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Chapter 214: The End of One Journey, The Birth of Another · Nov 01, 2026

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201 Chapter 201: Frey Starlight vs Seris Moonlight 2026-11-01
202 Chapter 202: More Mysteries Unveiled (1) 2026-11-01
203 Chapter 203: More Mysteries Unveiled (2) 2026-11-01
204 Chapter 204: When Light Shatters Shadow (1) 2026-11-01
205 Chapter 205: When Light Shatters Shadow (2) 2026-11-01
206 Chapter 206: Beyond Limits (1) 2026-11-01
207 Chapter 207: Beyond Limits (2) 2026-11-01
208 Chapter 208: A True Warrior 2026-11-01
209 Chapter 209: Before the Final Battle 2026-11-01
210 Chapter 210: A Feast for Crows 2026-11-01
211 Chapter 211: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (1) 2026-11-01
212 Chapter 212: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (2) 2026-11-01
213 Chapter 213: Frey Starlight vs Snow Lionheart (3) 2026-11-01
214 Chapter 214: The End of One Journey, The Birth of Another 2026-11-01
215 Chapter 215: The Death of Light 2026-11-01
216 Chapter 216: The Birth of Shadow 2026-11-01
217 Chapter 217: Ashes of Hope 2026-11-01
218 Chapter 218: When Death Becomes a Mercy (1) 2026-11-01
219 Chapter 219: When Death Becomes a Mercy (2) 2026-11-01
220 Chapter 220: The One Who Was Always There 2026-11-01
221 Chapter 221: To Live or to Die (1) 2026-11-01
222 Chapter 222: To Live or to Die (2) 2026-11-01
223 Chapter 223: A Letter to My son 2026-11-01
224 Chapter 224: Memories of the Fallen Star (1) 2026-11-01
225 Chapter 225: Memories of the Fallen Star (2) 2026-11-01
226 Chapter 226: Memories of the Fallen Star (3) 2026-11-01
227 Chapter 227: Memories of the Fallen Star (4) 2026-11-01
228 Chapter 228: Memories of the Fallen Star (5) 2026-11-01
229 Chapter 229: Memories of the Fallen Star (6) 2026-11-01
230 Chapter 230: The story of Abraham Starlight (1) 2026-11-01
231 Chapter 231: The story of Abraham Starlight (2) 2026-11-01
232 Chapter 232: The story of Abraham Starlight (3) 2026-11-01
233 Chapter 233: The story of Abraham Starlight (4) 2026-11-01
234 Chapter 234: A New Beginning (1) 2026-11-01
235 Chapter 235: A New Beginning (2) 2026-11-01
236 Chapter 236: To Wake a Nightmare 2026-11-01
237 Chapter 237: When the Chains Fell Quiet (1) 2026-11-01
238 Chapter 238: When the Chains Fell Quiet (2) 2026-11-01
239 Chapter 239: Rebirth Through Silence (1) 2026-11-01
240 Chapter 240: Rebirth Through Silence (2) 2026-11-01
241 Chapter 241: Even Normal Is a Lie (1) 2026-11-01
242 Chapter 242: Even Normal Is a Lie (2) 2026-11-01
243 Chapter 243: Refining Talent (1) 2026-11-01
244 Chapter 244: Refining Talent (2) 2026-11-01
245 Chapter 245: What the Shadows Remember 2026-11-01
246 Chapter 246: Two Blades 2026-11-01
247 Chapter 247: Orphans of Ruin (1) 2026-11-01
248 Chapter 248: Orphans of Ruin (2) 2026-11-01
249 Chapter 249: Ashes of Tomorrow (1) 2026-11-01
250 Chapter 250: Ashes of Tomorrow (2) 2026-11-01

Chapter 214: The End of One Journey, The Birth of Another

Both of us charged at each other.

I merged with my shadow, shrouded in a dark glow, while Snow shone brilliantly in the light.

We clashed, sending thousands of black and white streaks slicing through the air, colliding violently.

Each strike released a burst of fiery sparks, setting the arena ablaze in a frenzied inferno.

The crowd could only watch as we battled within that hellfire.

”More!”

”MORE!”

Snow Lionheart unleashed everything he had.

Although I could block all his attacks perfectly thanks to the Shadow Adaptation, he still managed to land hits!

Even though I fought him evenly, even though I had found a way to counter him ...

He still broke through!

”SNOW!!”

I screamed, attacking even faster.

