Chapter 133

[Year 21, February: Cú Chulainn is crowned King.]

"Perfect!"

Cú Chulainn looked at his coronation excitedly. "Right, there's also my Master and my Master's Master. Since I've become Emperor, I must appoint them as Imperial Tutors." [You head to Lin Ye’s residence to look for him, but you find no trace of the two. All you see is a line Lin Ye left for you: "Luck is sometimes truly important."]

"Luck? Very important?"

Cú Chulainn didn't understand, but he kept the words in his heart.

And at the same time...

[Outside the Land of Shadows, Scáthach and Lin Ye stand facing each other.

"Scáthach, I have waited too long for this battle, so this time, let us decide the victor." Lin Ye looked at Scáthach and said confidently.

Hearing Lin Ye’s words, Scáthach also took out her two spears.

"You know, I won't hold back."

"Of course, so... I won't go easy on you either."

The moment Lin Ye’s voice fell, the two figures moved simultaneously!

Scáthach held two Gáe Bolg spears, while Lin Ye held the Sword of Promised Victory in one hand and a Gáe Bolg spear in the other.

Clang! Clang!

Instantly, the two were locked in battle!

Lin Ye’s attributes had long surpassed his former self; now, he could actually face Scáthach head-on without falling behind!

"Very good!"

Scáthach watched this scene excitedly. She hadn't expected Lin Ye to be able to face her head-on relying solely on his own strength!

"Only this kind of battle can excite me!"

Scáthach’s dual spears danced wildly, and she charged directly at Lin Ye!

"Noble Phantasm release! Sword of Promised Victory!"

Boom!!!

Golden light swept toward Scáthach, yet facing this strike from Lin Ye, eighteen bright lights appeared on Scáthach’s body!

Primordial Runes! Activate!

The eighteen runes turned into a massive barrier, and the A+-rank Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm was actually blocked directly!! This was the true strength of the God-Slayer Scáthach!

"Pierce! Thrust! Gáe Bolg!!!"

One spear turned directly into a red light to bind Lin Ye’s body, while the other spear turned into light to pierce Lin Ye’s body!

Just like their first meeting back then.

And the result, naturally, would be no different.

Avalon!

Clang!

The Master’s attack was easily blocked by Lin Ye. Lin Ye smiled at Scáthach before him and said, "Master, how many times has it been? Don't you understand yet that your attacks are useless against me?"

"Is that so? But what if I said my goal has already been achieved?" Scáthach suddenly smiled. She had never expected to kill Lin Ye directly with the other spear; in fact, her true goal was the binding of the first one!

Now, looking at the bound Lin Ye, the Master raised the spear in her hand! Immediately after, a massive gate opened directly in mid-air!

Gate of Skye!!!

Rank: A+

Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm

The Gate of the Land of Shadows; if one is sucked in, they will die immediately without Scáthach’s consent!

Simply put, this is an instant-death skill!]

"An instant-death skill? A pity it's still useless against Avalon."

Lin Ye saw the Master use her trump card and finally became serious.

Avalon’s true ability is immortality, negation of damage, reflection of attacks... no one can harm an existence within Avalon; Ea cannot do it, and Scáthach cannot do it!

"However, although I won't die even if I enter the Gate of Skye, this counts as leaving the battlefield, right?"

Perhaps this was Scáthach’s true goal!

[The suction of the Gate of Skye swept directly over Lin Ye’s body, and he was swallowed into the gate!

"Success!"

Scáthach breathed a sigh of relief watching this, but just as she relaxed, she discovered a massive chariot charging out from the void!

Existence Beyond Boundaries EX!!!

Boom!

With Lin Ye’s E-rank Riding, this chariot could have traveled through time and space long ago! Now, simply breaking free from the Land of Shadows was nothing.]

"Lin Ye-go! Full speed ahead!!"

Vroom!

The EX-rank chariot charged directly at Scáthach. Although Lin Ye had always used this chariot as a means of transport, don't forget, a chariot isn't just for carrying people! Ramming people is also what it’s best at!

Boom!

Facing the speeding chariot, Scáthach had no time to dodge. She immediately braced herself with one spear and thrust the other directly at the chariot!

Boom!

The chariot and the spear collided. The Master poured all her strength into the spear, but the spear still began to bend continuously!

30 degrees! 60 degrees! It looked like it was about to hit 90 degrees!

Suddenly, another red spear appeared at the Master’s feet. She kicked the end of the spear directly with her foot!

Gáe Bolg!!!

Bang!!

In an instant, the chariot’s direction shifted slightly. It was precisely because of this shift that Scáthach dodged the chariot’s charge!

"That was close."

Scáthach was somewhat shocked by Lin Ye’s strike. Lin Ye had too many tricks; even after knowing him for so long, she didn't know how many trump cards he had.

Vroom!

Scáthach discovered that the chariot in the sky suddenly drifted and charged at her again. At this moment, the dual spears in Scáthach’s hands turned into two red lights!

Swish!

The red light pierced directly through the chariot in front of her! However, the roar of the chariot being destroyed didn't sound; all that remained were petals filling the sky...

"Illusion!"

Scáthach finally reacted. She had been tricked; she had actually used her Noble Phantasm in such a place! A thrown spear takes one second to fly back, but in a clash between true experts, too many things can change in one second.

"Master! Be careful!"

Suddenly, Lin Ye appeared before the Master. In his hand, a red spear emitted a strong, ominous light!

"Did it succeed? Then... Noble Phantasm release! Gáe Bolg!"

Boom!

The red spear turned directly into a red light and shot toward the Master’s body!

Gáe Bolg, although only B+ rank, is a genuine causality-manipulating Noble Phantasm!

Cú Chulainn’s Gáe Bolg always failed against everyone except himself because he had Luck E; Scáthach was only slightly stronger with Luck D. Facing this Luck A spear from Lin Ye, and with her own spear not having returned, how could she block it!

Pfft!!!

The red spear pierced directly through Scáthach’s body, and bright red blood fell from mid-air. The moment Scáthach felt the pain in her chest, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Have I... finally lost?"]

"Lost?" Seeing her own failure, Scáthach revealed a smile. "Lin Ye... you truly didn't let me down."

(Author's note: Because the official version hasn't released a full-power Scáthach, I can only roughly judge her combat power. Skadi doesn't count; strictly speaking, the two are not the same person.

According to Ulster legends, in the Uathach war, it is known that Cú Chulainn defeated three great warriors; Cú Chulainn could defeat Uathach with skill alone, so Uathach is approximately equal to five great warriors. Uathach + six great warriors can defeat Scáthach, so Scáthach’s combat power is approximately equal to ten great warriors, equivalent to two and a half Cú Chulainns.

With Lin Ye’s current strength, defeating Scáthach should be no problem. After all, Lin Ye has no divinity and isn't affected by anti-divine attacks.)