Battle of the Saint Realm!

Neither side kept the news of Luo Ya preparing to battle Harvey a secret.

Consequently, even though the news had only been fermenting for a mere three days, it had already caused a massive stir, sparking heated discussions among the citizens throughout the entire Black Moon Royal City. If the time had dragged on any longer, it might have even attracted countless experts from other countries to rush over and watch the battle.

After all, the sight of two Saint Realm experts clashing was not something one had the opportunity to witness just anywhere.

"I wonder, who is stronger: the Night Orchid Sword Saint, or that Phantom Sword Saint from the Parosi Empire?"

Perhaps because Harvey wanted to make a name for himself, or perhaps it was the idea of the eldest prince, Osm, but in any case, once the battle was set, Harvey's title of "Phantom Sword Saint" spread across almost the entire Black Moon Kingdom.

"That doesn't even need thinking about; the Night Orchid Sword Saint is definitely stronger. He is the pride of our Black Moon Kingdom!"

Although this battle had nothing to do with the common folk, it did not stop them from supporting Luo Ya in their hearts. After all, Luo Ya also hailed from the Black Moon Kingdom, and if he could defeat his opponent, they would naturally share in the honor.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The weather on this day happened to be excellent; the azure sky was dotted with only a few wisps of silk-like white clouds, and the wind was not strong. The gentle breeze felt as comfortable against the face as a lover's soft touch.

Red Rock Mountain outside the Royal City!

This small mountain was only about a thousand meters high and a few miles in circumference; it was not a grand mountain by any means. It was much smaller than the Holy Mountain where the headquarters of the Dark Church was located, but today, the area around the mountain had been orderly divided into sections marked with dye, and over ten thousand city guards were maintaining order.

The duel between two legendary Saint Realm experts destined that there would be a massive number of spectators today, roughly estimated to be no fewer than several hundred thousand. However, these hundreds of thousands of people were arranged into neat phalanxes, and each phalanx was guarded by the city guards of the Royal City.

There was no one on Red Rock Mountain itself, but above the mountain, a thin man with a hooked nose and long, dark green hair stood suspended in mid-air!

Without a doubt, this man with long, dark green hair was none other than the Phantom Sword Saint—Harvey!

"I wonder if Luo Ya can handle this Phantom Sword Saint." Hundreds of meters away from the foot of Red Rock Mountain, the Harriman family was also exceptionally nervous today.

They, along with the current king, Brian, could be said to share the same fate—prospering or perishing together. If Luo Ya were defeated today, causing Brian to lose his throne, their entire family would naturally not meet a good end.

"Sigh, if I had known, I shouldn't have listened to Jones and married Bi Xi off to this Brian." Harriman felt a faint sense of regret now, but there was nothing he could do.

In truth, if it were possible, he would have preferred to marry his daughter to Luo Ya, but unfortunately, Luo Ya had no such intentions, and he could not force the matter.

"Ah, what is that? Is that the legendary phoenix?" The people of Black Moon City looked toward the high sky in the distance, their mouths agape in shock.

They saw a massive avian creature with a wingspan of over a hundred meters in the distant sky, its entire body wreathed in flames. Black feathers covered its body, and its noble, crown-like plumage made the black bird appear even more majestic. This was the Saint Realm Magic Beast, the legendary Hellfire Phoenix!

The Hellfire Phoenix was a dual-attribute Saint Realm Magic Beast of darkness and fire, and even among Saint Realm Magic Beasts, it was of an extremely powerful class.

In the vast sky, this Hellfire Phoenix loomed over Red Rock Mountain like a black cloud. A young man with short black hair and a black robe stood upon the back of the Hellfire Phoenix, his gaze cold as he looked at the man with long, dark green hair standing suspended in the air opposite him.

Today, Luo Ya was dressed in a simple black robe. Although his appearance could only be considered refined, and at first glance even slightly youthful, the murderous aura he exuded at this moment made him appear incredibly imposing. His pair of bright black eyes, like brilliant stars in the dark night, made him look even more outstanding!

"Lord Luo Ya is here!"

