The Warrior of Love

"But you're late."

"What?" The Black Prince frowned.

"The Holy Grail already belongs to this goddess."

Jiang Liu curled his lips and turned to look at Athena.

"You have to ask her permission."

The Black Prince was stunned for a moment and looked at Athena in silence.

The goddess of wisdom glanced at him calmly and said without any fluctuation in her tone: "I refuse..."

Alexander: “…”

Jiang Liu spread out his hands, indicating that he could do nothing to help.

Giving the Holy Grail to Athena was the result of careful consideration, because in his hands, this thing was just a large battery, and it would be a huge waste to use it. Only Athena, the Mother Goddess of the Earth, could control it perfectly.

Through the rituals of the Earth Mother, Athena can continuously refine the essence of the earth veins through the Holy Grail and then accumulate it, or she can extract the essence from the Holy Grail and use it to nourish herself or the river.

The spirit of the earth is of great benefit to "steel", just like a whetstone that can increase the sharpness of a sword, and Athena's ritual can enhance this effect to the extreme.

In fact, during this period of time, in addition to waiting for Guinevere's research results, Jiang Liu basically stayed with Athena, and the master and servant often exchanged magic power to temper themselves.

Jiang Liu could clearly feel that his spell power had become more refined, and not only in "quality", but also in "quantity" which was gradually improving.

I believe Athena has a similar feeling. As the Earth Mother Goddess, she will get more benefits than Jiang Liu!

——So it is beneficial to "replenish your magic" frequently.

In this case, how could Athena hand over the Holy Grail?

Chapter 727: The Black Prince Who Doubts Life

"But then again, I do need your information."

Jiang Liu touched his chin and asked, "Can I exchange it for something else?"

The Black Prince snorted and said, "I am not interested in ordinary treasures. I will not accept any transaction except the Holy Grail."

"This is going to be a difficult situation..." Jiang Liu became troubled.

It is also possible to use force to force Alexander to hand over the information. Jiang Liu still has confidence in himself. Even though the Black Prince is known for his "super speed", Jiang Liu is confident that he can capture him.

But Jiang Liu is not a villain who would overturn the table if he disagrees with something, or steal what he wants, or kill the whole family if someone scolds him... In terms of personality, he would never do such a thing.

Even if the Black Prince is unwilling to accept the deal, it is his freedom!

However, if the information in the hands of the Black Prince could be obtained, the decryption process of the Last King would be much smoother.

"Aren't you going to do it directly?"

Athena suddenly said to Jiang Liu: "I can help too."

"Huh?" Jiang Liu was stunned.

When the Black Prince heard the Goddess of Wisdom's impolite and dangerous words, he immediately became alert.

Jiang Liu's feat of defeating Tony and Marquis Vauban is quite famous. Although the Black Prince is quite conceited, he does not think that Jiang Liu, who is able to defeat two of his "kind", would be a coward.

After all, he doesn't like encounters. He can only exert his strongest combat power when he is fully prepared. He has no home advantage in fighting here.

In addition, there is the Earth Goddess nearby, so if a fight really breaks out he can only rely on his speed advantage to escape.

Athena looked at Jiang Liu's questioning eyes, and a look of "sudden enlightenment" appeared on her face: "Yes, this kind of trash doesn't need my help at all, you can easily deal with it yourself."

"Ok?"

The Black Prince frowned, and being a quick-witted man, he reacted almost immediately: Athena was stimulating his competitive spirit!

However, even though I understood it and knew what to do rationally, I couldn't help feeling angry in my heart.

After all, every God Slayer is an extremely conceited and paranoid guy. It is extremely rare for one of them not to actively cause trouble. If someone points a finger at their face and provokes them, it is simply impossible for them to endure it.

The only difference is that Tony will accept the provocation with a laugh and draw his sword, the Marquis will sneer and activate his power without saying anything, and the more "restrained", "rational" and "elegant" Black Prince will not act rashly, but will analyze the pros and cons and make preparations before trying to get back at them.

