Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83 - Cry-Baby And Ugly-Faced Woman
Chapter 84 - The Situation Took A Turn For The Worst
Chapter 85 - The Blood Clan’S True Form (One)
Chapter 86 - Blood Clan'S True Form (Two)
Chapter 87 - Your Blood Is Quite Nutritious
Chapter 88 - Awakening (One)
Chapter 89 - Awakening (Two)
Chapter 90 - Awakening (Three)
Chapter 91 - Return
Chapter 92 - Sin Of Hell’S River
Chapter 93 - Don’T Do It, It’Ll Hurt
Chapter 94 - All The Blood In This World Belongs To Me
Chapter 95 - The Charm Of That Shield
Chapter 96 - I Definitely Will Not Let You Suffer
Chapter 97 - Our Inland Sea
Chapter 98 - Arracca Murkh
Chapter 99 - Uncertain Fate
Chapter 100 - Ramon (One)
Chapter 101 - Ramon (Two)
Chapter 102 - Eckstedt’S Welcoming Ceremony
Chapter 103 - Gamble (One)
Chapter 104 - Gamble (Two)
Chapter 105 - The Kingdom’S Wrath
Chapter 106 - The Failed Bet
Chapter 107 - Mystic Gun
Chapter 108 - Chapman Lampard
Chapter 109 - Remnants Of Magic
Chapter 110 - Paid Homage
Chapter 111 - Kaslan’S Tavern
Chapter 112
Chapter 113 - The Intersection Of Fate
Chapter 114 - The People In Hell (One)
Chapter 115 - The People In Hell (Two)
Chapter 116
Chapter 117 - Star Killer
Chapter 118 - The Unexpected Guests
Chapter 119 - A Marquis From Camus
Chapter 120 - Bait
Chapter 121 - Clue
Chapter 122 - Until Dawn Came (One)
Chapter 123 - Until Dawn Came (Two)
Chapter 124 - Queen Of The Sky
Chapter 125 - The Female Warrior
Chapter 126 - Heroic Spirit Palace
Chapter 127 - The Born King (One)
Chapter 128 - The Born King (Two)
Chapter 129 - A Duel
Chapter 130 - The King And His Archdukes
Chapter 131 - The Strange Swordsman
Chapter 132 - Who Are You?
Chapter 133 - Hunt And Chase
Chapter 134 - Little Rascal And Alex (One)
Chapter 135 - Little Rascal And Alex (Two)
Chapter 136 - Stabs
Chapter 137 - Kidnapping The Archduke?
Chapter 138 - Numb Hands
Chapter 139 - A Unique Welcome Banquet
Chapter 140 - The Red Witch
Chapter 141 - Reunion
Chapter 142 - Who’S There (One)
Chapter 143 - Who’S There (Two)
Chapter 144 - The Sword Of Baptism’S Death
Chapter 145 - The Wait
Chapter 146 - The Culprit
Chapter 147 - The Northland Road
Chapter 148
Chapter 149 - Not Even Worth Half A Penny!
Chapter 150 - The Beloved Former King, Nuven
Chapter 151 - Veteran
Chapter 152 - Shadow
Chapter 153 - Have A Drink
Chapter 154 - The Secret Of ‘Triumph’
Chapter 155 - A Bargaining Chip You Cannot Refuse
Chapter 156 - Horrifying
Chapter 157 - The Death Of Soria
Chapter 158 - Betrayal
Chapter 159 - The Fateful Night
Chapter 160 - The Invitation
Chapter 161 - The First Mystic Declaration
Chapter 162 - Letting Go Of A Suspicion
Chapter 163 - Monster And Monster
Chapter 164 - Chaos Begins
Chapter 165 - Just Speak
Chapter 166 - Surprise
Chapter 167 - Flee
Chapter 168 - The Tragic End Of Weaklings
Chapter 169 - Air And Blood
Chapter 170 - The Desperate Dash
Chapter 171 - The Outcome Of The Civil War
Chapter 172 - Elimination
Chapter 173 - The Blade Of Purification
Chapter 174 - The Truth About Elimination
Chapter 175 - Same Kind (One)
Chapter 176 - Same Kind (Two)
Chapter 177 - Sudden Entrance Into The Battlefield!
