Rise of the Lustful Evil Monarch (Re)-Chapter 454 454: A Clash of Force against Force
Third Person's POV
Meanwhile, the earth demon deacon roared in humiliation on hearing the admiring whispers and the lovestruck phrases of the girls in the crowd.
The realization struck him like a blow as he realized that his earlier belief that Ethan had frozen in fear had been utterly wrong.
Not only had the boy not panicked, but he had outplayed him, deflected his strongest charge, and made him look foolish in front of the entire assembly.
And to make matters worse, it had all been done by someone far younger than him.
Rage boiled in the deacon's chest as the icy glow reflected in his helmeted gaze, the shame of being deceived and humiliated fueling his fury even further.
He roared in fury and gripped his golden mace tightly as he charged toward Ethan with streams of golden and earthen yellow light cascading down his massive figure like molten veins.
But this time, Ethan did not remain stationary or passive.
Once again, black, shadowy wings burst forth from his back and unfurled wide as they flapped powerfully as if they had a real substance in reality.
In the next instant, Ethan shot forward like a low-flying missile, and his body cut through the air with terrifying acceleration as he met the charging earth demon head-on.
The sudden burst of speed was so violent that the earth demon barely had time to register the movement, let alone blink.
Ethan slashed horizontally with his saber, carving a beautiful yet lethal icy arc through the air.
The blade left behind a shimmering crescent of frost that distorted the space around it as it screamed forward toward the demon's waist.
Sensing the freezing cold even inside his thick, earthy armor, the earth demon's rage cooled down instantly.
Horror flashed across his face as his eyes locked onto the vague black blur rushing toward him and the deadly icy curve closing in with merciless speed.
He instantly realized that his earlier anger, born from humiliation and wounded pride, had dulled his judgment.
And the fact that Ethan had previously blocked his attack, seemingly with some effort, had subconsciously caused him to underestimate the youth's true capabilities, despite everything Ethan had already displayed during his brutal exchange with Jack.
Yet he was no fraud.
He was a man who had clawed his way up from the bottom, while surviving countless life-and-death battles, currying favor with the powerful, and grabbing every opportunity he had seen in his eyes as a common adventurer before earning his current position.
That experience surged forward now and awakened his long-honed combat instincts.
Even though alarm still lingered in his expression, his body reacted faster than his thoughts.
In a single heartbeat, his grip shifted over his mace.
One hand tightened around the lower end of the mace's handle while the other slid closer to the spiked head.
With practiced precision, he snapped the weapon up and positioned its thick shaft across his waist in a defensive flash, with the timing of it being impeccable.
Ethan saw the sudden movement and felt no disappointment but only a sharp thrill of delight as this was exactly what he needed.
He had needed a strong opponent, someone who was experienced in battle, someone capable of responding instinctively, and someone who could push his body far enough to awaken the latent potential sleeping within him.
The resulting clash was deafening.
A thunderous metallic impact echoed through the square as sparks 6and shards of ice exploded outward, scattering across the air like shattered glass.
The force of the collision sent shockwaves rippling through the garden.
The earth demon was hurled backward, and his heavy frame skidded violently across the ground while a wave of biting cold surged through his arms, and numbness spread instantly from his hands up toward his elbows.
It led to his grip loosening, and for a brief moment, the massive golden mace nearly slipped from his fingers.
Cracks spiderwebbed across the earthen armor around his waist, and frost crept rapidly through the fractures as the cold mana invaded his body.
Despite his size and weight, he was thrown back once more by the sheer kinetic force behind Ethan's charge.
After activating the Arctic Sovereign Immortal Body Technique, Ethan's body had become both heavier and denser, like living glacial steel.
Combined with the immense acceleration granted by his dark wings, the momentum of his strike was terrifying.
The resulting impact was powerful enough to send even this heavily armored earth demon flying.
Still, this opponent was no fragile flower, as he had not become a deacon by being crushed by a few powerful or surprising moves.
Shock lingered in his expression, but panic did not take root there.
With a guttural growl, he forcibly activated the dense earth mana within his core mana crystal present in the centre of his magic dimension, flooding his body with its dense stabilizing power.
The icy numbness creeping through his arms was slowly pushed back as thick earthen energy surged to counteract it.
His massive, pillar-like legs dug into the soil and carved deep trenches through the garden as he skidded backward, uprooting plants and shattering stone tiles in his wake, yet he refused to fall.
Seeing this, the crowd and even Ethan were impressed, but he did not intend to let him recover.
The crowd was left speechless as they witnessed the sudden reversal.
The overwhelming aura the earth demon had displayed moments ago was now being aggressively contested.
The men fell silent, and their earlier confidence had drained away, while many of the girls watched with barely restrained excitement, with soft cheers escaping their lips as Ethan flapped his wings and closed the distance once more.
He moved like a vengeful specter as crimson light flared in his eyes, leaving faint red trails in the air as he unleashed a relentless barrage of slashes.
It ranged from horizontal, vertical, and diagonal as his saber danced through every amateruish angle he knew, with each of his strikes being precise, fast, and merciless.
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Chapter 454 454: A Clash of Force against Force
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