However, before the spear net could reach them, an invisible wave of intent spread out. The Royal Feather Guards, including the legendary maid Ink, in the sky suddenly stiffened, and they fell directly from the air!
“Support!”
Estini urgently shouted, standing up from the throne, and the white feathers behind her fluttered continuously. Endless white light condensed into a dazzling diamond-like spear in her hands.
The Feather Guards on the ground who had not yet joined the battle rushed towards their falling comrades, and the Silver Wing Elder waved his cane again. The magic array immediately shone brightly, emitting two streams of light.
One directly injected into the body of Feathered Emperor Estini, causing her aura to skyrocket. The other transformed into colorful ropes, entangling the figure wrapped in silver light in the air, attempting to hinder her movement.
However, at the moment when the colored rope contracted towards the assassin’s body, a terrifying aura erupted instantly, causing the condensed ropes of light to shatter and dissipate into the air.
“Cough!”
The Silver Wing Elder spurted out a mouthful of blood. In his seemingly sleepy and old eyes flashed an expression of disbelief. He staggered back several steps before barely stabilizing his body.
Estini naturally also saw the change in the situation. Although she didn’t expect the elder to be so easily defeated, this attack enhanced by the grand formation had already reached a level surpassing the transcendent level, approaching the realm of the seventh order, the domain of the divine.
The Feathered Emperor was confident that even if she couldn’t kill or capture this mysterious assassin, she would definitely be able to injure her.
“Spear of the Stars, go!”
The monarch spun around and threw the essence of countless generations of winged celestial spear arts, a technique that only she, having surpassed the divine realm, could unleash as the most powerful single-target attack.
About three meters long, the diamond-like energy spear with a radiant tail shot towards the assassin’s undefended back.
But at this moment, a peculiar-looking pink staff, with its top resembling two little rabbit ears, suddenly lit up. Along with the fair hand gripping it, it dispersed the lingering silver light around it and then slammed down heavily.
“Bang!!!”
With a deafening collision, the diamond spear did not shatter instantly like Ink’s daggers. Instead, it engaged in a stalemate in mid-air with the rabbit ear-shaped peculiar staff, producing a grating friction sound. The main part of the figure, still enveloped in silver light, was rapidly pushed upwards.
Then, another “Bang!”
A large opening was directly smashed into the ceiling of the front hall of the Feathered Emperor’s palace, just as the Royal Feather Guards spread their wings, intending to continue the pursuit.
Suddenly, outside the hole where the assassin disappeared, a cone-shaped metal object with a small devil icon and a trailing flame shot rapidly towards the Feathered Emperor on the throne!
Estini didn’t dare to be careless and immediately swung the ornate long spear she had taken out at some point, directly aiming at the foreign object.
“Flashbang!”
“!!!”
A dazzling white light blinded everyone present. The Feathered Emperor, hit head-on, suffered the full effects of the flash, nearly falling to the ground in a daze. She staggered back several steps, only managing to stabilize herself by leaning against the throne.
“Your Majesty!”
The flash effect lasted for several seconds. Maid Ink had just recovered from the dizziness caused by the shock and instinctively rushed towards the monarch on the throne.
“Your Majesty! Are you okay?”
Estini seemed relatively unharmed, but she kept her eyes tightly closed, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face. It seemed that the foreign object earlier didn’t have too much actual lethality.
“I’m fine, just take a moment to rest. Don’t shake me too much...”
“Damn, we’ve been played. Don’t let her escape! Let’s chase...”
“Don’t chase.”
Ink glanced at the chaotic palace and the Feather Guards recovering from the flashbang effect, almost getting infuriated. She had just planned to command the guards protecting the Feathered Emperor’s palace to continue pursuing the enemy when Estini, with closed eyes, extended her hand to stop her.
“Your Majesty?”
