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Chapter 112 Kurnuki: Id, you are worthy to be my father! (Please subscribe)

"Old Deng."

"You've completed the task briefing, so the question is, what is the reward for this mission?!"

"You absolutely must provide me with a reward comparable to the difficulty level of the 'Centennial Mission'!"

After signing his name on the contract given to him by Erefseria, "God" Serena asked.

"remuneration?!"

"Don't worry, the reward I've prepared is definitely on par with a 'century-old mission'."

Erevseria exuded confidence. As he spoke, he looked up at the sky and whispered, "The reward is—you can choose one thing."

"As long as this thing is still in the world of Esland, whatever it may be, I can give it to you."

"As I said before, I possess wisdom that surpasses that of all people in this world, and I know all the information in this world."

"As long as that object still exists in the world of Asland, there is nothing I cannot find."

Elevseria spread his arms wide, as if embracing the sky, and spoke these words to Id, Serena, and Gildarts in front of him.

"That's interesting."

Gilsons' lips curled into a slight smile. He leaned closer to Eremeseria and whispered, "Since you said that as long as this item still exists in the world of Asland, you can give me anything! Then can you even help me find the love I once lost?"

"ah?!"

Elevseria stiffened slightly. He looked down at Gildarts, his expression awkward, and said, "Let me help you win back the love you lost? That might be a bit difficult."

Is there anything you want?

Elevseria ignored Gildarts and instead looked at Id and the "Goddess" Serena.

"I want to obtain power that surpasses the Five Divine Dragons!"

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"I will become the greatest Dragon Slayer Mage in the world!"

"The dragon race should not have gods," nor should it have a dragon king.

"God" Serena said with his arms crossed in front of him, laughing loudly.

"Actually, I have a mortal enemy, but she's not currently in the world of Asland, but exists in some other world. I hope you can provide a way for me to return to that other world; I want to get revenge on that bastard."

As Id spoke, he gently twisted his neck, making a soft "crack, crack" sound, his movement filled with his hatred for his mortal enemy.

"All right."

"Let's discuss ways to help you win back your love."

After hearing Id and the wish of the god Serena, Eresheria fell silent.

After a brief silence, Elevseria turned around with a determined look and looked at Gildarts beside her. Compared to Id and the god Serena's unrealistic wish, it was indeed more feasible to help Gildarts win back his love.

"By the way, which of these 'love' relationships are you referring to?"

"You don't mean you want me to help you win back every single 'relationship,' do you? Well, even I can't help you with that."

Elevseria tentatively asked Gildarts, who was standing in front of her.

"Id, Serena."

"What that old guy said was indeed true. He has information about everything in this world, and he even knows that I have had multiple relationships."

Gildarts patted Id, the "Goddess" Serena on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Is that a secret?"

Idris and Serena complained almost in unison.

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Elevseria stood to the side, silently watching the trio before her who seemed to be putting on a stand-up comedy routine. A hint of helplessness crossed her face as she silently thought to herself, "Seriously, can these three really handle the Five Divine Dragons? I doubt it."

"Anyway, I have some information here about the Five Divine Dragons. Feel free to take it if you need it."

After a long sigh, Elevseria handed over all the information he had collected over the years related to the "Five Dragon Gods" to Id, Gildarts, and the "God" Serena.

Although Elevseria was somewhat reluctant, this trio was his greatest hope in defeating the Five Divine Dragons.

"So that's how it is. The so-called Five Divine Dragons are Melkokobia (Water Dragon), Igunia (Fire Dragon), Aldoron (Wood Dragon), Vernes (Gold Dragon), and Selene (Moon Dragon)?"

Serena, the "Goddess," relayed the information provided by Erefseria to Gildarts and Id, who were present.

"what?"

"Water, Fire, Wood, Metal, Moon?!"

Id sensed something amiss from the attributes of the "Five Divine Dragons." He suddenly looked up at Elevseria beside him and asked softly, "Hey, Elevseria-senpai, according to the usual order, there shouldn't be an Earth Divine Dragon, right?"

Yes, Id is well aware of the tricks of these worlds, such as the "Four Heavenly Kings" having five members, which are all too classic.

