Spellblade

Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker's strength made it perfectly normal for him to cut down a training dummy. But this time, he had not used rage. Instead, he infused Arcane Energy into Quel'delar and brought it down with sheer force.

This proved that Arcane Energy truly enhanced its wielder's attacks, much like rage and the Holy Light.

"Mentor Salorian, please spar with me."

Although Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker and Archmage Biluo Hua stood at the pinnacle of High Elf Warriors and Magisters, both had long immersed themselves in the paths of Warriors and Magisters. Inevitably, they had neglected the cultivation of arcane arts and combat techniques. Neither of them could combine the arcane with the Warrior's path.

King Anastarian's status made him unsuitable as a test subject, so the only choice was Tyrel, who studied the Warrior's path under Salorian Sunseeker and the Mage's path under Prophet Vortale.

A practical demonstration was far more effective than striking training dummies, so Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker nodded. "Mm."

The magical array of Flame Storm instantly appeared beneath Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker's feet. Saloren knew that, given Tyrel's magical prowess, Flame Storm could not hurt him, but he still prepared to leap away.

Flames from the Flame Storm surged up in an instant, blocking Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker's view of Tyrel on the other side.

A sense of danger came from his flank. Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker instinctively raised Quel'delar to his side and parried Tyrel's attack.

While the Flame Storm obstructed vision, it also disrupted magical fluctuations. Thus, Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker failed to notice that, the moment Tyrel disappeared from sight, he had used Blink to instantly close the distance and attack.

After successfully blocking the strike, Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker did not capitalize with a counterattack. Instead, he continued to widen the distance. His task was not to defeat Tyrel, but to cooperate with him in developing a combat style that combined the arcane with the Warrior's path.

Seeing Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker leap away, Tyrel immediately used a Mage's Frost Aura to restrict Saloren's movements.

Frost Aura froze Saloren's feet, but he forcibly broke free almost instantly. It was only natural that it could not hold him, but Frost Aura's slowing effect still remained.

Even a slight slowdown could limit a top Warrior's reactions. Tyrel cast Arcane Barrage, sending several spheres of Arcane Energy hurtling toward Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker.

At the same time, he cast Flame Storm and Blizzard on either side of Saloren, restricting his movements and forcing him to take the Arcane Barrage spheres head-on.

As Saloren had no choice but to shatter the spheres of Arcane Energy, Tyrel charged forward at high speed to close the distance. At the same moment Saloren destroyed the last sphere, Tyrel infused Arcane Energy into his longsword and launched an attack.

The attack came in rapid succession, but it still had no effect on Saloren. He could still easily parry Tyrel's strikes.

Tyrel naturally knew this as well. After Saloren blocked his sword, he immediately released it with both hands, then used Blink to appear behind Saloren, holding an instant Flame Shock in his hand as he struck toward Saloren's back.

Of course, just before Flame Shock hit Saloren, Tyrel stopped. Even if he had not, that Flame Shock could not have done anything to Sacred Blade Wielder Salorian Sunseeker.

They stopped at the right point. If he forced Saloren to use his true strength, Tyrel could never win.

King Anastarian, who had been watching, immediately began to applaud.

Archmage Biluo Hua's gaze was equally sharp.

A Warrior's greatest weakness was being killed before they could even reach their enemy, lacking both long-range attacks and the ability to close the distance.

Although Mages possessed high burst damage, once an enemy got close, they had no ability to fight back.

But by combining Arcane Magic with the Warrior's path, one could fight at both range and close quarters, while Blink could also produce unexpected results.

After observing the battle, Archmage Biluo Hua gave a crucial assessment. "If my observation is correct, ordinary plate armor would restrict Prince Tyrel's spellcasting, because ordinary metals lack Magical Conductivity."

While plate armor provided exceptional defense, it also sacrificed certain qualities, such as agility and conductivity. The reason Mages wore cloth armor was because cloth robes possessed greater Magical Conductivity and assisted their spellcasting.

"However, this is not difficult. We possess the ability to forge Enchanted Metal. We only need to forge Enchanted Metal into plate armor." This might have been an insurmountable problem anywhere beyond the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, but Quel'Thalas had long since mastered the forging of Enchanted Metal with Magical Conductivity.

Upon hearing Archmage Biluo Hua's approval, King Anastarian issued an order. "Tyrel, the task of training a new profession that combines the arcane with the Warrior's path is entrusted to you. Expand the Dawnblade Legion to thirty thousand. You may experiment as you please. I will give you my fullest support. This profession shall be called Spellblade."

The High Elves' physiques had always limited how far they could progress along the Warrior's path. That was why Tyrel had learned from the human kingdoms' Paladin path and formed the Dawnblade Legion. With the Paladins' pioneering ideas as a foundation, he could train these new Spellblades. So long as either the Spellblades or Paladins succeeded, the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas's shortage of Warriors would improve.

The High Elf Paladins had proven their worth in the victory at Pathfinder Camp. King Anastarian had already intended to expand the Dawnblade Legion, though he had originally planned to increase it to twenty thousand. Now, the potential of Spellblades made King Anastarian decide to expand it to thirty thousand.

He discovered that his youngest son Tyrel's mind was filled with all manner of ingenious ideas, and more importantly, he could turn them into reality. The additional twenty thousand slots could allow Tyrel to put the ideas in his mind into practice.

"Saloren, select Elves who possess both Warrior Talent and Arcane Talent from the Sunfury Legion and the Spellbreakers' Reserves, and transfer them to Tyrel." To accelerate Spellblade training, King Anastarian decided to draw from the Reserves of the Sunfury Legion and Spellbreakers.

Archmage Biluo Hua added, "I will select some battle Magisters from the Legion of Magisters."

Using the Sunfury Legion, Spellbreaker Guard, and Legion of Magisters to assist the Dawnblade Legion in training Spellblades was enough to show how much King Anastarian valued this new profession.

"Father, I will never disappoint you." Enormous pressure settled onto Tyrel's shoulders, yet he accepted it resolutely. He was a prince of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. He bore this responsibility and duty. All of this was for the people.