CHAPTER 789: 616 ’SWORD OF POWER

"Thud!"

That was the sound caused by Hemulinp striking the ground with his sword, wielded like a scepter.

The sound, distant and clear as a bell chime, made the gem at the top of the hilt emit a faint glow.

"————"

At that moment, the air within the palace had changed.

It had become as if some mysterious power had started to flow, causing the barrier that enveloped the entire zenith to faintly glow.

That was indeed the manifestation of the "Light of the Celestial Pillar" being activated.

The Sword of Authority in Hemulinp’s hand was neither an ancient secret treasure nor a powerful magic artifact. Its nature leaned more towards being a symbol of the king, a national treasure representing authority, devoid of formidable effects.

Yet, the Sword of Authority was the core of the strategic defense magic barrier "Light of the Celestial Pillar," its control center, its controller.

Therefore, by means of this Sword of Authority, Hemulinp could control the power of the "Light of the Celestial Pillar" at will, allowing the barrier not to suppress certain individuals, or to direct its suppressive effects at a specific person, or even to activate other powers.

As long as this Sword of Authority remains, the strategic defense magic barrier "Light of the Celestial Pillar" would not be damaged; even if it were destroyed, it would quickly regenerate and not lose its power.

The person holding this Sword of Authority is the ruler of this country.

The person holding this Sword of Authority is the lord of this palace.

As long as they are within the reach of the "Light of the Celestial Pillar," the one holding the Sword of Authority is the absolute master of this domain, not quite a god here, but certainly the apex of this place.

Now, Hemulinp had slightly activated the power of the Sword of Authority, invoking the power of the "Light of the Celestial Pillar," transforming the entire King’s quarters into a cage.

"Hummm..."

The walls, the floor, the ceiling, and even each stone pillar of the King’s quarters were emitting a faint light.

The nature of this place had changed, no longer merely a venue for audience but now an arena, a coliseum, or rather a slaughterhouse.

Thanks to this, Reiger could distinctly feel as if his surrounding space had been enveloped by a layer, no longer allowing his Magic Power to leave his body.

In other words, staying in this space was the same principle as staying in the unique garden that Morgan had created specifically for Reiger.

He no longer could use magic here.

In such an environment (cage), the knights and the court magicians, as before, were holding their weapons, step by step, moving forward.

They stepped out from two rows on either side, some stood in front of the throne, others surrounded Reiger like spreading a net, their expressions stern, only Flon Bolei and Felas Yakermis among the few remained still, observing coldly.

This time, Hemulinp did not stop them.

Reiger thus fell into the encirclement of the kingdom’s most powerful military force, locked on by numerous forces.

"Your Majesty!"

Yuri finally couldn’t keep silent and called out to Hemulinp on the throne.

But the next second, Yuri was shocked to find her voice could not carry through.

Her voice had been isolated.

As for who the isolator was, there was no need to think twice.

Hemulinp, holding the faintly glowing Sword of Authority, glanced at Yuri, then looked emotionlessly at Reiger.

He was pressuring Reiger.

"Light of the Celestial Pillar" was one of the known continent’s strongest defensive magic barriers. Aside from having effects such as defending against external enemies, imprisoning magic power, and isolating the barrier’s interior from the exterior, it had various other additional effects.

Hemulinp, holding the Sword of Authority, could utilize these effects, control these powers, and within the range of the barrier, achieve many things impossible outside.

Now, Hemulinp was using the barrier’s power to create an invisible pressure, as if trying to crush Reiger, relentlessly applying a massive pressure in the space around Reiger, altering the gravity.

If possible, he still did not wish to clash with Reiger.

Thus, he hoped to force Reiger to back down using this method.

Just an attendant, why go to such lengths?

This was Hemulinp’s thought.

If Reiger truly desired it, Hemulinp would not mind offering another princess as an attendant to him.

If one was not enough, he would offer another.

Although in the history of the kingdom up till now, there had never been someone who had two princesses as attendants at once, given Reiger’s potential and abilities, for him Hemulinp was absolutely willing to make an exception.

This was someone who could become a Sword Saint at 17, and in the same year defeat an established Sword Saint, ranking him among the top Sword Saints in the kingdom—an unprecedented prodigy!

With such strength achieved at such an age, overtaking the guardian of the kingdom’s treasure vault, surpassing the Knight Captain of the Borlay family, was almost a certainty.

Not to mention, Reiger was also a Magician, a tactical-level magician with adaptability to speculative space magic, capable of using incomprehensible space-based magic.

Such a character, if willing to support the royal family, support the kingdom, would make a significant impact on the battlefield, enough to make Hemulinp envious of his own abilities.