Therefore, Id was afraid of these so-called "Five Divine Dragons," which actually had six heads, after all, they were made of wood, fire, earth, metal, and...

The element "water" has four of the five elements, so there's no reason why it should be missing earth. It seems too suspicious no matter how you look at it.

"Ide, are you perhaps a genius?"

Elevseria's pupils trembled slightly as she continued, revealing her secret: "Yes, there were indeed originally six divine dragons on this continent! Just as you guessed, the sixth divine dragon was the Earth God Dragon, Dracula Mag, but I have now successfully defeated him, sacrificing my heart as the price to leave him permanently on this continent."

"As expected, nothing happened?"

Id looked at Elevseria with an expression of astonishment and continued, "So, where is the body of the Earth God Dragon, Dracula Mag?"

"Well.

""

"His body transformed into the Great Labyrinth of Dracula, which now sits in the center of this continent."

"Erefseria said in a deep voice."

"ha?"

"You actually failed to dispose of the corpse of the Earth God Dragon, Dracula Magma! That's a huge mistake!"

"In other words, Senior Elevseria, you haven't ruled out the possibility of the Earth God Dragon 'Dracula Mag' being resurrected, right?"

Ide looked somewhat helpless. He gently patted his forehead and looked at Elevseria in front of him, saying helplessly, "In that case, it would be better if you changed 'slaying the five divine dragons' to 'slaying the six divine dragons'!"

Based on my years of experience, I believe there's a greater than 90% chance that the "Earth Dragon" will successfully rise from the dead at the crucial moment.

"what?"

"You mean the Earth Dragon God? He's not dead yet?"

Erevseria was stunned for a moment, and his pupils suddenly dilated.

"Um.

""

As Id sighed, he added, "The magic of this world is truly amazing! If the dragon you speak of is really as powerful as you say, then it's not impossible for it to possess several spells to resurrect itself, is it?!"

"this."

"I see."

"I will personally keep an eye on 'Earth Dragon' Dracula Magma."

Erevseria's expression turned cold, and he repeatedly took the lead.

"alright."

"So, let's draw lots to decide which 'dragon' we'll each go to defeat?"

As Id finished speaking, he folded up the information about the "Five Divine Dragons," mixed them together, and placed them flat on the table. He then patted Gildarts and Serena on the shoulder, indicating that the two should choose first.

"no?"

"Don't you plan to join forces to defeat the same dragon?"

Erevseria stared at Id's actions, then looked on incredulously and asked.

"ha?"

"Please don't joke around."

"How could I possibly team up with both of them to fight against an enemy?"

As soon as Erevseria finished speaking, Id, Kyldas, and Serena spoke almost in unison.

"We're doomed."

"These three are probably doomed."

"They absolutely cannot succeed in defeating the Five Divine Dragons."

Elevseria sighed, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. Anyone who dared to underestimate the Five Divine Dragons would ultimately be cruelly killed by them.

"I choose the Water Dragon!"

The first person to finish drawing lots was the "God" Serena. Looking at the information on the "Divine Dragon" in his hand, a smile played on his lips. He chuckled, "Truly, heaven is on my side! Let me see whether the power of the 'Sea King Dragon' within me is stronger, or the so-called 'Sea God Dragon' is more powerful!"

"hehe."

"Serena, you're seriously underestimating the Water Dragon!"

"These dragons, hailed as gods, are on a completely different level from the Dragon Slayer Crystal within you—it's the Sea King Dragon."

Erevseria shook his head silently, a look of helplessness in his eyes.

"My name is 'Golden Dragon'."

Gildarts had also chosen his target.

"I chose the Moon God Dragon."

Finally, Id also chose his target.

After Serena, Id, and Gildarts all chose their targets, there were still two dragons, the "Wood Dragon" and the "Fire Dragon," that no one had chosen.

"Whoever first defeats their respective target dragon" will own the last two dragons.

Ide pointed to the information on the "Flame Dragon" and "Wood Dragon" placed on the table and laughed.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

"Kildas and the gods," Serena echoed.