“I said, don’t chase. You’re not her match, can’t you see that? She was able to catch the Spear of the Stars enhanced by the grand formation, meaning she is at least a transcendent figure, possibly even stronger than me. Moreover, that strange technique just now reminded me of some troublesome forces.”
The Feathered Emperor shook her head with a helpless expression. Only at this moment could she barely open her eyes and look hazily at the chaotic front hall disrupted by the aftermath of the collision. She glanced up at the damaged dome with a hole and then turned her gaze back to the Silver Wing Elder, whose aura seemed somewhat weak.
She asked Ink to help handle the turmoil while she slowly rubbed her reddened eyes and spoke.
“Feather Master, are you okay?”
She referred to the old man as Feather Master, not simply because of his name, but because Feather Master meant the teacher who taught winged individuals, guiding the Feathered Emperor as the mentor responsible for leading her into the position of power and duty.
Feather Master was very old, and even considering the long lifespan of winged people, Estini had been his fourth generation of the Feathered Emperor when she ascended to the throne over a hundred years ago. This old man looked exactly the same now as he did back then, showing no signs of aging.
Silver-winged individuals were not supposed to have such a long lifespan. Achieving this was undoubtedly because Feather Master had surpassed the legendary realm and reached the transcendent realm, which significantly prolonged his life.
Few knew the exact strength and true name of Feather Master, but Estini was one of the insiders.
Although, due to spending most of his energy on magical research, Feather Master had only recently entered the transcendent realm, Estini admitted that, in terms of magical proficiency alone, she, as the Feathered Emperor, was far from matching him, even with ten of herself.
The magical lifestyle in the Azure Sky Kingdom was largely personally researched by Feather Master, who was also the director of the Magic Research Institute in the Sky City.
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As for his real name, it might be something like Laberge atau Labot. Estini didn’t pay much attention, just as she wouldn’t inquire why Feather Master chose to make himself look like he was ready to enter a coffin. Perhaps Feather Master himself had almost forgotten what his real name was; he was simply a magic research enthusiast.
In any case, although he appeared to be an old man on the surface and probably counted as one, he could indeed be considered Estini’s right-hand man, with a position even above the “Four Wings.” So, the Feathered Emperor did care about his condition, even though she knew this old man was unbelievably tough. She herself might not even hiccup if she died, but she still asked to be on the safe side.
Sure enough, although he had spewed out a large amount of blood earlier, looking quite frightening, the old man spoke without any delay.
“Just a bit shaken due to the disruption of the grand formation. I’ve taken some injuries, but go back, drink some medicine, and rest. However, the opponent doesn’t seem to be using her full strength. She stopped short of stopping her attack earlier. Otherwise, everyone here would have died. After all, it’s a being on the pseudo-god level.”
“Pseudo-god?”
Estini exclaimed with her mouth wide open. Eventually, she lowered her voice and asked another question.
“Are you sure? That was a pseudo-god? At what level?”
Feather Master hesitated not at all.
“The attack she launched was pseudo-god level, and she was not being serious. That person should be stronger than a pseudo-god.”
“What happened?”
White feathers fluttered, and the glow of dawn scattered as a woman, dressed in a white ceremonial robe with a hood covering her face, gracefully descended from the hole in the sky caused by the collision. The Royal Feather Guards and Maid Ink, recognizing her, promptly bowed in salute.
“Welcome, Great Priestess!”
“Mm.”
The woman nodded slightly, and with the white feathers trembling behind her, she appeared next to Estini and Feather Master in the blink of an eye. However, neither Estini nor Feather Master showed any nervousness or astonishment at her abilities.
“Are you alright? I sensed a deity aura here for a fleeting moment. Is it that person from last time?”
She bent down with concern, looking at the ruler on the throne, while Feather Master naturally stepped back, creating space for them.
Seeing this woman known as the Great Priestess, Estini’s expression softened, not the kind of approachable gentleness she showed to subordinates and subjects but a more genuine warmth, as if facing a beloved family member.
“I’m fine, Estila. Sorry to make you worry.”