Miss Dragon, the BOSS, will not be captured.

The sound of swords clashing rang out continuously; to the uninitiated, it might have sounded like blacksmithing.

Estia remained calm as she attacked Rhodes with her own power while keeping an eye out for any other dangers that might arise.

After all, Chu Xing attacked first, so who knows if she will attack again while she is dueling with Rhodes?

The silver dragon girl wielded her longsword, launching an extremely powerful attack. Each swing and thrust, imbued with immense force, was accompanied by a strong wind, while Rhode defended with his shield.

It's now!

Rhode seized a slight opening in Estia's defenses. As Estia thrust her sword forward, he forcefully deflected the sword to the side using his shield, and then slashed directly at Estia with the sword in his other hand.

Estia defended herself with her unsword-wielding hand; hard dragon scales appeared on her arm, providing defense comparable to Rhodes' shield. But just then—

Rhodes' sword suddenly slipped from his hand, but he immediately grabbed it again, flipping it over in that brief moment and completely changing its angle, transforming the attack from slashing to stabbing.

The blade slid down Estia's arm and pierced towards her abdomen.

boom!

However, Rhodes overlooked one thing: the girl he was dueling with was not human, and the blade that was supposed to pierce into the girl's body was suddenly deflected.

Estia's tail was covered with a thick layer of silver dragon scales. She used her tail as a shield, extending it from behind her to the front, and successfully blocked Rhodes's stab.

Realizing his defeat, Rhodes jumped back, putting distance between himself and Estia.

"Would that be considered a sneak attack?" Esther asked.

"This is just a flexible tactic."

The first round has just ended. Neither of them was injured in the exchange, and neither took it seriously; they were simply testing each other's fighting styles.

Estia is not skilled with swords. She has learned swordsmanship, but only by looking at it. Fortunately, the immense strength of the dragon race can give her an advantage. Now, cracks have appeared on Rhodes' shield, which shows how powerful the energy contained in Estia's sword strikes is.

The longsword held by the silver dragon girl at this moment is called the Silver Dragon Sword. The blade was actually made by Estia using the dragon scales she had traded for. Don't be fooled by the fact that this sword is slender and light; it is only because its user is Estia.

In reality, the Silver Dragon Sword is extremely heavy; if it were placed on the head of an ordinary human, it would crush that person.

Estella's power gave her an advantage; although her opponent was a Heroic Spirit, he could not withstand her immense strength.

The palace was deathly silent. Faint red patterns appeared on the ground. Estia looked at the king and his entourage lying on the ground in the distance and couldn't help but say, "By the way, they are your descendants, aren't they? Aren't you going to save them?"

"Hmph, I will only obey my master's orders."

This was a very clever statement, directly conveying to Estia that he had actually been summoned to this world by someone.

He wasn't actually controlled by Chu Xing, but in order to figure out Chu Xing's purpose, he had to pretend to be controlled.

"Oh? So it was awakened by that First Star. How pitiful."

"If you want to save them, give it a try."

Although it sounded like Rhodes was making threats, he slowly lowered his sword and slightly turned his body as he said it. This small movement did not escape Estella's eyes, and she immediately noticed the clue.

Astrea pretended to know nothing and continued to charge at Rhodes with her sword. After swinging her sword so many times with brute force, it was time to use her swordsmanship.

The silver dragon girl's fighting style underwent a dramatic change. Her movements became increasingly frivolous, and her sword strikes were no longer as powerful as before, but her speed increased significantly.

shhhhhh!

The sword was swung faster and faster until only afterimages could be seen. Rhodes raised his shield in surprise, and then sword marks began to appear on his shield.

Speed ​​is not the key to defeating enemies in this swordsmanship. Its true strength lies in the fact that these seemingly weak attacks actually store up power, which can be called power accumulation.

This sword technique consists of 60 sword strikes in total, but the power of the final sword strike is equivalent to the combined power of the previous 59 strikes.

Estia didn't intend to kill Rhodes. She was certain that with Rhodes' strength, even if he took her final sword strike head-on, he wouldn't die.

Rhodes' face, hidden beneath his helmet, was filled with shock. His heart was pounding; he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

The sword technique used by the silver dragon girl is called the Wind Message Sword. It was a sword technique he created during his lifetime, and it was not passed on to any descendants after his death, so it should have been lost.

But why... why does Esther use this sword technique?

Estya hadn't moved her body in a long time, and she hadn't used this sword technique in a long time either. She couldn't remember when she had learned swordsmanship before, after all, she had learned a lot of things. In the past, in order to seek revenge, she was eager to improve her strength and never rejected any method that could improve her strength.

But at this moment, Estia, who was using this sword technique, gradually recalled some scattered memories, and she realized that it seemed that the silver-armored heroic spirit in front of her had awakened those scattered memories.

Hiss... Could it be that I really did meet Rhodes before?

Estia had seen too many people, and with the passage of a thousand years, it was truly impossible for her to remember everything.

The afterimage of the sword blade rushed towards Rhodes like a gust of wind. Rhodes simply raised his shield to defend, while counting the number of sword strikes. As the final sword technique was about to be used, Rhodes deliberately created an opening, allowing Estia's blade to pierce his chest.

puff!

He felt pain in his internal organs, but the sword strike was not fatal, though it could temporarily disable him.

Rhodes knelt on the ground, looking at the silver-haired girl before him, his doubts growing ever deeper.

The dragon girl he had adopted was also silver-haired, but Rhodes never doubted that she was Estia, because all silver dragons in the dragon race had silver hair and their appearances were so similar that it was difficult to make a certainty.

