Chapter 291: Shadows of the Law
The scroll turned into a golden light that immediately rushed into his glabella[1].
A roar and muffled thunder immediately rang out in Su Xiao's head, causing the entire area in front of him to be covered in thick darkness.
The light gradually reappeared in his field of vision, and it was a sword floating in the air.
This sword was golden in color.
— The way of the sword is the way of killing. A swordsman's will must be firm and his heart must be unwavering, " an elder's voice rang out, and Su Xiao saw a unique scene ahead of him.
Up ahead, he saw a figure dancing in front of an old tree. The four seasons changed, and the old tree's leaves kept appearing and disappearing, but the figure kept repeating the same mesmerizing dance.
Su Xiao tried his best to make out the figure, but after a moment, he realized that it was himself.
Su Xiao's eyes widened as he sat cross-legged, and a dragon flash appeared in his hand.
— The path of the sword is endless... With a sigh of relief, Su Xiao's understanding of the sword became very different.
Right after that, Su Xiao looked at his skill.
[Masterful use of Melee Weapons: Level 10 (Passive Skill).
Increases melee attack power by 45% when using melee weapons and significantly improves your melee skill..
Rhythm of all Things (Medium); (For level 10 of the skill). This ability can't be upgraded by Paradise, it can only be upgraded by the Hunter himself.]
Specialized proficiency was replaced by master proficiency, and although the skill's level dropped from 14 to 10, it actually increased its strength significantly. The increase in attack power increased by 5%, which was a pretty good improvement considering the level reduction.
Su Xiao felt very different now. As he held the dragon Flash in his hands, he knew that he could now do something that he hadn't even thought of doing before.
Taking a pillow from the bed, Su Xiao tossed it into the air.
The blade slid across the pillow, leaving a silver projection in the air.
The pillow fell to the floor and remained intact.
Su Xiao wasn't going to cut it open. Although he had hit it, he had hit it without any intention of cutting it open, which left it intact.
He could cut anything he wanted, and if he didn't want to, it would remain intact.
No matter how sharp the dragon flash blade was, as long as Su Xiao didn't want to cut through an item, the blade simply wouldn't be able to harm that item.
Dragon Flash was his weapon, and Su Xiao was deciding what should be cut and what should not be.
With the improvement of this skill, Su Xiao understood what was previously in question for him.
If he continued walking in this direction, Su Xiao believed that he would be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Hawkeye and other even stronger existences in a moment.
Looking at the long blade in front of him, Su Xiao smiled. His understanding of the sword had finally reached a new level and he could cut metal as if he were cutting paper.
The dragon flash moved in space as if it was an extension of Su Xiao's hand.
After putting away his long sword, Su Xiao began to make a plan.
He will be in Paradise for five days. This was one of the extra rewards from Paradise for winning the space battlefield.
Su Xiao picked up the middle soul crystal and looked at the skill that wasn't unlocked.
After deciding to unlock it, everything in front of Su Xiao shrank, after which he was teleported somewhere.
This made Su Xiao very puzzled.
«Why was I teleported? What's going on?»
Looking around, he realized that this place was vaguely familiar to him, as if he had been in this place before.
He was standing in a huge hall. This hall had already existed for an unknown amount of time. The surrounding area was in a terrible state, and mossy stones could be seen on the floor of the hall every now and then.
The more Su Xiao looked around, the more familiar this place seemed to him.
Suddenly, he thought of something. This place seemed to be the hall where he had previously obtained the shadow of law legacy, but back then, this place looked very grand and neat, so why did it look ruined now?
He was vaguely aware of one possibility.
*Pum-pum-pum...*
One of the piles of stones in the distance suddenly moved and the stones began to roll in all directions, after which a blue humanoid phantom emerged from this pile of stones.
— Heir, you've finally grown up a bit. Although you are not strong enough, you will be able to pass through the inspiration, " blue phantom said.
His voice was loud and Su Xiao couldn't see it clearly, but on his waist, Su Xiao saw a broad-bladed sword. The blade of this sword was as wide as a palm, and its length was more than a meter. Although it was only a phantom, it looked very strong, and looking at it, Su Xiao felt as if it was someone very close to him.
— Who are you? Although Su Xiao didn't feel any danger from him, he didn't approach him.
— Oh~, all of us law shadows looked like this before, but because of our appearance, many people wanted to attack us first because they thought we were enemies, eh~... As for who I am... hmm~, I'm considered your master, did you like your physique? I did it, " the blue phantom said, and chuckled.
Although it was only a phantom in front of him, Su Xiao could feel the bloodthirsty aura coming from it.
Recalling the description of his physique, Su Xiao recalled the name.
— Marvin Waltz? Su Xiao asked uncertainly.
— Oh~, you even remember my name, a good heir who respects his teacher...
Su Xiao coughed softly and said — " Your name was mentioned in the physique description.
The phantom's face tightened. "I'm your master," Marvin Waltz said, and glared at Su Xiao.
Su Xiao immediately felt goosebumps run through his body.
This phantom was undoubtedly very powerful.
As for why it was only a phantom and not a living being... Remembering the words of the six stone statues, he began to suspect something.
— Shadows of the law... Su Xiao muttered. — Why do we hate magicians?
Su Xiao really wanted to hear the answer to this question.
— Oh? It's very simple. Every time mages cast a spell, the structure of the world collapses. Although their impact is not so strong, it does its part. In the past, we were known as the "Patrons of Rules", and no one dared to go against us. Some magicians think they are exploring the world, but in reality they are destroying it. Mages can do anything out of curiosity.
— We appeared a long time ago, long before the magicians appeared. At first, the mages were the ones who chased us and they tried to exterminate us, but later on, we became the ones who started hunting them. In short, we were enemies from the very beginning.
Marvin Waltz's words surprised Su Xiao.
— Don't look at me like that. I'm just a phantom now. I have absorbed most of the cultures of different worlds. I'm just saying this so that you can understand me without any problems. When I get bored, I watch movies and various programs from your earth, you earthlings are really incredible in this regard. If you want, I can talk to you in retro style.».
Su Xiao looked at Marvin Waltz with a blank expression. He couldn't connect the person in front of him to the mage slayer.
But Su Xiao had other questions on his mind, and now he finally saw someone he could ask all his questions to.
— I saw that the shadow of law's abilities were designed to kill mages, but how could such a powerful legacy almost completely disappear? Why am I the only living heir to the shadow of law?
Marvin Waltz sighed at his question.
— Because we've always been few and far between.
— There has always been little?
— Everyone can become a magician, but not even every other person can become a shadow of the law. At one point, the mages became too numerous and they laid siege to the six of us. In the end, we all died.
Su Xiao nodded and asked — " How many mages have come for your souls?
— Oh, let me see... Marvin Waltz muttered and thought about it. "Well, roughly... tens of thousands. We were bombarded with forbidden spells from the very beginning, but we were able to accurately kill about 30,000 or 40,000 mages. As you can see, our forces had to come to an end sooner or later, because there were too many of them.
Su Xiao was stunned.
It sounded too improbable!
[1] Glabella — the area in the center of the forehead between the eyebrows.
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