Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva
Chapter 997 - 102: Past Rivals and Friends

In the combat training ground, Shui Yanqing and Ores were battling each other, with the light sabers of Ying Bai and Shui Lan shining particularly brightly, crisscrossing in the arena and leaving afterimages on the retina.

After another collision, the two held a brief stalemate, and at the point where the light sabers met, intense sparks burst out, with bits of ice falling to the ground. Then, Ores spread the light saber and leapt backward rapidly, releasing the hilt with her right hand and opening it in the air, gathering waves of ice that formed into sharp ice blades.

But it wasn't over yet. As Ores continued to perform, marks like multiple overlapping triangles flashed in her eyes, and a special imprint layered onto the ice blades as well.

Sharp·Ice·Magic Disruption

With these three effects added, the ice blades shot out rapidly and, at just a glance, cut several wounds on Shui Yanqing's body, drawing fine traces of blood. She then continued to manipulate the ice blades in a back loop, at which point Shui Yanqing reacted, flipping and dodging while a circle of azure water rapidly spun around her body, slicing and shattering the ice blades that approached.

With a slight gasp for breath, Shui Yanqing held the sword in one hand and caressed the blade with the other, a delicate flow of water coiling around the blade in a spiral shape, then she grasped the sword with both hands and charged towards Ores with full force.

Facing Shui Yanqing's all-out strike, Ores raised her hand again, forming film-like ice shields in front of her. A silvery pattern flashed across the surface of these ice shields, standing between Shui Yanqing and her advance.

Sturdy·Ice

Shui Yanqing pierced through and shredded the ice shields during her charge, but inevitably slowed her pace, allowing Ores time, so that when the final shield shattered, Shui Yanqing saw Ores holding a great frozen sword.

The upright blade was broad and long, sweeping downward with a wide sweep range that barely gave Shui Yanqing any space to evade. Left with no choice, Shui Yanqing prioritized defense, using her light saber wrapped in flowing water to gradually shred the striking greatsword.

With that single strike, Ores' frozen greatsword was left with only half its length, while Shui Yanqing was also panting heavily from the intense exertion. Although they seemed of similar age, Ores had actually studied Transcendent Sequence for several more years than Shui Yanqing, surpassing her not only in magic power accumulation but also in the mastery of numerous secret techniques.

However, Shui Yanqing was not one to give up so easily. She dispelled the light saber in her hand to conserve magic power and quickly retreated. Just when Ores was surprised that she did not continue her attack, Shui Yanqing combined her hands, forming a transparent liquid sphere that continually expanded, protecting her inside.

In response, Ores raised her hand, once again forming multiple ice blades beside her, which shot out rapidly. But this time, upon impact with the water-formed sphere, they were deflected as if hitting a spinning top, ricocheting away.

Subsequently, Ores attempted other ranged tactics such as the Freezing Ray and Shattered Blade Strangulation, but to no avail. Shui Yanqing, encircled by water, effortlessly deflected these attacks with minimal effort, while inside the water sphere, her minor wounds gradually healed, and her magic power slowly recovered.

After recovering, Shui Yanqing raised her arm, and the water around her transformed into spirals wrapping it, then surged towards Ores with explosive force.

The massive surge of water roared and twisted through the air, transforming into a dragon shape, crashing through layers of shields. As long as Ores was flung into the air, engulfed, and drowned by the water, she could neither breathe nor leverage any power. Even the manipulation of magic power and spellcasting were isolated by the water, leaving her no choice but to concede in the face of suffocation.

"Pa——"

Amidst the flowing water, Ores was drenched head to toe as she landed, and after being released, her face was pale, clutching her chest as she coughed up water, taking some time to recover.

"Shui Yanqing wins." Yarnasha, observing from a distance, coldly announced the result, then waved her hand, signaling the medical personnel to attend to Ores for examination and recuperation.

Although the battle was intense, in Yarnasha's eyes, it was like children pulling each other's hair, hardly worth watching.

In terms of strength, Ores and Shui Yanqing were mid-tier among Sequence 5 Transcendents. Their combat experience was not rich, evident in the monotony and unfamiliarity of their tactical choices. Though they had learned many things, they had not been well integrated.

With proper training and integration of various secret techniques and abilities, reaching an upper rank among the Same Rank Transcendents would not be difficult. However, given their positions, such strength was not enough.

For those working as guards beside Songstresses, the minimum requirement was to be elite combat personnel within Sequence 5. Their strength was usually at the pinnacle within the Same Rank. Compared to the prodigies encountered at the Winter Festival competition years ago when Tilan was in high school, although they too were Sequence 5, their explosive combat power was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The prodigies who shone at the Winter Festival competition were among the top talents selected from billions of peers across the Star Domain, trained and tested to become the pinnacle individuals, far beyond what ordinary Sequence 5 Transcendents could touch.

It was through comparing with other Songstresses of her age that Yarnasha realized how rare and precious it was for someone like Hexia to exhibit exceptional talent in both the realm of Songstresses and combat.

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