Power of an Artifact

Clang!

In that critical moment, a cold light flashed beneath the noble robes adorned with gold and silver trim and Thorn flowers worn by the Vampire God Child. In the blink of an eye, it blocked Soren's attack, and then the cold light disappeared again, causing the Vampire God Child to stagger back three steps. The cold light came from his sleeve, confirming it was some kind of short weapon, no more than fifteen centimeters long.

"Sleeve Blade?"

"Could he be Assassin?"

Soren's pupils contracted slightly, and he suddenly pushed off with his leg and charged forward again, the Holy Avenger slashing down directly.

--"Sword Momentum: Decapitation!"

Faced with Soren's ferocious attacks, the Vampire God Child was powerless to attack anyone else. Soren, in his Slayer Shape, unleashed astonishing power, his relentless onslaught forcing the Vampire God Child to retreat repeatedly. His retreat wasn't due to fear of Soren's strength, but rather to extreme fear of the Holy Avenger in Sauron's hand, for even Avatar of Deity couldn't withstand the attack of this Artifact.

--"Hold Person!"

The Vampire God Child tentatively cast an Quicken Spell.

But.

Soren's steps did not falter in the slightest, and he didn't even trigger his own Saving Throw check.

Because what appears before you is this row of documents:

"Affected by the target's [Hold Person] effect!... Triggered my own Magic resistance!... Holy Avenger Magic Resistance activated!... Ring of the Lich +5 Magic Resistance activated!..."

"You are now completely immune to the effects of this Spell!..."

The Holy Avenger grants 50% Magic Resistance, meaning any Spell has a 50% chance of being completely ineffective against its Artifact. The Ring of the Lich at +5 also provides an additional 10% Spell Resistance Magic Resistance, bringing the total to 60%. Under normal circumstances, with a ten-sided die, Soren would only trigger Spell effects if he rolled a 1-4. Otherwise, ordinary Spell would have little impact on him.

Furthermore, even if it affects Soren, another Spell Saving Throw check against Soren is required for it to take effect.

But.

Soren also possesses another unique Feat— [the Blessing of the Goddess of Misfortune]!

The effect of this blessing is that Soren's enemies suffer a small amount of bad luck penalty whenever any judgment is triggered, while Soren's own luck will not drop below a certain level.

The Blessing of the Goddess of Misfortune cannot make someone's luck explode.

However, she can prevent someone from having bad luck. In fact, Soren rarely encounters extremely unlucky times, especially in battle, where he almost always performs above his usual standard. He has never experienced anything like suddenly stepping on something due to bad luck or encountering some unexpected situation.

In the current situation, the influence of the Blessing of the Goddess of Misfortune is immeasurable!

--"Law: Stun!"

--"Disintegrate!"

--"Finger of Death!"

--"Mislead!"

"Maze!"

The Vampire God Child's spellcasting ability was astonishing. As Avatar Form, his spellcasting level far surpassed Vivian's. Faced with Soren's ferocious attacks, the Vampire God Child, wary of the Holy Avenger's power and unwilling to confront him head-on, could only continuously unleash various instantaneous Spell attacks while retreating. It's unknown how powerful his legendary instantaneous Legendary Feat was, but so far, none of his Spell had a casting process; they all surged towards Soren like a storm.

Without the Holy Avenger by his side, Soren would likely be severely wounded or even dead by now!

but.

With the Holy Avenger in hand, Soren simply ignored these Spell.

Laws and decrees: Stun?

Ignore it.

Disintegrate?

Ignore it.

Finger of Death?

Ignore it.

Mislead?

What's the use of this thing?!

Maze?

This seems a bit troublesome? But before Soren Dodge, the Spell failed. It didn't seem to be due to the Holy Avenger, but rather because he seemed to be automatically immune to spatial confinement Spell like the Maze while in Slayer Shape. The power of the Artifact was astonishing. Soren used to rely on Saving Throw Resistance to withstand Spell. Even if he managed to withstand them, he would still take some damage. But now, he didn't take any damage at all, unless his 60% Magic Resistance was broken, which would trigger the Spell Resistance damage Saving Throw and ultimately determine how much damage Soren would take.

For example, ' Finger of Death '.

If the Magic Resistance is less than 60%, the effect is ineffective. If the Magic Resistance is less than 60%, Soren must undergo a forced Fortitude Save; failure results in immediate death, while success results in reduced damage, which is also mitigated by a certain amount of his own resistances.

Holy Avenger in hand!

Any Spell must break two of Soren's Saving Throw throws to harm him.

Damn it!

The Vampire God Child's expression grew increasingly grim. He muttered to himself, "What kind of monster is this? Even with the Holy Avenger, all Spell shouldn't be failing!"

He gritted his teeth.

