CHAPTER 732: 574 IS NOT THAT SIMPLE ANYMORE.

Today, Reiger had achieved complete mastery over Thunder Breathing’s First Form, mastering the technique "Lightning Flash" to perfection.

Whether it was the ultimate evolution of the First Form, "Godspeed," or the Seventh Form’s "Fire-Thunder God," they were all born from the sword technique "Lightning Flash."

Only by pushing the variations and power of "Lightning Flash" to the limit, could such sword techniques be born.

Therefore, when Reiger successively developed "Godspeed" and "Fire-Thunder God," it meant that his mastery of "Lightning Flash" had reached a realm unimaginable to others, leaving any user of Thunder Breathing trailing in the dust.

In such a situation, Reiger’s "Lightning Flash" was no longer limited to a single, six, or eight continuous strikes but as many as he desired.

Whether it was a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand consecutive strikes, with his current strength, Reiger could execute them effortlessly.

Thus, when Reiger unleashed the full power of Thunder Breathing and launched an endless chain of "Lightning Flash" attacks on Sgranot, even Sgranot, in his state of explosive power, could not fully withstand so many slashes.

"Puchi!" "Puchi!" "Puchi!" "Puchi!"......

Lightning strikes continually burst around Sgranot, gradually breaking through his defenses and landing on his body, causing him to be lacerated all over.

"Gu...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...!"

Feeling the severe pain from all over his body, Sgranot, barraged by lightning strikes, let out a roar mixed with agony and fury.

"Boom!"

Lightning suddenly descended from midair, sweeping over from above Sgranot, striking him as if he was truly hit by a bolt of lightning, forcing him to fall from the sky.

"Bang!"

Sgranot immediately became like a cannonball, shot from the sky directly into the ground, shattering the surface and raising a geysers-like eruption of sand and rocks.

"City Lord!"

"City Lord!"

Witnessing this scene, the knights who had been lingering around, unable to join the battle between Reiger and Sgranot, cried out in desperation.

It was then Reiger appeared from within the lightning and landed on the ground.

Seeing this, each Oasis Knight immediately seized the opportunity, with fiery rage or bloodshot eyes, they charged out from all directions attacking Reiger.

"Thunder Breathing·Sixth Form·Thunder Bomb!"

His eyes shimmering with a transparent luster, Reiger unsheathed his sword without hesitation and instantly unleashed countless lightning-like strikes in all directions from the center of his being.

"Boom!!!"

The lightning-like strikes, true to actual lightning, hit the Oasis Knights attacking from all sides, making them scream as though electrocuted and blown away.

As Reiger turned his black blade, preparing to pursue the Oasis Knights, fierce roars filled with exertion reached his ears.

"You dare!"

Sgranot burst out from beneath the ground, trailing a mass of sand and debris, and with an imposing sword strike, he headed straight for Reiger.

"Thunder Breathing·Five Forms·Hot Realm Thunder!"

With a swing of his black blade, Reiger released a high-temperature lightning-like strike at Sgranot, who had leaped into the air.

"Bang!"

Sgranot’s sword came down immediately, clashing with the lightning-like strike and causing it to burst apart, dissipating into countless electrical arcs.

However, before Sgranot could regain his stance and continue his assault on Reiger, a figure enveloped in bursting lightning shot through the sky at lightning speed and struck.

"Thunder Breathing·Fourth Form·Distant Thunder!"

As he closed in on Sgranot, Reiger wielded his blade, turning his black sword into lightning and unleashing a high-speed flash.

"Puchi!"

Sgranot was completely unable to defend in time and was cut across the chest.

"Gaah...!"

As blood erupted from his chest, Sgranot cried out in pain, yet his body was overtaken by rage as he delivered an atmosphere-cleaving sword slash at Reiger.

Reiger dodged the strike.

His eyes glinting with a transparent gleam, Reiger had completely seen through Sgranot’s wide-ranging explosive sword technique. Relying on the reflexes granted by "Godspeed," he seemed to teleport a short distance away, dodging to the side.

"Bang!"

A foot wrapped in lightning kicked Sgranot’s face in the next second, once again sending him plummeting toward the ground.

"Boom!!!"

With a thunderous roar followed by an earth-shattering tremor, Sgranot shot down from the sky even faster and in a more miserable state than before, bleeding profusely as he crashed into the ground, causing it to collapse.

"City Lord!!!"

The knights within the City Lord’s mansion shouted in disbelief. Some, as if their very beliefs had been shattered, rushed towards Reiger recklessly, drawing bows, preparing arrows, or casting magic projectiles, all seemingly determined to bury Reiger under a mountain of corpses.