"Set off!"

Then, Id, Gildarts, and "God" Serena bumped their fists together and laughed loudly.

"Wait a mininute."

Just as Ido and the others were about to set off to defeat the "dragons," Elevseria suddenly interrupted them. He looked up at Gildarts and asked, "You're not a Dragon Slayer Mage, are you?"

"really."

Gildarts nodded slightly, readily admitting it.

"Then your magic won't harm the 'Dragons'."

Erevseria sighed and said helplessly.

"ha?"

Gildarts was taken aback. He turned to Elevseria and asked, "Even if the magic I used was destructive supermagic, it wouldn't work?"

"Of course it won't work."

"Even the most ordinary dragons in the world have almost 100% resistance to magic other than dragon-slaying magic."

"And what about those five dragons who are crowned with the title of 'gods'?"

Erevseria shook his head, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

This is why he secluded himself for decades, poring over every ancient text in the world, to teach himself dragon-slaying magic.

"What should I do?"

Gildarts was paralyzed; he was inherently shorter than Id and the "god" Serena.

"You need a weapon specifically designed to deal with dragons."

Erevseria answered truthfully.

"A weapon specifically designed to deal with dragons?"

Gildarts' expression shifted, a glimmer of hope burning in his eyes.

"Yes."

"That weapon is called 'Athena,' a divine weapon against dragons that my disciple crafted with all his might."

"If you can find her, then even if you are not a Dragon Slayer Mage, you still have the possibility of defeating the dragon."

""

Elevseria told Gildarts about the dragon weapons.

"Where is that weapon?"

Gildarts pressed on with more questions.

"Because my heart is no longer in my chest, and my wisdom and knowledge have been greatly diminished, I can only tell you that she went to the continent of Ishgar. As for where exactly she is, you will have to find out for yourself."

Elevseria sighed helplessly and told Gildarts what he knew about Athena's current whereabouts.

"The continent of Ishgar?!"

"That's my territory!"

"Alright, I understand. Leave the task of finding the anti-dragon weapon Athena to me."

When Gildarts heard that Athena was now on the continent of Ishgar, he was overjoyed; this was good news indeed.

As long as Athena is still on the continent of Ishgar, Gildarts is confident that he can find her.

Gildarts: "Don't underestimate the power of the Celestial Council!"

"Set off!"

After resolving the enormous problem of Gildarts' magic being ineffective against dragons, Ido, Serena, and Gildarts finally embarked on their respective journeys.

"I hope all three of you can return safely."

Erevseria watched the three departing figures and spoke in a low voice.

Even if Id, Serena, and Gildarts failed to defeat the five dragons, Elevseria did not want the three of them to die. He had not encountered such vibrant and interesting humans for a long time.

"George Layson, if you hadn't gone down this wrong and twisted path, you would have been the most likely person to complete this task!"

Erevseria seemed to have thought of something. He looked up at the sky, his expression revealing a hint of sigh and helplessness.

"To slay the Moon Dragon, Selene?"

Ide held the information provided by Elevseria regarding the Moon Dragon "Selene," his brow furrowing slightly.

Unfortunately, there isn't much information about the Moon God Dragon "Selene" in the intelligence reports. It seems that even for Elevseria, who has been cultivating the land of Giltina in the northern continent for a hundred years, the Moon God Dragon "Selene" is shrouded in mystery.

However, the intelligence did reveal that the Moon God Dragon "Selene" has many offspring on this continent, the most famous of whom is the Sword Saint Dragon "Kurnuki".

"So, if I want to deal with the Moon Dragon, Selene, I have to start with her offspring, Kurnuki?"

"Information provided by Elefseria indicates that Kurnuki, the Sword Saint Dragon, finds pleasure in challenging all the world's greatest swordsmen and proclaims himself the greatest swordsman of the Northern Continent, Giltina."

After taking in all the information about the "Sword Saint Dragon" Kurnuki, Ide smiled and said, "In that case, I know how to find Kurnuki."

"However, at this point, I still need the cooperation of the local strongmen on the Northern Continent, Kirtina."