Jiang Liu blinked: "I didn't mean to do it——"

"Well, indeed, an enemy of this level probably doesn't interest you, so I'll take action."

Athena said lightly: "I believe the battle will be over soon."

"If you were trying to irritate me, congratulations on your success."

The Black Prince said coldly: "Although it is a one-on-two situation, which is a bit disadvantageous to me, I will not be intimidated by you so easily."

"Deal with both of us at the same time? You don't think too highly of yourself, Black Prince."

Athena said in a mocking voice, "No need for two people. This man, Yuanshan Jiangliu, only needs one hand to deal with you."

"what?!"

"Athena?" Jiang Liu frowned. Although he knew that the goddess of wisdom was trying to provoke him, it sounded a little wrong.

"If we fight directly, the outcome will be almost certain, and it's not fair to someone like you who is a strategist."

Athena looked at the two of them and said, "How about this, I will be the referee and you two can make a bet."

"bet?"

The Black Prince instinctively felt that there was some kind of trap here. Although he was extremely intelligent, he didn't think he could compete with Athena in strategy, so he didn't intend to agree.

However, the next words of the goddess of wisdom surprised him -

"Jiang Liu cannot fight back. You can attack him in any way. As long as you can injure him, no matter how serious it is, you win. The bet is the Holy Grail and the information in your hand. How about it?"

"Are you serious?" Alexander asked solemnly.

Athena nodded, and the Black Prince immediately became angry, because the goddess's expression showed that she had no strategy at all, but simply believed that Jiang Liu could defeat him, the Black Prince, even in this situation!

Alexander looked at Jiang Liu again and found that although he was surprised, he did not show any worry...so the Black Prince became even more embarrassed and angry.

However, the more times like this, the calmer he had to be. He had always claimed that he was different from other godslayers, not a beast who only knew how to fight. Naturally, he had to consider the possible traps.

“Is it power?”

The Black Prince said coldly: "Super speed, realm shift, or maze... special powers that can avoid damage for a period of time, or make the battle impossible."

If Jiang Liu possessed this power, he could indeed "take the hit without fighting back" and remain unharmed.

"Although I do have this ability, I won't use it."

Jiang Liu suddenly said, "I will just stand there and do the simplest defense. How about that?"

"There should be a limit to looking down on others!"

The Black Prince had never been treated so humiliatingly before, and he could hardly suppress his murderous intent.

Forcing himself to calm down and think for a moment, the Black Prince finally decided to accept the bet.

Firstly, he possesses the power of "super speed", so he can easily escape even if there are any traps.

Secondly, although the chances were small, there would be no actual loss even if he lost. After all, he was only interested in the Holy Grail and Guinevere, and his investigation and research on the Last King was just incidental.

"Okay, I accept your provocation!"

"Okay, then we'll limit the time—"

“No time limit!”

The Black Prince snorted coldly: "I am not a rogue. I will not keep dragging it out. If I am really inferior to you in skills, I will naturally admit defeat!"

"Have some backbone!"

Jiang Liu gave him a thumbs up, then drew out the Immortal Slash from the dark void.

If it was the magic sword of "Scorching Steel", with the protection of his immortal body, he would naturally be able to perfectly defend against the Black Prince's attack, but he had already promised not to use his power, so he could only rely on his own defense and swordsmanship to block the attack.

This is also a huge challenge for him.

No wonder!

Ten minutes later, the Black Prince, with a pale face and an expression as if he had seen a ghost, left Jiang Liu's manor.

He could understand Jiang Liu's use of the sword to block lightning, because he knew that some martial artists with high levels of skill possessed something called "mind's eye". With the help of spell power, it was not impossible for them to cut off lightning.

But he couldn't understand how Jiang Liu, who stood still, could block dozens of thunders coming from all directions at the same time!

This is beyond the scope of "technology", right? !

Even the "super-speed" attack launched by transforming himself into thunder was easily broken by Jiang Liu.

