The Warrior of Love

Chapter 604: The beginning of the competition

"What to play? Racing, of course!"

Ishtar's confident expression seemed to show that she had no doubt that she would win.

"We've competed before, but something went wrong and it ended abruptly. You must be very unhappy about that, right? It just so happens that I didn't have enough fun either. In that case, let's continue the unfinished battle today. Of course, I will definitely be the winner in the end!"

As the "Mistress of the Sky", Ishtar is naturally full of confidence.

However, Jiang Liu was not at all nervous. He agreed to Ishtar with a smile and looked very confident.

After all, he is half a "god"!

Even though he "lost" to Ishtar last time, Jiang Liu did not use his full strength, and it is still unknown who will win in the end.

"Okay, that's great. This goddess likes such straightforward people."

Ishtar looked around, then pointed at Mash.

The sub-servant girl was startled: "Ah, me?"

"Yes, you will be the referee."

"This...I will try my best."

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The group arrived outside the temple, and Ishtar and Jiang Liu stood in the same line in front of the gate guarded by two lucky cats on the left and right.

"The target is Uruk. We have to go around the city before returning. The first one to get back here wins. Did you two hear that clearly?" Mash asked.

"understand!"

"no problem……"

"Then please take the oath!"

Mashu took out the large cross shield and said solemnly: "I, Mashu Kyrielight, am here as a Knight of the Round Table to witness this speed duel involving wealth and reputation.

1. You are not allowed to cheat by using magic such as teleportation, you are not allowed to change the turning point without authorization, and you are not allowed to skip the step of circling Uruk. You must complete the entire course.

2. During the process, you can release divinity or magic power to enhance yourself, but you cannot attack the other party.

3. Apart from direct attacks, creating obstacles and interference are also considered part of the competition and are allowed.

4. Both parties shall not deny the final result, and shall acknowledge it regardless of winning or losing, and shall honestly fulfill the bet. "

After Mashu finished speaking, Jiang Liu and Ishtar looked at each other and spoke at the same time -

"In the name of the goddess Ishtar/Yuanshan Jiangliu, I hereby certify this bet. No matter what the outcome, we must abide by the agreement!"

hum!

A faint golden light shone on Jiang Liu and Ishtar, and the large cross shield in Mashu's hand seemed to flash with a silver light, shining brightly under the sunlight.

As a treasure of "where heroes gather", and also a witness to the gathering of King Arthur and his knights, the round table records the oaths of one knight after another. To some extent, it also has the binding force of "oath", but the effect is not too strong, and may not even be comparable to ordinary magic. It can only be regarded as a symbol.

In fact, both Ishtar and Jiang Liu can ignore this constraint. With their magic power and divinity, they don't need to estimate this at all.

However, doing so would mean denying one's own status as a "hero/goddess", and for someone with a strong sense of self-esteem, it would not allow one to break one's oath.

"Fu..."

After the oath, a cute little animal with pure white and fluffy fur came out.

It was Fu Fu who had followed the two Chaldeans to the Abbeyfulling Peak and had been sleeping on Mash's shoulder.

It wasn't just a coincidence that it woke up at this time, but it also became interested in the game.

"Fufu-san?"

"Fu!"

The little beast quickly ran to the starting line, and leaped nimbly onto the stone pillar next to the gate, as proud as a starter standing on a high mountain.

Mashu couldn't help but laugh and said softly, "Well, let Fufu-san give the signal."

The white little beast glanced at Jiang Liu and the goddess, first stretched out its body, then made a purring sound from its throat like a lazy cat, and wiped its face with its paws in a very humane manner.

Jiang Liu and Ishtar watched its every move carefully, but did not relax because of these actions.

Finally, the little white beast regained its spirit and opened its mouth towards the two of them seriously.

"Fu!"

hum-

As Fu Fu let out a long cry, a considerable amount of magical power suddenly erupted.

However, this magical power did not bring about a rushing gust of wind, but a strong light that bleached out the vision and made everything around lose its outline!

"Well!"

Not to mention Mashu and Ritsuka, even Jiang Liu narrowed his eyes when he was caught off guard.

When the bright light died down, Jiang Liu looked towards Ishtar's position, and sure enough, she was gone.

Dang, Dang, Dang...

