Chapter 147 You Know Nothing!

"Legion-tier combat power, erupting all at once, is truly astonishing!"

That previous wave of attacks had almost completely overturned the grand hall. Yet, when all the radiance dimmed,arella's figure was still standing firmly right there, seemingly without suffering even the slightest harm.

"It's just a pity, the energy level is simply too low..."

Arella shook her head, though she did not lunge forward again, because a figure blocked her path.

"It should end here, little An," Guy Rela said calmly.

"Leave her to me!"

On the other side, Dominic Alex intercepted Luo Yong and said, "This is a grievance between the two of us. Do not get involved."

"I can see that..."

Luo Yong merely glanced sideways at him. The scene unfolding before his eyes was unmistakably a messy and illicit love triangle.

Looking at this fellow clad in glowing metallic armor, he never expected him to be such an irresponsible scoundrel...

Swish!

Dominic Alex pulled back his bowstring, and a glowing feathered arrow was fired.

Snap!

Arella did not even dodge, allowing the energy-composed arrow of light to strike her body and shatter into pieces.

Yet, she remained completely unharmed.

"Two ancient wizardly relics are with me, releasing powerful energy every single moment. I am growing stronger and stronger!" Arella cast an indifferent glance at Dominic Alex. The armor on her body grew increasingly blue in hue and steadily thicker.

"Do not make a move." Guy Rela waved her hand without looking back and said, "Let me deal with her."

Dominic Alex nodded, then stepped back, standing beside Luo Yong and exchanging a glance with him.

Though his face remained expressionless, at that moment, he felt utterly mortified.

Boom!

Although Guy Rela's strength was formidable and her close-combat capabilities were beyond reproach, she could only send her opponent flying backward.

"Heh哈哈哈... Is that truly the extent of your abilities?" Arella once again struggled free from the wall. The armor on her body had thickened to a certain degree, making her appear immensely powerful.

However, at the corner of her mouth, a streak of blue liquid was still trickling down.

"Naturally, I possess more than just these tricks." Guy Rela thrust her battle staff forward, whispering incantations that no one could understand.

Immediately, a faint halo lit up atop the staff, rippling outward in all directions.

"Hmph, what is this supposed to be, playing—"

Before Arella could finish her sentence, she found herself unable to continue.

At that instant, everything within the grand hall seemed to be frozen; time appeared to have solidified here.

Forget about speaking aloud; not even an eyelid could be blinked.

Even thought processes seemed incapable of running!

The sword qi of the Peerless Sword Princess, the black light spat out by the Serpent Princess, the cannonball fired from the barrel...

Everything—whether sound, light, electricity, or other magical elements—seemed as though a pause button had been pressed upon it.

This happened so suddenly that the people in the hall had no time to realize what was happening before their consciousness stagnated!

At this moment, Guy Rela released her grip on the staff, looking at everything around her as if she were standing at some nodal point of space and time.

It was also as if she held the keys to time and space in her hands, free to open whichever node she pleased and travel to wherever she desired...

"What is destined to happen will eventually happen."

"Even though sometimes, the people caught up in it have not yet realized what has occurred."

Guy Rela whispered softly.

Then, her entire body transformed into a beam of light.

Within this eternal realm of space and time, she appeared completely unrestricted, whether throwing punches or flying kicks, striking Arella countless times!

Crack!

Finally, a soft sound broke the silence here, echoing clearly.

The thick armor on Arella's chest shattered, blasted away by a powerful force. Yet it did not fly far, as if held fast by a viscous liquid and restricted within a certain area.

Then, Guy Rela shattered the armor on one of Arella's arms.

Next, her hands glowing with light, she reached directly into her opponent's body and extracted the two magical artifacts left behind by the ancient wizards.

"Despite the painstaking efforts you made during your lifetime to seal your power within four artifacts and suppress them separately inside stone statues, you still managed to attract greedy individuals..."

"Even hidden deep within the dungeon, buried beneath the passage of years, traces still remained, leading to irreparable consequences..."

"This time, I shall banish them into the eternal stream of time and space..."

"Ancient predecessors! Please forgive my rudeness!"

As she reached this point, the battle staff used to anchor time seemed to tremble in an imperceptible manner!

"Puff!"

Guy Rela spat a mouthful of blood, her body trembling slightly, as if she might collapse at any moment.

Yet, in the end, she steadied herself.

"Latecomers, appear quickly..."

She beckoned with her hand, and the blue crystal fragment held by Luo Yong floated over automatically, joining the shattered pieces on the ground.