Chapter 178 - True Form
Chapter 179 - Silence And Darkness
Chapter 180 - Knocking On The Door
Chapter 181 - Phantom
Chapter 182 - A Gentle Kiss
Chapter 183 - The Cost Of Victory
Chapter 184 - The Paradoxical Assassin
Chapter 185 - Thunder Rumbles In Winter
Chapter 186 - End Of Arc: A Good Name
Chapter 187 - The Night Ends, The Day Breaks
Chapter 188 - It Is You
Chapter 189 - Symphony Of Blood (One)
Chapter 190 - Symphony Of Blood (Part Two)
Chapter 191 - Stop Meddling Into The Matters Of Elders
Chapter 192 - Six-Fifty
Chapter 193 - Choose Who You Want To Become
Chapter 194 - Ice-Cold
Chapter 195 - Spirit Of The Contract
Chapter 196 - The Manipulator (One)
Chapter 197 - The Manipulator (Two)
Chapter 198 - Price
Chapter 199
Chapter 200 - Encounter
Chapter 201 - The Prince’S End
Chapter 202 - Really Bad Luck (One)
Chapter 203 - Really Bad Luck (Two)
Chapter 204 - Understanding
Chapter 205 - Execute On The Spot
Chapter 206 - Guest From Barren Bone
Chapter 207 - The Prince’S Doubts
Chapter 208 - The Black Prophet From The Other Side
Chapter 209 - Code Name: Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 210 - The Importance Of Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 211 - A Gamble In The Dark (One)
Chapter 212 - A Gamble In The Dark (Two)
Chapter 213 - The Curse Of The Witch
Chapter 214 - The Scorching Blade
Chapter 215 - Stall
Chapter 216 - The Latecomer
Chapter 217 - A Very Big Problem
Chapter 218 - The Blade And The Wing
Chapter 219 - Trust And Loyalty
Chapter 220 - Nicholas’ Bargaining Chip
Chapter 221 - Shelter
Chapter 222 - A Critical Decision
Chapter 223 - Failure
Chapter 224 - Little Rascal’S ‘Consolation’
Chapter 225 - Save This Country
Chapter 226 - King Slayer
Chapter 227 - Creating Trouble For Ourselves
Chapter 228 - The Strongest Chess Piece (One)
Chapter 229 - The Strongest Chess Piece (Two)
Chapter 230 - The Strongest Chess Piece. (Three)
Chapter 231 - Lampard’S Plan
Chapter 232 - The Archduke’S Fight
Chapter 233 - It Has Been A Long Time
Chapter 234 - A Great Threat
Chapter 235 - Contention
Chapter 236 - The Inextinguishable Starlight
Chapter 237 - The Virtuous King
Chapter 238 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (One)
Chapter 239 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Two)
Chapter 240 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Three)
Chapter 241 - Genuine Patrols
Chapter 242
Chapter 243 - Seize Control
Chapter 244 - Chad Vlad
Chapter 245 - Severing Souls With A Slash!
Chapter 246 - A Game Of Chess
Chapter 247 - A Chance Encounter
Chapter 248 - I Am Very Honored
Chapter 249 - When Swords Cross (One)
Chapter 250 - When Swords Cross (Two)
Chapter 251 - Arduous
Chapter 252 - I Am So Relieved
Chapter 253 - I Can Help You
Chapter 254 - The Black Knight’S Death
Chapter 255 - Changing Hands
Chapter 256 - Counter-Attack
Chapter 257 - Check
Chapter 258 - Checkmate
Chapter 259 - A Speculation
Chapter 260 - The Reason For Battle (One)
Chapter 261 - The Reason For Battle (Two)
Chapter 262 - Twist Of Fate
Chapter 263 - A Child Who’S Not Able To Drink Alcohol
Chapter 264 - You Northland Barbarians!
Chapter 265 - Two Minutes
Chapter 266 - What A Shame (One)
Chapter 267 - What A Shame (Two)
Chapter 268 - We Won
Chapter 269 - The Archduchess
Chapter 270 - The Blood-Stained Crown
Chapter 271 - The Day Before The Bitter Cold Winter
Chapter 272 - Yc
Chapter 273 - End Of Arc: The Destiny They Missed
Chapter 274 - The Quiet Prince
Chapter 275 - A Game Of Chess (One)
Chapter 276 - A Game Of Chess (Two)
Chapter 277 - First Lesson
Chapter 278 - The Truth Brothers
Chapter 279 - Traitors
Chapter 280 - Target
Chapter 281 - An Awkward Dinner
Chapter 282 - Upset
Chapter 283 - Riot
Chapter 284 - The Familiar Guest
Chapter 285 - The Honor And Humiliation Of The Great Dragon (One)
Chapter 286
Chapter 287 - The Mystery About Putray
Chapter 288 - The Dragon’S Blood Has Yet To Dry
Chapter 289 - Dragon Breaker (One)
Chapter 290 - Dragon Breaker (Two)
Chapter 291 - Meryl Hicks
Chapter 292 - The Boundaries Of Governance (One)
Chapter 293 - The Boundaries Of Governance (Two)
Chapter 294 - What Is Magic?
Chapter 295 - An Unforeseen Invitation
Chapter 296 - The Game In The Carriage
Chapter 297 - The Former King’S “Present”
Chapter 298 - The Prince’S Shackles
Chapter 299 - Friend And Foe
Chapter 300 - Victory And Defeat
Chapter 301 - A Duel
Chapter 302 - Not Too Bad?
Chapter 303 - Leave
Chapter 304 - A Storm Is Coming
Chapter 305 - The Creation Of The Two Empresses
Chapter 306 - Raven Of Death
Chapter 307 - Ian The Nuisance
Chapter 308 - Collusion
Chapter 309 - The Writers Of Legend (One)
Chapter 310 - The Writers Of Legend (Two)
Chapter 311 - The Day Of The State Affairs Hearing
Chapter 312 - The Hatred For Stealing His Sister
Chapter 313 - The Beginning
Chapter 314 - For Dragon Clouds City
Chapter 315 - The Archduchess And Her Vassals
Chapter 316 - Plan
Chapter 317 - A Romantic Story
Chapter 318 - Are All Of You Coming?