Ide had already decided which local bigwig on the continent of Giltina he wanted to cooperate with.

three days later.

Magic Council (Mirul).

Just as the ERA (Magic Council) exists on the continent of Ishgar, the continent of Giltina also has its own Magic Council.

The existence of these Magic Councils is precisely to maintain peace on the various continents.

However, because the Five Divine Dragons reign supreme on this continent, the Magic Council on the Northern Continent of Giltina does not have the same presence or power as the Magic Council on the continent of Ishgar, but it still wields some influence.

The highest-level conference room in the council.

"Your Majesty, the Heavenly King who reigns over the continent of Ishgar, what brings you to the Northern Continent, Giltina?"

Councilor Green sat down in front of Id, gently wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and respectfully addressed Id.

Yes, as a "Heavenly King" level mage standing at the pinnacle of the Ishgar continent, ranking alongside the top six of the Ten Great Archmages, Id's status and position allow him to directly communicate with the chairman of the Northern Continent Council.

"My visit to your council is not for any major reason."

"I just hope you can help me find someone, or more precisely, a dragon."

As he spoke, Id pulled out the information about the "Sword Saint Dragon" Kurnuki, provided by Elevseria, from his robes. He placed the information in front of Council Chairman Grin, his voice deep and carrying an undeniable authority, and said, "With the power of your council, you should be able to do it, right?"

"Is this the Sword Saint Dragon, Kurnuki?"

"He's actually the son of 'Moon Dragon' Selene?"

"This is truly intelligence beyond my expectations."

Green perused the intelligence provided by Id, cold sweat beading on his forehead. After pondering for a while, he shook his head at Id and said, "Your Majesty, although I would very much like to help you, Kurnuki seems to possess some kind of spatial power. His whereabouts are unpredictable across the continent of Ishgar, and I simply cannot pinpoint his location."

"Well."

"You seem to have misunderstood something."

"I don't need you to help me locate Kurnuki."

"Instead of wasting our time looking for him, let's have him come to me."

Ide smiled, his voice calm, and said, "You only need to spread a message for me: Ide, the strongest swordsman in the history of the Ishgar continent, has arrived in the Northern Continent, Giltina, intending to challenge all the swordsmen of Giltina to a duel."

"Are you a swordsman?"

Green paused for a moment, then asked Id.

"Don't I look like a swordsman to you?"

Id asked in return.

"picture!"

"They look so alike."

"You're clearly a top-tier swordsman."

Green nodded repeatedly. Facing a "Heavenly King" level mage, how could he dare to refute anything?

So Green assured Id, "I will certainly complete the task you have assigned me."

"But since you're inviting swordsmen from all over the world, you need to decide on a location, right?"

Then, as if he had thought of something, Green asked Id.

"Then let's set the location for this 'sword duel' here."

After thinking it over, Id decided that Grimm's words made a lot of sense, so he decided to stay at the Magic Council Mill for a while longer.

"ha?"

Green was stunned. He never expected that Id would be so foolish as to invite swordsmen from all over the Northern Continent, yet he would also drag their Magic Council into it. Wasn't that making things difficult for them?

"no?"

Idris raised an eyebrow and put pressure on Green.

"OK."

"Of course."

Grimm was somewhat helpless. He couldn't afford to mess with dragons, and he still couldn't afford to mess with "Heavenly King" level mages. Being the chairman of the council was really too difficult for him.

Crawford, the Grand Councilor of the ERA of the Magical Council, said, "Brother, I understand you."

However, compared to the Magic Council on the Western Continent, Giltina and the Magic Council on the Ishgar Continent are undoubtedly fortunate.

After all, on the distant western continent, their Magic Council had been completely wiped out by the subordinates of the Dark Mage Zeref.

Yes, that's the real hell of the Magic Council.

Zeref: "Now you know why Fairy Tail, the Mage Guild, is always at odds with the Magic Council, right? It's an old tradition that's been passed down through generations."

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cough cough.

"Since you've agreed, I'll go and rest if there's nothing else."

After a friendly and fruitful conversation with Council Chairman Green, Id settled into the council chamber as if they were old friends.

