Man on the ark, forced to become king

"Let's go over there."

"OK."

Chen didn't have any objections. In fact, she had no time to care about the venue; her mind was completely focused on what to do next.

The power of the golden tree cannot be used, but fortunately, other prayers should be fine.

Since the Crimson Sky Sword Technique cannot be used, which is a big problem, the only option left is the Victorian military sword technique taught by the Victorian Royal Guard Academy.

The Crimson Sky Sword is also unusable, but that's not a big problem. She brought a Kalia Knight's Sword with her when she came. Although she's not quite used to the specifications of that kind of sword, it's still usable.

As Chen pondered what moves to use and how to strike, she looked up and realized that she had unknowingly walked onto the field, with Talulah standing opposite her.

Compared to her neat attire, Talulah looked much more shabby, wearing ill-fitting coarse cloth clothes with many patches, and a military knife hanging at her waist. Standing in the cold wind, she looked rather mismatched, which made Chen feel a little sad.

If it weren't for that damned Koschke! If it weren't for Wei Yanwu's incompetence! Talulah should have grown up in Lungmen like her, living a normal life. How could she have ended up in the wasteland, struggling to even have food and clothing?!

"Let's begin, you go first."

Talulah stood in the snow and noticed that Chen seemed to be secretly looking at her clothes, but she didn't pay attention. She raised her arm to signal Chen that he could attack.

She didn't even draw her knife; she just stood there casually, as if that was enough.

"..."

Chen felt slighted. Did her older sister think that there was no need to even draw her weapon to deal with her?

Stop looking down on me!

As Chen drew his longsword, a surge of anger welled up within him. He held the sword horizontally in front of him with one hand, his free hand slowly tracing the blade. A layer of crimson flames quietly rose, and the blue gemstones embedded in the sword gleamed faintly, mingling with the crimson flames, making the entire sword seem much lighter.

"Originium weapon? Spell enhancement?"

Seeing this, Talulah's expression became slightly more serious, but she still did not draw her sword. Instead, she tensed up, ready to respond at any moment.

Swish!

Chen lowered his body and vanished from his spot in an instant. His extreme speed almost left a trail of afterimages in the air as his blood-flame-burning sword slashed horizontally from the side.

'You carried two swords, but only used one. Was it that the other sword was inconvenient to use in front of me, or was it a trump card that you couldn't easily use?'

Facing the horizontal slash of the sword, Talulah took a step back and easily dodged it. Flames rose from her palm and grabbed at Chen's sword-wielding hand.

She even had time to think during the process.

If you lack combat experience and are weak, it depends on who you're compared to.

As the high temperature struck, Chen tried to get away, but he saw Talulah's lips curl into a sly smile. Her dragon tail, which had been swaying behind her, had somehow moved to her front and landed on the snow. In an instant, a wall of fire rose from the ground!

Danger!

Before the brain can even process it, the body has already reacted based on its ingrained instincts.

Blood flames splashed, momentarily blocking the exploding flames. A flash of sword light, and Chen's figure appeared behind Talulah.

Bad thing!

The sword energy formed by blood flames around him dissipated, and Chen's body froze on the spot, thinking to himself that he was doomed.

This move is the genuine Crimson Sky Sword Technique!

"Red Sky - Running Through the Night".

Talulah slowly turned around, the flames wrapped around her arms quietly disappeared, and several tears appeared on her once intact sleeves.

Her eyes flickered uncertainly as she spoke the name of the move for Chen, already somewhat certain in her mind.

"I don't know anything about Chixiao or Benye."

Chen denied it outright with a straight face.

She never expected that she would be exposed in the very second move after just starting to fight.

What's the point of pretending?

But even if you can't keep up the act, you have to keep it up, even if it means lying through your teeth!

What if Lin Lu sees that she's been exposed too quickly and comes over to drag her away?

"continue."

Talulah remained noncommittal to Chen's stubbornness, her eyes darting back and forth between the cat ears and the cat tail, wondering if she should burn them.

If it's disguised using Originium Arts, Draco's flames should be able to disrupt the spell's structural stability, right?