Chapter 319 - Not According To Plan
Chapter 320 - Releasing In “Installments”
Chapter 321 - The Price Of Saying “No”
Chapter 322 - The Moral Of The Story
Chapter 323 - Good Morning
Chapter 324 - Returning The Favor
Chapter 325 - Send Reinforcements
Chapter 326 - Five Archdukes
Chapter 327 - The Prince’S Whereabouts
Chapter 328 - Just Like Chapman Lampard
Chapter 329 - The Final Journey
Chapter 330 - Assassinating Lampard?
Chapter 331 - Bumping Into A Ghost
Chapter 332 - Headquarters
Chapter 333 - Smooth-Sailing
Chapter 334
Chapter 335 - The Confusion While Going Back Home
Chapter 336 - The Veteran On The Wheelchair
Chapter 337 - Double The Amount?
Chapter 338 - The Point Of Contact
Chapter 339 - His/Her Eyes
Chapter 340 - The Magical Therren
Chapter 341 - You Son Of A *Censored*
Chapter 342 - Which Will You Choose?
Chapter 343 - Exterminate Them All
Chapter 344 - Black Track
Chapter 345 - Join Us
Chapter 346 - Silver Shadow
Chapter 347 - You Will Fail In The End
Chapter 348 - You Fell Into The Trap, Eh?
Chapter 349 - The War Of The Deceased Souls
Chapter 350 - Never Lost
Chapter 351 - The Pulse Of The Ground
Chapter 352 - God Knows
Chapter 353 - The First Rule
Chapter 354 - Pursuers
Chapter 355 - The Hardest Fight
Chapter 356 - Unique Only To One
Chapter 357 - Just Die Here
Chapter 358 - The Three-Second Fight
Chapter 359 - Surpassed Kaslan
Chapter 360 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (One)
Chapter 361 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (Two)
Chapter 362 - The Black Raven’S Eyes
Chapter 363 - Who Does Your Loyalty Belong To?
Chapter 364 - Turning Against One Another
Chapter 365 - Saber Or Crossbow?
Chapter 366 - Prince In The Desert
Chapter 367 - Sellsword
Chapter 368 - Dante’S Greatsword
Chapter 369 - Desert Threat
Chapter 370 - There’S Someone
Chapter 371 - Barren Bone People
Chapter 372 - Bloody Thorn Lizard
Chapter 373 - Young Cub
Chapter 374 - Foreign Blood
Chapter 375 - Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
Chapter 376 - Flag
Chapter 377 - The Destructive Army
Chapter 378 - Freaks
Chapter 379 - Welcome To Constellation (One)
Chapter 380 - Welcome To Constellation (Two)
Chapter 381 - Ghost Prince
Chapter 382 - My Home (One)
Chapter 383 - My Home (Two)
Chapter 384 - Age Of Mercenaries
Chapter 385 - Confrontation And Stalemate
Chapter 386 - Prince Versus Prince
Chapter 387 - So Many Tricks
Chapter 388 - You Have To Laugh
Chapter 389 - Shackles Of Power
Chapter 390 - Perhaps I Have
Chapter 391 - Happily Ever After
Chapter 392 - Technical Skill
Chapter 393 - Intention
Chapter 394 - New Guest
Chapter 395 - Shadows And Swords
Chapter 396 - The Dark Side
Chapter 397 - Emergency Mission
Chapter 398 - Alliance Of Traitors
Chapter 399 - The Mole
Chapter 400 - As Bad As Can Be
Chapter 401 - Affectionate And United
Chapter 402 - F*Ck You
Chapter 403 - H.N. Jadestar
Chapter 404 - Stupid Idea
Chapter 405 - Sinner
Chapter 406 - The Intruders
Chapter 407 - Head Towards Omniscience
Chapter 408 - Black Prison
Chapter 409 - Behind The Iron Curtain
Chapter 410 - Hallucination
Chapter 411 - Seven
Chapter 412 - People Whom History Has Forgotten
Chapter 413 - The Mourning Of The Guards
Chapter 414 - Where Is He?