Three golden gems fell to the ground with a crisp sound. They were originally treasures infused with magic power, but now the magic power inside them has been squandered and turned into ordinary minerals.

It was Ishtar’s jewel magic… That woman actually played tricks right from the start!

"Ah!"

Not only was Jiang Liu not angry, but he curled up the corners of his mouth, and his Observation Haki was immediately deployed, locking onto the gorgeous figure at the other end of the sky beyond his visual range.

Ishtar had no intention of conserving her strength. She had experienced Jiang Liu's speed last time and knew that she was not completely confident, so she not only used sleight of hand, but also increased her speed to the limit from the beginning and even used magic power as an auxiliary means.

Ma'anna, the ship of heaven, was now speeding through the clouds towards Uruk.

Judging from this speed, if Ishtar can maintain this explosive power, the whole process will only take one minute...

"Think beautifully!"

The cursed power surged, and a dazzling white light shot out from Jiang Liu's fingertips, then disappeared after folding in space.

Immediately, at the other end that could not be seen, a white light suddenly appeared as if by teleportation, with no distance between it and Ishtar at all!

"Wow!"

The goddess of beauty was startled and dodged quickly, and the white light rushed past her body and disappeared into the clouds.

At the moment when it was about to disappear, the lightning that had been compressed to the extreme suddenly burst out. It was no weaker than Ishtar's previous "little trick", and it was even more dazzling!

Although she was not pierced by the lightning spear, the sudden flash of lightning left Ishtar with no way to avoid it, and she was immediately swallowed up by the lightning that flooded the sky and the earth...

However, the tragedy is that she is flying at high speed at this moment!

"Aa ...

Tianzhou Ma Anna was under the chaotic control of its panicked owner and had no time to slow down. However, Ishtar subconsciously tried to control the direction, and ended up turning in a circle and heading towards the ground, and crashed into it and fell to the ground!

"I'm going!"

Taking this opportunity, Jiang Liu was covered with cursed energy like a streamlined shield, and the free energy in the atmosphere became active, like the sea water carrying flying fish, creating wave after wave.

As a result, no one could see his movements clearly at the moment of his outburst, and even Ritsuka only had time to shout loudly at his back.

"You must win, brother!"

Chapter 605: I'll open a skylight for you, no need to thank me

To Jiang Liu, the atmosphere was like an ocean filled with ether. The divinity from the most ancient Father in Heaven was pulsating in his body, attracting a vast amount of free factors. Although it was invisible to the naked eye, it seemed as if a galaxy outlined by ether was left behind where he flew...

If it were in the world four thousand years later, when mystery had already faded from the earth, this phenomenon would not be so exaggerated.

But in the Age of Gods, the concentration of magic power in the atmosphere was several times, ten times, or even a hundred times higher than that of later generations. In Jiang Liu's perception, it was no different from fluid, and he could even materialize it by just stretching out his hand.

Ishtar had met Jiang Liu once before, and their maximum speeds were almost the same at that time. After liberating her divinity, Ishtar could indeed be ahead of Jiang Liu by relying on the Boat of Heaven.

But that was when Jiang Liu had just arrived in Mesopotamia and had not yet adapted to the environment, and he was not familiar with the new way of flying. Now he is fully familiar with the various rules and characteristics of the Age of Gods, which is completely different from that time.

The Mistress of Heaven had miscalculated one thing, and even Jiang Liu himself did not realize it:

That is what the divinity of “the Father” means in this day and age!

hum-

Like the tip of a trembling sword, a subtle and sharp sound reached Ishtar's ears. She looked back as she had just gathered herself together, only to see the freely floating clouds in the blue sky being split apart by an invisible "sword", like bubbles floating on the water.

But the real body of this sharp sword is Jiang Liu!

"So fast! No, it's too fast!"

Ishtar's red pupils shrank, and her expression suddenly became serious.

“Faster than me!”

He was clearly in the lead and tried his best from the start, but he just flipped over in the middle. In just a few seconds, Jiang Liu rushed up at lightning speed.

"Set (magic power releases o gem)!"

Without hesitation, she crushed a gem, and her already exaggerated magic output went up to a new level. Without giving it much thought—nor did she have the luxury of thinking about it—Ishtar immediately turned into an arrow and flew into the sky.

"Damn it, I can't get rid of it!"

