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Chapter 548-546: Divine Artifacts and Sacred Relics, Rapiers and Butcher Knives (Please Subscribe)

You have to admit, these seasoned veterans of the dark legends always manage to come up with some rather unusual new tricks!
First, they deceived everyone, allowing Archduke Bruch to prepare and lower the guard of the Karen couple.

To this end, Grand Duke Torido relinquished some control of the Blood Moon, allowing the aged vampires to launch ranged attacks from a distance.

On the surface, it seems that only by gathering the power of the Blood Moon can one unleash the powerful Blood Ray.
In reality, it simply means that getting closer to someone makes them easier to expose.

Both are legends, and they have fought each other many times. When it comes to distinguishing them, appearance is secondary; what matters is their aura and the fluctuations of their souls.

Then, the real Grand Duke of Toledo sneaked in and launched a deadly attack.

According to their thinking, such large-scale and precise command would inevitably consume a great deal of Luo Yi's energy, even requiring him to concentrate fully and not dare to be distracted in the slightest.

If they launch a sneak attack at this moment, even if Luo Yi possesses legendary combat power, if he cannot unleash it, he will be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter!
Once Loy is dead, without that pillar, the annihilation of the Imperial Guard is only a matter of time.

In a sense, their plan was quite well-prepared and without any flaws.

The only problem is, Deep Blue is busy directing the battle, what does that have to do with Luo Yi?!

At first, Luo Yi did manage to spare some attention, but with so much information at the same time, it made his scalp tingle, so he focused only on the overall situation.

As for the approach and reconnaissance of the Grand Duke of Toledo?

Although he did it very discreetly, one could even say without giving away the slightest trace, demonstrating the highest level of his stealth skills.
What's most commendable is that he didn't show the slightest bit of murderous intent.

But do you really think the Ear of Lyman is fake?
Does a faint sound cease to be a sound?
Luo Yi had already discovered it, but he had been pretending not to know. If the enemy could have a scheme, why couldn't he turn the tables on him?

After all, this is the demiplane of Grand Duke Toledo. After countless years of development, who knows how many other tricks he has up his sleeve?

Therefore, getting close and using his most familiar close-quarters combat is the best option.

It proved to be very effective!
Ding!
A crisp, pleasant sound of metal clashing rang out, even echoing throughout the room.

Only when the lingering blood-red light stopped in place could the posture of the Grand Duke of Toledo be seen.

He transformed into a bat, holding the handle of a small, seemingly insignificant knife in his mouth, with the sharpest tip pointed at Luo Yi.

The knife was completely black, without any reflection, and was inconspicuous.

However, when it collided with the divine artifact, it was not damaged at all, not even with a single chip, which already showed its extraordinary nature.

"How can this be?!"

At this moment, Grand Duke Toledo was even more incredulous than Roy.

He suddenly flapped his wings, and his small body leaped backward, not to escape, but to spin around and pounce forward again.

In that instant, the blood-red bats suddenly multiplied into countless clones, and then pounced forward.

The black knife he was holding in his mouth also transformed into countless points of cold light, as if it wanted to pierce through Luo Yiza.

Luo Yi's response was quite simple. He merely gave the rapier in his hand a slight shake. With a humming sound, the rapier multiplied into hundreds, its tips falling to earth like countless stars, and then clashed with the black blade.

Ding ding ding ding ding!

The dense clanging of metal grew more rapid and intense, like an endless downpour on a midsummer night.

With astonishing control and exquisite swordsmanship, Luo Yi managed to completely sever the sword.

The clash of sword tips and knife tips occurred in every corner of this command room.

"How can this be?!"

This was the second interrogation from the Grand Duke of Toledo, less filled with doubt and more with hysteria.

Thus, his blood shadows multiplied, his black blade moved faster, and the area he covered expanded, even threatening to completely engulf Luo Yi.
Most terrifyingly, phantom images appeared on the black blade, densely packed and overwhelming, vying to emerge one after another, transforming into the wailing of the dead, trying to break through the sword light's defenses and devour Luo Yi's soul.

The command post was now empty.

In the legendary battle, those who survived fled far away, but when the wails of the souls resounded, those within its reach were as if struck by a heavy blow, collapsing to the ground, clutching their heads, and rolling around on the ground.

Only Luo Yi's sword light did not stop, and her movements did not change. Only the thin sword in her hand rose up with a ball of flame that seemed both real and illusory.

The flames didn't appear intense, but the wailing souls were kept out of the illusory fire.

Not to mention, Luo Yi's soul is also shrouded in a 'Sacred Domain Shield', a calamity-based combat technique.

At this moment, Luo Yi's gaze shifted slightly, locking onto the black knife with a scrutinizing look.

At that very moment, Deep Blue, amidst its busy schedule, spared a bit of computing power, extracted some data from the database, and displayed it before Luo Yi's eyes.

The Butcher's Knife is a sacred artifact of the Bruch clan, one of the thirteen vampire clans. It possesses the power to enslave and annihilate souls.

Legend has it that during the height of their power, the vampires forged thirteen sacred artifacts with special powers to consolidate their rule, each controlled by a different clan.

Some of them were so famous that they are still recorded in many ancient books today.

For example, the key possesses magical energy and can open the gates to hell anytime, anywhere.

For example, the Corpse Hand, the legendary left hand of Cain, the first vampire, which holds the secrets of the entire world.