Chapter 415 - Fall Out
Chapter 416 - Disaster Sword’S Battle
Chapter 417 - The Knight Of Judgment
Chapter 418 - A Different World
Chapter 419 - The Queen’S Dowry
Chapter 420 - The Greatest King
Chapter 421 - Knew Clearly
Chapter 422 - Nameless
Chapter 423 - Awaken
Chapter 424 - Loyalty
Chapter 425 - Peer
Chapter 426 - He Was Probably Old
Chapter 427 - A Stalemate
Chapter 428 - Dusk
Chapter 429 - The Man At The Proximal World
Chapter 430 - The Second Declaration Among Mystics
Chapter 431 - The Anchor Point
Chapter 432 - Taurus Mill
Chapter 433 - Decision
Chapter 434 - Correcting The Mistake
Chapter 435 - Malicious Flower, Malicious Fruit
Chapter 436 - Moriah Returns
Chapter 437 - Old Self
Chapter 438 - The Prince Is Not Here
Chapter 439 - Scheme Between The Thief And Bandit
Chapter 440 - Seven To Three
Chapter 441 - Missing One
Chapter 442 - Quick Wit
Chapter 443 - Not Just You
Chapter 444 - Someone Needs An Answer
Chapter 445 - A Forbidden Name
Chapter 446 - Three Calamity Allies
Chapter 447 - Enemy Of The World
Chapter 448 - 1 Vs 8
Chapter 449 - Chaos Of Armies
Chapter 450 - Two Hands
Chapter 451 - Xx Films
Chapter 452 - Fratricide
Chapter 453 - It Was Not A Coincidence
Chapter 454 - More Than Half
Chapter 455 - I Hated Him
Chapter 456 - Nothing At All
Chapter 457 - The Person Who Supported Him
Chapter 458 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (One)
Chapter 459 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (Two)
Chapter 460 - Rebirth (One)
Chapter 461 - Rebirth (Two)
Chapter 462 - Rebirth (Three)
Chapter 463 - Rebirth (Four)
Chapter 464 - Rebirth (Five)
Chapter 465 - Truth Swords
Chapter 466 - Beheaded
Chapter 467 - Revealed In Flames
Chapter 468 - The Silent Demon
Chapter 469 - So Naïve That You Are Adorable
Chapter 470 - The Fate Twins
Chapter 471 - The True Essence Of The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 472 - Leaving The Prison
Chapter 473 - I Am Not A Devil, After All
Chapter 474 - Much… Higher
Chapter 475 - The Warden
Chapter 476 - Life, Safety And Freedom
Chapter 477 - Something Lighter
Chapter 478 - Get Me Something To Eat And Drink
Chapter 479 - Exclusive Possession
Chapter 480 - Kill Them
Chapter 481 - A Different Way Of Living
Chapter 482 - Get Yourself A Girlfriend
Chapter 483 - Make Me Even More… Excited
Chapter 484 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 485 - Too High
Chapter 486 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 487 - Too High
Chapter 488 - That Night
Chapter 489 - Usurp Power
Chapter 490 - Do Something
Chapter 491 - Power Comes From Violence (One)
Chapter 492 - Power Comes From Violence (Two)
Chapter 493 - The Third Party
Chapter 494 - Destiny Is Like A Poem
Chapter 495 - Raven Leader
Chapter 496 - Never
Chapter 497 - His Majesty’S Blessing
Chapter 498 - Black Lion
Chapter 499 - I Have Come In Peace
Chapter 500 - End Of Arc: Duke
Chapter 501 - Everything Will Be Better
Chapter 502 - Six Divisions And Seven Attendants
Chapter 503 - Divided Western Desert
Chapter 504 - Only One Day Left
Chapter 505 - Protection
Chapter 506 - This Is Just The Beginning
Chapter 507 - Hometown
Chapter 508 - A Small Spark
Chapter 509 - Anxious
Chapter 510 - Fifteen Minutes
Chapter 511 - King In The Mist
Chapter 512 - Crazy
Chapter 513 - A Small Favor
Chapter 514 - Like A Fleeting Cloud
Chapter 515 - Timetable
Chapter 516 - Coincidence?
Chapter 517 - Went To High School
Chapter 518 - Discovered?
Chapter 519 - Let’S Fight
Chapter 520 - Not Just The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 521 - World Class Battle Worthy Of Being Written In Historical Poems
Chapter 522 - Continuous Fights
Chapter 523 - Mutant
Chapter 524 - Self-Reliant
Chapter 525 - Lustful Woman
Chapter 526 - Knowledge Of People
Chapter 527 - Holiness Exorcism
Chapter 528 - Fight Between The Eldest And Youngest
Chapter 529 - Privacy
Chapter 530 - Alien Star
Chapter 531 - Guest
Chapter 532 - The Young Kingdom
Chapter 533 - Calm On Iron Spikes
Chapter 534 - Sorry To Keep You Waiting
Chapter 535 - Polaris
Chapter 536 - Times Have Changed
Chapter 537 - Pretty Boy
Chapter 538 - Magnificent Scene Of Hell
Chapter 539 - Side Story 7: Joint Council
Chapter 540 - Never Kneel
Chapter 541 - A Piece Of Cake
Chapter 542 - Merciless
Chapter 543 - That Gaze
Chapter 544 - Watchmen’S Code
Chapter 545 - The End Of It
Chapter 546 - To Not Perish As Foes (One)
Chapter 547 - To Not Perish As Foes (Two)
Chapter 548 - To Not Perish As Foes (Three)
Chapter 549 - To Duke Thales
Chapter 550 - What Rationality
Chapter 551 - Better
Chapter 552 - Sacrificing A Pawn (One)
Chapter 553 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Two)
Chapter 554 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Three)
Chapter 555 - Unfulfilled
Chapter 556 - Chess Player
Chapter 557 - Relieved
Chapter 558 - Punishment
Chapter 559 - Eight Arteries
Chapter 560 - Imperial Style
Chapter 561 - Cannot Escape The Sheath
Chapter 562 - Want Everything
Chapter 563 - Cause And Effect
Chapter 564 - Blazing Blood
Chapter 565 - Of Course—Not
Chapter 566 - Crown Jewel Of The Kingdom
Chapter 567 - Head Over Heels
Chapter 568 - As Truthful As Possible
Chapter 569 - Hand In Marriage
Chapter 570 - What Do I Need You For
Chapter 571 - Defects
Chapter 572 - Heart Of The Guards
Chapter 573 - You’Re A Real Dog
Chapter 574 - Antecessors
Chapter 575 - The Years Have Caught On To Me
Chapter 576 - Shooting Yourself In The Foot
Chapter 577 - Lie
Chapter 578 - The Wine Merchant
Chapter 579 - Damn The Prince
Chapter 580 - The Prince Likes Them
Categories Genre: Action, All, Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Ongoing, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Wang Guo Xue Mai, 王国血脉, ______
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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Chapter 176: Same Kind (Two)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Black Sword scrutinized Thales’ face for the longest time.
