SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 119

Chapter 119: Full Buffs Activated! Hammer of Repentance!

TL: Etude Translations

At this moment, on the arena where Zhou Yi stood—

A young girl with twin braids draped over her chest, exuding an innocent and carefree aura, walked up.

She was about 1.68 meters tall, her eyes bright, her skin fair.

What drew the most attention, however, was the slightly antiquated, sheathed, azure sword she carried in her arms.

The red tassel attached to the sword’s hilt swayed gently with her movements, making for an enchanting sight.

“Hiss! It’s Song Xialan, ranked fourth! A provincial top scorer has stepped up!”

Song Xialan, the top scorer of Yungui Province, was a Spirit Master by profession.

It was said she hailed from an ancient and enduring family that had existed even before the arrival of the Eternal Game.

In each generation, only the most outstanding member of this family ventured into the outside world.

This generation was no different. Song Xialan, emerging from the family, directly claimed the top rank in Yungui Province!

“Hello, my name is Song Xialan, a level 17 Spirit Master.”

Perhaps aware that Zhou Yi, having been away from school for over a month, might not know her, the female top scorer made a point to introduce herself.

“Spirit Master, level 17?”

Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow slightly.

The Spirit Master was a profession exclusive to Zhongxia Country, not found in other nations.

They specialized in using ancient talismans and sealing techniques.

When his younger sister Xiaoyun experienced her bloodline awakening, one of the suggestions offered by the priest was to have a Spirit Master perform the Great Sealing Technique to seal her powers.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi now encountered one in person.

Although her level was relatively low—just level 17—

She was already among the highest-level freshmen he had seen. Even Shen Lingfeng was only level 16.

Among all the new students, only Jiang Churan could compare to her.

However, Jiang Churan had reached level 17 after earning substantial experience points from their joint efforts to slay the Flame Demon Legion and clearing an Abyss-level dungeon.

As for Song Xialan, who had reached level 17 so quickly, Zhou Yi couldn’t guess the reason.

Curious but not overthinking it, Zhou Yi decided to respond in kind since the other party had been polite enough to introduce herself.

“Hello, I’m Zhou Yi, a level 19 Saint Knight.”

He didn’t lower his voice deliberately.

Hearing his self-introduction, the surrounding freshmen froze momentarily, then erupted into a chorus of shocked exclamations:

“What the hell?! level 19? Are you kidding me?!”

“This is insane! I’m only level 16!”

“How did he manage that? It’s barely been over a month since the college entrance examination. Even with experience from clearing an Abyss-level dungeon, how could he possibly jump straight to level 19?”

The special admissions students were abuzz.

Due to the level difference, they couldn’t use their Appraisal Technique to check Zhou Yi’s level directly.

However, they had assumed Zhou Yi’s level would only be one or two levels higher than theirs at most.

After the Abyss-level dungeon, this gap should have narrowed further, and Zhou Yi should only be one level ahead.

But unexpectedly, Zhou Yi was three whole levels higher!

“Before entering the dungeon, Zhou Yi must have already been level 17 or 18. That means in just one month, he advanced by four or five levels! That’s ridiculous!”

“Who told me Zhou Yi spent his time in indulgence and luxury? Isn’t that outright slander?!”

Surprised and annoyed, the special admissions students started blaming the person who had originally spread this rumor.

Meanwhile, Zhang Hao, who stood beside Shen Lingfeng—his high school classmate—couldn’t help but shrink back.

The rumor about Zhou Yi’s supposed indulgence and luxury had originated with him as a way to curry favor with Shen Lingfeng…

Song Xialan on the stage, however, didn’t seem to care much about Zhou Yi’s level 19 status.

Blinking her large eyes, she asked in a slightly naive tone:

“Are you sure you don’t need to recover?”

She had watched Zhou Yi and Shen Lingfeng’s battle from start to finish.

Although it was a near-complete one-sided domination, wielding such a massive and heavy battle axe must have required significant effort.

“No need.”

Zhou Yi shook his head, indicating she could start directly.

“All right then.”

Song Xialan nodded, then curiously added:

“Zhou Yi, that earlier display wasn’t your full strength, was it?”

“When the battle starts, can you let me see your true full-power state?”

“Don’t worry, I won’t interrupt you while you activate your buff skills.”

As someone from an ancient family in Yungui Province, Song Xialan had a deep interest in all powerful peers of her age.

As the sole representative of her family to walk the outside world, Song Xialan had the responsibility to engage in combat with many powerful peers of her generation.

Ideally, such battles would take place when both sides were giving their all…

Seeing Song Xialan make her request with the innocent curiosity of a child, Zhou Yi couldn’t help but chuckle.

“No need to hold back; I’ll meet your expectations.”

Given his current strength, whether he activated buffs or not, the outcome was almost always a one-sided domination.

Since Song Xialan specifically asked for it, Zhou Yi saw no harm in granting her request. After all, it didn’t consume much of his mana.

“Then it’s settled!”

A cheerful smile spread across Song Xialan’s delicate face.

Below the stage, the freshmen who overheard their exchange suddenly realized something important.

As a Saint Knight, Zhou Yi seemed to have barely activated any buff skills in the previous two battles.

Considering the speed at which he cast Holy Light Guardian and Holy Flame Halo, there was no way he simply didn’t have the time to activate the other buffs.

The only plausible explanation was that Zhou Yi thought buffing himself wouldn’t change the outcome of the battle…

“That seems to be the case. Against Liu Jing, he used a single Pure White Blade to instantly win.”

“And in the fight with Shen Lingfeng, while he activated Weapon Blessing, he skipped the other buff skills.”

“So, in that earlier fight, Zhou Yi was actually holding back…”

“Hiss, if that’s true, just how terrifying would Zhou Yi’s full strength be with all his buffs?”

“Why don’t we watch and find out? The fight’s about to begin!”

Amid the curious and eager gazes of the freshmen, the battle officially started!

…

When Zhou Yi said there was no need to hold back, Song Xialan didn’t quite understand what he meant.

But the moment the battle began, she immediately understood.

Not far ahead, Zhou Yi’s tall and imposing figure became enveloped in an overwhelming, sacred aura.

God’s Blessing!

Blessing of Dawn!

Gift of Courage!

Gift of Protection!

…

A total of five or six buff skills were fully activated in just one second!

The aura emanating from Zhou Yi surged to its peak, his momentum soaring to unparalleled heights!

“This…”

Song Xialan finally realized how laughable her earlier comment had been.

With such an incredibly fast buff activation speed, interrupting him might have been possible for a Berserker or other combat professions.

But as a Spirit Master, her strongest offensive move was to draw talismans.

And drawing talismans required about one second as well.

In such a scenario, interrupting Zhou Yi’s skill activation was nothing but a joke.

“Indeed, it feels incredible to have all buffs activated.”

Feeling the surging power coursing through his body, Zhou Yi stretched comfortably.

Then, his gaze locked onto the slender figure of the girl standing before him, and he flashed a chilling smile.

“Well then, this is my peak state.”

“Now, enjoy the fight to your heart’s content!”

Zhou Yi leaned back slightly, his hands forming a gripping motion in midair.

In the next moment, a massive golden warhammer constructed of sacred power, adorned with glowing runes, materialized out of thin air.

“Hammer of Repentance!”

Boom!!

The enormous golden warhammer crashed down toward the petite figure of the girl with explosive force!