Chapter 3186

The witch, having received Xia De's answer, was surprised, but this was even better:

"Since you can also use the power of the sun, let's do it together."

Their shoulders were almost touching, and the Dragon Scale Sword, prepared for a forward thrust, was also touching the staff inherited from the snowy mountain tribe. At the same time that the enemy, located high on the snowy slope behind the curtain of wind and snow, radiated black light, and without any prior countdown, scorching sunlight appeared precisely at the tips of the long sword and the staff simultaneously:

"Sunlight Ray / Solar Ray!"

The dazzling crimson-gold light even completely merged into one. The witch's platinum-blonde hair fluttered backward in the light, and the hem of Xia De's black coat was also blown by the wind. He laughed, wantonly outputting his vast Qi, and it felt as if Little Mia was running through his mind; a smile also appeared on the witch's lips. Although she was still facing the enemy, she really hadn't felt this refreshed in a long time.

It was just like hitting a pillow when sleepy, just like having friends and relatives worth sharing stories with when happy.

The power of the sun, symbolizing "Supreme Power," perfectly integrated their Qi, and the crimson-gold light of the sun combined with the sun clashed with the black light surging from the magic sword in the next moment. The former was a mixture of miracle and enlightenment elements, while the latter was the power of pure whisper elements.

Miss Claire Reinhardt was even somewhat surprised, surprised that this "man," who had been using ice and moon power all along, also had such outstanding talent in sun power. Of course, Xia De had never actually studied sun power; 【Sunlight Ray】 originated from "Enlightenment - Witch's Light." As for the sun talent he had already displayed and didn't even understand himself... part of it actually came from his time spent with a certain golden, cute cat.

Miracles, enlightenment, and whispers—the collision of elements drove the surge of Qi tides, which in turn made the already terrible blizzard weather even more terrifying. The silent shockwave shook the snowy mountain, and the howling gale ran wild in the mountains with a momentum that almost tore everything apart.

The Ringed Shushis of the Five Gods Society in the city at the foot of the mountain, who hadn't gone up the mountain yet, looked up toward the mountainside, but only guessed that it was the old priest of the Fatu people fighting someone with all his might.

The golden and black lights originally met at the midpoint between Xia De, the witch, and the fat fishmonger along the squares of the snowy surface, but soon the supreme power of the sun continued to push upward, and the surging black light was continuously compressed.

It looked like Xia De and the other were at an advantage, but the witch standing beside Xia De said embarrassedly in a low voice:

"I still need to cast a spell to control that magic sword in a while, and I don't have much Qi left now... Can you still continue to output?"

Xia De certainly could. Although the snowy mountain wasn't his home, the winter environment made the blessing of the "Winter Maiden" more active than ever. If he weren't using the Dragon Scale Sword and the power of sunlight, but rather 【Nightwatcher】 or 【Yggdrasil's Staff】 and the power of moonlight, that sword-wielding fat fishmonger would have been evaporated long ago. With only one magic sword, he could completely handle it:

"I can, you get ready to seal it—three, two, one!"

It wasn't that the power of 【Sunlight Ray】 had increased, but that Xia De had opened his mouth again. Amidst the roaring dragon's roar, blood-red moonlight surged out, intertwining with the crimson-gold sunlight, and finally, with a loud boom, blasted the fat fishmonger, who had already retreated to the end of the snowy square, flying away.

Because it was all Xia De's own power, this sun-moon combined attack was incredibly smooth. He had never thought before that he could cast spells like this. Thinking carefully, when he cooperated with Yiluna before, the power of the sun and moon always cooperated seamlessly, but Xia De mostly focused on Yiluna's power as a Chosen One and didn't pay too much attention to the combination of the Sunlight Gun and himself.

The blasted fat fishmonger hit the rock wall next to the cave, leaving a body-shaped dent on the snow and rock before rolling down to the snowy slope.

Thus, the characteristics of the Keeper-level relic 【Infinite Duel Corridor】 ended. As feedback for the winner, Xia De, the witch, and Elder Harald all felt their own Qi increase significantly. The sun reappeared in the dim sky, and the dark clouds quickly dispersed, but snowflakes were still falling in abundance.

The girl holding the long staff ran quickly toward the fat fishmonger who hadn't climbed up yet. Xia De turned to help Elder Harald up, but the old man waved his hand to let him go help, then reluctantly got up and searched the snow for the dice that served as the relic's body.

Xia De followed the sun witch forward, and only then did he have time to observe her carefully. This witch had been away from her hometown for a long time, and there were almost no traces of the local indigenous people on her, except for the brooch with a ruby embedded in the middle on her chest, which still had some local Fatu style.

The Great Witch of the Sun had the common characteristics of all witches—beautiful, and her beauty even had a unique feeling of being gentle and able to shine in all directions. The platinum-blonde hair looked like a very pale gold to Xia De, which was quite similar to Miss Swift's flaxen hair.

The power of the snowy mountain and the sun together forged her. These two powers, which could even be said to be contradictory, didn't seem to trouble her, but instead gave her a different kind of charm.

The perception of an eleven-tier Great Witch was very strong, and of course, she was aware of Xia De's subtle gaze. However, she was also observing Xia De, so she didn't point out Xia De's rudeness.