I unleashed a type of aura I had never used before.

My vision had turned completely red.

After pushing Hawk Eyes to their limits for too long, I was practically blind.

But even so ..

I could still see Snow Lionheart with absolute clarity.

We moved at impossible speeds, landing blow after blow upon each other.

My shadow, now fused with my body, dulled the damage I took.

Meanwhile, Vermithor inside Snowʼs body continued healing him, although the healing was no longer as effective.

At this level... I sweated blood instead of sweat.

Launching our strongest strikes at one another, both of us were hurled into the arena barriers.

And the moment our backs hit the walls—

We immediately launched ourselves forward, crashing into each other again.

When even our swords could no longer cut through the clash ...

We ended up headbutting each other, smashing forehead against forehead like two rabid beasts.

Snow Lionheartʼs face was now bloodied, twisted into a terrifying smile.

The same smile that had spread across my own lips.

We truly were—

”Two sides of the same coin.”

The battle raged on.

The show continued.

I slashed him.

I punched him.

I headbutted him.

I no longer knew what I was even striking him with.

But Snow Lionheart wouldnʼt fall.

We were the same in that regard.

”More!”

If I wanted to defeat him, I had to push further ... hit harder !

”More!”

Snow roared as well.

His thoughts mirrored mine.

We had to crush each other with everything we had.

Frey wouldnʼt fall to this level of attack.

”More!”

Snow wasnʼt so weak as to lose here either.

”More blood!”

He wouldnʼt go down!

Neither would I!

More blood.

More filth.

More madness.

Somehow, it felt like we could hear each otherʼs thoughts.

The endless exchange of blows went on and on.

The audience couldnʼt comprehend what they were witnessing.

And the only clear thought left in their minds ...

Was that Frey Starlight, somehow, had erased it.

He had erased that massive gap that once separated him from his opponent.

After that relentless storm of strikes ..

Torn bodies.

Spilled intestines.

Half-severed arms.

Bloodied faces.

One with golden eyes burning brightly,

And one whose eyes shone with a radiant violet glow.

We stared at each other, gasping for air.

I had no idea how I was still standing.

That shadow wrapped around my body was somehow holding me up ...

As if telling me:

”Do not fall now.”

I had gained a power I didnʼt fully understand, but even that wasnʼt enough to bring him down.

The flames around us raged so fiercely they reached the skies.

Amidst those roaring fires, Snow Lionheartʼs body began to glow.

”Youʼre truly incredible, Frey Starlight.”

My eyes widened as I saw that light.

Snow stood there, inside a strange circle—

A magic circle etched with incomprehensible runes, spinning violently around him.

”Be proud of yourself,”

”Youʼre the first who ever made me bring out everything.”

The hidden strength he had kept sealed away ...

The power that Ghost once longed to witness ...

I saw Snowʼs six elemental powers converge into a single force.

I witnessed the birth of his greatest weapon, much earlier than it should have come.

It was...

”The Grand Cosmic Formation…”

I muttered hoarsely, almost unable to believe what I was seeing.

It was the very skill that had once inspired me to create my own ultimate skill—Ignition.

By fusing all his elements into a single force,

He was like a nuclear reactor melting everything together into one devastating blow.

A single strike ...

Snow Lionheart was now forging his own explosion, his ultimate attack:

The Grand Cosmic Formation.

A skill he was never supposed to acquire this early…

And yet here it was, unfolding before my eyes.

Above Snowʼs sword, an aura of countless colors manifested ...

An array that represented all of his elements.

The pressure alone buried me deeper into the ground.

”Thank you, Frey Starlight ... for showing me the path.”

Snow Lionheart raised his sword high,

And the entire world gazed up at that brilliant, blazing blade in sheer awe.

Snow Lionheartʼs smile gradually shifted the moment he saw my body beginning to crack, violet lines surfacing across my skin as that devastating aura flooded into my sword.

I, too, burned with a radiant violet glow, standing against his brilliance—

Two luminous stars, poised to collide.

”Frey, you...”

”Iʼm the one who should be thanking you, Snow Lionheart.”

Without you, I would have never reached this point.

Both of us raised our swords high.

Unlike me, Snowʼs attack had no side effects.

In other words ... if I failed now, it would be over.

The sea of SSS ranked aura crushed my aura pathways until they burst, as I forced every ounce of strength from within me.

The crowd stared in pure disbelief at what was unfolding.

Ivar Valerion shouted as a wave of fear swept through everyone ...

