Act Two: The Spear Beyond the Mortal Realm II

"Something's wrong with that spear..."

Someone shouted in a low voice. The space beside the spear in Qian's hands shattered like glass, revealing the Azure Spear's true form. Its shaft was as emerald-green as a gemstone, while two bolts of lightning intertwined and traced a bright arc along its long blade, blasting Yonong's corpse away and scattering a string of filthy blood droplets. It was as if even the air had fallen silent and frozen. The Cruzian nobles instinctively shut their mouths. That earlier strike had looked different to each of them, but every one of them had clearly seen the spear pierce the Law Lines. Although Yonong's sword had indeed blocked Qian's spear, the spear had struck Yonong in the chest from another world, as if the two had simply crossed paths.

This scene had been sung of again and again in the Azure Poem.

That legend from the Cruzian creation myth—

The Spear Beyond the Mortal Realm.

"This is my master's spear technique." Ouvina spoke proudly. "Its very purpose is to break the established order and bring a brand-new future to this world." But when she saw Qian open her eyes and stare blankly at her own hand, as if she were still savoring that strike and had not yet reacted, Ouvina felt the loneliness of a master without a worthy audience. "What a pity. You still can't understand its greatness. It has never existed in all of history. It is truly unique."

"I... I still don't quite understand..." Qian frowned. She still couldn't comprehend what had happened in that moment. All she knew was that the Azure Spear in her hand had seemed to tear apart some established law and forcibly struck a target it should never have been able to hit. In truth, even that feeling