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Left with no other choice, Emery had to beg for mercy and call a halt to buy herself time to think; if she continued to be struck by lightning, she would really wet herself.

"Hmph, silly little Ellie~~"

This time it was the old lich's turn to be smug. After teaching Amelie a lesson, he clearly felt even better.

But since she was training Emerald, not just idly beating her apprentice, she agreed to pause the attack to give Emerald time to think.

Emery quickly relieved the pressure on her sphincter muscles and then rapidly turned her head to think of a solution.

Judging from the power of the fat zombie's Divine Thunder, her strength when she was the Great Thunder Fairy was definitely no weaker than that of Emerald now.

Back when the old lich and her old lover were causing trouble in the Tianyun Empire, they weren't much better off than Ameliete is now.

But the old lich and her old lover managed to defeat this great thunder fairy, along with a bunch of sycophants she brought... How did they do it?

Or was it a direct attack on the source of the problem to eliminate the spellcaster?

It should not be.

After a moment's thought, Amelie rejected the guess.

Judging from the old lich's previous account, the one who ultimately won over this Great Thunder Fairy was her, not her old lover.

Before necromancers comprehend the mysteries of death like the old liches of today, their ability to ambush and kill is relatively weak. They are more adept at using undead legions to encircle and annihilate their enemies in a war of attrition. This is something that Amelie, a necromancer herself, can confirm.

The old lich only comprehended the secrets of death after being chased to the brink of death by the divine tree. Therefore, she probably didn't have the current ability to ambush and kill when she fought against the Great Thunder Fairy, so it's unlikely that she directly eliminated the spellcaster.

Besides, anyone who can fawn over that Great Thunder Fairy is probably not weak, and it would be very difficult to break through their defenses and forcibly kill them.

Therefore, the old lich must have had other ways to deal with the Divine Firmament True Thunder back then.

So what would that solution be?

She could definitely get the answer by simply asking the old lich, but Amelie was also proud and wouldn't take that step unless she really couldn't think of a solution.

Keep thinking, keep pondering.

How do you deal with near-light-speed attacks that can penetrate defenses, cleanse, and deal true damage?

Amelie began to recall carefully, remembering all the knowledge she had learned in the past, recalling every battle she had experienced, searching for inspiration and clues.

And she actually found it.

Touching the celestial feathers on the wings of the Celestial Saintess, Amelie felt a mix of emotions.

That was the battle where she and Barbara hunted the Aurora Bird. Back then, when the Aurora Bird was being pursued by Emerald, the situation was actually similar to Emerald facing Shinsei Shinrai now.

Emeryte used the spell Wither Touch. Although Wither Touch has the drawback of requiring close-range casting, it also has the effect of penetrating defense and dealing true damage, and the values ​​are not low.

However, the drawback of casting spells at close range no longer exists thanks to the power of Emery's radiant golden right eye; magic can directly hit wherever her gaze falls.

The magic attack that can neither be defended against nor dodged is just like the situation that Emerald is facing now when she is facing the Divine Thunder.

How did the Aurora Bird react? It separated some of its feathers to fake its own life and magical aura, deceiving Amelie's gaze and causing the magic to hit the illusion.

Of course, Emery could also use the same method to deal with Shinshou Shinrai.

Furthermore, Ameliete is quite confident that the old lich used a similar method to subdue the Great Thunder Fairy. With so many undead, it would have been even easier for the old lich to do so. Also, the undead that were completely destroyed by the Divine Lightning of the Firmament should have been in that battle.

So it's quite obvious what Emery should do next.

Try to create your own 'heat decoy' and use fake magical energy and life force to make the Divine Firmament True Lightning strike somewhere else... Since you can't dodge it yourself, then let the opponent miss.

Amelie immediately pulled out a steel ruler, which was also a magical artifact. It was meticulously crafted by the excellent craftsman she had discovered at the sword-forging tournament, and it was inscribed with only one spell: magnetic control.

As Emerald infused the steel ruler with magic, a powerful magnetic force was generated, which she then controlled to penetrate deeper underground.

The old lich, who sensed Amelie's actions, did not disturb her but watched with interest from the sidelines. She was also curious about what Amelie was planning to do.

Soon, a large amount of iron sand was drawn out by Emerald under the influence of magnetism, condensing into a huge ball of iron sand in front of her.

Then, Emery put away the steel ruler and took out a small teapot—this teapot was also a high-level magical artifact, named the Hundred Refinement Pot.

As the name suggests, this is a tool-type magical device that can directly extract various high-purity metals from raw materials.