He doesn't need to do anything now; he just needs to wait quietly in the council for the arrival of the Sword Saint Dragon, Kurnuki.

at the same time.

"Goddess" Serena is currently on his way to the city where "Water Dragon" Melkokobia is located.

Gildarts had just returned to the port city and planned to take a ship back to the continent of Ishgar in search of the legendary anti-dragon weapon, Athena.

It can be said that Id's progress is currently the fastest among the three.

"Urgent! Urgent!"

"That swordsman, Id, who stands at the pinnacle of Ishgar's magic and is one of the Ten Heavenly Kings of the continent, hailed as the strongest swordsman in the continent's history, has recently come to reign supreme over the northern continent of Giltina!"

"He declared that he would challenge all the sword geniuses of the Northern Continent to a duel! Whoever could defeat Id in this duel would be the undisputed number one swordsman in the world of Esland."

With the dedicated efforts of "Mir of the Magic Council," news of "King Ido" arriving in the Northern Continent of Giltina, preparing to challenge the heroes of the world, quickly spread throughout the entire continent.

a few days later.

In a city on the northern continent of Giltina.

Inside the tavern.

"Damn it!"

"Five days have passed since that bastard Heavenly King from the continent of Ishgar, Id, invited many talented heroes to a duel."

"In these five days, many swordsmanship geniuses have come to my door, but none of them have been able to force Id to use a second sword strike!"

"Heh, thinking back to my northern continent, Giltina's land is incredibly vast, no less than that of the continent of Ishgar—"

"There are countless sword masters on the continent; is there really no one who can rival Id?!"

"The most infuriating thing is that that bastard King Id actually set up the 'Sword Tournament' arena in front of the gates of the Magic Council of Milu, and allowed people from surrounding cities to watch. Isn't this a slap in the face to the people of the continent of Giltina?"

A group of drunkards gathered together and complained loudly.

"Sword Master" Ido?!

Just as the group was discussing, a young man with short, dark yellow hair and a famous sword at his waist frowned slightly after hearing their conversation. He approached them and asked, "Excuse me, gentlemen, could you tell me more about that so-called 'Kendo King' Ide?"

Incidentally, the worldview remains the same as One Piece, where swords and blades are often intertwined.

"That guy is a bastard."

"He came from the continent of Ishgar."

"He seems to be one of the strongest mages over there."

"They defeated countless geniuses from our Northern Continent."

The drunkards chattered amongst themselves, their words fragmented and disjointed, but the young man, with his exceptional intellect, managed to piece together the truth of the matter from their few words.

"interesting."

"In the vast world of Asland, no one dares to claim the strongest swordsmanship before my great Sword Saint Dragon, Kurnuki."

The boy gripped the sword at his waist tightly. He decided to head to the Magic Council's Mil to have a good talk with "Heavenly King" Id, who claimed to be the greatest swordsman on the continent of Ishgar.

"Boy, I see you have a sword at your waist too. Are you planning to challenge that 'Sword King' Id?"

Some busybodies, after noticing that the young man also had a sword at his waist, couldn't help but ask.

"nature."

The boy nodded slightly and gripped the scabbard at his waist.

"Fine, you've got guts!"

"Whether we win or lose, we haven't disgraced the Northern Continent."

"Hey kid, pull yourself together, don't embarrass yourself!"

"We must force that bastard king to unleash his second strike, no matter what."

When the drunkards in the tavern learned that this boy, who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, actually planned to challenge the "Sword King of the Ishgar Continent," they all offered their blessings to him.

"Don't worry, we'll win."

"After all, I am the strongest."

The boy said with unwavering confidence that he was the strongest swordsman in the world, without exception.

This young man is none other than the "Sword Saint Dragon" Kurnuki, the fish that Ide is about to catch.

City of Flame God".

This is a city that radiates intense heat and where the temperature is consistently above forty degrees Celsius. Everyone in the city is a fire-attribute mage.

The master of this city is none other than Igunia, the Flame Dragon among the Five Divine Dragons.

um, yes.

