SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 86

Chapter 86: Divine Descent! Reverence from All!

TL: YYang

The magic crystal cannon was a strategic weapon of Zhongxia Country.

Nearly every major military district had one.

It was powered by magical beast cores or crystal ores.

A single shot could flatten a mountain.

In dealing with sudden beast tides, the magic crystal cannon was the most common and practical weapon.

Judging by the rising mushroom cloud ahead, the skill Zhou Yi released has a power comparable to some of the weaker magic crystal cannons.

In a beast tide, a giant hand of Holy Light like this would undoubtedly be devastating!!

“The power is indeed impressive. If Zhou Yi were a level or two higher, this single skill might have been enough to annihilate the legendary demon. What a pity…” Xu Yuzhou sighed with regret.

It seems that the mighty Holy Light hand was likely the final trump card of this provincial top scorer.

Although its power was formidable, in his perception, the legendary demon wasn’t killed instantly.

Instead, it retained some life force.

Combined with the legion of over 300 Flame Demons behind it.

Once they launched a final assault, this astonishingly brilliant prodigy of a Saint Knight would still face the same fate…

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Xu Yuzhou’s perception was accurate.

Despite taking immense damage, the demon offspring Olimas survived the strike from God’s Hand.

“You dare—you dare offend the great Olimas!?!? I’ve changed my mind; I’ll take your soul back to the Holy Realm and let you suffer the eternal flames of hell!!”

From the crater, sunken 40 to 50 centimeters deep, Olimas shakily stood up.

His armor was in tatters, much like his body, which was covered in wounds.

His shoulder was stripped of flesh, exposing stark white bones.

A gaping hole in his abdomen, filled with blood, revealed writhing innards, with golden Holy Light flickering inside, causing further damage.

One of the horns, a symbol of the demon race, was broken.

This wasn’t just a state of disarray; it was utter devastation!!

If it were an ordinary demon, it would have been dead beyond doubt.

But as a legendary-level demon, Olimas possessed extremely high resistance to various abnormal states and had formidable vitality.

In gaming terms, he had a very thick health bar!!

Although Zhou Yi’s God’s Hand inflicted severe damage, it didn’t achieve an instant kill.

“Saint Knight—I want you all dead! Flame Curse Legion, charge!”

The Flame Curse Legion also had demons akin to human priests.

Under the influence of these healing demons, Olimas’s injuries significantly improved.

However, he no longer dared to attack alone.

With a command, the Flame Curse Legion, long poised for action, roared and charged forward.

Their eyes glowed with bloodthirsty frenzy and fury.

Their legion commander had been slain, and even Prince Olimas was nearly killed.

They were itching to devour these humans whole!

“How is it possible… that didn’t kill him?”

Watching the rapidly advancing Flame Curse Legion, despair filled Su Qinglian’s eyes.

Behind, Jiang Churan sighed softly, crushing the Light Realm Stone that had brought her warmth.

Buzz—

A massive golden light-attribute magic barrier rose, giving off a sense of substantial protection.

“Zhou Yi! Senior Sister! Get over here! We can hold out a bit longer inside! Maybe the legion outside will break through and rescue us!”

Jiang Churan shouted loudly.

The magic array barrier activated by the Light Realm Stone could withstand attacks from epic monsters below level 30 for half an hour.

But against a legion of 300 demons, lasting even half a minute was uncertain.

However, at this point, it was the best she could think of.

“Such a weak magic array, and you think it can withstand my Flame Curse Legion?”

Olimas wore a wanton and arrogant smile.

No longer daring to lead the charge, he stayed at the rear of the Flame Curse Legion, surrounded by over 50 Flame Demons.

Nearby, Flame Demon mages continuously cast spells on him, removing Holy Light damage and providing healing.

“Your Highness, this magic array can be breached in less than 20 seconds!” the Flame Demon mage beside him quickly said respectfully.

He was the deputy commander of the Flame Curse Legion.

When Commander Kumata was killed by ten consecutive lightning strikes, he hadn’t even reacted.

Now that Prince Olimas was present, he was eager to earn favor and offset his previous shortcomings.

“Hahaha, very good.”

Olimas’s gaze fell on the tall figure standing ahead.

Hoping to see the opponent’s face filled with fear, fleeing into the magic array for survival.

