novelraw Chapter 409 - 408 - Fierce Fairy Legend
Chapter 409 - 408 - Fierce Fairy Legend
Ren was frustrated but not out of the fight! He refused to capitulate to a junior that was so disheveled and clearly weak! Her weapon was terrifyingly powerful and she once knew how to use it, but he could discern gaps.
The problem was her speed! He could not take advantage of the minor gaps she left open and worse, the gaps were disappearing. She was relearning by using him as a training dummy!
Blood trickled from some slices but the pill he consumed before was still working. The spirits smiled on him in luck it seemed. Lind Frey was clearly depleted and unable to escape, so Ren focused on the final threat.
He wondered why none of his remaining men had warned him of the incoming attack but pushed it aside as any distraction meant death!
The clang of metal told him all he needed to know as he deflected her sword once more from his ribs. Peak grade 5! Her weapon was peak grade 5!
Her eyes were steady and did not leave his daggers despite attempts to distract her with his legwork. They danced in circles as 2 daggers and a sword tried to pierce their enemy.
Her greater reach normally would work to an advantage but Ren was tier 6 so his speed gave him a small edge. If he could get inside a deflection the battle would be won, but clearly the girl had been tempered by many battles.
Her sword deflections were quickly recovered by a flip or dive to cover her open body! Ren had no chance to take advantage of his speed. She was anticipating him!
Worse, she could fight from those odd positions and strike him. His mid grade 5 armor might as well not exist to that blade! If she got an artery, he was in danger! He was so close to his goal and all his men around him were dead!
He could not go back empty handed!
The other issue was his Qi. He had used far more than expected fighting Lind Frey and now a powerful swordswoman had come at the worst time! Who was this woman?
He quickly dismissed his wives. They were well known and their descriptions had been part of his debriefing. The few other women in his life were his mother, some Clan members, and Moebius Sect members.
Ren had to flip back as a massive downward swing of sword intent cracked open the ground. A cold sweat covered his back! A tier 4 has such powerful sword intent, but then he saw her aura again!
Impossible! He had aura as well but compared to his, hers was like the sun to the moon. He did not even try to deflect it and dodged as a massive trench was cut into the earth! What was that aura?!
Ren had heard of many legendary sword fighters, and the women in those lists looked nothing like the brat in front of him, further they were all old monsters at the peak of the Sky Realm.
Suddenly, his eyes widened.
There WAS someone close to Lind Frey and WAS once at the peak of the Sky Realm in the Heavenly Maiden Sect!
The Fierce Fairy! She had disappeared not long after Lind Frey and the Maidens parted ways but many stories kept surfacing.
She had betrayed the sect and was killing those that slandered her Big Brother.
She was wandering the Floating Isles looking for an Inheritance to rise above the Maidens and make them pay for turning away from Lind Frey.
She was turned into an executioner of criminals and had to pay penance for being connected to Lind Frey.
So many but Ren knew rumors were built on tiny kernels of truth. He had sifted enough to know that some of the stories were pure fantasy but some were not far off. The Fierce Fairy had been isolated and set out on any mission she could grab.
She exploded in power, as if motivation was all she needed and it had been reliably reported she had reached the peak of the Sky Realm in the last decade. It was quite fast but not unheard of, especially not for a Maiden.
Ren shook himself as the cold amber eyes flew toward him with the sword swirling with intent. She was terrifying but beautiful. Ren could admit he would be swayed if caught off guard.
Still, he finally understood his problem. It was well known that before she reached the peak, the Fierce Fairy could comfortably fight 2 tiers above her own! That was pure genius and Ren had sneered when the Maidens spurned such a talent to remote missions.
Now, he realized something had happened. The reports from the conference began to sync up and he understood. A heart demon! A strong one by the look of her. She had burned a lot of potential yet still retained such power!
Line Frey was a monster. Not only could he teach the Dao to change the cultivation world but he could save someone so far gone to a heart demon. Ren felt regret for the first time.
Such a talent should be nurtured by all the sects to help in the war with the Fiends. His abilities seemed nothing compared to his ability to delve into the Dao of cultivation itself. Ren was resolved but the regret was there.