The two quickly arrived at the fat fishmonger's side. Although he had begun to wake up, the punishment caused by the failure of the "duel" could not be offset by even that magic sword in a short time. Seeing the two walking over, he still wanted to wave his sword to resist, but it was too late. The witch held the staff with both hands and then closed her eyes.

Similar to when Xia De first met Elder Harald, he also felt at this time that the witch seemed to have merged with the entire snowy mountain. The unparalleled power and holiness allowed her to easily and briefly elevate to a power level far exceeding her own. Even if she didn't have the talent to break through to the twelfth tier, she would probably be able to see the path to the twelfth tier just from this experience.

The tip of the wooden staff gently touched the magic sword covered by black light, and thus, rustling ice layers quickly wrapped around the sword body.

The black light was suppressed, finally revealing the appearance of the magic sword itself. Its appearance was just an ordinary long sword, with no too many decorations on the black sword body. Only on the hilt was there a black gem that looked like an eye. When the ice layer spread to that gem, the fat fishmonger sat up from the snow all of a sudden.

But the 【Chain of Sin】 shot out and bound the hilt. The magic sword hummed and trembled, only causing the eight sin spirit runes on the chain to flash with dark light in turn. The rustling ice layer continued to spread along the magic sword until it completely wrapped around the rest of the black greatsword.

Finally, the relic itself and the fat fishmonger's right hand holding the sword were frozen together. The witch, whose face was somewhat pale, then opened her eyes:

"It should be fine this time."

Xia De reached out and touched the fat fishmonger who was sitting motionless in the snow:

"He's dead, and his soul has disappeared. This sword first devoured his soul, and then went to control his body."

As he spoke, he flicked his finger, and red moonlight flashed by, severing the part where the fat fishmonger's right hand connected to the ice layer.

Claire Reinhardt then carefully picked up the frozen long sword and held it in her hands, while Xia De found a white bed sheet from his pocket to cover the corpse, turning this corpse, which still had faint whisper elements, into a toy.

The hand reaching out from the side grabbed his wrist again, but before Xia De looked over, the hand quickly let go. The witch with platinum-blonde hair looked at her palm, and then stared at Xia De:

"So, John Watson, are you male or female?"

Although the question seemed serious, she asked it with a smile. She really felt that the person in front of her was very suitable to be her friend.

Xia De's mood was also quite good. Encountering an Angel-level relic without knowing its characteristics, and finally even taking advantage of it, was quite an amazing thing:

"You're really impatient. This question is very impolite, but the answer should be obvious. I consider myself male. Your question is really strange."

He bent down to pick up the corpse toy, and then looked at the large block of ice held by the witch:

"Rather than caring about my gender, you'd better care about this. I know some information about this sword. The Angel-level relic 【Sword-Heir Brood】, or known as 【Gormora's Offspring Cradle】, is highly lethal, uncontrollable, and carries a risk of proliferative contamination."

"Now I basically understand what 'proliferative contamination risk' is. Other magic swords will definitely come back to find this sword, so you still have to face at least six other magic swords."

They turned and walked toward Elder Harald, who had already found the dice. Because of the feedback from winning the "duel," the old man was now barely able to stand straight on his own.

"You? Doesn't that include you?"

The platinum-blonde hair was blown by the howling wind in the mountains. She turned her head slightly to look at the man who looked very good when he smiled, and was also curious about what face was under the other's illusion disguise.

Xia De answered:

"You are a person from the foot of this snowy mountain, and protecting the snowy mountain is your duty, but I am just a traveler from out of town. I originally came here to find someone, and now that the person has been found, I don't have a reason to fight that magic sword to the death—especially since I wouldn't dare to use this relic even if it were given to me. It's better to contain this thing."

"I think rather than caring about my gender, it's better to find a suitable reason for me to help you handle this matter. Although the Fatu people have high-ring elders, aren't you all busy with the All Souls Festival recently?"

Claire Reinhardt had just arrived on the island, and she didn't know how Xia De got involved in this matter before. But Xia De was right; judging from the current situation, there was no benefit for him to continue to be involved in this matter.

But the witch could also hear that this "man" wanted to continue to be involved in this matter; he just needed a suitable reason to let himself stay. So she became more and more curious about the visitor from out of town. Thinking that the tribe indeed needed such a high-ring Shushi to help before the All Souls Festival, she promised:

"I see that although you are also a high-ring Shushi, your level should be slightly lower than the eleven rings of me and my grandfather. You have quite a talent for the power of the sun. If you are willing to help us, I can teach you some unique sun miracles. Plus, during your activities on the island, the tribes at the foot of the snowy mountain will provide you with convenience. This should be fine, right?"

She made the decision directly on behalf of her grandfather, and the old man, who was supported by Xia De again, had no opinion on this. He had originally thought about keeping Xia De to help, and Xia De had now well proven his value.

"This reason is very good, then happy cooperation."

Xia De hadn't intended to leave originally, even if this matter didn't seem to have anything to do with demons now, but who knew what would happen if he continued to investigate. Moreover, the Great Witch had already appeared, and he still needed to consider the relationship between the two sides. But fortunately, he was already a high-ring Shushi now, and didn't need to worry about his secrets being discovered by witches like before.

(End of chapter)