The black knife passed by his throat more than once. Although he was in a "super fast" state, Jiang Liu could still accurately grasp the distance between millimeters!

This not only proves that Jiang Liu can hit him at any time, but also proves that Jiang Liu has spare strength.

If it weren't for the restrictions of the bet, he might have already...

It's not that the Black Prince doesn't have other powers, but when it comes to offensiveness, proficiency, and the ability to fully exploit his advantages in this gamble, it is undoubtedly "Lightning Flash" that can reach the realm of super speed.

Since even this couldn't do anything to Jiang Liu, the Black Prince knew that he had no chance of winning. Although he was unwilling, he admitted defeat decisively and handed over the intelligence in his hands.

"Yuan Shan Jiang Liu...what a monster."

The Black Prince looked back, and although he could no longer see Jiang Liu, his expression was still serious.

“That idiot in Italy and the martial arts king in Jiangnan, China, might be able to deal with “super speed” with their martial arts, but they can never break my power so easily without moving.

In terms of martial arts alone, is he the best of his time? Although I haven’t seen his power, since he defeated the Sword King and the Marquis, it must not be that simple. "

Unfathomable fellow——After making such a comment to Jiang in his heart, the Black Prince immediately turned into a flash of lightning and disappeared into the sky in a dazzling white light...

Chapter 728: Sleeping Place, Heading to the Far East

"Should I say he is worthy of being the Black Prince?"

Alexander came prepared and had written down all the information in a small diary in order to trade with Jiang Liu.

Now that he had lost the bet, he simply handed the diary to Athena. After reading the information brought by Alexander, Athena kept her eyes closed and thought until he left, then she slowly opened her eyes, with a wise light flashing in her eyes.

"Indeed, the information he possesses is even more in-depth than that of Guinevere. If he had the "legacy" of the Holy Grail and the Divine Sword, he would have solved the mystery of the Last King long ago."

There are two main puzzles about the last king served by Guinevere and Lancelot, the Steel of Steel.

One is his true identity, about which Guinevere's predecessor, the goddess who followed the hero, should know, but she has experienced more than one reincarnation and her memory has long been incomplete.

Lancelot, who was also a follower, had similar reasons. The main reason was that she had wandered on the earth for too long. As the God of Steel who only knew how to fight, she had forgotten too many things and could not remember the monarch's real name.

The second puzzle is the "sleeping place" of the last king.

According to Guinevere, the king appears whenever there are multiple demon kings (god slayers) on earth, annihilates all the demon kings with his divine sword, and then falls into a deep sleep until he wakes up next time to fight the demon kings again.

Therefore, he can also be said to be the "natural enemy" of the God Slayer.

However, for some reason, the Last King has not awakened for a long time.

There are now seven God Slayers in this world, a sight rarely seen in all previous eras. Logically, the Last King should have awakened long ago, but until now there is no sign of his return.

Something must have gone wrong, so Guinevere must find the place where the Last King is sleeping and wake him up with her own hands.

The Witch King secretly planned many events, most of which were to test whether a certain god or a certain land was related to the Last King.

But it is ironic that she has been holding clues but has not made any progress, while the Black Prince has made a great breakthrough, finding the inheritance in the complicated mythology, and is closer to the truth than Guinevere!

Combining the information from the Black Prince and Guinevere, Athena has almost figured out the whole puzzle, except for the final verification step.

"There are many suspicious places. The Black Prince has explored them one by one. There are also many places where the Last King once slept. However, they are now abandoned and the current location of the Last King has not been found."

Athena paused and continued, "There are still three places that we haven't visited. After comparing it with Guinevere's intelligence, I think the most suspicious one is the Far East."

"Far East?"

"Japan."

"So that's how it is." Jiang Liu nodded.

As soon as Athena mentioned Japan, Jiang Liu inexplicably had a feeling of "as expected". After all, it was a magical land where all kinds of strange things could happen. It would not be strange even if there was a god of disobedience buried there.

However, out of prudence, he still had to ask for the reason.

"Why doubt it?"

"This brings me to an old story."