“Not bad.” Finally, Black Sword slowly nodded. A smile unlike his usual one was revealed at the corner of his mouth.
“You are indeed a… Jadestar.”
‘Jadestar…’
At that moment, Thales felt alarmed as his eyes widened!
“You…”
He involuntarily tightened his grasp on the Blade of Purification.
“Ah, at this point, if I can’t even get your identity right, what else is there to discuss about finding the Mystic?” Black Sword shook his head with a vague smile.
“Prince Thales.”
The next moment, Black Sword firmly picked Thales up with his right arm!
“Grab hold of your sword!” Black Sword said coldly as he swiftly jumped onto a half-collapsed roof and leapt in Kilika’s direction.
Stunned, Thales felt the whooshing of the wind in his ear.
He now knew his identity.
Thales could not help but recall King Nuven and Asda’s words.
‘”The mercenary leader was peculiarly skilled…
‘”Wielding a strange sword…
‘”Map of Renaissance Palace…
‘”You were the one who assassinated the crown prince, weren’t you…”‘
Thales’ heart thumped continuously.
What was he going to do?
He had reached the point of no return.
An earth-shattering explosion was then heard from afar.
Kilika was raging.
“What should we do?”
After a while, Thales finally came to his senses. He forcibly suppressed the tension and shock in his heart. Trembling, he asked, “What’s to be done?”
With his intact right arm, Black Sword held Thales in his embrace as his footsteps continued to thrust his weak body forward.
“The Blood Mystic.” The second prince frowned. “She… I’ve personally witnessed it. She cannot be sealed by a legendary anti-mystic equipment…
“If there’s no way to seal her… If we were to face her in battle with those incredibly strange abilities of hers…”
An uninhibited sense of worry surged in Thales’ heart.
“Surely, there’s a way,” Black Sword said with certainty. “There has never been an undefeatable enemy—a living creature like that only exists in novels of the knights. It’s our lead.”
“Huh?” Thales was stunned. “Do you have any solutions then?”
Black Sword turned his body nimbly, avoiding a tentacle that appeared out of nowhere. “First of all, you need a change of mindset.”
Thales was a little surprised.
‘Change of… mindset?’
“You think you’re very weak, don’t you?”
Black Sword lowered his head and allowed his voice to drift with the wind into Thales’ ears. “You think that your chances of winning will be very low when you face her, don’t you?”
Thales opened his mouth. After gulping a mouthful of cold air, he trembled as he said, “Isn’t that true though?”
Thales hugged the Blade of Purification against his chest. Feeling dispirited, he said, “I am very weak.
“In the face of such an opponent… Let’s not start with me, besides you, even the supra class fellows don’t stand a chance.”
Upon hearing that, Black Sword sneered.
“I was far from finished with my words in front of Asda just now,” Black Sword’s words suddenly sounded a little grave. “Listen well now.”
Black Sword halted, stopping in front of a low wall. Next to them were a pair of motionless lovers locked in an embrace.
“No, little one,” Black Sword’s tone was incomparably cold.
The sound of a house collapsing came from afar.
It seemed like an intense battle.
With the austerity in Black Sword’s expression, Thales suddenly felt an indescribable sense of nervousness in his heart.
He heard him resolutely say, “You’re not weak at all.”
As he heard Black Sword’s unquestionable tone this time, Thales was completely stunned.
“You think you have no power and can’t take a blow; that you are at the disposal of anyone with the slightest capability?” Black Sword lowered his voice. They hid behind the low wall, listening to the squishing sounds that were reverberating nearby.
“Then, why are you still standing here?”
“I…” Thales felt congested. “I’m just lucky? Sometimes, I’m a bit clever? I am able to slip my way through situations every time…”
Black Sword narrowed his eyes into a thin line. The glaring light from within was unprecedentedly aggressive.
A few seconds later, the leader of Black Street Brotherhood casually yet unquestionably said, “Only true weaklings will treat pure force as evidence of strength.”
Thales’ eyebrows twitched.
“To those who are truly strong, force is nothing more than a decoration.”
“True strength does not lie in how heavy of a hatchet you can wield, how swiftly you can pierce with a sword, how wide you can pull a sturdy bow open, or how accurate you can slash with your blade.” Looking at Thales’ frown, Black Sword paused slightly. Without any expression on his face, he proceeded, “It has nothing to do with how many thousands of soldiers you can lead or how strong of a city you can conquer either.”
“I’ve seen a strong and acclaimed supreme class warrior found dead in a beggar’s sack without any dignity. I’ve also seen how an important suzerain fell into despair under a servant’s axe.” Black Sword’s pupils contracted. The chill in his words had an aggressive edge to it. “I’ve even seen an insufferably arrogant Mystic lose and be frightened out of his wits of a sickly girl.”
