Chapter 804: Chapter 804. Moon Phoenix's Might.
Once Cecile stood on the battlefield, the first thing she did was use all her buffs. Unlike Andrea, Cecile's abilities focused more on speed and lethality increase.
First, she used self-strengthening abilities like [Moon Phoenix Flame Dress], [Moon Feather Enhancement], and [Lunar Void Flame Enhancement].
For her weapon, while she had a peak-level, Heaven-ranked bow, she usually liked using her skill [Moon chasing Bow]. This was a skill she had used for a long time, almost since the beginning, and then evolved until it ended in its current shape.
It was a long bow with beautiful icy touches and ethereal-like white trails acting like clothes at the edges. These trails were what created the string of the bow.
While the strength, range, and penetrative force were lower than those of the peak-level Heaven-ranked bow, the energy bow was better for close-ranged combat.
First, drawing was much lighter, increasing her attack rate by a large margin. Second, she could overcome the difference in strength through synergy. No matter how compatible Cecile was with the Heaven-ranked bow, [Moon Chasing Bow] was made out of her own energy.
No other bow was more compatible with herself than [Moon Chasing Bow].
So, while she used her Peak-Level Heaven-Ranked bow for long-ranged combat, like when they fought the bearkin in the first part of the summit, for personal combat, she preferred [Moon Chasing Bow].
With her beautiful dress blowing, her ethereal bow glowing, and her wings enveloped in silver flames, Cecile transformed into a Moon Goddess worthy of being admired.
However, this was not all. After these four skills, the Moon Phoenix woman activated her [Bow Intent Level 3], [Void Intent Level 3], and [Phoenix Intent Level 3].
Bow and Phoenix intents were straightforward increases in strength. Her skill with the bow and her Phoenix traits were immensely enhanced. However, Void Intent increased her spatial awareness and her ability to control the "absence" of space. Now, unlike Kaleina, who was born with the Void element, Cecile couldn't generate but just control Void.
So, why didn't Cecile choose to invest her time and learn Spatial Intent, for example, and focus on Void Intent? Her thoughts behind that decision were mainly her desire to be able to travel through the void and control the absence of one of her elements.
With Void control and Spatial abilities, her spatial skills would be incredibly dangerous.
Her fourth intent, [Harmony Intent], was used together with her skills, so Cecile refrained from using it for now.
Her final strengthening skill was [Lunar Phoenix Body]. Her innate skill elevated her strength by several levels by buffing her attribute control, body regeneration, wings, and so much more.
When everything was used at once, a layer of silver frost covered the entire place as Cecile's aura exploded with chilling strength.
Her indifferent face became cold and emotionless as her icy blue eyes locked on her enemy.
The Dolur on the other side of the battle arena almost took a step back after being pinned down by those eyes while the exceedingly cold air created a blizzard around Cecile's floating body.
However, the other side was not a pushover. His aura burst and exploded outward, counterattacking Cecile's blizzard-like aura.
"3…"
"2…"
"1…"
Cecile extended her long, flaming silver wings, and when the countdown reached zero, she flapped and flew upward.
The Dolur named Gorler followed right behind her.
Cecile turned around quickly and channeled [Lunar Fire Storm]. With a single flap of her wings, she summoned an enormous firestorm that grew in size.
However, something like this was only good enough to hinder his advance for a few moments. Cecile used this time to cask [Astral Shift] and reappear in a distant part of the arena.
Gorler realized and turned around. However, he felt a sense of danger and quickly dodged sideways. A powerful [Flashing Moon Arrow] tore apart the place he was in, leaving a massive silver trail.
Gorler growled and charged at Cecile again. However, the time he took to dodge was enough for Cecile to cast another skill.
First, silver light inundated the surroundings as Cecile's back tensed the bow's string into a full moon.
By the time Gorler had run half the distance between them, she released the attack. "[Moon Shredding Shot]."
BOOM!
The air before her exploded as the arrow created a vacuum along its way, rushing at Gorler at nonsensical speed.
Gorler's eyes widened as he quickly placed his sword before his body.
CLANG!
The loud sound of metal colliding echoed as his arm holding the sword got blasted backward, opening his chest wide open.
To his surprise, an arrow was only 5 meters away from him. "When did she shoot the second arrow!?"
At this moment, he had no choice but to reinforce his chest with energy and skills as much as he could and tank it.
Although it didn't have as much strength behind it as the first one, the impact was tremendous.
Gorler felt the air being expelled from his chest, and he was brutally sent flying backward. However, this didn't make Cecile feel happy. 'It didn't pierce. It seems that I need to weaken him first; a swift end is not possible.'
While the second arrow she sent was just a "normal" arrow, it was not weak by any means. The fact that it couldn't pierce when landing on an undefended chest was something that tickled Cecile off. 'I have everything, but I feel that my firepower is slightly lacking with archery. If Yasenia had released a straight thrust with the same sequence of using a big attack as a cover, her sword would've undoubtedly pierced and finished the battle.'
