Chapter 576
The six Earth Mages were afraid. After a thousand years of living, they had re-learned the word ‘fear’ once more.
This was a war they didn’t need to be a part of. It was natural for them to feel concerned right now. This began between the Blumin and the Undrasils. They, the Crescents, had no part in it.
“W-We are…”
The Earth Mage leading the six spoke with difficulty. They looked at each other and saw the hesitation in each other’s eyes.
“Don’t forget our backer!” Yin shouted.
The six Earth Mages regained the clarity in their eyes. They took a deep breath before looking at Lawrend once again.
“Young King, you have our respects.”
The six bowed towards Lawrend. It was a show of respect for his strength. In this world, the strong rule. Without sufficient strength, you could only follow under someone’s lead.
“Do your worst. I’m ready,” Lawrend replied calmly.
In fact, Lawrend was also worried. He was still a Grand Mage. His endurance couldn’t compare to real Earth Mages. He was almost out of mana.
The six Earth Mages glanced at each other and reformed their crescent formation. This time, the opening was facing Lawrend.
The shadow of a moon appeared above their heads.
Yin also took this chance. The diamond shell around him crumbled and reshaped into a spear. This spear was crystal clear. It scattered the sun’s light into a beautiful rainbow.
“Master, I will take the Imperial Crown Prince,” Ember floated behind Lawrend like a shadow.
She had always been there without saying anything. She had been watching and preparing for any ambushes. It was finally time for her to take the stage.
“Mm. I trust in your ability,” Lawrend replied.
Ember raised her chin up and glared at Yin. He furrowed his eyebrows and didn’t dare to look down at her.
“An Earth Mage as a maid?” Yin asked, slightly confused.
“None of your business. I will defeat you easily!” Ember responded with a shout.
“Very well. I haven’t sparred with such a beauty in a long time,” Yin replied and nodded his head.
He raised his spear forward and took a stance with it.
Brilliant and red flames appeared around Ember’s body. Her maid uniform burned away, and the only thing covering her body was the flames. She expanded her arms outwards, and phoenix wings replaced them.
Ember took her time in her transformation. She could do it instantly, but it was more taxing on her body. Right now, she was using Yin’s underestimation to her advantage.
After Ember turned into a flaming phoenix, she instantly turned into a red flash. She attacked Yin, and a shadow of an arrow covered her whole body.
Yin swung his spear with one horizontal motion.
*Swoosh!*
The flames scattered, and the arrow was broken apart.
“Twin Phoenix!”
Ember swung her staff, and her two phoenix wings left her arms and turned into two independent phoenixes. They swooped in an arc from the left and the right.
In the center, Yin was composed. He waited till the phoenixes were at the right distance.
*Swoosh! Fwoosh!*
The diamond spear in Yin’s hand turned into a beautiful display of red color as he slashed diagonally at them. The two phoenixes scattered and fell down. The leftover flames burnt down the forest and shrubbery below.
The Imperial Crown Prince wasn’t only a mage. He was also an expert in spearmanship. He combined the two and managed to earn his current position.
Unlike swordsmen, he was still strictly a mage. He doesn’t store his mana in the flesh like what swordsmen do. This meant that he didn’t have the unimaginable strength swordsmen had, but he had the flexibility of mages.
He could cast spells when he needed to, and that combination was his pride.
After thwarting the two phoenixes, Yin flew and attacked Ember.
“Reverse Meteor!” Yin shouted.
The earth below them cracked apart as a huge meteor broke off from the ground and headed towards Ember’s back.
Yin thrust his spear forward, giving Ember no chance to escape.
Ember was nonchalant at the attempt to pierce her. She flapped her wings and disappeared like a flickering flame. She easily avoided Yin’s spear and the meteor behind her.
Yin was shocked at her speed. He could naturally tell that she was only using fire mana. He had never heard about a fire mage that could move so fast.
Ember then appeared behind Yin.
“Swallowing Feast!” Ember shouted.
A large beak appeared in front of Ember. It looked realistic, almost as if a real large phoenix was here.
The beak bit down at Yin.
Yin instantly shattered his diamond spear. It returned to its shape before. It turned into a sphere that covered his whole body.
*BANG!*
The beak of the phoenix shattered. It wasn’t able to break through the strong diamond shell.
Ember reappeared with her mouth dripping with blood. The shattering of the phoenix’s beak caused her to suffer a backlash.
“Who are you?” Yin asked as he solemnly stared at her.
Yin was sure she wasn’t a nobody. He should have heard of her before.
“Just die!” Ember shouted in response.
“Tri-Phoenix!”
Three phoenixes appeared from three directions around Yin.
“Hmph. That’s useless,” Yin snorted.
He was confident in his diamond shell. He simply watched as the three phoenixes hit him.
*Bang!*
The three phoenixes shattered at the same time. They couldn’t handle the impact of hitting something hard.
“Hah! Even my Imperial Father would find it hard to break my diamond shell. This is why I became the Imperial Crown Prince!” Yin explained to her.
“Oh, really?” Ember replied and smirked evilly.
Yin felt an ominous premonition as soon as he saw her smirk.
Ember swirled her hands in front of her. The fire mana from the surroundings gathered around Yin and formed a storm of flames. It rotated around him and burned him inside.
“Y-You!”
Yin was horrified. His diamond shell was made up of diamond, and it was the best conductor of heat. In relative terms, it was five times better at conducting heat than copper!