Currently, all the dragons living on the Northern Continent, except for the one named "Lao Tu" who was previously killed by Elevseria, coexist with humans. Each dragon has established its own power within human society and recruited subordinates.

Even in the eyes of these "dragons," their human subordinates were more trustworthy than their dragon brethren.

Flame God Society".

The administrator of "Flame God City" is also Igunia's direct subordinate.

The Flame God Society's base is a massive ancient castle.

Inside the ancient castle, Igunia sat quietly on the throne, listening to his subordinates report on the strange events that had recently occurred in Kiltina, on the northern continent.

"hehe."

"A swordsman from the continent of Ishgar?"

When Igunia heard about Id's situation, he smiled dismissively and shook his head, saying, "Let that swordsman play by himself; he's no threat to us!"

Well, Igunia has no interest in anything other than dragons; his target has always been the other dragons.

"Yes, ma'am."

After Igunia gave the order, the members of the Flame God Society knelt down on one knee and stopped paying attention to news related to Id.

Only one of them remained standing in the same spot, seemingly deep in thought.

This man was over two meters tall, with an incredibly robust and eye-catching physique; standing there, he resembled a polar bear walking upright.

Meanwhile, the burly man was wearing heavy knight's armor and carrying a two-meter-long greatsword on his back, clearly indicating that he was also a swordsman.

"Wade, what are you thinking about?"

"Fire God Dragon," Igunia seemed to notice the burly man's silence, so she spoke up and asked.

"Father."

"I want to go and meet that swordsman."

The burly man named Wade looked up at Igunia on the throne and said this.

"Go if you want to."

Igunia nodded, seemingly showing great leniency towards the burly man named Wade.

After all, this burly man was his son.

"Um.

""

After giving Igunia a slight nod, Wade turned around and disappeared into the castle of the "Fire God Society".

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Igunia watched Wade's retreating figure, his brow furrowing slightly as if he were deep in thought. However, he quickly shook his head, no longer paying attention to things that were "unrelated" to the plan.

a few days later.

In front of the gates of the Magic Council Mill.

Here stands a massive arena, 100 meters wide and 100 meters long, covering a full hectare.

On the ring, Id stood in the center, holding a knife in one hand and the other behind his back. In front of him were more than fifty challengers, also wielding knives and swords.

Below the arena, a dense crowd of onlookers gathered, including staff from the council, residents from nearby cities, and tourists who had come specifically to see the event.

"What a huge arena!"

"How exactly was this built?"

Among them, a newly arrived tourist couldn't help but exclaim after noticing the arena that covered a full hectare.

"put up?"

"Do you really think this arena was built by humans?"

Upon hearing this, some staff members of the council shook their heads repeatedly.

"If it wasn't built by humans, it could have flown in, right?"

The tourist, unconvinced, turned to the council staff and asked.

"It flew in."

The council staff member, feigning recollection, murmured, "On the very day Mr. Ido invited many genius swordsmen, he brought in a hundred-meter-high mountain, cleaved it horizontally with a single stroke, and after cutting away all the useless things, left behind this spacious arena."

"ha?"

"You mean, this arena was originally a mountain?"

The tourists stared in shock at the staff member in front of them and asked.

"It is indeed a mountain."

The staff nodded repeatedly, indicating that this was indeed the case.

It was only after Id moved a mountain and carved it into a square arena that the council members were truly convinced of his abilities and began to admire him greatly.

"Well."

After the council staff confirmed it, the tourists were all stunned and stood there dumbfounded. Only then did they understand just how powerful Ido had become!

"Buzz".

At the same time, Id, who was standing in the center of the arena, finally moved, although he simply twisted his arm and pointed the black blade of the precious sword in his hand at the group of challengers present.

"boom!"

This tiny movement by Id instantly increased the pressure on all the challengers present.

When these challengers stood on the ring, they realized that watching from the sidelines and facing Id in the ring were two different things.

Only when they actually stand before Id will they know what kind of monster they are challenging.

That unspoken sense of oppression made it seem as if the person standing before them wasn't the young man, but a gleaming, cold sword...

The precious sword is stained with countless drops of blood.

"Everyone, please open your eyes wide and watch carefully."

