The Sword God of Shili Slope in the Magical World

Underground tavern.

A group of black-clad warriors knelt before Bereya.

"Boss, should we still participate in this commission?"

"One hundred thousand gold grapes is no small sum."

A golden grape tumbled and turned between Bereya's fingers. She tossed the coin up, placed it on the back of her hand, and looked closely with her one eye. It was a bauhinia flower, a symbol of peace and unity.

"Although our Shadow Mercenary Group is a top-tier mercenary group, we are not omnipotent. Being able to investigate to this extent should be enough to complete the mission."

"I'm afraid the church..."

Belleya smiled faintly, "Commander Feixue will take action."

"Just her alone? I heard that the secret society sent a powerful supervisor this time, someone comparable to a Demon King's cadre."

"The church's attack and the mercenary group's initial failure both indicate that they are a group of fanatics who are not to be trifled with."

Bereya's one eye remained calm: "It is true that the Supervisor is very powerful, but there are people who are stronger than him."

Nightmare Blade suddenly looked up: "Is it that swordsmanship instructor whose name is causing such a stir throughout the entire capital?"

He clearly already knew the middle-aged man's true identity.

There's no way around it; any personnel changes in the capital are made public, so it's hard not to know about them.

Not to mention the emotional damage this swordsmanship instructor inflicted on him.

"Now that we've given up the commission, what should we do next, boss?"

After thinking for a long time, Bereya rested her chin on her hand and said, "Let's go. I want to see an old friend and share some good news with him."

"We've been fellow disciples for so many years, look at how he's doing. He should know more about the secret order than I do, after all, he was once an archbishop."

Nightmare Blade nodded.

This commission was originally intended as an opportunity to investigate secret religious orders.

In addition to the rule of the kings, the seven human kingdoms today also have the power of faith of the Holy Light Church. The Pope is getting old and is looking for a new candidate to take over the supreme power of the Goddess of Blessing.

It was the greatest deity of this continent, the Goddess of Blessing, who created this world and gave people a new life.

In recent years, however, a mysterious organization has suddenly emerged, secretly opposing the Holy Church. Its strength is growing, and it has carried out numerous terrorist attacks.

No one knows where they came from, and no one knows what they want to do.

Only those who know the inside story know their internal name: the Secret Order.

Because it is too mysterious, this is the only name that can be given to it.

Their actions were imbued with religious significance, and some gradually realized that these secret orders were plotting to destroy the entire human kingdom.

So the Shadow Mercenary Group received a commission to investigate the Secret Order, offering 100,000 gold grapes.

This is a very large sum of money.

The benefactor is no ordinary person; he is at least a nobleman above the rank of duke or high-ranking official.

This time, they followed a D-level commission and discovered the person behind it, revealing the existence of a secret religious order.

After a brief exchange, we learned about their background and gathered a lot of intelligence, which we could now report back to our benefactor.

As for the old friend that the boss is looking for.

Nightmare Blade had actually heard of him; he was a very famous and influential figure, and he and the boss were practically inseparable friends.

Whenever the boss finished a mission, after a bloody and life-or-death battle, he would go to chat with this old friend.

It was as if they were trying to use the tranquil and sacred atmosphere of the church to cleanse themselves of the bloodstains and gain a moment of peace.

......

At this moment.

The once magnificent white-spired church is now filled with thick black smoke.

Layer upon layer of gleaming silver knights, fully armed, have surrounded this place.

Fei Xue was the first to be targeted. The knights inside searched the area and reported, "Commander, we didn't find the culprit, we only found and arrested a few brainwashed individuals who had been misled."

She frowned and said, "If that's all there is to it, we simply cannot explain this to His Majesty the King."

Fei Xue looked at the purple-haired girl beside her and said earnestly, "Sophina, I'm begging you."

The purple-haired girl nodded: "It's alright, I can use advanced tracking magic to lock onto the other party's location through magical fluctuations."

This is a purple-haired elf girl with long ears, wearing a white hooded mage robe. She looks young and cute, and holds a magic wand made of grapevine wood.

With a chant, the magic released by the staff grew stronger and stronger.

Suddenly, a pale purple glow appeared in the air, flowing slowly along the direction of the doorway, like a stream.