Thales took a deep breath and raised his head. He furrowed his brows tightly as he softly said, “The supreme class warrior, the suzerain, even the Mystic… their losses were all coincidences. Only under extremely rare conditions, paired with some impossibly bad luck, could they have had the chance of dying in the hands of the weak…”
However, as Thales spoke, his voice gradually grew fainter.
While a little bewildered, he looked at Black Sword, who was shaking his head.
“You’re right.” The ordinary looking man exhaled. “Coincidence, conditions, luck, chance and more—all of these added together are crucial points in determining the strong and the weak, relative superiority, and the winner of a battle.”
Thales’ eyes widened. He was still slightly startled.
“You mean…”
Black Sword raised the corner of his mouth as if he was looking at a mischievous student. “Those who are truly strong see all the factors that determine the outcome of battle as his own strength.”
The squishing sound in his ear disappeared.
At the next moment, Black Sword got up from the ground again!
Thales squeezed his eyes shut as he felt the frost and snow billowing against his face.
However, Black Sword’s words were drilled into his ear. Not a word was missed. It all rang clear without mistake.
“Those who are truly strong will turn unfavorable conditions into conditions that will benefit them, disadvantages into advantages, a deadly situation into a chance for them to survive, and also reduce absolute outcomes into mere possible outcomes. They transform their opponent’s force into weakness and magnify their own strength.
“In despair they seek hope, and from loss they find ways to turn the tide. They escalate favorable circumstances into sure wins and transform unexpected mishaps into support.”
Black Sword stepped over a fallen, dead man. The pain of suffocation remained on the face of the deceased.
They turned around an alley which was missing half of its entrance.
The sounds of battle ahead of them drew nearer.
With the frosty wind blowing in his face, Thales endured the chill and strong gale. He could not help but say, “But—”
Black Sword however, did not allow him to interrupt and continued talking.
“They unfold their chessboard under the vast heavens and earth, using all living beings as chess pieces. They regard all things in the world as squares on a chessboard, turning seemingly simple confrontational battles into an unparalleled match that allows them to predict the outcome of a battle.” Black Sword took a deep breath and raised his head towards the sky. “They take everything their opponents rely upon as their possession. These are the people who see all factors including their opponents, themselves, their surrounding conditions, and luck as bargaining chips…
“People who seize everything in their grasp, take the world into account in their hearts and are capable of observing the entire situation…”
Black Sword dropped his head. Without realizing it, Thales found himself was dumbfounded by the deep meaning in Black Sword’s eyes as he silently listened to him. “Only these people are qualified to be called…
“Truly strong.”
The squishing sounds from Kilika were now clear and distinct. It was growing nearer.
Silence fell between the two of them, and only the snow sweeping across their faces reminded them of their situation.
Thales opened his mouth gradually. He gritted his teeth and hesitated before he finally spoke up.
“But due to the foul existence of those Mystics, regardless of the crafty plots, or however many factors taken into consideration…” Thales revealed a bitter smile, which made him look rather haggard.
“They would all only have limited effects.”
“You are wrong again,” Black Sword coldly said.
With a sharp turn, Black Sword held Thales by his arms as he slid across a frozen trench.
This move was a little sudden and abrupt, causing Thales to feel a spell of dizziness.
“Even those who seem to have unparalleled power, those who can destroy cities and countries with mere gestures, those who are unrivalled, or even immortals and indestructible creatures…”
After he said these words, Black Sword deliberately left his sentence hanging and scanned the circular perimeter of the ruins. But Thales could only squint and strenuously try to reduce the impact upon his sense of balance brought by Black Sword’s stance.
Black Sword slammed his left palm on the ground and leaped. Shortly after, he raised his head and snorted. “If they can’t do all the things I just mentioned, then they remain as weaklings—just stronger weaklings at best.”
The hydra in the distance was close enough and clearly distinguishable by now.
“It didn’t notice us?” Thales was a little nervous.
“I have my ways.” Unconcerned, Black Sword cast him a look. “How did you think I escaped the hands of the Blood Mystic?”
They stopped again and Black Sword reached out to touch the ground, closing his eyes slightly.
It seemed like he was feeling something.
But he spoke again.
“Long story short, even if it were the calamities with their seemingly unstoppable power, for those who are truly strong, they are no more than slightly bigger chess pieces.”
Black Sword withdrew his hand from the ground and lightly tapped the Blade of Purification in Thales’ hands. His eyes were filled with wisdom and intelligence. “If for any reason, these big chess pieces are removed from their chessboard, these so-called ‘unrivalled’ beings would become nothing. They would even become ridiculous and despicable existences.”
Thales looked pensive as he bowed his head.
Black Sword inhaled. His eyes were unfocused and there was a profound look in his eyes, as if he had sunken into his memories of the past.
His faintly discernible tone was then heard.
“Have you ever seen a supreme class swordsman lose both his arms and cry his eyes out after waking up?”
Thales was stunned.
Black Sword continued.
“Have you ever seen an elite scout, who travels thousands of miles in a day decline into blind drunkenness after completely shattering the bones in his legs?
“Have you ever seen a high official lose his authority and turn mad, passing his nights and days in insanity in the countryside?