He had recently been considering, if Reiger were to pledge allegiance to him, what concern would he have for the Leiblu Kingdom?

With his extraordinary space magic, Hemulinp could send his army into the heartlands of the Leiblu Kingdom, to those critical territories, even to the capital.

In that case, wouldn’t the Leiblu Kingdom just be a clutch in the hand of the Genas Kingdom?

Furthermore, even the Walker Kingdom, exceedingly skilled at naval battles and surrounded by many vassal states like an impregnable wall, was not beyond his reach to send troops into!

As for the northern Tistis Kingdom, Hemulinp completely disregarded it.

A country that might soon collapse on its own was nothing to fear.

If Reiger was willing to assist the royalty and the kingdom, the prospects of the Ginas Kingdom would have been terrifyingly great, even possibly accomplishing a feat that had not been achieved since the destruction of the ancient Magic civilization—ruling over the entire Acasha continent!

Before today, Hemulinp had imagined countless fantasies, delusions that made his chest heat up and his head burn.

Reiger’s incredible space-related Magic, in Hemulinp’s view, held extremely terrifying strategic significance.

In light of this, Hemulinp truly did not want to have too much conflict with Reiger; he thought it best for Reiger to realize the difficulty and retreat on his own.

Unfortunately...

"Ka..."

Accompanied by a faint metallic friction sound, Reiger, who was trapped in a circle of encirclement, drew his sword.

No, he merely gently pushed open the hilt of the black-sheathed sword that had appeared at his waist at some unknown time, exposing a small section of the blade.

However, just that small action made everyone present suddenly feel a chill in their hearts.

Reiger, regarding the constant pressure applied on him and the gravity of the surrounding space as nothing, released his aura calmly, indifferently, and coldly.

That aura, like a tsunami, instantaneously broke through everyone’s defenses.

"Oh?"

Felas Yakermis was slightly surprised and somewhat in awe, as he directed his gaze towards Reiger.

"......"

Flon Bolei, who had been silent all along, also now turned his eyes towards Reiger, his expression inscrutably deep.

Hemulinp’s face slightly changed.

Feeling the aura emanating from Reiger, he realized that even though he had tried to overestimate Reiger, the young man’s strength still seemed to exceed his expectations.

"Da!"

Reiger took a heavy step forward, making the knights surrounding him instinctively step back.

"Reiger!"

Yuri wanted to shout, but found that her voice still could not escape.

Even her movements were restricted, the gravity of the surrounding space also restrained her, preventing her from taking a single step.

And Reiger, unaware of Yuri’s situation, simply walked indifferently towards the direction of the throne.

The knights surrounding Reiger involuntarily moved with him, shifting the entire circle towards the direction of the throne, making Hemulinp, who sat there, very uncomfortable.

"Make way."

Reiger uttered in an utterly calm voice.

The sound was faint and light, yet spoken with Reiger’s aura, it carried a deterrent force that would make even Swordsmen bow and retreat on the spot.

Fortunately, the knights in front of Reiger were no ordinary Swordsmen.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...

Leading knights like Bartos Regain, Harry Doffer, and Aita Louis, all Knight Captains, drew their weapons from their waists, aiming them at Reiger, while their bodies emitted fluctuations of Magic Power.

"Sir Brilliant!"

The second cavalry squadron’s Knight Captain, Bartos Regain, on behalf of everyone present, addressed Reiger.

"Please reconsider, this will do you no good!"

It was indeed no good.

Under the effect of the "Light of the Celestial Pillar," Reiger was completely deprived of Magic, while Bartos and others were included under Hemulinp’s Sword of Authority in the exempt range and were not affected by it.

In a state completely devoid of Magic, not only could he not use Magic, but Reiger could also not use any special abilities of Magic-like superior sword techniques.

Unable to use the special abilities of sword techniques, with his strength weakened, even if Reiger was a Sword Saint, facing so many high-level knights at once, he definitely couldn’t fare well?

Thus, Bartos Regain said this, trying to persuade Reiger to give up resistance.

For them, Reiger slightly lifted his eyelids.

"Pili—"

The next instant, thunderlight flickered around him.

"What...!?"

Everyone present was greatly shocked.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, Reiger transformed into a bolt of thunder, bursting forth with a thunderous roar.

It was the thunderlight that illuminated the hall.

It was the thunderbolt that tore through space.

Everyone just felt a blur before their eyes, a flash of thunder, and Reiger’s figure had already appeared behind the numerous knights.

"Thunder Breathing·First Form·Thunderbolt Flash."

As the faint voice fell, Reiger sheathed his sword again.

"Puchi!"

Blood suddenly burst forth.