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Chapter 429: The Sword Empress’s Last Resort · Oct 23, 2026

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401 Chapter 401: The Chaos Spirit’s Terror 2026-10-23
402 Chapter 402: Truth Hidden Behind Misunderstanding 2026-10-23
403 Chapter 403: The Fury of a Warrior Denied 2026-10-23
404 Chapter 404: Gathering Before the Storm 2026-10-23
405 Chapter 405: The Prince Who Declared Independence 2026-10-23
406 Chapter 406: The Queen’s Silence 2026-10-23
407 Chapter 407: The Queen’s Decision 2026-10-23
408 Chapter 408: The Queen’s Decision [Part 2] 2026-10-23
409 Chapter 409: Shadows Enter Fantom City 2026-10-23
410 Chapter 410: Shadows Enter Fantom City [Part 2] 2026-10-23
411 Chapter 411: A Woman From the Past 2026-10-23
412 Chapter 412: The Weight of a New Kingdom 2026-10-23
413 Chapter 413: The Burden of Independence 2026-10-23
414 Chapter 414: The Burden of Independence [Part 2] 2026-10-23
415 Chapter 415: The Woman From the West 2026-10-23
416 Chapter 416: A Name from the Past 2026-10-23
417 Chapter 417: A Deal Over Tea 2026-10-23
418 Chapter 418: A Merchant’s Investment 2026-10-23
419 Chapter 419: A Deal Written in White Gold 2026-10-23
420 Chapter 420: A Deal Written in White Gold [Part 2] 2026-10-23
421 Chapter 421: A Gamble Worth Taking 2026-10-23
422 Chapter 422: The False Residence 2026-10-23
423 Chapter 423: The Strange Marquis of Elmhart 2026-10-23
424 Chapter 424: The Fortress Beneath the Earth 2026-10-23
425 Chapter 425: The Woman Beyond the Gate 2026-10-23
426 Chapter 426: The Marquis Is a Woman!!! 2026-10-23
427 Chapter 427: The Distance Between Them 2026-10-23
428 Chapter 428: The Transmigrator Before Him 2026-10-23
429 Chapter 429: The Sword Empress’s Last Resort 2026-10-23
430 Chapter 430: The Artifact of Materialization 2026-10-23
431 Chapter 431: The Original Soul 2026-10-23
432 Chapter 432: The Sword That Slays Gods 2026-10-23
433 Chapter 433: The Sword That Slays Gods [Part 2] 2026-10-23
434 Chapter 434: Origin Swordsmanship!!! 2026-10-23
435 Chapter 435: The Sword That Split the Heavens 2026-10-23
436 Chapter 436: When the Moon Was Cut in Half 2026-10-23
437 Chapter 437: An Omen Across the Ancient Continent 2026-10-23
438 Chapter 438: The Original Awakens Their Battle Lust 2026-10-23
439 Chapter 439: Why Did He Spare Her? 2026-10-23
440 Chapter 440: Find Out Who Sent Him 2026-10-23
441 Chapter 441: Evelyne’s Sincere Request 2026-10-23
442 Chapter 442: A Swordswoman’s Humble Request 2026-10-23
443 Chapter 443: The Sword Master and His Disciple 2026-10-23
444 Chapter 444: The Quiet Days After the Moon Was Cut 2026-10-23
445 Chapter 445: Something Wrong in the Alley 2026-10-23
446 Chapter 446: The Woman Behind the Fear 2026-10-23
447 Chapter 447: The Thief’s Broken Act 2026-10-23
448 Chapter 448: A Path That Should Not Exist 2026-10-23
449 Chapter 449: The Hero Returns to the Hidden Cave 2026-10-23
450 Chapter 450: The Six Types of Heroes 2026-10-23

The Sword Empress’s Last Resort

’There’s no point.’

Her fingers tightened around the sword.

’If he wants a great fight, I’ll give him one.’

Evelyne lowered her center of gravity.

Her breathing became slower.

Her mind became quiet.

Victor noticed the change immediately.

The playful atmosphere around him disappeared.

Not completely.

His smile remained.

But there was something sharper behind it now.

Evelyne shifted her stance.

Then she began gathering her Ki.

The energy flowed from her body into her sword.

The blade trembled.

A faint pressure spread throughout the cavern.

The torches flickered.

Several nearby soldiers instinctively stepped backward.

Victor’s golden eyes brightened.

’Now that’s more like it.’

Evelyne raised her sword.

Ki began to gather around her body.

Then it materialized.

One sword.

Then another.

Within moments, several enormous spectral swords floated around her.