"The next cut will be quick."

Below the arena, the staff of the Magic Council seemed to have noticed something and immediately reminded the tourists around them not to make noise. They focused intently on the arena, as if these staff members had witnessed Ido's magnificent sword-wielding movements countless times.

"Whoosh!"

The moment the staff finished speaking, Ide moved!

Id's movements were swift and simple; he simply slashed horizontally at the fifty challengers in front of him.

However, just as the Magic Council staff had warned them beforehand, Ido's strike was so fast that no one could see it!

Almost there—the crowd could only hear what sounded like thunder in their ears.

Almost there—the crowd only caught a glimpse of a blurry, dark blade flashing across the arena.

Then you see those fifty sword masters who gathered from all corners of the North Continent, Kirtina, from the east, south, west, and north, instantly kneeling down in unison, as if they were worshipping the emperor of swordsmanship.

Upon closer inspection, the audience discovered that the challengers appeared to be unharmed, except that all their swords were broken.

"For a moment, the field was silent, and the audience was completely still."

The entire venue was extremely quiet.

"oh!!"

After a full moment, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.

"powerful."

"That's too strong."

"Invincible!"

"Invincible!"

"Is this the power of a 'Heavenly King' level mage standing at the pinnacle of the Ishgar continent?"

Below the arena, tourists gathered and cheered, applauding, shouting, and screaming, filling the area below the ring.

"Buy Kendo Master Ito merchandise now and get 20% off!"

Just then, the council staff, who were originally responsible for maintaining order at the venue and selling beer, fried chicken, and popcorn on the side, started selling Ido merchandise.

With the help of Ide, a fairly large industrial chain has been formed here, and the council has made a fortune.

Ido didn't stop him from doing anything. The council had helped him so much, he had to bring some benefits to the council in return, right?

Are there any other challengers?

Id remained standing on the ring, one hand holding a knife and the other behind his back, calmly asking the crowd below.

"I'll do it."

At Id's questioning, a boy wearing a black hood suddenly leaped up from under the ring and stood in front of Id.

"Who are you?"

Ide looked at the newcomer and asked.

"I am 'Sword Saint Dragon' Kurnuki."

Yes, this young man was none other than the Sword Saint Dragon "Kurnuki" whom Id had always longed for.

"What? Sword Saint Dragon?"

After the young man announced his name, the audience below the arena immediately erupted in cheers. On this continent where dragons and humans coexist, the name of a dragon is still exceptionally renowned among humans.

"I'll force you to make a second cut."

Kurnuki drew his famous sword from his waist, aimed it at Id not far away, and said seriously.

"You can't do it."

After looking the boy up and down, Ide slowly shook his head.

He had assumed that all dragons should possess strength comparable to Elevseria and Irene, but after meeting Kurnuki, he realized he had been mistaken; Kurnuki was at most at the "King" level.

However, as Elefseria said, a Dragon Slayer Mage who has mastered the Dragon Seed can risk serious injury to take down a divine dragon.

If you think about it that way, a Dragon Slayer Mage who has mastered the Dragon Seed should be among the top-tier dragons.

"hehe."

"I never boast."

Kurnuki raised his magic to its peak and unleashed his strongest attack at Ido in front of him, shouting, "Netherworld Style Sword Drawing Technique: Netherworld Reincarnation!"

As soon as Kurnuki finished speaking, a dark crescent moon suddenly attacked Id.

"God falls."

Seeing this, Id simply swung his sword forward.

Immediately, Ide also unleashed a jet-black slash.

"boom!"

The moment Kurnuki and Ide's two jet-black slashes collided, Kurnuki's slash was immediately severed by Ide's slash. But that wasn't all; Ide's slash continued unabated, attacking Kurnuki relentlessly. Before Kurnuki could react, he was slashed off the stage by Ide.

"Should we admit defeat?"

After defeating Kurnuki with a single strike, Ide jumped off the ring and landed in front of his opponent, asking a question.

Kurnuki was stunned. He slumped to the ground, seemingly never having imagined he would lose. He thought for a long time before looking up at Id and saying, "You are worthy to be my father."

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