Chen remained silent, his face stern, fully utilizing his strength and physique to wield a set of Victorian military swordsmanship with impressive power, each strike carrying the force to shatter rocks.

However, this did not help.

Swordsmanship that hasn't been tested in real combat is vastly inferior to the skills gained from actual battlefield combat.

Faced with her relentless attacks, Talulah simply took the saber hanging at her waist, symbolically blocked a few attacks with the scabbard, and easily avoided all the attacks.

"That won't do. Combat isn't a game. If an all-out attack can't subdue the enemy, it will put you on the defensive."

"Don't use all your strength. Only use it when you seize a crucial opening."

"When attacking, don't look at the location you're about to attack. If your facial expressions and movements are too obvious, it will be easy for the enemy to notice and react in advance."

With each word Talulah spoke, Chen's anger simmered, until it finally reached its breaking point, and he roared out in fury.

"Enough! I'm getting serious now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen sheathed his sword, and the flames covering the blade went out.

She lowered her body, placed her palm on the hilt of the sword, and her aura suddenly became fierce.

Since she'd already been seen through, she decided to stop pretending and come clean!

It's just the Crimson Sky Sword Technique, right? Just use it!

Relying solely on physical strength and mediocre military swordsmanship, she has no chance of defeating Talulah. She doesn't even have the right to make her draw her sword. How can this be allowed?

She can't accept it!

Swish!

The longsword was drawn, and a flash of crimson appeared in the arena before disappearing, the sharp sword energy spreading out like a hurricane.

Scarlet Sky·Absolute Shadow!

"It really is you, my sister."

Talulah sighed softly, and finally drew the military knife she was holding.

Ding!

A flash of crimson light appeared, and the blade and longsword, reflecting the firelight, collided. The flames and sword energy exploded simultaneously, instantly melting the snow beneath their feet. The overflowing sword energy left crisscrossing marks on the parched ground, and a misty white fog rose up.

As their swords clashed, the two sisters maintained their strength, their eyes locked, evenly matched for a moment, neither able to gain the upper hand.

"Why not draw that sword?"

Talulah's expression was very complex, a mixture of joy, relief, and bitterness.

When Crimson Sky Shadowless was used, she was already completely certain that the person in front of her was her sister.

The Crimson Sky Sword Technique is not something that everyone can easily learn, nor is it something that just anyone can master.

Those who are qualified and capable of mastering this swordsmanship would not be able to appear in Ursus and wander the ice plains.

Of course, this alone was not enough as evidence. What truly confirmed Chen's identity was the sword that had never been drawn.

When the Crimson Sky Sword Qi erupted, she clearly felt the sword's restlessness.

Without a doubt, that is the Crimson Sky Sword, which should rightfully be in the hands of Wei Yanwu, the current governor of Longmen.

Before she left Longmen, Chen, who had been learning the Crimson Sky Sword Technique since childhood, was the most likely person to obtain it.

Although it's unknown how Chen obtained such an exquisite disguise that didn't fail even in intense combat, her identity is beyond doubt based solely on the Crimson Sky Sword and its techniques.

"..."

As the sword energy and flames dissipated, Chen Moran remained silent for a long while. He looked at the long sword in his hand and said in a low voice, "I have one last move, though it is not honorable."

What's the point of continuing this fight?

Talulah got the answer she wanted and felt there was no need for the battle to continue.

However, seeing Chen's stubborn gaze, she couldn't help but nod.

"it is good."

As she said this, the girl from Draco stepped back a short distance and stared at the figure not far away.

After a long separation, she can fulfill her sister's small wish.

So, is it time to draw that sword? The real Crimson Sky Sword?

However, her gaze lingered on Chixiao for a moment, but she did not see that Chen You intended to draw his sword. Instead, he held the long sword in front of him and slowly raised it above his head.

"How magnificent! Kalia!"

Chen shouted something inexplicable, leaving Talulah, who was prepared to deal with the Crimson Sky Sword, bewildered. Then she saw a layer of blue light emerge from the sword, expand outward, grow twice, and condense into a translucent blue greatsword that was three meters long.

What is that? What kind of move is that?

If I remember correctly, this move isn't in the Crimson Sky Sword Technique.