Dead Frenzy Sword Princess, Draw Sword!

Daidalos was completely dazed, muttering, "Even writing a script, I wouldn't dare make up a scene this outrageous..." "If I recorded this scene in a sorcerer handbook, future generations would definitely think I lived in some golden age of sorcery," Trozan quipped. "Sanctuaries are cheaper than dogs, and Legends walk the earth." "All these Four-Wing phantoms are attacking that barrier," Sonia said. "Is there something inside attracting them?" "Over there." Diya pointed at the pillar of light in the center of the barrier and said, "The Gospel has figured it out. After all, this clash between the Divine Lord of Stars and the Angel was far too interesting—even it grew curious." "What is that pillar of light?" "It's the Source Angel's silver wing," the Witch said. "Of course, we're only seeing a fraction of it. By connecting through the canopies, the Divine Lord of Stars placed the silver wing across both the Country of All Stars and the Starry Country to digest it simultaneously on both sides. Where we are right now could be called one of the Divine Lord's 'stomachs.'" Sonia asked, "Then where did these sorcerer projections come from?" "That's the most fascinating part—to resist digestion, the silver wing summoned the first layer of the Void Realm, the Knowledge Sea," the Witch explained. "You can think of it as the Starry Country, the Country of All Stars, and the Knowledge Sea all being connected now. Where we're standing is an overlap zone. It belongs to reality, to the Ruby Mountain, and to the Knowledge Sea all at once." "No wonder the Divine Lord of Stars was willing to spend thousands of years plotting to capture the Source Angel..." Biting her nails, Diya murmured, "Just one silver wing has the authority to summon the Knowledge Sea, control sorcerer projections, and mass-produce legendary combat power! Even if the Divine Lord of Stars only digests this single wing, she'd completely control the Knowledge Sea—right now, not a single divine lord controls any layer of the Void Realm!" What did controlling a layer of the Void Realm even mean? The sorcerers couldn't quite fathom it. It was like asking someone to imagine air, sunlight, and rain being monopolized; they could only vaguely sense the immense horror within. But the Paw-Extending Sword Saint couldn't care less about that. She mused, "Then what if we disrupt the ritual..." "Right now, the silver wing extends into reality through the canopy, which is why a small part of it appears in the Starry Country, but most of it is still inside the Ruby Mountain." The little Empress's eyes shone brighter and brighter. "If we disrupt the ritual and the Divine Lord of Stars can't keep digesting it, then this silver wing will be like something wedged in a doorframe—keeping the Divine Lord from closing the door!" "Wait." Sonia suddenly realized something. "Since the silver wing can extend from the Country of All Stars to here, does that mean the blockade on the Country of All Stars has been lifted? Can Yaxiu and the others actually exit the Ruby Mountain now?" "Unfortunately, the Divine Lord of Stars anticipated even that." Diya shook her head, pointing at the starry sky barrier outside the rampart. "That divine miracle acts like a temporary patch. Except for the angel's wing crossing between the Void Realm and reality, everything else is blocked off by the starry sky barrier." "So if we shatter that barrier..." "And this silver wing stays wedged across the doorway, then Yaxiu will definitely be able to exit the Ruby Mountain." The white-haired little girl puffed out her chest. "The Gospel promised me! It's looking forward to us ruining the Divine Lord of Stars' plans too!" The village girl gave a slight nod, sweeping her chilling gaze over her subordinates around her, conveying her determination to everyone through her eyes. Daidalos suddenly spoke up. "Sword Seat, unless we can slaughter everyone inside, once we use our signature miracles, I'm afraid..." Not to mention Sanctuary sorcerers, even a Two-Wing sorcerer like Claire had her own signature miracle. And Trozan's "Blade of the Hidden Hand" was practically more recognizable than a calling card—unique throughout the entire Starry Country, guaranteed to expose her the moment it was used. If they had no choice, that would be one thing, but in a situation like this, the Four Pillar Cult