For example, the Corrupted Bracelet, a mythical source of disease, is considered the origin of most plagues in history.

In the Middle Ages, the direct reason why humans drove out other races and forced all other races to migrate was because the vampires spread a plague called the 'Black Death' using the Corruption Bracelet.

This resulted in the infection and death of tens of millions of people throughout the Old World.

From then on, the human race completely abandoned the principle of peaceful coexistence, and even the elves and dwarves, who were once relatively close, were put on the list of those to be expelled.

Those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts; this became a consensus among heroes and kings. From then on, the Old World was completely destroyed, and the New World became the new habitat for all races.

However, history is long and time is long, and countless things have happened.

Even the thirteen sacred artifacts of the vampires were either damaged or lost.

The Bruch family lost their heirloom artifact, which, unfortunately, was 'picked up' by Grand Duke Toledo.

That's why this time, the old vampire was invited to come.

Grand Duke Bruch was known for his 'cowardice' and 'long life'. If it weren't for this 'butcher's knife' holy artifact hanging there, why would he have come?

Of course, even if there is payment, it will be given afterward.

Now, this butcher's knife is the sharpest weapon in the hands of the Grand Duke of Toledo.

Legend has it that this sword has killed 500 million people, and the souls of those killed by the sword are attached to it, becoming slaves to its owner.
Holding a butcher's knife is equivalent to having 500 million undead warriors.

Every encounter involves enduring the impact and power of the undead warriors; without specific countermeasures, one's soul will be devoured and killed.

Holding this knife, one can imagine how confident the Grand Duke of Toledo must be!
However, at this moment, when he had exhausted all means to break through Luo Yi's rapier defense, he finally spoke for the third time.

"Your sword, is there something wrong with your sword?"

Luo Yi chuckled and said, "You have the Blood Clan's sacred weapon, the Butcher's Blade, so of course I have to have my own trump card too!"

"Let me introduce you to the Silver Angel Rapier, also known as: Shining, a true divine weapon."

Forged by the sun god himself, and wielded by silver angels, it conquered heaven and hell, slaying countless demons, devils, and heretics.

"How about it? It's not any worse than your butcher's knife, is it?"

"How can this be?!"

This was the third time the Grand Duke of Toledo had said the same thing, and although it was a question, he already believed it.

At that very moment, a torrent of blood-red light surged across the sky, as if all the souls of the dead had been released, like a tidal wave threatening to overwhelm the sword light.

Grand Duke Torido retreated, his wings flapping and creating countless afterimages as he shot backward.

His speed was so fast that the space seemed to ripple with countless waves, spreading outwards like flowing water.

However, he was fast, but Loy was even faster!
"I want to leave now, but it's too late!"

This sentence was spoken leisurely and slowly, as if it were spoken in a very calm state of mind, and the sound seemed to travel far away through the air.

Kroy's fighting spirit exploded completely, and holy flames soared into the sky, then wrapped around the divine weapon rapier.

Then, the sword light seemed to cover the sky and the earth, trying to completely envelop Grand Duke Toledo, leaving him with no way to avoid it.

Grand Duke Toledo could no longer care about anything else. His blood magic power spread outwards as if it were free, desperately holding up a space.

He then revealed himself in human form, wildly wielding a butcher's knife, causing countless souls to wail in agony.

Although countered by the holy fire, the wails of the dead truly turned into wails, and were even burned to ashes.

Ultimately, this gave Grand Duke Toledo some space, allowing him to escape into the sky.

However, at this moment, Luo Yi also took a step forward.

Behind him, heavy phantoms trailed behind him, like traces left by time.

Behind him, a pair of angelic wings formed from divine battle aura stretched to their limit, fluttering occasionally.

Thus, Loy's figure disappeared and reappeared repeatedly, but upon closer inspection, it never strayed more than a few meters from Grand Duke Toledo.

So they chased and fled, fighting from the ground all the way to the sky.

The power of the butcher's knife has been brought to its fullest potential by Grand Duke Toredo.
Each attack unleashed five million undead warriors, who roared with all their might under the stimulation of the surging, ocean-like blood magic.

Even so, he was still on the run, barely managing to escape under the gleam of the divine sword.

Luo Yi didn't even use any terrifying swordsmanship. With just a single 'thrust' sword strike, combined with divine battle aura and the power of the divine artifact, he forced a legendary powerhouse, the vampire duke, to flee.

Grand Duke Toledo had considered some crooked ideas, such as diverting the trouble to the east!

His initial escape route was towards the Karen couple.

However, to his surprise, at almost the same time, all four legends stopped fighting and dodged to the side, fleeing at lightning speed.

This applies not only to the Karen couple, but also to the progenitor of the dark werewolves and the aged vampires.

They didn't discuss it, but their movements were synchronized and perfectly coordinated.

This scene truly infuriated the Grand Duke of Toledo, leaving him speechless with anger.

He dared not delay and had no choice but to flee to higher ground.

After he left, the four legends reunited and fought fiercely, just like a drill.

Even the aged vampires and the progenitors of the dark werewolves were still diligently carrying out their previously established plans.

The aged vampires specifically targeted Lady Lucy, while the Fenrir wolf beasts targeted Grand Duke Karen.

The Karen couple, however, clung to each other and refused to separate no matter what.

PS: Second update delivered. I need to go out for a walk to clear my head and stretch my body before I come back to write the third update!
(End of this chapter)