“Have you ever seen a famous general go from berating thousands of soldiers to being convicted for a crime overnight, hoping for his demise in prison because he had already succumbed to grief?
“Have you ever seen a family who has enjoyed being aristocrats for thousands of years stripped of their family name and eventually giving up on their lives like the beggars in their worst state of despair?
“Have you ever seen a terrifying, formidable, and boundlessly powerful calamity shake like a leaf, fleeing in the face of a tiny legendary anti-mystic equipment?
“I’ve seen them all before,” the man plainly said.
Thales’ breathing started to grow heavy.
“Ah.” Thales exhaled lightly, revealing an exhausted smile. “So you have the plot armor dependency syndrome.”
“But I’ve seen more than just them.” Black Sword did not understand what Thales just said, but took a deep breath as though he was focusing his energy.
“I’ve seen a prince who fell into the hands of his opponents over the course of one night. He had both of his legs broken and he was burdened with a bad reputation. After being reduced to a lowly slave, he overthrew his owner in two years. With a new army, he trekked thousands of miles and returned to his capital. He is a legend among his people.
“I have seen weak women who have been deprived completely of their power. Without an ounce of strength in their hands, they tumble like the wind among ill-intentioned enemies. But with their graceful posture, silver tongues and amazing eloquence, they become nightmares who murder without being seen and disassemble armies in an instant.”
Thales did not say a word.
Meanwhile, Black Sword frowned slightly. He propped his palm on the ground in another direction.
Black Sword’s keen perception had returned to him, giving him priceless intel on the situation of the battlefield.
‘Someone is confronting and contending with the Blood Mystic.
‘There’re two of them.
‘Based on how things are going, it’s very likely that they are individuals armed with legendary anti-mystic equipment.
‘This is quite a good chance to strike.
‘But it’s still not the best time yet.
‘We have to be patient.’
“Those are what we call the truly powerful.” Black Sword placed all his attention back to where he stood with Thales instead of diverting his attention to observe both places, as he did just now. He slowly nodded as if to confirm the safety of the path ahead.
“Those who exist free from the restriction of strength, power and status, wherever they go, they will be able to blossom in radiance. Even the tiniest ant can affect a supreme deity.”
Thales slowly frowned. “Are you such a person?”
Black Sword fell silent.
“No,” the man’s tone was low. “I can only be considered as one who’s striving to be like them.
“But you, little fellow…
“You possess such potential.” Black Sword turned around and his gaze swept across Thales’ face like a blade, “Your performance on the cliff astonished me.”
Thales’ eyes widened.
“You had fewer chess pieces than everybody else, but you did your utmost to grab hold of anything and everything useful. You clung tightly onto every possible bargaining chip, cast the most crucial chip and from then on, changed the entire battle.
“Little fellow, based on those points solely, you are already— compared to the majority of the world—much stronger.” Black Sword observed the scene in the distance—Kilika’s body was already close to his sight.
“You are a strong person. Earlier, you were able to seek the opportunity to live and escape from such adversity. You stood firm—this is something most of the strongest so-called supreme classes cannot achieve,” Black Sword whispered. “Now, you just have to firmly believe this and have an unshaken resolve to be a ‘truly strong person’.”
Thales put on a doubtful look on his face.
“What we did on the cliff was your plan,” the second prince argued. “From the initial tests of strength masked as attacks to you seizing me to seek opportunities… I even had my doubts when you eventually accepted my suggestion. Throwing me off the cliff was also part of your plan. Don’t forget, you had already prepared mountain climbing ropes from the start…
“‘The most crucial chip’ and what not don’t matter.” Thales curled his lips. “Stop comforting me.”
Black Sword’s face stiffened.
“I’m doing this to encourage you…” With an unpleasant expression, Black Sword coughed lightly. “Also, don’t change the subject.”
Thales revealed an embarrassed smile.
And Black Sword sighed.
The sound of a man’s roar drifted into their ears from Kilika’s direction.
Thales was slightly hesitant. He wanted to stretch his neck to look at the scene outside, but he was brusquely tugged back by Black Sword.
“On the contrary… those who revere pure force and authority as the only determining factor of victory and categorize the strong and weak based on these… Well, they’ve been outdated a long time ago.
“Strength is not feudal nobility. It can never be transformed into visible, numbered rankings—I’ve seen supreme classes die in the hands of the ordinary class; I’ve also seen unarmed, so-called ‘weaklings’ destroy dozens of ranked, supra class warriors…
“The era of one-on-one duels between knights are long gone. Sadly, even in this era where bows can pierce through armor, horseshoes can squash flesh, trebuchets can break city walls, and Mystic Guns rumble, the vast majority of people’s thoughts remain in the ridiculous era of the knights. They treat battle as a comical play of arm wrestling between two people on a table.” Black Sword had half of his head extend out of the place they hid and observed the area outside. His eyes sparkled brilliantly.
“That pitiful, limited viewpoint of theirs is just restraining them their views of strength on arms, muscles, on two people fighting, and on a table used for arm wrestling.” Black Sword looked deep into Thales’ eyes and smiled with disdain.
“It is as you are now; how your eyes are locked on the inextricable myth of the Mystics and their unparalleled power.”