Even though he had already used his maximum normal speed and even started to "spend money" to become stronger, Jiang Liu was still getting closer and closer. The two of them were getting closer and closer, with only the last few hundred meters left, a distance that a god-level being could cross in the blink of an eye.

"I can't help it... Crown, please give me strength!"

A divine light rose from her body, her red pupils flashed brilliant gold for an instant, and an irresistible pressure was released from her.

In an instant, the sky - to be more precise, the entire atmosphere - solidified. The powerful pressure had already had a substantial impact on the real world. Even birds could not flap their wings in such an environment and could only be trapped in it like insects.

That is the divine power of the "Mistress of the Sky", the Venus goddess who has liberated her original divinity and descended to the earth in a mythical manner!

Ishtar literally transformed into an elusive phantom of light and disappeared from the sky as if she had escaped into another dimension, but in fact, she penetrated the space at a speed that was infinitely close to instantaneous movement.

On the contrary, Jiang Liu encountered tremendous resistance. A "curtain" formed by layers of air was wrapped around him. The faster he went, the stronger the oncoming resistance became.

"Okay, it's about time I get serious!"

A shadow flashed behind Jiang Liu, emitting a dazzling light like the sun. Invisible waves swept across the sky in an instant, as if stirring the atmosphere, activating all the free energy solidified by the power of the goddess!

Although he possessed the most ancient divinity of "Father in Heaven", Jiang Liu could not overcome Ishtar's priority with only one spiritual base in the territory of Mesopotamia, and could not suppress her in turn.

But correspondingly, it is not difficult to offset Ishtar's oppression!

After restoring the properties of the atmosphere to their original state, Jiang Liu no longer relied solely on the external ether flow, but actively released the huge amount of cursed power in his body.

From the heart to the limbs, and then out of the body, burning like a flame, blooming with brilliant light and heat——

boom!

It was just like a rocket rushing into the universe. The propulsion force was so powerful, brutal, and rough that it seemed to be trampling the sky, pushing Jiang Liu's body to a faster level.

If it were an ordinary human being... or even a Servant, they would be torn apart in an instant by this irresistible force. Even the heroes whose names were recorded in mythology would not have the physical strength to withstand this extraordinary load.

But Jiang Liu has already surpassed this limit and even exerted a power above his "spiritual foundation"!

The sky and the land became incomparably blurred, leaving only a black and white chaos whose outlines were difficult to discern. The two people, who had entered the realm of super speed, crossed a distance of thousands and tens of thousands of meters in seconds and arrived at Uruk almost at the same time.

"You're quite capable!"

Ishtar became inexplicably happy. Although Jiang Liu was obviously a little faster than her and her previous advantage no longer existed, she unexpectedly did not feel frustrated and was no longer worried about gains and losses. Instead, she became full of fighting spirit and devoted herself to the battle.

"Although the sky is vast and boundless, flying has its own rules. Accelerating in a straight line and flying in a circle are completely different. Haha, it's time to show off my real skills!"

In order to maintain her speed, Ishtar crushed the gem again regardless of the consequences. She did not slow down at all but did not lose control. She drew a graceful arc and perfectly cut into the "circle" of Uruk.

On the contrary, Jiang Liu had to reduce his speed slightly in order to improve his control - his experience and skills in this kind of high-speed flying were indeed not as good as Ishtar's.

However, relying on his quick reaction and the ability to control his body balance and magic output, Jiang Liu managed to maintain a speed close to that of Ishtar. Although it was a little stiff, he still managed to cut into the "circle".

According to the rules of the competition, the two people had to circle the city of Uruk, and they could neither enlarge nor reduce the circle. They had to almost follow the "line" of the city wall, leaving distorted ripples of light and shadow in the sky above Uruk.

The two of them came in from opposite directions, and in the blink of an eye, they each completed half a circle and collided head-on.

call!

The goddess of heaven gracefully turned sideways, dodging the collision with Jiang Liu like a light feather, and the two passed each other.

The two air currents intertwined and a sudden whirlwind hit. The residents of Uruk screamed loudly. Countless people's clothes were blown away and countless women's skirts were blown up.

Fortunately, the airspace where the two were located was high enough, and the strong wind had weakened a lot by the time it reached the ground, and did not cause any substantial damage.