Chapter 225

The Spirit Origin used for the descent was only a fraction of her true capabilities; her genuine strength is something a standard Spirit Origin simply cannot withstand.

Therefore, Lin Ye naturally does not know the defensive power of Avalon, which is touted as absolutely incapable of being injured. However, Lin Ye at least knows that A cannot break through Avalon; at the very least, the Ea used by Gilgamesh certainly cannot, which is why Lin Ye dares to be so reckless.

On the other side, Scáthach has become even more interested in Lin Ye.

【You tell Lin Ye that he has earned your approval, and from now on, he may walk freely within this Land of Shadows.

Third day: You continue living your daily life in the Land of Shadows, and you hear that Lin Ye has already gathered many powerful undead.

Fourth day: You hear that the Great Tomb of Nazarick has been built, and Lin Ye is revered by countless undead as: The King of the Undead.

Fifth day: You finally cannot sit still; feeling your hands itch, you come before Lin Ye. You discover that the once barren mountain is now covered in red flowers, and you learn from the undead responsible for managing them that these flowers are called Spider Lilies.

You find Lin Ye, and at this moment, you see him practicing spear techniques in the flower field. The spear in his hand is also red. You observe Lin Ye's spear techniques and feel that while they are decent, there is still a gap between him and you.】

This is also normal; Lin Ye's spear technique is very strong, but it was only raised to B-rank through Mastery Encyclopedia. Scáthach's spear technique, however, is Wisdom of the Demonic Realm A+. Although Wisdom of the Demonic Realm is similar to Mastery Encyclopedia and both are A+ rank, there is still a difference between a god-level A+ and a human-level A+.

Scáthach can exert A+ level strength in magecraft, spear techniques, Clairvoyance, and so on, but Mastery Encyclopedia can only exert B-rank strength. Of course, Mastery Encyclopedia still has its own areas of expertise, but Scáthach does not care about those aspects.

【You come before Lin Ye and say directly to him:

"Your spear technique is good, but your physical fitness and technique are still not powerful enough; in front of a true expert, you would be full of flaws."

Listening to your words, Lin Ye just smiles at you, then says with a relaxed expression, "Spear technique, huh... No matter how high the technique or how many fancy tricks, the most important thing is still that final thrust toward the enemy. As long as I can kill the opponent, nothing else is that important."】

"Arrogant!" Scáthach says these two words with a smile again, then adds, "However... it makes a lot of sense."

Scáthach does not deny Lin Ye's words, because she also believes the most important thing about a spear is that final thrust; however, not everyone can execute that thrust.

【Watching Lin Ye before you, you directly put down the spear in your hand, and subsequently, seven-colored Lu En runes appear in your hand. "Didn't you say the most important thing about a spear is the final thrust? Then I will stand right here. I want to prove to you that arrogant words require strength to back them up."】

Scáthach's thinking is very simple. Didn't you block my spear with your bare hands in front of me a few days ago? Very well, let's have a contest. As long as I can also catch your spear with my bare hands, then we shall be considered tied, and I will not have lost.

As for the Lu En runes...

Runes do not count as weapons; she is still empty-handed.

【Scáthach directly uses Lu En runes to condense a powerful defensive barrier in front of herself. Looking at the defensive barrier before him, Lin Ye shakes his head helplessly. "Then, let me give it a try."】

Swish!

Lin Ye thrusts his spear like a dragon! The red long spear lands directly on Scáthach's defensive barrier!

Scáthach, looking at the long spear mere inches away, remains very confident; however, the next second, her confidence vanishes from her face.

Swish!

The moment the long spear lands on the barrier, it actually pierces through Scáthach's barrier! Subsequently, the tip of the red long spear rests directly against Scáthach's swan-like neck.

At this moment, there is silence!】

"How is this possible!" Scáthach does not understand! She does not comprehend why her Lu En magecraft failed to block this seemingly plain and unremarkable spear!

She wants to use Clairvoyance to see through Lin Ye, but every time she uses Clairvoyance to look at Lin Ye, she feels as if she is looking into a thick fog, and behind the fog seems to hide a monstrous beast; if she were to take one more step forward, this monstrous beast would devour her!

Gáe Dearg!

This is the name of the long spear in Lin Ye's hand.

Gáe Dearg, rank B+, has only one effect: Anti-Magecraft!

Lin Ye was actually just experimenting; he wasn't certain whether Gáe Dearg could break through the Master's Lu En runes.

However, Lin Ye knows that the Master's Lu En rank is "...", similar to Kojiro's Tsubame Gaeshi; the power and intensity depend on the user's strength, but this intensity is not the Noble Phantasm's inherent rank, so the magecraft used is essentially composed of mana.

Moreover, there are eighteen runes in total, including fire, wind, lightning, defense, etc., and Gáe Dearg's effect is just Anti-Magecraft; it is not strange that it can break one rune.

After all, Rule Breaker, a C-rank Noble Phantasm, could even break through Tiamat's body; it's not strange for Gáe Dearg to break a Lu En rune.

On the other side, Scáthach realizes one thing.

"I lost... truly lost."

Of course, in a real battle, Scáthach is confident she would not let Lin Ye thrust this spear, but what if there were no "ifs" in a duel?