The Phantom Sword Saint Harvey

Phantom Sword Saint Harvey

Before long, Brian, the current king of the Black Moon Kingdom, arrived at Luo Ya's study.

Brian stood over two meters tall and wore a suit of jet-black armor. He had a sturdy build and long, curly black hair that resembled a lion's mane. Years spent in a position of power had given him an air of authority.

Of course, when he saw the black-haired young man lounging in the study, Brian immediately reined in his presence and adopted a respectful attitude.

Though he was a king, he was only an Eighth-level Warrior. Before a Saint Realm expert, he was nothing more than a king in name. If the expert wished, he could establish a kingdom—or even an empire—of his own at any time.

When Brian looked his way, Luo Ya gave a slight nod. "Brian, what brings you to see me?"

Luo Ya was straightforward in everything he did. He hated people who launched into a heap of irrelevant nonsense before getting to the point.

"Mr. Luo Ya, I've come because I'm in serious trouble."

"My elder brother somehow managed to win the support of a Saint Realm expert and is planning to force me from the throne. That expert, a man named Harvey, and my brother are both staying in my palace now... I really had no other choice, so I came to ask for your help..." Brian quickly explained what had happened, looking utterly helpless.

As it turned out, Brian's elder brother, the former crown prince Osm, had recently made contact with a Saint Realm expert named Harvey for reasons unknown.

Harvey, for his part, seemed supremely confident. Even though he knew that the Night Orchid Sword Saint stood behind Brian, he still intended to throw his weight behind Osm.

"Mr. Luo Ya, Osm said that Harvey is a veteran Saint Realm expert who emerged in the Parosi Empire several centuries ago. Do you think you can handle him?" Brian asked, his heart still uneasy.

As far as he knew, Luo Ya had only reached the Saint Realm a little over thirty years ago. Harvey, on the other hand, was a veteran Saint Realm expert who had lived for centuries.

Brian couldn't help worrying about which of them was stronger. But how could he willingly give up the throne he had fought so hard to win?

"I've heard of Harvey. The profundity of the Law he comprehended is a little troublesome, but that's all." Luo Ya had never met Harvey, but he had heard the name in conversations with other Saint Realm experts from the Dark Alliance.

"Harvey, the Phantom Sword Saint? As it happens, I've been wanting to see just how powerful his Shadow Clone Technique is." Like Luo Ya, Harvey focused on the Laws of Darkness. The profundity he had comprehended was known as the Shadow Clone Technique.

As its name suggested, the Shadow Clone Technique let its user create multiple shadow clones. When an enemy attacked one of them, the user could shift his true body into another shadow, then switch back when attacking.

It was an undeniably strange and troublesome technique, useful for both offense and survival. That was how Harvey had earned the title of Phantom Sword Saint.

Thanks to the rare Shadow Clone Technique, Harvey could often retreat unharmed even when facing stronger opponents. It was no wonder he hadn't taken a "newly advanced Saint Realm expert" like Luo Ya seriously.

"Mr. Luo Ya, do you mean... you're confident you can deal with him?" Brian hadn't understood the details about Laws and their profundities, but Luo Ya's relaxed tone made it clear he wasn't afraid of Harvey.

"Reaching the Saint Realm isn't a matter of who's been cultivating longer." Luo Ya glanced at Brian, his manner radiating calm confidence.

If this had happened thirty years ago, shortly after he had reached the Saint Realm, he might have been wary of Harvey. But now, he had comprehended the profundity of Devour to a considerable degree, and he also had the support of the Black Hole space within him.

Unless he ran into a God-level expert, there were few among the Saint Realm experts he would take seriously.

Hearing Luo Ya's confident reply, Brian was overjoyed. "That's wonderful! Without the backing of Harvey, my brother won't be able to stir up any trouble in the kingdom!"

"Leave Harvey to me." Truth be told, Luo Ya was rather interested in him.

He knew that the Shadow Clone Technique was one of the profundities of the Laws of Darkness, and even knew that its most fundamental principle was the Shadow Transformation Technique. But he had no idea how to go about comprehending it.

Of the six profundities of the Laws of Darkness, he had only comprehended two: the Profundity of Dark Element and Devour.

The Black Moon Kingdom.

Under the pitch-black night sky, the vast palace sprawled across the royal city like a sleeping behemoth.

Within the palace, in an elegant courtyard washed in pale red, a middle-aged man with dark green hair held a blood-colored glove patterned with delicate black-and-gold designs. He looked pleased.

No one knew what material the glove was made from, but it was astonishingly durable. Even when Harvey struck it with all his strength using his own sword, he couldn't leave so much as a mark.

A treasure this remarkable convinced Harvey that it was unquestionably a genuine Artifact.

"Osm really is lucky. By sheer chance, he came into possession of an Artifact. With this in hand, I'll be able to take my offensive power to the next level." Harvey slipped the Blood-colored Glove onto his right hand, looking quite satisfied.

An Artifact was certainly worth making a move for.

As for that so-called Night Orchid Sword Saint, Luo Ya, Harvey didn't take him seriously at all.

He had cultivated for over seven hundred years and had already advanced his Shadow Clone Technique to the second level. He was a bona fide peak Saint Realm expert. In his eyes, Luo Ya was nothing but a young upstart who had only recently broken through to the Saint Realm.

Even assuming Luo Ya had the talent to comprehend a profundity of the Laws, he couldn't have made much progress in such a short time. Besides, the Shadow Clone Technique was especially good for survival. Even if Harvey really was outmatched, he could leave at his leisure.

In truth, Harvey had great confidence in himself.

The only reason he hadn't killed Brian outright was that this was the Dark Alliance's territory, so he had to exercise some restraint.

The Dark Church was the true ruler of the Dark Alliance, and its old pope was a God-level expert.

If Osm hadn't been a legitimate heir to the Black Moon Kingdom, and if Harvey's actions hadn't complied with the Dark Alliance's rules, he wouldn't have dared casually promote some unrelated person to the throne.

"Mr. Harvey! Mr. Harvey!" Just as Harvey thought Luo Ya would back down, Osm, who also had curly black hair, hurried into the pale red courtyard, shattering the silence of the night.

"What is it?" Harvey frowned at Osm's sudden arrival.

"Mr. Harvey, Luo Ya, who's backing Brian, says he hopes you won't get involved in this mess. If you insist on interfering in the Black Moon Kingdom's affairs, he'll meet you in a duel at Red Rock Mountain outside the royal city in three days." Osm hurriedly relayed Luo Ya's message.

"He dares challenge me? What nerve!" Harvey's good mood vanished, and his expression darkened.

He hadn't expected Luo Ya to show him such disrespect and challenge him outright.

"If he wants to fight me, then let's see what he's got to back it up!" As a veteran Saint Realm expert, Harvey had his pride.

If he simply left because of something his opponent said, wouldn't that mean he was afraid of the Night Orchid Sword Saint's reputation?

"Tell him I'll be waiting for him at the summit of Red Rock Mountain at noon in three days. He can come there to die!" Harvey's expression turned sinister, his tone vicious.

"Then I'll leave everything in your hands, Mr. Harvey!" Osm was overjoyed at Harvey's answer.