Chapter 281 : Blood Law VS Purification Law
Chapter 281: Blood Law VS Purification Law
Blood threads spread, bat wings flapped.
Hearing Richard-Eva's commanding voice from above, Janna also raised her left hand.
"I’ve been casting it all along."
A continuous stream of Light of Purification quickly radiated from Janna’s hand. In tandem with the Celestial Sparrow, several contracted creatures that had been afflicted by blood-related illnesses began to recover one by one.
"It’s actually the Purification Law?"
Seeing the milky white light bloom from the palm of Janna’s left hand, a flicker of astonishment passed through Richard-Eva’s eyes.
"Why would it be the Purification Law?"
Richard-Eva had always known the direction of Janna’s Witch Talents.
Whether it was the summoning system from the Mystery Side or the plant system from the Elemental Side, neither seemed to have any connection to the Purification Law.
"Could it be because of that Holy Light-elemental spirit?"
Crackling with electricity, this time, the recovered Lightning Accumulation Cloud didn’t just passively defend. Instead, it unleashed its strongest electrical assault, transforming into serpents of lightning that shot toward Richard-Eva.
Crack—
At the same time, three giant flowers, each four meters tall, rapidly sprouted around Janna.
As the petals unfurled, a thick cloud of toxic pollen, like a dense mist, sprayed out from the flower cores.
Simultaneously, over a dozen thorn-covered vines, each as thick as a wrist and bristling with barbs, surged toward Richard-Eva like venomous snakes ready to strike.
"Good grief!"
Seeing how ferocious Janna’s contracted creatures were, Richard-Eva swiftly evaded the thorns and toxic pollen while using the physical endurance of a third-tier witch apprentice to forcibly withstand Lightning Accumulation Cloud’s electric attacks.
Crackle—
A pale bolt of lightning struck Richard-Eva’s bat wings, burning a massive hole right through them.
"That’s an absurd attack strength..."
As the paralyzing sensation spread from his wings, Richard-Eva used bloodline energy to heal the wounds. Meanwhile, fine black fur began to sprout from his arms.
"Disease One."
Blood threads dispersed, and blood mist spread.
Once again unleashing the power of the Blood Law Fragment, Richard-Eva turned the blood threads into omnipresent blood mist, enveloping the entire dueling training ground.
Having clashed with Janna many times before, Richard-Eva knew that aside from the three contracted creatures engaging him directly, the most troublesome one was the mirror-shaped creature highly skilled in illusions.
So, to be safe, Richard-Eva spread the disease pollution in the form of blood mist across the entire dueling training ground. That way, even if Janna and the mirror creature used illusions to hide, as long as they were inside the area, they couldn’t escape infection.
"A miscalculation."
Previously full of confidence, Richard-Eva hadn’t expected that the Law Fragment Janna wielded would be the highly counteractive Purification Law Fragment.
Fortunately, the opposing forces of the two Laws—one positive and one negative—barely offset each other.
However, this balance forced Richard-Eva into a stalemate, even pushing him to a disadvantage.
After all, Janna was known for her vast array of techniques.
Without resorting to third-tier apprentice abilities, Richard-Eva found it difficult to win against Janna, a summoning-type apprentice who specialized in triumphing through superior numbers, relying solely on his advantage in spiritual power and mana.
"What a headache—"
Just as Richard-Eva was debating whether to keep his promise, a clear voice suddenly echoed in his ear.
"Not this trick again!"
Already familiar with Janna’s formidable sound-type witchcraft, Richard-Eva didn’t hesitate—he used mana to block his ears.
At the same time, he rapidly flapped his now-healed bat wings to dodge the relentless pursuit and assault of the three contracted creatures.
Thud—
With a swing of his blade, stems and leaves were severed.
Thanks to his powerful physique and continuous disease pollution, Richard-Eva finally managed to fell one of the giant dark pink flowers. Simultaneously, he drained the lightning mana of that annoying cloud-shaped creature in the sky.
"This time, it’s my turn to strike back."
Seeing the Holy Light-elemental spirit in the sky still purifying the disease pollution, Richard-Eva didn’t hesitate. He flew straight up and seized the Celestial Sparrow’s slender neck.
"Janna, if you don’t show yourself soon, your contracted creature is going to suffer—"
Since it wasn’t a life-or-death duel, Richard-Eva had no intention of killing Janna’s contracted creature.
"I’m counting to three. If you’re still hiding, I won’t hold back—"
Crack—before he could finish, the Celestial Sparrow in his grasp shattered like a mirror.
Realizing he had fallen for an illusion, Richard-Eva crushed the "Celestial Sparrow" in his hand, then flew straight to Lightning Accumulation Cloud and punched it to pieces.
As expected, the moment his fist struck Lightning Accumulation Cloud’s insubstantial form, cracks began to spread across its body, and it swiftly disintegrated.
"Senior, my contracted creatures are pretty good, aren’t they?"
A crisp voice echoed in Richard-Eva’s mind.
Recognizing Janna’s telepathic message, Richard-Eva turned in the direction the voice came from.
"Indeed, they’re excellent—If we were both second-tier apprentices, I doubt I could last three rounds against you."
Watching Janna step out from the mirror illusion, Richard-Eva sighed with a hint of disappointment. Then his gaze sharpened as he looked at her.
"So, I might have to break my word."
As soon as he finished speaking, Richard-Eva’s bat wings expanded rapidly.
At the same time, his pupils turned red and fangs grew wildly—in a flash, Richard-Eva transformed into a terrifyingly massive bat.
Whoosh—
In his bloodline true form, Richard-Eva streaked toward Janna like a bolt of black lightning.
As expected, when his venomous claws touched Janna, her body shattered like glass once more.
"If your tricks are still just illusions, there’s no way you can win—"
Whoosh—before Richard-Eva could finish, a green vine suddenly lashed at him from below.
Crunch, crunch—
As the vine approached, countless black bats swarmed out from around Richard-Eva, forming a black torrent that devoured the vine entirely.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Just as Richard-Eva thought Janna was still resisting futilely, a flurry of wind-tearing sounds suddenly surged at him from all directions—