Chapter 536 294: Bloody Battle!!

This bizarre scene made an Elder from an Old Blood Clan mutter in realization, "Is this… a rebirth…?"

Celestial Horse Yisur furrowed his brow. "Rather than a rebirth, it looks more like some kind of advancement ritual."

If his hands alone were shocking, what happened next made the assembled Law Enforcers look as if they'd seen a ghost.

The Dragon Knight's Dragon Flame—flames capable of burning even Spiritual Power—actually sloughed off Elder Pence along with his charred skin. Afterward, no matter how the Dragon Knight tried to burn him, the Silver Flame couldn't touch his body in the slightest.

It was as if an invisible, transparent barrier stood between them.

"Is it… Spiritual Power?"

"No… If it were Spiritual Power, that strange Silver Flame would have ignited it. Right now, the flames are reacting as if they've encountered 'water' that's hindering them."

Celestial Horse Yisur and the Celestial Horse Knight Commander had both fought the Dragon Knight head-on before, so they knew just how difficult that strange flame was to deal with.

Celestial Horse Yisur said, "As I recall, there seems to be only one type of Knight who possesses this kind of power."

"This is a Promise that only a Silver Tier Knight possesses."

From the crowd, the Lancelot Family Head suddenly spoke, his voice trembling and strange. "The ability of this Promise… is that any attack that harms him once can never harm him a second time."

"This is an ability exclusive to a certain type of Contract Knight."

"The Golden Lion Knight."

Celestial Horse Yisur and the Lancelot Family Head said at the same time.

Golden Lion Knight… Everyone present was stunned.

According to legend… shouldn't the Golden Lion, a mythical species, have gone extinct during the War of Law between the gods? How could a Golden Lion Knight suddenly appear?

Faced with the questioning, knowledge-hungry gazes of the Old Blood Elders, the Lancelot Family Head simply said in a low voice, "The Lancelot Clan is the founding family of the Lion Eye Knight Order."

He stopped there, saying just enough.

But all the high-ranking Elders understood the underlying meaning.

Faith Knight Jiang Ge said honestly, "So, the Lancelot's Family actually has a Golden Lion."

The Old Blood Elders and high-ranking Law Enforcers: "…"

Saint Aisley: "…"

A muscle in the Lancelot Family Head's cheek twitched, but in the end, he didn't say anything more.

Only Freya, restrained in handcuffs by the Lancelot Family Head, stared blankly. Her gaze shifted from the Dragon Knight wreathed in Silver Flame to Elder Pence on his spear, and a bold, absurd idea surfaced in her mind.

She looked at her father.

Veins bulged and pulsed like snakes on the Lancelot Family Head's forehead. Freya knew this was the Lancelot Clan's expression of rage; the last time she'd seen her father like this was when she learned her brother, Anthony, had been assassinated in Outer London.

'If this is an ability only a Golden Lion Knight has… then how can Elder Pence use it…? Doesn't that mean…'

Meanwhile, just as the Celestial Horse Knight Commander was about to voice his suspicion, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "Look at Elder Pence's body! Look at his face…"

Elder Pence, within the flames, was like a phoenix reborn from fire, shedding its old shell. His once short and stooped figure became broad and powerfully built. His skin, once as dry as tree bark, regained its luster like newly polished marble.

This bizarre transformation drew gasps from the entire crowd.

But what pushed their gasps to a crescendo was Elder Pence's brand-new face.

It was the face of a young man, stern and sharp-featured. There wasn't the slightest resemblance to the old Elder Pence, but he was undeniably handsome.

It was a Lion Eye Knight who had frozen upon seeing that face, and it was his shout that had just interrupted the Celestial Horse Knight Commander.

It wasn't just him; the instant they saw that face, every Lion Eye Knight present froze. Their expressions became as blank as weathered stone.

Elder Pence's face was clearly…

"Anthony…"

the Templar Knights said numbly.

As fellow Templar Knights, they of course recognized the original owner of that face.

