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Chapter 315: The Troublesome Sound Technique
The man watching the battle is actually Aldrian, while the woman comforting the children is Sylphia. Aldrian has been in Larson City for four days, observing the Larson family’s situation. He stands on the sidelines, watching as the Larson family’s problems grow, curious to see how they will respond.
The assassins from the Thunderous Shadow Pavilion, whom he had ordered to assist with the Duclan family operation, informed him that the young master of the Larson family was likely to visit a brothel. Curious about the young master’s character, he decided to observe him while taking Sylphia for a walk.
He wasn’t really expecting much from his visit to the brothel tonight, but he was completely wrong. He saw Elis that actually a devil and the prince of the Vindas Empire in the same hall. To his surprise, a King-stage devil with special identity was hiding inside the brothel, disguised as an entertainer, and the prince was in disguise with an unknown purpose. He wondered if Princess Loraine was aware of this. Allowing the prince to be here seemed no different from exposing herself to danger.
If the Larson family later learned about the prince’s presence here, and if the prince attempted anything that endangered them, Aldrian could easily imagine the Larsons informing Prince Claude about his little sister’s actions. This would buy the Larson family some time, as the imperial family would be preoccupied dealing with the fallout of the princess’s treachery being exposed.
"First Finger, Second Finger, block anyone from the Larson family from approaching the battle area," Aldrian said through a voice transmission.
"Yes, master," came the response.
Aldrian continued watching the increasingly intense battle. He saw a giant avatar swing its blade toward Elis, only for her sound attack to block the strike.
The cultivators from the Larson family were already on their way to the scene. A battle between King-stage experts was something they needed to address, especially since it was happening within their own city. However, the assassins from the Thunderous Shadow Pavilion were blocking their path, diverting their attention. By attacking the Larson family cultivators and creating chaos, the assassins ensured that the Larsons wouldn’t have time to investigate the battle area.
The giant flame avatar was visible from five kilometers away, its massive form exuding tremendous pressure and strength as it repeatedly targeted the same spot with its blade. However, Elis’s sound technique was exceptionally strong in both attack and defense, preventing Claude from even grazing her sleeve. He knew he couldn’t prolong this battle much longer. This was a densely populated area, and reckless attacks would risk harming innocent bystanders.
Elis, however, didn’t share Claude’s concerns. She fought with the intent to kill, indifferent to the consequences. Without hesitation, she unleashed a technique that could harm many people in the area simply by hearing her music. He suspected that her sound technique had already claimed numerous victims.
Claude didn’t have time to check on the innocents, as Elis’s relentless and deadly attacks left no room for error; even a single misstep could be fatal. Resolving to end the fight decisively, he drew his artifact—a peak Heaven-grade sword, the Blue Solar Dragon Sword. His aura surged dramatically, so much so that anyone watching might mistake him for an Emperor-stage cultivator.
Using his movement technique, he closed the distance to Elis and attempted to strike her with his sword. The blade in his avatar’s hand emitted a dark blue flame that incinerated everything in its path. Realizing the danger, Elis grew serious. She couldn’t afford to underestimate this attack, which combined a powerful artifact and an advanced technique.
In response, she unleashed another technique and finally activated her domain
The Sound of Underworld
The sound of the strings changed once more, becoming terrifying instead of soothing. A sound unlike anything people had ever heard echoed across a wide area, reaching up to four kilometers away. This horrifying melody seemed to corrupt souls, making listeners feel as if they were being dragged into the underworld for an eternal nightmare. It was a sound capable of birthing inner demons in anyone who heard it.
Claude, taking the full brunt of the sound, felt his soul tremble. For a moment, his energy circulation descended into chaos.
"Shit." This was the first time Elis’s sound technique had inflicted such damage to his soul, causing his domain to tremble and begin crumbling little by little. However, he quickly crushed a talisman from his pocket, and a blue hue began to radiate from his body. The defensive talisman shielded him from any soul or karmic attacks.
Closing his ears was useless, as the sound was directly attacking his soul. The one-time-use defensive talisman was enough to shield him from the effects of Elis’s attack for a moment. Unable to maintain his technique due to the overwhelming sound, he halted his assault and quickly distanced himself from her.
However, Elis wasn’t about to let him escape so easily. She swept her hand across all the strings, and with the other, she threw small needles connected by thin strings. The sound from the strings distracted Claude for a split second, preventing him from noticing the needles flying toward him from his blind spots. The needles pierced his avatar, and Elis plucked the strings attached to them.
In an instant, Claude felt his body and soul tremble as the sound struck him with full force.
This time, because the string was directly attached to his physical technique, Elis’s sound technique was even more fatal than before. Blood began to flow from his mouth as he struggled to break free from her attack by canceling his avatar. However, the moment he canceled his avatar technique, the sound from the guqin immediately assaulted him. Without the protection of his avatar, he became far more vulnerable.
He finally realized that continuing the fight in his current condition was not wise, as Elis was truly a formidable opponent with her troublesome technique and element. He decided using an escape talisman, but Elis had already anticipated this move with her own technique. Once again, she swept the strings of the guqin, and the sound immediately caused the space within her domain to tremble, as if the very sound was disturbing the fabric of space itself.
Claude, hearing the sound, quickly crushed the technique, but instead of teleporting to a distant location, he was thrown to the ground. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling as though he had collided with a wall in the midst of his teleportation.
"The sound from her guqin can even affect the space itself!" he thought. "The space becomes unstable, causing me to be instantly thrown out of the teleportation."
He had to defend himself from her sound technique while also attacking and defending against her other strikes. Although her sound element and technique seemed simple, they were anything but easy to defend against, making the battle with her a tricky one. Moreover, she had a higher cultivation level than him. Even though he could battle across levels, it appeared she could do the same, showcasing that both of them were geniuses in their own right.
As he was thinking of a way to escape the situation, he suddenly saw someone standing between him and Elis. Elis also seemed surprised by this person’s appearance. They both instantly recognized him as the one from the brothel earlier, who had been unaffected by her sound technique.
Suddenly, Claude felt his entire body enveloped by a strange golden hue, which he immediately assumed to be the man’s energy. The moment this energy surrounded him, he was shocked to find that the effects of the sound technique instantly vanished. Not only that, but his body also felt warm and rejuvenated.
Although he still felt a headache and pain from the wounds to his soul and body caused by the sound technique, this energy alleviated his pain tremendously. He no longer had to defend himself from the sound technique, as this energy seemed to be protecting him.
Aldrian finally decided that it was time to stop merely observing and intervene. If he didn’t act, the prince would be in even greater danger. Additionally, this moment presented a chance to build a good relationship with the imperial family, starting with Claude.
Elis frowned as she observed this. She couldn’t detect how this man had suddenly appeared. When he was inside the brothel, she couldn’t sense his cultivation, but now she realized he was only at the low marquess stage. However, it should have been impossible for someone at the marquess stage to withstand her sound technique as though it was nothing. She decided to intensify the music, but before she could, he disappeared and reappeared right in front of her!
The moment was so fast, much faster than the blink of an eye, with no sign whatsoever. His hand was already touching one of the strings as Aldrian looked at her with a smile.
"I wonder what would happen if I pluck it like this?"
Twiing!
