette himself.
Money also requires a life to spend, doesn't it!
Faced with this outcome, regardless of what the Life God System felt, the Dragon Clan felt relieved instead.
They suddenly weren't so fixated on the Dragon Slayer's Lament being in Lette's hands anymore.
After all.
With the Holy Sword named Sin Light there, does it even matter whether he has the Dragon Slayer's Lament or not?
In retrospect, it's actually better it remains in his hands.
At least, it's better than him giving the Dragon Slayer's Lament to someone else.
Otherwise, the threat from the Holy Light Divine Court to the Dragon Clan would not have lessened at all, and it would have created an additional dangerous adversary out of thin air.
So be it, let him hold onto it.
Several Dragon God Emperors from the Dragon Clan even started to consider how many benefits they should give, for Lette to keep holding onto Dragon Slayer's Lament and not let others obtain it.
Upon discussing this, they suddenly realized, isn't this just like paying protection fees?
But the Dragon Clan had already paid the protection fee before!
It was about the authorization of the Dragon Clan's underground city!
Thinking about it now, the previous protection fee paid compared to the losses and bets of this duel doesn't even amount to a fraction of a fraction.
So, after all the fuss, the Dragon Clan was left humiliated, handing over money and Divine Artifacts, and even had their shops looted.
For what?
At that moment, the Dragon God Emperors really wished they could go back in time, find their pre-duel selves, give them a good slap, and ask themselves!
Why make such a fuss? Aren't we asking for trouble?
"So, you'll hand over the bets, right?"
Rafdel from the Life God System endured his injuries, rising slowly. He glanced at the gods behind him, then wiped the blood from his mouth, and took a deep breath.
"Of course, no problem. But as for the Imperial Garden, I'd ask Mr. Wright to personally come to the Life God System to fetch it another day."
Lette frowned slightly: "Oh?"
Rafdel quickly waved: "We have no intention of making things difficult, it's just that the Divine Realm's territorial issues are intricate.
Moreover... the Life God System hopes Mr. Wright could visit.
We have some matters we'd like to discuss with you in detail, sir."