A hint of sharpness flashed in Reiger’s eyes, his breathing rhythm changed once more, and the rampant lightning surging throughout his body once again became a lonely and cold moonlight, flowing into his black blade.

If someone were to observe closely, they would notice that his breaths were now also mixed with scorching heat.

"Moon Breathing·Sixteen Forms·Moon Rainbow·Lonely Moon!"

Reiger Brillhaut swung his sword from mid-air, slashing downwards to send several giant blade winds towards the ground.

The colossal blade winds, like tornadoes descending from the sky, were akin to natural disasters in their impact.

Flames surged around the blade winds, amplifying the destructive power of Reiger’s Moon Breathing more than twofold; with a single slash, the force seemed terrifying enough to devastate both heaven and earth.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"......

Before long, the massive blade winds crashed to the ground one by one, shattering the earth, tossing up dust and debris, stirring up the atmosphere, and whipping up fierce winds. It was as if multiple tornadoes had truly landed within the City Lord’s residence, and even the clouds above roiled with the atmospheric turmoil.

At that moment, whether they were Oasis Knights decorated with the True Knight Medal or merely ordinary knights yet to reach such rank, none within the City Lord’s residence could withstand the cataclysm. Some were blown away, others were scraped along, and still, others met the full brunt of the blade winds, swallowed by the tornadoes and vanished without a trace in an instant.

Naturally, the nearby buildings fared no better; either they were uprooted entirely or crumbled bit by bit into desolate ruins, meeting a grim fate.

"Reiger Brillhaut...!!!"

Such significant losses and dire outcomes filled Sgranot’s roar with tragic defiance.

With hatred and loathing surging through him, a bloodied and wound-covered Sgranot recklessly burst from the underground, launching into the air, and met Reiger with a desperate slash, the sound of sonic booms in its wake.

This might have been the strike Sgranot most hoped would end Reiger’s life here, since the battle began?

Hence, the sword not only created successive sonic booms but also carried a terrifying murderous intent that nearly materialized into form.

In response, Reiger stood firm, watching coldly, only raising his black sword when the strike reached him.

"Clang!!!"

The frightfully decisive strike was blocked by the high-temperature-emitting black sword.

The clamorous ring like a bell, the sparks that scattered, the magnificent flames, and the surging Qi Force all appeared simultaneously, blasting everything away in the vicinity of Reiger and Sgranot.

But in the end, Reiger blocked the sword without retreating a step.

"Damn it!"

Sgranot let out a cry of extreme frustration.

The second jewel on his amber blade grew dim without him noticing.

The Magic Power Sgranot could draw upon had diminished further, weakening the strike’s power considerably.

In other words, despite its grandiose display, the power of that strike was inferior to any of his previous ones.

Which is why Reiger effortlessly received it, his figure immovable, not retreating in the slightest.

This also meant one thing.

"You are no longer a match for me."

Reiger’s voice arose, utterly calm.

"It seems you won’t be able to tell me that I don’t have the right to challenge you, the veteran Sword Saints, Lord City Lord."

Upon hearing this, Sgranot’s already pale face contorted.

His gaze upon Reiger now brimmed with resentment, filled with hatred.

To an onlooker, such a sight would liken him to a vengeful ghost, likely to cause a chill in the spine.

Yet Reiger merely smiled suddenly.

"Well then, let’s call it a day."

"I’ve probably done enough of what I set out to do, and reclaimed what I needed to."

"Next time won’t be so easy, Lord City Lord."

As he spoke, Reiger suddenly thrust forth his empty hand, landing a punch on the unprepared Sgranot’s abdomen.

"Thud!"

Amid the dull sound that could cause one’s heart to lurch, Sgranot was sent flying without the slightest resistance, crashing into the wreck of a ramshackle building and buried under a heap of broken stones and rubble.

"Buzz!"

Simultaneously, the protective barriers around the City Lord’s residence began to waver slightly and started to crumble.

The multilayered obstructions of the City Lord’s residence were directly integrated into its buildings. As the surrounding structures were destroyed one by one, the apparatus sustaining the barriers and the magicians who had activated them were successively caught in the aftermath and fell, leading to the autonomous collapse of the barriers.

"[High-Order Teleportation]."

Watching the disintegration of the barriers rising around, Reiger activated a teleportation magic and disappeared from the scene.

The massive blade winds rampaging within the City Lord’s residence slowly dissipated as time elapsed, leaving behind a wrecked and ravaged ruin that gradually succumbed to roaring flames.

Before long, the City Lord’s residence was engulfed in a sea of fire.

"Quick, put out the fire!"

"No, rescue people first!"

"Where’s the City Lord?"

"Hurry, find the City Lord!"

Amid the inferno, countless figures panicked and swarmed, and even as daylight broke, no calm returned.