At the same time, the bone emitting a faint blue glow near her thigh was also extracted by her.

The four artifacts trembled gently, as if separated for too long, mutually attracting one another and merging into a single entity.

Snap!

Suddenly, the moment the four artifacts fused into one, they directly exploded, scattering in all directions as though they had awakened spiritual sentience and wished to escape.

"Sigh!" Guy Rela let out a sigh and chanted, "By their own power alone, they cannot achieve true unity..."

Having said this, she cast a deep look at Dominic Alex, the man entangled with her in a web of unresolved fate, and then shook her head, guiding the four artifacts back through the air.

Moreover, just as Arella had done, she initiated a fusion with these four items.

The difference was that throughout the process of fusion, she continuously chanted a mysterious incantation entirely distinct from the one the former had recited.

Soon, she completed the fusion, her entire body radiating an enchanting blue light.

"凝!" (Condense!)

She stretched out her hand, and within her palm, four secret forces surged forth, coalescing into a uniquely styled key.

"This key can unlock the unspeakable realm, leading to the treasures left by the ancient wizards."

"Only those who pass the trial can attain the true inheritance!"

Guy Rela murmured softly, flicking her wrist. The key transformed into a beam of light, vanishing deep within the dungeon, falling goodness knows where.

"Puff!"

Spitting blood once more, she could no longer sustain herself, plunging from mid-air and crashing heavily onto the ground.

Clang...

The battle staff that had anchored time likewise plummeted from the sky; the crystal embedded within it shattered, and cracks appeared upon the staff itself.

"...What use are these tricks after all?"

At this moment, space and time returned to normal. Arella finished the sentence she had intended to say, making her stance clear.

Yet, she suddenly discovered that her opponent was no longer standing before her, but had instead fallen to the ground, looking on the verge of death.

"Oh?"

For a fleeting second, she was surprised; then, a mocking expression surfaced on her face.

"What has happened to you? Did you suddenly suffer a backlash from divine power? Borrowed power can never truly become your own after all! Tsk tsk, how does it feel to plummet from mid-air? I'd love to experience it myself! Hahahaha..."

"Rela, what is wrong with you?!" Dominic Alex rushed forward in a single stride, kneeling by Guy Rela's side, pulling her tightly into his arms with agonizing heartache.

Seeing her in such a wretched state made his entire heart contract violently!

Then, he turned his head, glaring furiously at the woman still hovering in mid-air—Arella—

"You vicious woman! What did you do to her?!"

"What did I do?"

Arella gazed at the two embracing, a trace of resentment flashing in her eyes. She let out an angry huff and said, "You had better ask her yourself! Divine power backlash is no laughing matter! In consideration of our past ties, I can grant you some time to exchange last words!"

"You—" Dominic Alex trembled all over with rage, momentarily speechless before he instinctively whipped up his massive bow.

"No... ignore her..." Guy Rela reached out to stop him, speaking with a weak voice, "Help me up..."

"Alright, but can you still stand?" Dominic Alex asked anxiously.

"It is fine." Guy Rela offered a faint smile, struggling to rise.

"No, let me help you!" Dominic Alex hastily intervened, putting down his weapon and supporting her.

"Huh?"

The floating Arella swayed unsteadily, suddenly feeling a profound sense of emptiness, as if something vital had been stripped from within her body.

She turned to look at Guy Rela, only to be astonished to find that a pale blue radiance was emanating from the other woman's body.

Just like her own earlier!

And she had completely lost her connection to those two artifacts!

"No!"

Arella shrieked, finally plummeting from mid-air.

Yet, although her body felt somewhat weak, her descent was slow, sustained by circulating magic power, preventing her from taking a heavy fall.

At that moment, however, she resembled a wounded beast, screaming toward Guy Rela's direction: "Guy!! What on earth did you do? What did you just do to me?!"

"You know nothing, Arella, you understand nothing..." Guy Rela said faintly, her tone unhurried and composed.

"What are you talking about?" Arella demanded.

"I do not have much time left." Guy Rela ignored Arella, turning instead to look at Dominic Alex beside her: "I am sorry. The promise I once made—I will not be able to fulfill it with you after all!"

"Guy Rela, what nonsense are you spouting? You will be fine, everything will get better, let us leave this place right now!" Dominic Alex pleaded.

"No, Dominic, though I love you dearly, there truly is no time left..." Guy Rela was profoundly weak by now, yet she mustered a final breath, waving her hand toward the distance.

A strange magical fluctuation arose, and an unfathomably mysterious force began to circulate.

Luo Yong was certain that at this very moment, something extraordinary was taking place!