Chapter 324: Fierce Clash
The blue wave and the black flames gradually divided the arena in two, and their clash intensified. It was like two 300-500 pound fat guys squeezing into an elevator doorway, refusing to yield. The resulting fluctuations became increasingly terrifying. Even with multiple Legends working together to reinforce the barrier, the entire arena continued to shake, making Kevin Flynn’s face grim. Since the start, his ears had been filled with a constant stream of alarms.
As a Legendary Alchemist, he had the highest authority within the Alchemy Department. Therefore, the intelligent system of the Alchemy Department would continuously send him alerts whenever it detected high energy accumulation or loss.
But what could Kevin Flynn do? Both the water element and the black flames were manifestations of some kind of high-level essence. They were not ordinary things at all. Although they hadn’t reached the level of laws, the fluctuations generated by their collision were not as simple as a mere explosion or impact. To the alchemy formations and runes densely packed within the Alchemy Department’s building complex, they were like highly efficient grinding wheels. Hence, alarms about damage were going off everywhere.
To prevent the impact fluctuations from penetrating the buildings and causing irreparable damage to the precious equipment and materials, Kevin Flynn had to focus most of his energy on adjusting the alchemy formations for resistance and repair. Therefore, he left the arena’s barrier to Phoenix and several other Legends. As a result, he didn’t notice the changes within the arena.
Phoenix was the most concerned about Kotana. The problem was, with multiple Legends involved, what they needed to pay attention to wasn’t whether the barrier was strong enough, but maintaining balance. A slight negligence, and without the internal power exploding, the arena and the thousands of students around it would be reduced to ashes. Therefore, he was also devoting a great deal of his energy, which meant no one noticed that something was wrong with Kotana.
In fact, everyone was amazed by the youth and power of the two, but no one noticed the crisis hidden beneath this power.
To put it bluntly, although the scene appeared grand, in reality, both Owen and Kotana were far from reaching the Legendary realm. Especially in terms of their level, they weren’t even Masters. They were simply relying on their talent and potential to wield semi-divine artifacts.
This method was fine for bullying the weak, but when faced with an opponent of equal standing, the two found it difficult to control. Especially when the two semi-divine artifacts sensed each other and simultaneously increased their energy levels, they increasingly exceeded the two’s control limit.
It was like a child driving a large truck. Playing with the steering wheel was fine, but if they really wanted to step on the gas pedal, the outcome was imaginable.
But everyone was fooled by the false strength displayed by the two. Even Phoenix, who was most likely to notice this, was also deceived by Kotana’s elven royal bloodline and her numerous trump cards. Therefore, with no one to stop them, the power of the Divine Spear Water Drop continued to be released. As the wielder, Kotana bore the brunt of it. Her eyes unconsciously turned light blue, and her mind was filled with wave-like blue fluctuations.
Kotana, in a somewhat dazed state, didn’t ignore Owen, because he was also continuously releasing power, causing the Water Drop to automatically lock onto him as a target. This instinctively prompted her to attack.
The Water Drop originated from the Water Elemental Plane, which was no ordinary world. It was neither the Void nor Hell, but a more unique place. There were no boundaries, no concept of space, and even time was blurry. Such a special place naturally wouldn’t produce ordinary things. Moreover, it was forged from the essence crystal of the Water Element, naturally possessing the power to control water elements.
Owen now felt as if the entire water of a reservoir was crashing towards him. He instinctively brandished the Godslayer Greatsword. As the sword danced, the black flames that soared into the sky blocked the pouring water elements. The two opposing forces, for the first time, unleashed their power without restraint. The terrifying fluctuations impacted the layers of reinforced barriers of the arena, causing them to creak and groan. Although they didn’t collapse, it still startled everyone around them.
“Everyone, evacuate the Alchemy Department buildings!” A Legend, seeing the two preparing for a second collision, could only choose to evacuate the personnel first since it was impossible to interrupt them.
The students present had long been awed by the two’s power. Before they could recover, they instinctively started screaming and running outside.
Fortunately, the students were all aspiring Transcendents. Some used enhancement magic to jump over the walls and slowly descend, some used grappling hooks to swing down, and some were as agile as monkeys, leaping across rooftops and walls. They didn’t limit themselves to the two exits, so while panicked, they didn’t cause a serious stampede.
In the blink of an eye, most of the personnel had evacuated. Phoenix immediately used amplification magic to announce:
“Abandon reinforcing the arena’s barrier. Everyone, use your own means to reinforce it layer by layer.”
The quality of the arena’s barrier was decent, but it was essentially designed for students. Even with Legends reinforcing it, it was like pasting paper onto a paper boat. It couldn’t fully utilize their individual abilities. Therefore, Phoenix chose to abandon it and was the first to erect a barrier.
The other Legends also used their own means to erect barriers. In an instant, the arena was enveloped by five or six layers of barriers, creating a magnificent sight.
But no one felt confident. First, they were unprepared. After all, they came to watch a show, not to fight. Second, they were facing two semi-divine artifacts. Even if they weren’t directly targeted, the sheer power emanating from them wasn’t something ordinary barriers could withstand. Now they could only rely on their numerical advantage.
“Hopefully, it can hold until their fight is over,” Kevin Flynn sighed and said, then notified the Alchemy Department teachers to move some valuable instruments and materials. He was truly afraid that the two would unleash their full power, which wouldn’t necessarily destroy the Academy City, but demolishing the Alchemy Department’s buildings wouldn’t be a problem.
At this time, the second clash began. If the first clash was purely about overwhelming with quantity, the second one exhibited more variations, becoming more focused and possessing greater penetrating power.
Countless water spears descended from the sky, shimmering with ice-like cold light. With the impact of the water flow, they possessed terrifying penetration power. Forget about plate armored knights as measuring units, even city walls couldn’t withstand such a large volume. They would collapse after a few hits.
The water spears were mighty, but the black sword was equally impressive. It carried incinerating black flames that soared into the sky, as if a volcano in Hell had erupted. Its momentum wasn’t any weaker.
Although both sides were clearly made of energy, the clash of spear and sword actually produced the sound of metal striking stone. Even if they were shattered, they would erupt with terrifying impacts, making the scene even more chaotic. For a moment, it was like a heavenly thunder clashing with earthly fire, locked in an intense stalemate.
What was even more alarming was that the energy of the two seemed endless, continuously filling the entire barrier, creating immense pressure.
Finally, the arena’s barrier shattered, and the one erected by Phoenix took over.
However, upon contact, Phoenix’s face changed. A large amount of magic power, under his precise control, transformed into runes, reinforcing the barrier layer by layer. Yet, he still felt immense pressure, and the barrier trembled, clearly under enormous stress and at risk of breaking at any moment.