Gorler regained his balance with a grim face. 'That took me off guard. I need to be more careful.'
He swiftly charged back at Cecile, but as he rushed forward, he saw a massive wave of grey dust swallowing the arena and disrupting his vision and spiritual sense. Moreover, the grey dust flying in the cloud was cold enough to sting his skin. 'What's this?'
Cecile's [Moonlight Ash Domain], her innate skill, made space around unstable while amplifying the effects of wind and moon-attributed skills with the ash that was constantly created.
"[Lunar Void Flame Enhancement], [Moon Phoenix Meteor Shower]…."
Gorler shouted. "If you stay stationary, you are a great target!"
Before he shouted, he had released a massive sword strike that cleaved the domain as it rushed toward where Cecile stood.
However, Cecile had another innate skill. "… [Moon Phoenix's Lunar Grace]."
The battle dance allowed her to move around easily as she cast or channeled her skills, making the following battle more of a beatdown than a match.
Cecile danced in the sky, shooting arrow after arrow as if small silver moons were descending one after another.
Gorler quickly dodged and moved around the arena. However, using [Astral Shift], Cecile managed to keep a perfect distance as her back muscles worked like a well-oiled machine.
Her deltoids pulled as her chest expanded, followed by the release and recovery of posture. Her upper back, chest, and arm muscles tirelessly drew the bow, shooting arrow after arrow at her objective.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
A rain of silver meteors descended from the skies, preventing Gorler from getting close fast enough and receiving wounds from time to time. However, unlike what others would expect, he was not flustered.
His eyes were following the woman in the sky, shooting arrows as he dodged. Even with the Moonlight Ash Domain restricting his ability to see and sense, he could manage to get a hold of her presence.
'Her energy reserves should be lower than mine. As long as I play it safe, she will eventually commit a mistake.'
One minute… two minutes… five minutes… fifteen minutes…
After 20 minutes of the incessant barrage, Gorler's eyes finally caught a mistake in Cecile's Astral Shift, and he didn't hesitate to throw himself forward at her.
His body transformed into a shooting star as he drew his sword and slashed. "DIE!"
SLASH!
His sword slashed and divided the place where Cecile was—or, at least, that's how Gorler felt.
The sword swing's wind pressure blasted the Ash domain open for a few seconds and revealed that he had cut nothing, making his eyes go wide. "Huh?"
The voice of the woman he thought he was following reached him from his back. "[Harmony Intent Level 3], [Lunar Fire Storm] and [Moon Freezing Catastrophe]."
BOOOOM!
A titanic hurricane of Moon, Wind, and Space energies surged in the place where Gorler was, creating a death vortex.
Inside of it, Gorler felt as if the world itself wanted to tear him apart limb by limb. On his tough skin, blood flowed like rivers as the spatial blades enhanced by the cold of the Moon ripped him to shreds.
With a loud shout, Gorler swung his weapon with all his might and created a powerful enough skill to destroy what was left of the Freezing Catastrophe.
'How did I miss back then? I was sure that I was following her presence all the time!' he then looked sideways and almost cursed. 'Can't she give me a second to rest!?'
"SCRAM!"
He swung his sword, creating a massive crescent that obliterated all the arrows coming his way. However, because of his wounds, that swing made blood spill all around him.
"I'm not done with you yet, Phoenix Woman!"
However, a beautiful and ethereal voice reached him from straight above him. "Above you."
Looking up, his wrathful face changed to one of horror as a titanic silver Phoenix with 600 meters in wingspan looked down at him with a pair cold icy blue eyes.
"[Moon Phoenix Feather Rain]."
The attack fell down like a downpour of silver meteors surrounded by white flames.
Gorler unleashed his attacks one after another, striking the densely packed feathers.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
His sword blurred as he retaliated. However, even then, it wasn't enough.
The Sky-shrouding Moon Phoenix just stood above him, flapped it's giant wings and raining death on him.
Attack after attack exploded, and as time went by, the sounds of counterattacking started getting reduced.
Cecile was not done, though. She would continue the attack if the judge didn't interrupt her. Not only that, Cecile used [Lunar Yin Phoenix Fire Regeneration] to heal her own wounds and added the Lunar Fire Storm by opening her beak and breathing the astoundingly cold white flames on the already barraged enemy.
It didn't take much for the judge to appear. "Stop! Cecile wins!"
The enormous phoenix instantly stopped all her skills and just maintained her attitude.
After the attacks stopped and the place returned to normal, Gorler could finally be seen.
He was standing in the middle of a frozen tundra. However, he wasn't standing because he wanted to; his legs had frozen to the ground, and his entire body was completely stiff.
The signs of frostbite were also present, clearly showing that while his wounds looked manageable on the outside, they were probably a mess on the inside.
A few of the Dolurs came from the spectating area to take him back. Before they left, they gave one long look at the enormous phoenix that slowly turned around to return to her own place.
Once inside, Cecile transformed back and fell on Yasenia's body, saying plainly. "I'm exhausted."
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