Of course, the most important reason is that the silver-haired little girl picked up from the battlefield should be a dragon-human rather than a pure-blooded dragon, and does not have the ability to transform into a dragon, while Estia is a true dragon.

But when he saw the sword techniques Estella used, he began to waver again.

He never passed on the Wind-Slaying Sword to anyone, but when he practiced swordsmanship alone, the young dragon girl he had adopted always watched him... for three years...

Rhodes only raised the dragon girl for three years. She was still a young child when he adopted her, lacking mature thinking ability, and should not even remember anything...

Estia was unaware of Rhodes's doubts; all she knew was that she had defeated Rhodes, albeit through a deliberate feint by him.

She passed over Rhodes' body and went to where the king and the others had fallen, their life force fading and constantly leaking away.

Estella wondered how Anstella would thank her for saving the king and the others. They had agreed that she could ask for anything, and Estella knew Anstella's personality and wasn't afraid that she would go back on her word.

A blue teleportation array appeared directly on the floor. Estia used the safest and most secure method to send the king and the others directly to the Netherworld Dragon Abyss, where someone would rescue them.

Speaking of which, this sudden appearance of a new star... could it be something the world AI is up to? Maybe it's just to advance the game's plot...?

If not, then Anstella doesn't seem to need to worry about her parents' safety. She can just talk to the world AI and bring the king back to life on the spot.

Just after seeing the king and the others off, Chu Xing appeared in front of Estia. She glanced at Rhodes kneeling on the ground and couldn't help but spit.

"What a piece of trash, why even bother with a duel."

If it weren't for the fact that the opponent was the strongest Heroic Spirit, Chu Xing would have simply sent him to find somewhere else to cool off.

Esther crossed her arms and looked at Chuxing: "Now? The so-called test is over, what do you want to do?"

"You have two choices: pledge allegiance to me, or be forced to pledge allegiance to me."

I don't know what gave Chuxing the courage to say such things to Esther.

This is the information gap caused by the level difference. The initial star is level 360, so it cannot see through the fact that the level 400 Estya is pretending to be level 300, and thinks that level 300 is Estya's true strength.

If there were a 60-level "gap," then Chu Xing could indeed be arrogant, but unfortunately, the reality was not as she imagined.

Just as Chu Xing was considering recruiting the powerful Estya to his side, Estya was already thinking about what kind of rope to use to tie Chu Xing up.

Let's arrest her first and then interrogate her about her background.

Estia grinned mischievously, rubbed her fists together, and walked towards Chuxing.

"Hmm? You want to fight me? How pathetic. Don't think that just because you can defeat Rhodes, you can defeat me. With your strength..."

Chu Xing was still talking when Esther had already thrown a punch, but she calmly let Esther hit her. The 60-level difference was almost impossible to break through even with a defense, however...

"puff!"

Chu Xing spat out a mouthful of blood. The immense force of the impact churned her internal organs. In fact, Estya was 40 levels higher than her. Given this disparity, she might have been able to put up a fight. However, because she underestimated Estya, she was completely unprepared, and the powerful fist slammed directly into her body.

She wasn't wearing any clothes, or rather, the dull crystals on her body were her clothes, but under the enormous impact, those crystals detached directly from her body and scattered around.

"Ugh...you..."

Chu Xing was careless. She realized almost immediately that Estya had been hiding her strength, but it was too late. She had already paid the price.

"I like people like you the most, who think they are powerful and don't care about the weak."

Chu Xing wasn't the first person Esther had seen pay the price for arrogance. There were so many strong people in the world, and some of them were just self-important. As long as the other party was weak, they liked to act recklessly.

Estia thought that this red-haired girl named Chuxing couldn't be very old mentally, and seemed a bit naive.

Having grown up in a dangerous environment without the company of her family, Esther has always lacked a sense of security. Therefore, even after reaching the pinnacle of power among mortal races, she still keeps a backup plan when interacting with slimes on the roadside.

Now that Chu Xing was lying on the ground, a single punch had rendered her mostly defenseless. Estia, unaware that Chu Xing had no other options, immediately took out a magic rope from her backpack and bound Chu Xing's hands and feet.

This special rope can restrict strength and magic; once bound, Chu Xing would find it impossible to fly away.

"Let me go!"

Chu Xing gritted her teeth and tried to use her own strength to break through the rope, but all her struggles were in vain.

"You don't have any other tricks up your sleeve? Pfft, your preparations are far too inadequate."

Just as Estia said this, the remaining heroic spirits rushed out from behind the throne. Although they held weapons and pointed them at Estia, they did not launch an attack.

"What's wrong with you guys! Kill her!"

However, no Heroic Spirit obeyed Chuxing's orders. From the moment Chuxing was bound by the magical rope, her power was restricted, and her control over the Heroic Spirits also weakened.

Estia changed her attitude, looking coldly at the struggling red-haired girl.

To be honest, she didn't expect to subdue Chu Xing so easily. There are only two possibilities: either Chu Xing had a backup plan, or she really paid the price for her arrogance.

PS: A new month is coming soon! qwq

Chapter 190, page 178: The Whole Body is a Treasure (4k Long Chapter)

Estia crouched down and picked up the crystal that had fallen from Chuxing's body. A system notification immediately sounded—

A star crystal has been found (can be picked up). Pick it up?

Star crystals? The surface of the primordial star was covered with star crystals?!

Estia's eyes immediately lit up. She turned to look at the bound red-haired girl, a gaze that made the latter feel uneasy.

"Why are you looking at me like that..."

Chu Xing seemed to have no other options; she kept struggling, but it was all in vain.

“Tell me, why do you have this on your skin?” Esther asked, holding the star crystal in her hand.