However…

What he didn’t expect was that the opponent showed no intention of running away.

Even that determined, chiseled face displayed no expression of fear or anxiety.

“Hmm? So calm, could he have another skill up his sleeve?”

Olimas’s expression shifted slightly.

He was genuinely intimidated by Zhou Yi’s God’s Hand.

“Your Highness need not worry, whatever skill he has, he’s merely an 18th-level Saint Knight. After so many battles, his mana must be completely drained by now. Without mana, facing our legion of over three hundred, sheer numbers alone will crush him!”

The deputy commander demon mage’s eyes flashed with a hint of malice.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, facing this Saint Knight who constantly defied their expectations, he wouldn’t dare claim victory if the opponent still had mana.

“You’re right.”

Olimas felt somewhat reassured, his deep purple eyes fixed on the tall figure.

He wanted to witness with his own eyes the scene of the opponent falling at the hands of the Flame Curse Legion!

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The deputy commander demon mage’s guess was accurate.

Using the S-Rank God’s Hand had drained most of Zhou Yi’s remaining mana!

At this moment, he had not a trace of mana left.

Even with the quadruple mana regeneration effect of the Forest Light Armor set, it couldn’t quickly restore enough mana to use a skill.

And the Flame Curse Legion was about to be upon him.

He could even smell the bloodlust emanating from the front-row Flame Demon knights!

“In a short time, the Snow Dragon Legion outside won’t be able to break through…”

Zhou Yi glanced to his right, noticing that the Snow Dragon Legion outside seemed to have attempted a magical attack.

But that attack couldn’t budge the purple magical barrier enveloping the entire valley in the slightest!

“Everything still depends on me. If that’s the case, I’ll have to use Divine Descent…”

Zhou Yi took a deep breath.

[Divine Descent (S): A one-time secret technique from the Knight’s Sanctuary. This technique does not consume magical power to release and is unaffected by silence skills.

After using this technique, it borrows a portion of the God of Light’s power, temporarily enhancing all four-dimensional attributes based on the user’s physical endurance, raising all divine and light attribute skill levels by +5, and increasing health, stamina, and magical recovery speed by x20.

The effect lasts for a certain duration, and after the skill ends, the user will enter a weakened state.]

Initially, Zhou Yi thought he wouldn’t need to use the one-time S-Rank secret art rewarded by the system.

But now, it seemed unavoidable…

Having made his decision, Zhou Yi didn’t hesitate and immediately activated this S-Rank secret art:

“Divine Descent!!”

Boom!!!

At the moment the secret art was cast, a golden pillar filled with the aura of Holy Light descended from the sky, enveloping Zhou Yi completely!!

He closed his eyes slightly, as one mysterious rune after another formed out of thin air, surrounding him, lifting him slowly into the air.

An aura of divine majesty seemed to emanate from him.

Simultaneously, accompanied by ethereal, prayer-like voices, pure white feathers of Holy Light drifted down from the heavens.

“What a warm feeling…”

The feathers of Holy Light floated through the forbidden-level Dark Flame Wall magic array and effortlessly entered the magic barrier formed by the Light Realm Stone.

Jiang Churan instinctively reached out her right hand, and a feather of Holy Light landed in her snow-white palm.

Like snowflakes, it melted instantly.

However, unlike snowflakes turning to water, the Holy Light Feather transformed into a surge of divine energy, entering her body.

It felt as if she were soaking in a hot spring, alleviating even the weakness from using her Succubus Power.

Like Jiang Churan, Zhang Yi, Sun Hao, and others around her also felt the pure energy contained within the Holy Light Feathers.

They instinctively looked at the holy figure floating in the air, a sense of reverence welling up in their hearts.

At this moment, they hadn’t expected Zhou Yi to still have such a powerful trump card!

“Roar!!”

“Howl!!”

“……”

Unlike the warmth and comfort Jiang Churan felt,

The Holy Light Feathers falling on the Flame Curse Legion’s Flame Demons burned their skin, leaving red marks as if subjected to fire torture!

“Awoo!!”

“Roar!!”

“……”

The entire Tempest Mountain Range felt this divine aura.

Faced with the terrifying pressure from a higher life form, numerous ferocious magical beasts cowered on the ground, trembling.

Even some powerful beast lords deep within the mountains became restless, gazing fearfully at the sky.

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