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It was a bright, cloudless day, and the weather could not have been better.
Early that morning, the entire Areishia Spirit Academy became rather lively.
Nearly all the students had left their dormitories and begun heading in one direction.
That direction was where the gate leading to the Elemental Spirit World stood.
The venue for the grandest ritual known as the Spirit Sword Dance Festival was not in the present world, but in the Elemental Spirit World.
Moreover, it was held in a sacred domain of the Elemental Spirit World.
There were five great sacred domains in the Elemental Spirit World.
Those five sacred domains belonged respectively to the five Spirit Kings.
Special Spirit Ore could be mined from the sacred domains.
That Spirit Ore was the Blood of the Spirit King.
Ordinary Spirit Ore could only seal and make use of a portion of a spirit's power, making its applications extremely limited.
The Blood of the Spirit King, however, could seal a portion of a high-ranking spirit's power and unleash tremendous strength and effects. It was a true national-treasure-class secret artifact, difficult to purchase even for those with wealth and influence.
Back then, Geo Inzaki, who called himself the Demon King but was really just a fraud, had used a piece of Blood of the Spirit King containing the power of a Mad King Spirit capable of controlling vast numbers of spirits to impersonate an Elf User and appear before Noah.
Later, that guy had nearly died under Velsaria Fangrult's bombardment. The Spirit King's Blood he carried had been taken by Velsaria Fangrult, who