Fei Xue quickly led her people to chase after their destination.

They chased him all the way out of the outer city and arrived at a beautiful forest. A man in black robes had obviously been waiting for a long time. He stood on a treetop, the hem of his robes fluttering in the night wind.

He was shrouded in black mist, and a dark purple crystal floated in his hand, emitting corrosive energy fluctuations.

He grinned menacingly, "You've finally arrived, Commander Fei Xue."

"I've long heard that you are the strongest magic swordsman in the entire kingdom. Absorbing your magical essence should allow my dark magic to advance further, right?"

"So he was a dark sorcerer, only able to fall into the dregs of power. Only you would do such a thing."

Fei Xue was dressed in bright silver knight armor, holding an old-fashioned hero's sword that was wrapped in magic, and her body was surrounded by an ice-blue halo.

The ice element condensed at that moment, instantly freezing the ground ten meters deep into frost.

She did not use any magic when sparring with her teacher.

It's because it's so unfair, but she won't hold back against such an evil being.

The dark mage waved his black robe, and the ground suddenly cracked open, revealing several tentacles made of shadow that burst forth and coiled around Scarlet Snow.

Fei Xue didn't retreat even half a step. She slashed her longsword through the air, and ice-blue sword energy burst forth, instantly freezing and shattering the tentacles.

The dark sorcerer chanted obscure incantations, and a "corruption beam" burst forth from the dark purple crystal, causing all vegetation to wither and decay in its wake.

Fei Xue dodged to the side, simultaneously tapping the ground with the tip of her sword to summon an "ice shield" to block the aftershocks.

Taking advantage of the momentum, she charged forward, her sword blade arcing through the air. The acceleration from the wind magic made her figure ghostly as she thrust straight for her opponent's vitals.

Seeing the "Corruption Beam" blocked by the ice shield, the dark mage grinned and formed a hand seal. The dark purple crystal suddenly split into dozens of fragments, which floated in the air and formed a strange magic circle.

The ground trembled violently, and shadowy tentacles surged out again. This time, however, they wrapped themselves around crystal fragments, transforming into giant tentacles covered with dark purple patterns. Each tentacle emitted a corrosive black mist as it swept towards Fei Xue!

Fei Xue's eyes narrowed, she raised her longsword high, and ice elemental magic gathered around her like a vortex. She chanted softly, "Winter, with your inviolable power..."

"Absolute zero, descend!"

In an instant, ice spread rapidly from her center, enveloping the entire forest in extreme cold, as if time had stopped.

The tentacles were frozen the moment they got close, and the area continued to expand.

Once covered by the domain, the time in which you are in will fall to absolute zero, and then time will stop for a moment.

Even a fleeting moment would be enough for Fei Xue to sever the opponent's head.

But the dark mage continued to laugh maniacally: "It's useless! Shadow Demon, devour everything!"

He bit his fingertip and flicked the blood into the magic circle.

All the tentacles exploded in response, turning into a rain of black rain, each drop carrying a strong corrosive effect, even eroding the ice layer and emitting hissing white smoke.

Fei Xue swung her sword to block, but the black mist coiled around her armor like a living thing and began to devour her magic power!

"Your ice magic is indeed powerful, but in the face of 'the origin of demons,' it is ultimately just nourishment!" The dark mage pressed forward, conjuring a shadowy spear in his hand, and thrust it straight at Fei Xue's heart.

Fei Xue frowned and instantly cast a sword and shield spell.

However, it was also absorbed by the other party.

It's as if all magic is rendered ineffective.

Even the power-amplifying magic cast by the purple-haired elf girl on the side was nullified.

Just as the spear was about to strike, a long sigh suddenly came from the depths of the forest.

A golden sword light, like the first rays of dawn, slashed down from the horizon, precisely shattering the shadow spear!

The black fog dissipated almost entirely in an instant when it met the blazing sun.

There was no trace of magic or battle aura, which caused the dark mage to retreat in horror: "Who is it?!"

A middle-aged man dressed in simple swordsman's robes and with an iron sword at his waist slowly walked out of the woods. His face was weathered, but his eyes were as clear as a lake.

"I'll see who dares to bully my apprentice; they're asking for trouble."

His tone was calm, yet it carried an invisible pressure.