“What else is there?” Thales countered with slight denial. “This is not as simple as a ‘big chess piece’—this is a ‘big chess piece’ with the ability to smash the chessboard—”
“Then, work harder!” Black Sword coldly interrupted him. “Let it smash the chessboard, smash it all the way into the ground!”
Thales was a little stunned. ‘Are we having a squabble?’
“Remember, as I see it, you’re not a weakling.” Black Sword dropped his head. His tone was very serious and scary, “Never have doubts like ‘I’m not strong enough’—that’s exclusive to a weakling.
“How did the humans defeat the ancient orcs while they were in an absolutely disadvantageous situation? How did they win the Battle of Eradication?” Black Sword’s eyes released rays of unprecedented resolution. “Is it not clear enough?”
Thales stared blankly into Black Sword’s eyes—those resolute and cold, yet incomparably clear eyes.
“Northland Military Sword Style.”
Thales opened his mouth without realizing.
Black Sword’s facial expression changed. “What?”
“I remember now. At the Cliff of the Sky just now, your movements as you rushed in Asda’s direction… That was the Northland Military Sword Style.” Thales narrowed his eyes. “The Ancient Orc Resistance Sword Style.”
He quickly raised his head to look at Black Sword.
“Why are you telling me these things?”
Black Sword stared at him, slowly biting the corner of his mouth. He revealed an unpleasant smile.
“First of all, I will not carry someone who’s a burden to me,” Black Sword plainly said. “Especially one with the potential to be strong, but is consumed by a weakling’s mindset; a burden who only knows how to strive and test his luck during critical times. People like that are the worst.”
Thales’s eyebrows twitched begrudgingly. He was feeling anxious in his heart.
‘What exactly are we waiting for?
‘Obviously, Kilika, and even Giza are already right before our eyes.’
But Black Sword still stubbornly finished what he was saying.
“Second of all…
“Once you have a change of mindset to understand this reasoning, you can utilize all your chess pieces to their maximum efficiency.”
Thales’ heart moved. He looked at Black Sword in confusion. “Chess pieces?
“You mean this sword?” Thales scratched his head and raised the Blade of Purification in his hands.
“Right.
“But that’s not all.”
Black Sword slowly readjusted his breathing, and his eyes grew colder. “You have a bizarre sort of power, don’t you?”
At that moment, Thales felt like he had been struck by lightning.
‘That can’t be?
‘Bizarre power?
‘Don’t tell me he’s talking about my mystic energy…’
However, Black Sword’s following words set off tidal waves in his already very much shocked heart.
“It’s exactly the sort of power that allowed you to spot Asda’s Air Wall, see through its essence, and speak up to warn me…”
Black Sword’s words were like a heavy hammer that struck Thales’ heart.
“It even allows you to see farther, run faster, have greater strength and sharper reflexes.”
‘Power?’
Thales stared blankly at Black Sword.
‘It’s not mystic energy?
‘Wait a minute…
‘Is it those fluctuations?
‘He… How did he know?’
“It’s precisely with those powers that you could escape from the tentacles earlier, ” Black Sword coldly said.
Thales’ mouth hung wide open.
Silence continued for a few seconds.
Thales heard his heartbeat accelerate, and his blood rush. He could not help but frown. “You mean to say, that power…”
“That’s a Power of Eradication.” Black Sword resolved his suspicions. “An extremely rare Power of Eradication.
“Sin of Hell’s River.”
Thales’ eyes were wide open, his pupils continuously shifting focus.
‘Power of Eradication?
‘Hell’s River…
‘Hell’s River…’
Black Sword took a deep breath, and knitted his brows, appearing a little dispirited. “Although I don’t know how you could possess it at such an age, without a doubt, this could be one of your most capable chess pieces. It can even determine the outcome of a battle.”
“Sin of… Hell’s River?” Thales finally came to his senses a good while later. He absent-mindedly said, “What kind of damned name is that?”
“I never said it would have a pleasant-sounding name.” Black Sword stared intently at his face, as if awaiting his face to bloom into a flower. “As long as it’s effective, it’s enough.”
“Effective?”
Thales raised his head. He laboriously tried to rearrange his scattered thoughts.
He recalled the scene when his fluctuations first surged in the birch tree forest.
Then, he recalled the first time he noticed the weird fluctuations on Ramon’s body.
“I don’t even know what it is.” Thales frowned. “Do you?”
Scattered rumbling came from behind the low wall.
A few seconds later, Black Sword’s ordinary looking face appeared somewhat terrifying under the moonlight.
At that moment, Thales vaguely noticed that Black Sword’s expression was sort of lonesome… and sorrowful.
“I don’t just know about it.”
Thales blinked.
Amid the hydra’s increasingly louder squishing, Black Sword gently said, “We are the same kind.
“Slaves of that accursed power.
Thales inhaled with surprise.
‘Same kind?
‘Slaves?
‘Wait a minute, that power…’
Nonetheless, Black Sword did not give him any chances to ask questions.
The legendary leader of Black Street Brotherhood raised his head and looked at Kilika’s terrifying body, which was growing stronger by the moment. With an indifferent and dull tone, he whispered, “Listen well. Before we undertake this final task…
“I will only teach you how to use the Sin of Hell’s River once.”
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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