The Vampire God Child's figure instantly transformed into a gaseous form, and then, just as Time Stop end, he raised his hand and unleashed his most powerful Quicken Spell.

--"Epic Spell: Energy Drain!"

Since the enemy is so powerful.

Then the only option is to rely on Energy Drain to erode the opponent's abilities, causing their strength to drop significantly first.

"That Spell again!"

Soren's expression finally changed slightly. He had suffered greatly from this Spell back then. If he hadn't managed to restore his abilities, he would probably have been plagued by headaches for a long time. In the current situation, if Soren were to be hit by this Spell, the battle would be essentially over; it would instantly cripple him. However, there was nowhere to dodge at this point. It was impossible to avoid an instant-cast Epic Spell at such close range; he could only rely on his resistance to withstand it.

Now that he's in his Slayer Shape form, and with the Holy Avenger and the Ring of the Lich +5 in hand, he refuses to believe that he, blessed by the Goddess of Misfortune, will still be unlucky.

Even with all these advantages combined, they couldn't withstand this Epic Spell!

A row of documents appeared before my eyes:

"Attacked by the Epic Spell [Energy Drain]!..."

"Triggered my own Magic resistance!... Holy Avenger Magic Resistance activated!... Ring of the Lich +5 Magic Resistance activated!... Slayer Form resistance activated!..."

"You are completely immune to the effects of that Spell!..."

It's through!

Soren was completely immune to the effects of this Epic Spell!

This moment.

Even Soren felt an urge to burst out laughing, muttering to himself, "Too powerful! Absolutely too powerful! Is this the power of that legendary Artifact? No wonder so many people fought over the [Holy Avenger] and the [Pale Justice] back then!"

In my memory.

Both Artifact caused quite a stir. However, since they were both equipment for Paladin, Soren had never shown any interest in them.

If it weren't for [the Versatile Hands], he wouldn't have been able to lift the Holy Avenger today.

--"Shadow Jump!"

The Artifact's immense power filled Soren with confidence for the upcoming battle. Its high Spell immunity left him with absolutely no worries. As for melee combat, Soren refused to believe anyone could defeat him wielding a Tier 5 Artifact!

"+15 Sharpness, +10 Penetration, +15 Toughness, +10 Armor Piercing, +10 Divine Damage."

This completely overwhelms the effect of the Legendary Scimitar, Icetail, giving Soren confidence to slice a fully grown Dragon into pieces within a minute.

The Time Stop effect has ended.

However, in battles of this caliber, anything can happen in a second, so there's no time for anyone to communicate.

Soren's Shadow Jump once more, closing in on the Vampire God Child.

--"Sword Momentum: Whirlwind Dance!"

The Holy Avenger streaked across the sky with a holy light, slashing directly at the Vampire God Child before him.

An invisible energy defense field is activated.

In his Avatar Form, the Vampire God Child has many defensive measures, and the initial attack alone is not enough to break through all of his protective Energy Shield.

But!

At the instant of contact, a holy light also appeared on the Holy Avenger:

"Target hit!"

"Triggered the Holy Avenger [Dispel Magic] effect!... Dispel Magic check passed!... Target's Greater Energy Shield dispelled!..."

Dispel Magic.

Any enemy struck by the Holy Avenger, if they possess any Spell effects—whether it's an Energy Protection Field, elemental resistance, or even Spell like Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace, or Fox's Cunning—will automatically trigger a Legendary Tier Dispel Magic effect upon being hit by the Holy Avenger.

This weapon caused countless Spellcaster immense suffering back in the day!

clang.

The sound of weapons clashing rang out again.

Left with no other choice, the Vampire God Child had to Parry another of Soren's attacks. And this time, new information surfaced:

"Target hit!"

"Triggered the Holy Avenger [Dispel Magic] effect!... Dispel Magic check passed!... Target's Greater Haste dispelled!..."

In an instant.

The Vampire God Child's movement and attack speed were noticeably reduced, and he somewhat awkwardly dodged the Holy Avenger's attacks, seemingly trying to escape Soren's attack range. But how could Soren allow his enemy to create distance at this time? He instantly activated the Ring of the Lich +5 on his finger, and his speed became so fast that he was like a blur.

--"Greater Haste!"

Soren's eyes were filled with endless killing intent, and his entire body moved like a whirlwind. His terrifying attacks even formed a raging sword of energy.

On the other side.

The Warden, seemingly freed from the Time Stop state, stood rooted to the spot, muttering in shock, "How is this possible?!"

"He can actually use the Holy Avenger!..."

"Besides."

"How could a Rogue unleash the Legendary Swordmaster's [Whirlwind Attack]!?..."

(P. S.: This is the first update. There will be two more updates today.) (To be continued~^~)