The Lancelot Family Head said in a daze, "That's my son's face!"

Freya bit her lip lightly, tears welling in her eyes. "Brother Anthony…"

The moment Celestial Horse Yisur saw that face, his eyes sharpened. He said coldly, "It seems that filthy Dragon Knight was telling the truth. Elder Pence is also a Lawbreaker colluding with the Dragon Eater Association."

The reason Elder Pence could block the Dragon Knight's Dragon Flame was because he possessed the Promise of a Golden Lion Knight. And the only Golden Lion Knight on the Inner Side was Anthony Lancelot—a secret known only to the Commanders of the Six Great Knight Orders.

Everything was clear now. No wonder Anthony's body was never found at the assassination site. No wonder the Hestia Family pushed to hasten the wedding between Jill and Freya. No wonder Elder Pence possessed Anthony's Promise. It turned out he had even taken over Anthony's body—or to be more precise, his soul had usurped it.

The onlookers were also stunned:

"Elder Pence… why did he suddenly turn into Anthony…?"

"The Dragon Knight was telling the truth…"

"Did Elder Pence really collude with the Dragon Eater Association? Then doesn't that make us…"

"Let's wait and see. Elder Pence is still an Elder of the Hestia Family, after all… It's best if we do nothing until the Elders give an order."

The Silver Flame continued to burn, but Elder Pence, who had been nailed to the ground and bleeding profusely, slowly stood up.

He had become younger, and stronger.

A powerful Spiritual Pressure descended from the sky and swept over the entire area, so oppressive it was almost impossible to breathe. The faces of every Law Enforcer changed drastically. This Spiritual Pressure was clearly at the Silver Tier!!!

The Law Enforcers were horrified. "Silver Tier! When did Elder Pence reach the Silver Tier!?"

The Templar Knights looked grim. "Is this because of Captain Anthony, too?"

The Lion Eye Knights glared at the Lancelot Family Head, their eyes filled with killing intent. "Lancelot Family Head, you are the former Leader of the Lion Eye Knight Order! Please give the order and allow us to kill Pence Hestia, the mastermind behind this!!!"

The Lancelot Family Head's chest heaved violently, clearly consumed by immense rage. But in the end, he calmed himself and, under his daughter Freya's surprised and uncomprehending gaze, said coolly, "Wait and see."

'It can make one young again and grant them power…' The minds of some of the elderly Elders and leaders among the Old Blood Clans began to turn.

Elder Pence's face had already changed from Anthony's to that of another young man with fair features. It wasn't hard to guess that this was perhaps his original appearance.

"I was planning to keep up the disguise…"

Elder Pence swatted aside the Dragon Spear that Baron thrust at him. The spear stabbed into the ground, creating a deep crater.

His expression slowly shifted from his earlier terror to cold indifference. "But I never expected a brainless fool like you would actually try to kill me."

Baron pulled his Dragon Spear free, intending to strike Elder Pence again, even though he was already riddled with wounds, torn apart by Dragon Claws from Pence's earlier struggles. "Because you deserve to die."

But Elder Pence easily caught the spear. To be precise, Elder Pence grabbed the Golden Dragon Spear through the Silver Flame.

The Fire Wings on Baron's back flapped, but he couldn't advance a single inch. He tried to attack using other methods, but both his Dragon Flame and his Flame Demon stopped dead in front of Elder Pence, blocked by what seemed to be an invisible, indestructible wall.

"It's no use," Elder Pence said coolly. "This is the [Promise of Conquest]. Your attacks only work on me once. After that, all identical attacks will no longer have any effect."

He then threw a punch at Baron. It seemed like an ordinary punch, yet Baron instinctively felt it was impossible to dodge. He raised his Dragon Spear to block, taking the full force of the blow and letting out a muffled grunt.

He felt as if he'd been hit by a high-speed cannonball, then turned into one himself as he was blasted into the ground, creating a huge crater.

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