They hung motionless in the air, their edges pointed toward Victor.

The sheer amount of power contained within them made the atmosphere feel heavy.

Victor’s smile slowly became more vicious.

Evelyne stared at him.

Neither spoke.

Then she moved her sword.

A single piercing motion.

The floating swords responded.

They shot forward simultaneously.

The cavern erupted.

The enormous blades tore through the air at blinding speed, heading directly toward Victor.

It was a technique far too large for an enclosed place like this.

Anyone else would have hesitated to use it.

A fortress hidden within a cave was not exactly the ideal battlefield for something capable of causing such destruction.

Yet something strange happened.

The surrounding walls barely suffered any damage.

The devastation remained concentrated entirely around Victor.

Stone shattered beneath his feet.

Dust erupted into the air.

The roaring pressure of the technique filled the cavern.

For a moment, Victor disappeared behind the storm of blades.

Evelyne’s eyes remained fixed on the destruction.

But then—

A voice came from behind her.

”That’s a pretty cool technique, but you didn’t scream the name of your technique, meaning you’re not the type that would call this world a game.”

Evelyne was surprised to hear Victor’s voice behind her.

The words were almost casual.

Almost playful.

Yet the meaning behind them made her heart tighten.

She had just unleashed a technique powerful enough to fill the cavern with flying blades, and somehow this man had slipped through it as effortlessly as someone walking through falling rain.

By reflex, Evelyne twisted her body and slashed her Long sword behind her.

The blade flashed beneath the torchlight.

Victor’s golden eyes caught the movement instantly.

He shifted only slightly.

The sword passed within inches of his body, cutting through empty air.

His black hair fluttered from the pressure of the passing blade, but his expression never changed.

That relaxed smile remained on his handsome face.

Evelyne’s eyes became colder.

’He’s reading my movements.’

There was no other explanation.

She had fought enough battles to understand when an opponent was merely fast and when an opponent was actually seeing through her.

Victor was doing the latter.

He wasn’t panicking.

He wasn’t even breathing heavily.

He looked as though he were enjoying himself.

That irritated her.

Evelyne immediately changed her approach.

The enormous swords floating around her began to shrink.

One after another, the gigantic blades compressed until they became much smaller and more manageable.

The transformation was accompanied by a low metallic hum.

Soon, several swords hovered around her like a flock of deadly birds.

Evelyne tightened her grip around the Long sword in her hand.

Then she attacked.

Her own blade moved first.

At almost the same instant, the floating swords followed.

One came from the left.

Another descended from above.

Two more attacked from opposite directions.

Evelyne’s sword struck from the front while the floating blades sealed off the spaces Victor could use to escape.

It was no longer a simple sword technique.

It was a coordinated sword dance.

Every blade moved according to her will.

Every attack was connected.

There was no wasted motion.

The stone floor beneath them began to crack from the pressure of the battle.

Yet Victor continued to evade them.

He turned sideways.

A blade passed across his chest.

He lowered his head.

Another sword swept over him.

He stepped backward.

A third blade pierced the space where his abdomen had been moments before.

Then he suddenly disappeared from Evelyne’s immediate range.

The floating swords chased after him.

Victor moved between them with astonishing precision.

His black clothes shifted with every movement, the golden jacket catching flashes of torchlight as he passed through the storm of blades.

Diana stood farther away, watching silently.

Unlike the soldiers surrounding the battlefield, she wasn’t frightened.

Instead, a faint smile appeared on her face.

She knew that expression on Victor.

He was having fun.

And after what had happened with Isabella, she finally understood just how badly Victor had wanted a satisfying fight.

Seeing him finally enjoy himself made Diana’s eyes soften.

’So this is what he was missing.’

Evelyne didn’t share her amusement.

She gritted her teeth.

The more she attacked, the more ridiculous the situation became.

Victor kept dodging.

Every attack that should have forced him into a corner somehow failed.

She accelerated.

The floating swords accelerated with her.

The sound of steel tearing through the air became almost continuous.

Clang!

Stone fragments flew from the walls as several attacks missed their target.

Victor’s feet barely touched the ground.

He moved like a shadow.

Evelyne’s breathing gradually became heavier.

’Impossible.’

If this had been her prime, things would have been different.

Back then, she could summon far more swords.

A thousand blades.

That was the level she had once reached.

If she possessed that strength now, she wouldn’t merely be attacking Victor from several directions.

She would bury the entire battlefield beneath a sea of swords.

But this body couldn’t support that level of power.

Her current condition was too restrictive.

The thought frustrated her.

’If this was back in my prime, I would’ve been able to summon a thousand blades.’

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