Steampunk: Sixth Era Epic
Chapter 963 - 964

The lady emitting a gentle white glow took a step back, the pure white wings spreading behind her. But instead of flying upwards, she bent down to touch the water surface,

As the miracle of the Core Spirit Rune[Water]and the Miracle Soul Rune[Sword]sparkled with spiritual light, when she straightened up, she was already holding a longsword of flowing water "lifted" from the lake in her right hand.

The water in the longsword was still flowing, the turbulent marks causing countless strange symbols to surge on the sword's body. Reflecting sunlight, those symbols showed a golden sheen, resembling flowing rune chains that supported the structure of that Pure Water Sword.

This was probably some kind of ancient secret technique. While Shard was still identifying the runes on the Pure Water Sword, the sword quietly made a silent cut forward. This strike seemed very ordinary, just causing the flowing blade to break the water and strike at Shard, but Shard felt his hairs stand on end; there was no way he could meet this strike head-on.

"Moonlight!"

Shard also swung his sword forward, using the Silvermoon Arc cleaved by the [Night Watchman]to clash with the Water Blade on the water's surface. In an instant, silver light particles and splashing water flew chaotically, but clearly the white-robed lady was more skillful. After the collision, the Moonlight Blade completely vanished, and the Water Blade continued to slash at Shard, which was only completely dispelled after he swung his sword again.

"Indeed, suppressing power. Stronger than me, but not by much!"

Shard immediately made a judgment, swinging his sword forward with a clang~, colliding with the lady's sword coming through the water mist.

One sword thrust out, another blocked it, the sweeping blade was intercepted by a blade cleaving from an unexpected angle. Neither of them retreated, relying solely on excellent swordsmanship and strength to engage each other. In just a dozen seconds, the silver sword light and the water light on the lake surface almost intertwined like threads of frost, yet in reality, Shard was at a disadvantage.

The white-robed lady wielded her sword single-handedly, her left hand steadily holding a long staff. The force of each of her strikes just exceeded Shard's strength, which he enhanced using the "Power of the Red Dragon" along with wearing the [Impure Dragon's Blood], while her exquisite swordsmanship was not inferior to the combat experience Shard acquired from the [Night Watchman].

Shard felt as if he were battling unshapely water, the white-robed lady's swordsmanship ceaseless like the waves.

The [Night Watchman] continuously adjusted Shard's sword angle based on the white-robed lady's swordsmanship, entangling the two on the lake's surface. The powerful collisions reverberated with dull echoing, and the water beneath exploded into sheets of steam mist. The mist gradually obscured the Heart Lake Island Center Lake, and the water sword slowly broke through the dense defense of the [Night Watchman], leaving a tear on Shard's clothes.

With a soft boom~, knowing he couldn't compete solely in swordplay, Shard transformed into a swarm of glowing red butterflies, flying backward. The huge wave summoned by the [Water]Spirit Rune immediately sought to engulf the red butterfly swarm. As the Thunder Spear blasted a large hole in the water wall, the butterflies flew through, allowing Shard to retreat.

When he regained his footing on the lake's surface, the white-robed lady stood under a large stone at the lake's center, gazing at him.

Steam ... of whistles and bells resonated together, with the shadow of a Brass Ring emerging through the dense water mist. The pouring Steam Mist added some warmth to this winter afternoon. Four-Color Aura flickered, the glimmers of Miracle, Desecration, Enlightenment, and Whisper illuminating all around.

Shard, holding the sword in his right hand, pressed two fingers of his left hand onto the Sword Hilt of the Silver Sword. The fingers gradually swept over the Saffron Rune[My Heart Is Clear, The Sword Slays the Demon], with silver moonlight flowing along his fingertips.

The moonlight cascaded down, enveloping the [Night Watchman], with the shimmering moonlight ultimately constructing the weapon Shard was most familiar with. The silver Moonlight Greatsword wielded through the[Night Watchman]. The Moonlight Greatsword now was the [Night Watchman], and the [Night Watchman]now was the Moonlight Greatsword.

"Lagre's Leap!"

With a step, he appeared directly in front of the white-robed lady, the sword light carrying sacred moonlight. The attacks called from "Blade of Chaotic Space-Time," alongside Shard's swordsmanship, seemed to weave a mesh of sword light before him.

The Ring of Fate fully emerged, using the strongest weapon in hand in its best state. The rapid attack while holding his breath finally showed a slight decline in the white-robed lady, still wielding the sword single-handedly. She retreated while fighting on the water surface, her sleeve causing wind sounds while swinging her long sword.

When Shard struck at her throat with a fierce stab, the wings behind her finally flapped forward. The White Feather Wings easily blocked Shard's Great Sword, and as the long staff gently tapped the water's surface, three Spirit Runes glimmered continuously on the Ring of Fate behind her.

Four Phantoms simultaneously shimmered in four directions around Shard, with four identical "Lake Goddesses" encircling him from the east, west, south, and north directions on the water surface, all four swinging their longswords. Along with the calm lake surface surging with astonishing waves, the water wall, wrapped in sharp blades, came around Shard on the water.

"Frog's Leap!"

Dried Frog Legs were thrown onto the water, and Shard leaped upwards with all his might, rising into the air before the water walls closed in from the four directions. As the water screen exploded into mist beneath his feet, four pure water chains shot towards Shard from above. The chains were composed of exquisite runes, and "she" softly reminded Shard that if entangled by the chains, escape would be impossible even for him.