”The barriers wonʼt withstand this level of power!”

But who cared anymore?

Our eyes saw nothing but each other.

And in a single moment ..

Everything exploded.

”Ignition.”

Like two nuclear reactors ...

We both unleashed everything.

A deafening explosion shook the heavens, light and darkness swallowing one another.

The entire arena quaked violently as the barriers barely held under the impact.

The mages struggled desperately to contain it.

Inside the arena ... everything was obliterated.

Amidst the white and black chaos ..

Snow and I vanished.

In that instant, I prayed with all my heart ..

That this would be enough.

In utter shock, with wide eyes and gaping mouths, the entire world watched.

Phoenix Sunlight stared at the nuclear eruption before him.

It was much weaker than the one he had seen that day ..

Yet somehow,

It felt exactly the same.

Everyoneʼs minds went blank.

Could first-year students truly unleash something like this?

The audience sweated profusely in their seats, shaken to their core by the earthquake of the blast.

Waiting breathlessly to see the outcome of the catastrophe.

And at last .. the result came.

The arena had become a giant crater.

Everyone saw what had happened.

I felt my shattered body buried deep within the broken wall.

My sword had exploded into fragments after triggering Ignition.

My aura pathways had burst again, and my body had reached its absolute limit.

I didnʼt even know why I was still alive, with my intestines spilling out before me.

But I didnʼt care about the pain.

I was only searching ..

For him.

Snow Lionheart.

What happened to him?

And then .. I found my answer.

His sword was buried deep into the ground,

While he crawled slowly toward it.

Bloodied, just like me ..

His once white hair now stained a deep crimson.

But he was still conscious.

”Seriously?!”

Even Ignition hadnʼt been enough...

Thatʼs how monstrous he truly was ..

until the very end.

...

Snow Lionheart continued to crawl toward his sword.

He had to fight.

He couldnʼt fall .. no matter what it cost.

He stretched his hand toward the hilt, desperate to continue.

His injuries were grave ..

Even Vermithor couldnʼt heal him unless he expelled it from his body.

He knew that.

He knew he had to grab his sword and keep fighting ..

But his hand never reached the hilt.

Instead,

It touched the chest of the bloodied figure standing above him ..

The man whose entrails dragged behind him on the ground.

Hardly a single place on his body remained unscathed.

Yet he stood... and came at him again.

One draped in white.

The other cloaked in black.

Frey Starlight suddenly dropped to his knees, wrapping his arms around Snowʼs battered frame.

Through the blood and grime that stained them both, Frey whispered hoarsely:

”Thatʼs enough... Hero.”

With the last ounce of his strength, Freyʼs left hand seized Snowʼs sword and dragged it to the ground.

”Your journey has just begun, But mine...”

Summoning the final flicker of his consciousness, Frey drove the sword toward Snowʼs chest.

”My journey... ends here.”

That thrust ..

A hollow stab without aura or strength behind it ..

Yet it was enough.

The entire world heard it loud and clear.

[Critical Hit!]

Snow Lionheartʼs golden eyes flew wide open, staring at the blood-soaked youth before him.

A reel of memories flashed before Snowʼs mind ..

All his struggles, all the vows he had sworn.

He had vowed never to lose—no matter the cost.

Yet, in the end,

his awareness slowly sank... into darkness.

Silence fell.

The entire world froze.

Snow collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

And Frey, barely clinging to consciousness, fell to his knees beside him, staring up at the sky.

Above them, the colossal screens displayed the words he had longed to see with all his heart ...

Words crowning a journey of relentless suffering, brutal battles, and incomparable agony.

Ada Starlight stared at her brother.

At that blood-soaked, sweat-drenched face ..

A face that shed something else as well.

Tears.

And a smile of pure release.

A face she had never seen before.

A face carrying emotions she would never truly understand.

And then, only moments later,

Frey collapsed beside Snow, unconscious.

At the heart of a crater of ruin ..

Before the stunned eyes of a world that had just witnessed a miracle of madness ..

everything ended with those simple, unforgettable words:

Winner of the Victoriad: Frey Starlight.

...

A.N :

The Victoriad Tournament has come to an end, but the arc itself is far from over.

With this battle, we now open the door to the next step that will determine the fate of Frey Starlight ... the true beginning of the story and the climax of the first volume.

These extra 4 chapters are a token of gratitude for the gift received today.

Thank you all, and I hope you continue to enjoy the novel.

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