1309 You underestimate your husband, my dear Star.
"Does this mean that Astaria is currently stronger than Nux? Are you saying that Nux is going to lose against an opponent who is not a Divine Stage Cultivator?" Amaya couldn't believe she was even saying that.
Yes, sure, because of her Law, Astaria had now turned into a Saint, which was one stage above Nux, however, just imagining Nux losing against a Saint... For some reason, it didn't sit well with Amaya.
He was a man who defeated Complete Saints like they were nothing, heck, he even fought against a Divine and played around with him like he was a child.
How could someone like him... lose...?
It wasn't just Amaya; the rest of her sisters had the same doubts in their minds.
Astaria, on the other hand, continued to cut Nux's clone, 'weakening' him in the process.
The two of them stared at each other; Nux then smiled, not saying anything and sending more clones towards Astaria.
The woman continued to cut through the Clones. Technically speaking, all the clones she was killing were weakening Nux since the pain of dying must be transferred to Nux because of the link that she was severing.
The higher the number of clones she cuts, the more damage Nux should take, and the higher the advantage Astaria would have in the battle.
For some reason, however, despite the one who seemed to be winning the battle, Astaria had a grave look on her face.
She had realized something, and it wasn't just her either. Both Vyriana and Aeliana had realized the same thing as well... or... to be more precise... something that both Vyriana and Aeliana knew from the very beginning.
Hearing Amaya's question, Aeliana chuckled as she then glanced at Vyriana,
"Is she stronger than that monster, eh? I don't know. Why don't we ask her Master instead? What do you think, Vyriana? Does your disciple stand a chance against her husband?" Aeliana questioned, and while everyone had turned towards Vyriana to get the answer, The Dragon decided to stay silent and watch the duel, ignoring everyone around her.
"Hahaha~" Aeliana laughed out loud. She couldn't help but be amused when she saw the Dragon acting like this.
"Lady Aeliana?" Amaya tilted her head in confusion.
"Why don't you be patient and watch the battle instead, little girl?" Aeliana smiled. "I don't imagine you to be the impatient type, so don't ruin the good image I have of you in my mind, alright?"
"..." Amaya turned silent.
Looking at the battlefield, she could still see Astaria cutting through Nux's clones one by one. Nux, on the other hand, was constantly spitting out blood that was being collected in his throat. With the pale look on his face, it was clear that he wasn't in a great position.
However,
"I think the boy has learned everything there was to learn about his wife's abilities. The real battle should be starting anytime now," Aeliana commented with an amused look on her face.
Amaya and the others turned toward her and narrowed their eyes; however, before they could say anything,
Suddenly, Astaria jumped back and pointed her sword at Nux.
"Have you tested me enough?" She questioned as she narrowed her eyes.
Nux's smile widened, "Yes, I now have a rough idea, I just don't have to touch that sword of yours." He replied with a calm look on his face.
"Do you think you can do that?" Astaria narrowed her eyes.
"You underestimate your husband, my dear Star." Saying those words, Nux turned into white Mist as he then appeared behind Astaria. The woman swung her sword, wanting to cut through the Mist, and since this time, Nux was fighting using his real body, the damage he would take from the direct hit would be much higher than before.
However, the moment Astaria tried to swing her sword, the Mist moved close to her, making it completely impossible for her to aim at him.
Astaria was quick to react and used Mana to trap the Mist. Since the Mist form didn't have physical strength, when Mana was used to trap it, once trapped, getting out was impossible. It was no different than being imprisoned for life and is considered a loss.
In Nux's case, however, things were different.
Astaria momentarily frowned when she trapped the Mist. The battle should have ended here, however, it all felt a little too easy.
Pierce
A Purple-Black Spike pierced through Astaria's wrist.
"Ugghh..." The woman groaned in pain; however, even when the pain coursed through her body, she didn't let go of her sword.
In an instant, she realized that the Mist she had captured was another one of his Clones. What's worse, with her concentration off, even the Clone had escaped.
As for the real Nux...
BOOOOM
Nux punched Astaria from behind. Since the Punch contained the strength of the Dragon Blood he received, Astaria could feel some of her ribs had broken because of the impact.
"Khwwaakk!!" She coughed out blood; her sword had fallen on the ground, and Nux, who stepped forward, grabbed the sword and looked at it with a curious look on his face, "So it wasn't the sword, huh... Your Law affects your Sword. I am quite curious as to what your law is; at least tell me what it is called." He requested.
Hearing his words, Amaya frowned, and Aeliana answered the question she was about to ask,
"I made sure the two of them don't hear us," The Vampire then smiled and, "We don't want our talk to interfere with the battle, now do we? Who knows? Our Vyriana might use that as an excuse later."
Hearing her words, Vyriana narrowed her eyes as she glanced at the Vampire.
Astaria, on the other hand, quickly took another sword from her storage ring and rushed towards Nux again.
Nux, who sensed similar strength coming from her new sword, realized in an instant that he needed to avoid that sword as well.
With his Zenith Flow activated, no matter how hard Astaria tried, her Absolute Sword couldn't even touch Nux.
What's worse was that using his Clones, Nux had already adapted to Astaria's movement and speed. He had reached a situation where he could even close his eyes and still wouldn't lose the battle.
This time, no Law could help Astaria.
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