He could only hope the sect founded by Lind Frey could continue his work.
A sword tip barely grazed Ren's nose as he suddenly was on the backfoot. He had let his regret create an opening! Only a novice did that! He had been alive for a thousand years and he would be damned if some brat killed him now!
That she was a legend was not important, what was important was she was far weaker than her legend! If he died to that version, he would know no peace in death!
"I refuse!" Ren put it all on the line. His usual tactics would not work as he had less Qi than his opponent and no chance to choose his battleground. He was not an assassin but a true warrior did not let battle choose his place of death.
He would find a way to live! He would retreat and come back with far more men. He would inform Master Baihu that they could not underestimate the strategies of Lind Frey nor the strength of his companions!
Ren would ensure Lind Frey died!
A small sphere appeared in his hand that he allowed to fly into the path of the oncoming sword. Ren expected the smoke screen to burst and give him the chance to flee, but reality was not fair.
Fey dipped her blade expertly as she dodged the ball entirely! How had she seen it?!
It was very dark and they were fighting at an intense speed, yet she had reacted AFTER he had thrown it!
"Tricks will not save you! You hurt Big Brother!" The girl suddenly sped up and if her dance before had been elegant and lethal, she now was ephemeral as Ren felt the blade graze his neck!
He just barely tilted the correct direction to avoid being beheaded! He tossed his dagger into his storage ring and flipped on the now free hand, yet at the peak with his legs in the air, he knew his mistake!
His legs below his knees disappeared in flames and metal! Her sword now blazed with first Qi combined with sword intent!
Pain roared from his missing limbs but Ren was not unfamiliar with losing a limb in battle! He quickly took 3 pills.
The bleeding stopped, the pain subsided, and Ren then smirked as he floated to continue the fight. Only death would save him from her now. He could not escape in his current condition!
He could still fight, Sky Realms did not need their arms and legs to fight!
The Fierce Fairy did not even pause as her blade shined with intent still. How could she keep it up for so long? What was her Sky Core made of?
Ren then realized only a few moments had passed. His speed of thought slowed it all down but only moments had passed! Lind Frey was frozen in the same position! He had not even had the chance to move but Ren had lost his legs!
"DIE!" Darkness flowed from his arms as the world blurred but the girl did not even slow down. He sneered at her. She may also have darkness but he had centuries of mastery compared to her couple centuries of life!
Ren sensed her and moved silently but then he lost her! How?! She had been on trajectory to meet his daggers in death but then she vanished! What was going on?!
His chest exploded as a sword came out of it. A fair hand twisted and cut downward until his chest to his groin was split open! He had been gutted and his Sky Core destroyed!
The night returned as the bloodied woman stared down at him coldly. There was no joy in victory nor relish in his death. A true warrior. Ren had been wrong again. It had cost him his life.
*Cough* "May I know your name, Fierce Fairy?" Ren felt so cold. His body was getting distant, was he even on the ground yet? The cold amber eyes did not blink but she turned away without a word. "A true warrior!"
Ren roared with his last blood filled breath before darkness closed in forever.
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Lind had only taken a handful of breaths. He had not even had time to start to recover and the battle was over. The man Lind could not even scratch, Fey had killed as if he was a bug!
He could not even follow half of it! He felt pride and joy to see her alive and she smiled at him. He was suddenly floored. She was better! There were still issues no doubt, but she had made a massive step forward! He hoped it was, anyway.
Qing was far better and his own recovery was a little…unique.
"Little Fey, are you all right?" Tears fell from her face as she slowly embraced him and collapsed. All the Qi in Sky Core was depleted! She had put her all into the fight! Still, Lind saw vast stability and quality improvements compared to before.
What happened while they were apart? It was not even a single night!
Fey was asleep in a moment at the heart of the battle field. A small army had come for Lind Frey's life and it was dead! Further, the Fierce Fairy was with him! A few shadows watching ran from the battlefield.
The powers that be had to know! They had to be warned! Whatever Lind Frey wanted to do, let him do it and get him off the island!