The most coveted aspect of Sonya wasn’t her beauty, nor her self-created miracles, and not even her own being! It was the secret she harbored-the secret that allowed her to achieve the Sanctuary of Swordsmanship from scratch in less than half a year!
Even the likes of Lake Angel, King of Ti, and Specter Seer, these Demigods, need at least two years to ascend from silver sorcerer to sanctuary sorcerer, even when traversing the Path of Origin without deliberately enhancing their Sect Realm.
The absurd speed at which the Red-Haired Sword Princess ascended was beyond even the reach of the reborn Specter Seer!
Even if Sonya faced no bottlenecks and could ascend as soon as her virtual wings were fully ford, her speed in forming those wings was several tis, if not dozens of tis, faster than that of ordinary sorcerers!
Silver virtual wings might have the excuse of the Whirlpool, but golden virtual wings required a solid journey of thousands of miles, yet she managed to cover in a month or two what others took two years to accomplish!
Such a secret could propel a Family or even an entire Kingdom to new heights. Who wouldn’t be tempted? Who wouldn’t want it?
The Stars Kingdom refrained from demanding Sonya’s secret because all officials, from top to bottom, were bound by the blessing of the Stars, preventing them from making any decisions that would intentionally harm the interests of citizens. Even if they wanted to use the greater good to threaten a village girl, the constitution reminded them that the greater good included these common folks.
However, the Stars Kingdom wasn’t in a hurry. Sonya accepting the blessing of the Stars was only a matter of ti, and if there was indeed a secret, it would surely remain within the Stars Kingdom.
But for others, it was a different story. If Sonya’s secret was limited, whoever got it first would benefit their Family imnsely!
Adelle and Lois, for instance, had previously been pressured by their Families, both openly and covertly, to find ways to steal the secret of the stretching paw sword saint. But as their relationship with Sonya grew closer, and with Lois also becoming a sorcerer, the Family pressure gradually eased-after all, maintaining good relations with a promising sanctuary sorcerer wasn’t a bad idea.
Lois had long anticipated that soone would covet Sonya’s belongings. But she hadn’t expected that even before the death was confird, soone would be so eager to raid the place!
Upon reflection, she understood-if the death was confird, they wouldn’t even have the chance to snatch the belongings.
Smash!
The male deputy charged in with a powerful punch, shattering the chair to pieces! As for the Riptide beneath his feet, it hardly affected him!
Fist-Claw sorcerer!
Lois and Engulite’s pupils contracted sharply. In the cramped environnt of a dorm room, the advantage of a fist-claw sorcerer was nearly limitless! Engulite’s swordsmanship couldn’t be fully utilized, Lois’s water spell required spellcasting ti, while his fist-claw techniques could be freely deployed!
He was well aware of this, stepping steadily into the room, “It’s already over-“
The male deputy’s voice abruptly choked, for he saw the weakest and most powerless person in the room, Adelle, holding a gaphone-sothing she had picked up while helping at the Masquerade Ball so days ago.
“Help! There’s a thief attacking girls in the dorm!”
Adelle’s voice pierced through the entire dorm building: “These thieves pretended to be from the administration, pried open our doors, and when they couldn’t steal, they resorted to robbery, striking at the female students! Help, there are thieves, co quickly, there are extra credits for acts of bravery!”
In this situation, the male deputy cald down. He said to the people behind him, “Hurry up.” Then, turning to the female deputy, he added, “You co with to subdue them.”
The female deputy was deeply resentful: “Aren’t you enough by yourself?! What do we do now? Everyone knows! It’s all your fault. If you hadn’t chosen this ti to co, none of this would have happened!”
“I can defeat them, but I can’t stop them from damaging property,” said the male deputy. “Stop complaining, since we’ve already ssed it up, we at least have to complete the minimum task.”
Lois laughed, “Hard to believe you can still be so amiable. If it were , I would have slapped this nopausal old lady flying by now.”
The female deputy imdiately turned her gaze toward Lois. Indeed, Lois’s words were biased. The female deputy, though no longer delicate, was still considered beautiful. In her youth, she might have competed with Lois for the title of Swordflower, but her resentnt made her features profoundly terrifying, each blackhead seeming to exude bitterness.
Whoosh! Suddenly, the female deputy pointed at Adelle’s water cup, and the cup exploded, sending a stream of black water towards Lois-it turned out she was also a water sorcerer!
The black water, likely mixed with a shadow spirit, sped towards Lois’s face at an incredible speed. Even though it wouldn’t be fatal, it would leave a terrifying scar on Lois!
An ordinary silver sorcerer, even if aware, could not dodge this miraculous attack. However, Lois showed no fear! Water marks appeared under her feet, and though she exerted no force, her body slid out with the flow of water, incredibly fast!
Riptide spirit!
This was precisely the reward Lois had received from the Lake Inheritance!
Lois didn’t just slide randomly; she slid right up to Sonya’s desk and shot a burst of riptide at the four n in black, forcing them to defend. The female deputy wanted to retaliate but had to consider the relics behind Sonya!
At that mont, Engulite had already drawn her Wooden Sword, and her Sword Shadow strike aid at the female deputy!
Clang!
The male deputy caught Engulite’s Wooden Sword with his fist, unknowingly wearing a Chain Glove. Despite being struck, the glove rang out, yet he was unscathed!
Engulite’s eyes turned cold, and her Wooden Sword split into nurous afterimages that slashed at the male deputy! The male deputy seed overwheld and could only passively defend, the room filling with the sound of countless crackling thunders!
Seconds later, they both withdrew. The male deputy glanced at his now-ruined glove, his face showing surprise, “To achieve this with just a few basic spirits… truly a generation of talents.”
“You’ve done quite well for a One-Winged Sorcerer.”
“But still.”
Snap.
Engulite, steaming with heat, had just wiped herself dry only to be soaked with sweat again. She let her sword fall to pieces. Looking at her cracked palms, large beads of sweat rolled from her forehead to her eyes, her expression unchanged, only her slightly trembling lips indicating the intense pain she was enduring.
“The ga is over,” he said.
The noisy Adelle was grabbed by the female deputy, holding her swollen face, tears brimming in her eyes yet she held them back, and the loudspeaker was also smashed.
Lois still guarded the desk, but seeing more n in black blocking the corridor outside the door, she knew there was no hope left.
“I request to notify Professor Trozan,” she said.
The female deputy imdiately responded, touching Adelle’s face, clearly not as a gesture of affection.
“We’re just nobodies,” said the male deputy calmly. “Of course, we fear the invisible sword saint, but our backers do not.”
“Do you fear the Stretching Paw Sword Saint then?”
As soon as the voice rang out, the male deputy instantly threw a miraculous punch, and the female deputy instinctively pulled Adelle in front-
But it was useless!
Their bodies slipped out of their control, their throats tightly gripped by an iron hand, and in an instant, they were pressed to the ground, dragged out like rags and slamd into the balcony!
Boom!
Lois weakly collapsed to the ground, asking breathlessly, “Why did you co back so late?”
“Slept a bit, took a bath, got a haircut, changed clothes.”
Sonya, holding their throats, forcefully smashed their heads into the balcony tiles, then turned around smiling, “How could I co back to the dorm not looking my best?”
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