only had to be a bit careful to avoid drawing attention. They could easily blend in among the sorcerer projections and fish in troubled waters. Sonia therefore nodded. "Only use standard miracles to attack. Don't expose yourselves." Trozan chuckled. "Then you won't be able to use your strongest swordsmanship miracles." "There's no helping it." At that, Sonia felt a bit helpless as well. "Most of my potent miracles are self-created. They're far too distinctive—" Right at that moment, in the distance, a blood-red arc of Sword Qi suddenly tore through the mist, slashing violently into the rampart's starry sky barrier! The village girl stared dumbfounded. Daidalos blinked. Diya pointed at the dissipating blood-red glow in the distance and said, "That looks an awful lot like your 'Blood Moon Shattered Lake.'" "That is 'Blood Moon Shattered Lake,'" Daidalos said. "Sword Seat, didn't you sell that miracle to the Starry Miracle Catalog?" "Yeah," Sonia said blankly. "I even went out of my way to research a version that could substitute for Wave Sword. The Star Polar Hall evaluated it as 'Upper Dazzling tier.' Every month, my royalties from that miracle alone come out to over a hundred gold coins..." "Actually, I bought it too," Trozan said. "I can use 'Blood Moon Shattered Lake' now as well, though at most it has half of the Sword Seat's power." "Wait!" The Paw-Extending Sword Saint snapped back to reality. "Blood Moon Shattered Lake is an Upper Dazzling tier miracle. The threshold to learn it requires at least a Two-Wing sorcerer. There's no way these projections, who were Silver Sorcerers in life, could know it!" "Because the attacker wasn't a sorcerer projection," Daidalos said. "Probably someone from 'Tide'?" "Tide?" "Did I not mention them before?" The number one beauty under the starry sky tilted her head. "Aside from us, there are a few other small organizations in the Starry Country that want to break through the canopy. Some formed spontaneously, while others agree with our ideals but refused to join the Four Pillar Cult and struck out on their own... In short, on the Throne Room's kill list, our Four Pillar Cult isn't actually in first place. "Tide is the largest and most secretive anti-starry sky organization besides us. Unlike us, they have more than one prophecy sorcerer. Showing up so promptly is probably thanks to their prophecy sorcerers." "So now there's bad news and good news," Diya said. "The bad news is that the church will definitely realize dark, hostile forces are attacking the ritual and will be far more vigilant from now on. "The good news is, you don't need to hold back anymore, and we can even shift the blame onto Tide. Even using legendary combat power won't be an issue—there are legendary sorcerers everywhere here." As they spoke, the sorcerers noticed that some of the Four-Wing phantoms were actually unleashing Blood Moon Shattered Lake as well! Besides Blood Moon Shattered Lake, newly arrived Four-Wing phantoms were also casting complex miracles that Silver Sorcerers could never have mastered, and their combat prowess was distinctly on a whole different level! "The sorcerer projections are still being enhanced." Diya glanced at her small mirror and said, "No wonder the church is only counterattacking with starry sky divine miracles... Divine miracles can't be replicated! But ordinary sorcerer miracles will be captured by the silver wing and copied onto the sorcerer projections, granting them genuine legendary combat power!" Everyone exchanged looks—using miracles could actually empower these sorcerer projections? Were they here to sabotage things, or had they come to mentor sorcerer projections in revolting against Starry tyranny? Sonia took a deep breath. Her right hand slowly drew her blade as the sorcery mana throughout her body gradually converted into sword-colored mana. Sorcery spirits danced at the tip of her sword, sang out on her shoulders, and cheered at her wrists! When the heart holds no hesitation, the sword sweeps all before it! Pierce the starry sky barrier, connect the inner and outer canopies! "Dead Frenzy Sword Princess, draw sword." In the next second, the church sorcerers within the rampart and the Tide sorcerers in the distance watched as a crimson crescent tore through the mist, sinking slowly toward the starry sky barrier and kicking up stormy waves! Blood Moon Shattered Lake!