"The Night Orchid Sword Saint!"

"Lord Luo Ya!"

The hundreds of thousands of people who had been waiting anxiously suddenly erupted into cheers in unison. The sound swept across the entire world like a tidal wave, lingering for a long time.

Above Red Rock Mountain, Harvey merely glanced briefly at the Hellfire Phoenix beneath Luo Ya before refocusing his attention on Luo Ya himself.

To be able to subdue a Hellfire Phoenix, Luo Ya's strength was clearly likely to be much stronger than he had anticipated; after all, none of the Saint Realm Magic Beasts were pushovers. However, since he had already arrived, there was naturally no reason to back down now.

The two approached each other and stood in a standoff in mid-air. When they were finally only a few hundred meters apart, the area around Red Rock Mountain suddenly fell silent.

The hundreds of thousands of people around Red Rock Mountain did not make a single sound, as if suffocating. Everyone felt an unprecedented sense of excitement and tension.

Everyone's gaze was focused on the two figures in the high sky, though many were also quite interested in that legendary Hellfire Phoenix.

Many even felt that with the help of this Hellfire Phoenix, the Night Orchid Sword Saint would surely be able to defeat his powerful enemy today!

"Do you think that just because you have this beast to help you, I will be afraid of you?" The thin Harvey, wearing a brown robe, had a very sinister look in his eyes.

Luo Ya just looked at Harvey with a faint smile: "Enough with the nonsense. If you want to fight, just make your move."

Luo Ya had always been a man of few words and decisive action. As he spoke, he had already drawn a tough longsword made of Black Jade. Immediately after, his indifferent black eyes locked onto Harvey's position.

"Since you are so confident in yourself, let me see exactly what you're made of!" Stung by the retort, Harvey felt a surge of annoyance. He also drew a gorgeous cyan longsword from his spatial ring and donned a blood-colored glove on his right hand.

Luo Ya and Harvey stood in a standoff in mid-air, only a few hundred meters apart, and since they were both utilizing battle qi, their voices were very loud. Naturally, this allowed many of the spectators below to hear them clearly.

"Lord Luo Ya, go for it!" Among the many spectators below, quite a few were cheering loudly for Luo Ya.

High in the air, after the Phantom Sword Saint Harvey finished speaking, dense black energy waves appeared on his sword. As the waves churned, they gave off an eerie sense of oppression.

"Kid, don't blame me if you die today!" Although Harvey sensed that Luo Ya was not to be trifled with, he remained very confident in himself. After a cold shout, his figure flashed as quickly as a ghost.

In the blink of an eye, Harvey had already lunged to within close range of Luo Ya, and the rich dark battle qi energy on his cyan sword erupted mercilessly!

"Don't try to show off such petty tricks in front of me." Although Luo Ya had not mastered the Shadow Clone Technique, his soul perception was far stronger than that of an average Saint Realm expert, and his reaction speed was exceptionally astonishing.

"Boom!"

The Black Jade longsword held in Luo Ya's right hand struck late but arrived first, precisely intercepting Harvey's surprise attack and causing his first probing strike to return empty-handed.

However, as the two longswords crossed, the intense dark battle qi energy flooded out like a bursting dam. Even the mere shockwaves of the attack whipped up a violent gale in the surrounding area!

The howling wind swept wildly across the world, immediately approaching the Red Rock Mountain below. With a "crack," a large tree on the summit was snapped directly in two. Other trees were bent over by the force, leaves were sent flying across the sky, and countless fallen leaves and gravel rained down from Red Rock Mountain.

The hundreds of thousands of people below narrowed their eyes, eager to get a clear look at the battle unfolding above.

"This Harvey, his speed is indeed fast enough, but compared to Milia, he is still lacking quite a bit." Milia was a friend Luo Ya had met who cultivated the Laws of Wind; her speed could be called the greatest among all the Saint Realm experts he had ever encountered.

While Luo Ya parried Harvey's attacks, he still had the leisure to offer commentary, which showed just how confident he was in himself.

Of course, the root of his confidence was naturally his formidable strength.

If it were blind confidence, that would simply be arrogance.