Chapter 1779: Storm King’s Verdict!
Chapter 1779: Storm King’s Verdict!
Selene’s eyes flashed. "Do not think that makes you invincible."
Her golden crown brightened, and a pair of radiant wings unfolded behind her. The wings were vast, elegant, and filled with golden runes, and the moment they appeared, Selene’s speed increased tremendously. She vanished from her original position and appeared to Max’s right, releasing a palm strike filled with condensed light.
"Solar Luminance Palm."
The palm seemed to carry a small sun inside it.
Max turned and met it with a slash of lightning.
Boom!
The palm exploded into fragments of golden light, but Selene had already moved again. She appeared above him this time, both hands forming a seal as a huge golden wheel appeared behind her. The wheel rotated with terrifying speed, and every rotation released blades of light that cut toward Max from dozens of directions.
"Heavenly Wheel of Radiant Execution."
The attack was far stronger than the sword rain. The golden wheel suppressed the battlefield, split the air, and created a storm of light blades so dense that it seemed impossible to avoid. The second faction elves watching from the side regained some confidence when they saw it, because this was one of Selene’s true combat techniques, and many geniuses of the same realm had fallen beneath it.
Max stood in the center of the light blade storm.
Seven-colored lightning rose around him like a divine punishment barrier.
The light blades struck the lightning.
One after another, they shattered.
Max lifted Dragonheart and slashed upward. A seven-colored lightning arc tore through the air, splitting the Heavenly Wheel of Radiant Execution from the center. The golden wheel cracked, trembled, and then exploded into a shower of light fragments.
Selene’s expression changed again.
Max did not let the chance pass.
Lightning erupted beneath his feet, and his figure rushed forward with terrifying speed. He appeared in front of Selene and thrust Dragonheart straight toward her chest. Selene’s golden wings folded in front of her, forming a layered defense, while her crown released a circle of light that pushed outward like a wave.
Max’s sword pierced through the first layer.
Then the second.
Then the third.
Selene gritted her teeth, and the halo behind her expanded suddenly. A mirror of light appeared between them, and Max’s sword struck the mirror with a thunderous sound. The mirror cracked but managed to divert his thrust slightly, causing Dragonheart to pass beside Selene’s shoulder instead of through her heart.
Even so, the lightning wrapped around the blade grazed her arm.
Selene’s sleeve was instantly destroyed, and a thin wound appeared on her fair skin. Seven-colored lightning crawled over the wound like living punishment, causing her bloodline power to tremble slightly before she forcefully dispersed it.
The second faction elves stared in disbelief.
The Divine Daughter had been injured.
Even if it was only a small wound, it was still enough to shake them.
Seraphine’s face became ugly. "Impossible..."
Fin’s eyes flickered with fear again. "He can actually pressure Selene."
Selene’s expression turned colder than before.
The wound was not serious, but the meaning behind it was unacceptable. She had been trained by the Bloodline Hall, personally guided by powerful ancestors, and recognized as the Divine Daughter of the second faction.
Her Heavenly Luminance Royal Bloodline was extremely pure, and among the younger generation of the elf race, very few could force her into danger. Yet Max had not only blocked her techniques, but had taken the initiative to attack and wounded her.
"You are stronger than I expected," Selene said softly.
Max pointed Dragonheart at her. "You are weaker than I expected."
The words made the golden light around Selene flare violently.
"Do not get arrogant."
Her bloodline power erupted to a new level, and the crown above her head transformed into a full divine diadem. Golden armor formed over her body, covering her arms, shoulders, chest, and legs with radiant plates carved from light itself.
Behind her, a giant phantom of a heavenly elf queen appeared, holding a spear of pure golden radiance. The aura that descended from that phantom made Caroline’s face turn grave.
Caroline said in a low voice, "That is one of the second faction’s strongest bloodline techniques. Heavenly Luminance Queen Avatar."
Selene raised her hand, and the phantom behind her raised the golden spear.
The spear became enormous, stretching from the ground to the sky, and every inch of it burned with bloodline suppression and sacred destruction.
"Heavenly Luminance, Queen’s Divine Spear."
The spear descended toward Max.
The pressure was terrifying.
The ground beneath Max cracked even before the attack arrived, and the golden light sealed the surrounding space to prevent him from dodging. It was clear that Selene had truly begun using her full power. She was not holding back, and the strength she displayed made everyone understand why she had the right to be called the Divine Daughter of the second faction.
Max smiled faintly for the first time since the battle began.
"Not bad."
The divine throne of seven-colored lightning behind him became clearer.
Thunderclouds gathered above the battlefield, and the seven colors of lightning condensed into a massive spear of punishment in Max’s hand. It was not a weapon made from metal, but from storm authority and destructive lightning. He raised it toward the descending golden spear, and the aura around him became as majestic as a ruler announcing punishment to the heavens.
"Divine King Punishment, Storm King’s Verdict."
The seven-colored lightning spear shot upward.
The two spears collided above the battlefield.
The explosion shook the base of the Witch God Tree.
Golden light and seven-colored lightning swallowed everything. The huge roots beneath the battlefield cracked open, the surrounding formations trembled, and many second faction elves were forced to retreat again and again.
Rosaline’s followers raised defensive barriers. Morgana waved her hand and formed a starry curtain before herself. Kaiden distorted the space around him. Orion stood still and let the shockwave crash against his body, his grin growing wider.
In the center of the explosion, Selene pressed down with all her strength.
Max pushed upward with Divine King Punishment.
For several breaths, the two powers seemed evenly matched.
Then the punishment lightning began to devour the golden radiance.
Crack!
The Queen’s Divine Spear cracked.
Selene’s pupils narrowed.
The seven-colored lightning spread across the golden spear like divine judgment, destroying its structure from within. The Heavenly Luminance Queen Avatar behind Selene trembled violently as the spear broke apart, and when the final surge of lightning erupted, the golden spear shattered completely.
Selene was thrown backward.
Her feet slid across the ground, leaving two long marks on the giant root beneath her.
The battlefield went silent for a heartbeat.