The Hundred Refinement Pot looks small, but it actually has a lot of room for expansion. Amelie put all the iron sand she had collected into the pot, heated and refined it, and soon she got steel blocks of the same size, each marked with the letter M.

"Wow, as expected of someone from Melson! Little Ellie, you even carry around tools like this. Are you planning to make magical artifacts on the spot, no matter where you are? Very good, very good~~"

The old lich first praised Amelie's actions, then glanced at the Hundred Refinement Pot in Amelie's hand and casually said:

"You should have other related tools, right? Get me a set later, so I can make some things to play with when I'm bored."

"Yes, Mother-in-law, I will have someone make a set and send it to you as soon as I get back."

Emery readily agreed, without mentioning how expensive her custom-made toolkit was.

After obtaining a batch of steel blocks of very good quality, Emerald continued her work.

She then took out a magical artifact that resembled a makeup box, but it wasn't actually a makeup box; rather, it was an extremely sophisticated manufacturing tool.

She opened the makeup box and looked at herself in the mirror inside the lid. Her image was recorded by the makeup box, just like a picture or 3D model on a computer.

Then Amelie activated the spell inscribed inside the makeup box again, sucking all the high-quality steel blocks into the makeup box.

Inside the cosmetic box, these high-quality steel blocks were once again melted at high temperatures and cast into a new shape by a mold, which was exactly the shape of Emerald's selfie.

Soon, as the makeup box was opened again, one after another, steel Emeralds, each only the size of a figurine, jumped out.

These life-size steel Emerald figures not only look exactly like Emerald, but they are also perfectly painted, with colors that are exactly the same.

The only difference is that all of these figurines of Emerald have a small keyhole-like hole on them, presumably for inserting something.

The answer was soon revealed: Amelie took out another handful of Aurora Bird feathers, which were left over from when she made the Skywing Saintess... She originally only planned to collect about 300 feathers, but in the end she collected more than 500, thanks to the Aurora Bird for its gift.

The size of these aurora bird feathers is just right to match the small holes on the figure of Emerald; inserting them completes the final assembly.

As each Aurora Bird feather, which could serve as an independent spellcasting unit, was inserted, these figurines of Emerald seemed to be brought to life, flying around the real Emerald with the same magical and life-giving aura as her.

"Oh wow, so that's how it was solved? Not bad, not bad... It's similar to my thinking back then. You're truly worthy of being my student."

The old lich first approved of Emerald's actions, then reached out and grabbed several Emerald figurines, played with them for a few moments, and then put them away, showing no intention of returning them.

"Little Ellie, these little figures you made are quite fun. You can give me those few; I might take them out and rub them around when I'm bored."

"Grandma~~"

Emery stamped her foot and complained a couple of times, but didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, she continued to infuse her demonic and life energy into the figurines until even the old lich, without getting serious, couldn't distinguish them using only her magical perception.

Training to deal with Shinsei Shinrai began again, and this time Emery finally passed the test.

As one of the most powerful spells of the immortal sects in Tianyun Kingdom, even if the old lich personally controlled the fat zombie to cast the spell, he could only strike down one Divine Firmament True Lightning at a time, and could not strike it repeatedly... There would be an interval of 3 to 5 seconds between each two lightning strikes.

When magical perception is completely unable to distinguish between real and fake, it becomes quite difficult to pinpoint the only real one among dozens of targets.

Anyway, the fat zombie's Divine Lightning struck more than ten times, but it failed to hit Ameliete again, instead striking the figurine.

Although the figurines of Emerald lost all their magical power due to the purification effect of the Divine Thunder and fell to the ground as ordinary figurines, they were not seriously damaged. After being retrieved and infused with magical power and life force, they could be used again.

In this situation, the old lich could only declare that Amelie had passed her first special training and gave her three Death Essence Fruits to strengthen the undead.

After thinking for a moment, Amelie fed another Death Essence Fruit to the undead Aya, using it all to enhance Aya's survivability so that she wouldn't be easily killed by the aftershocks of the battle.

As long as she can avoid being instantly killed by the aftermath of the battle upon her appearance, the undead Ayahime will most likely be able to complete her mission by using her innate divine power to activate equipment skills or one-time items.

Just like many support characters in games, they don't need to be highly skilled; as long as they can unleash their skills after entering the field, they have fulfilled their purpose.

For Emerald, the undead Aya is currently playing this kind of support role.

There is another similar support character, Emerald, who is the undead female captain who has made many contributions in the past, although she hasn't been used for a long time. Her talent ability of forced taunt can also be very effective if used well.

So Emerald gave the other two Death Essence Fruits to the undead captain, greatly enhancing the power and effect of her innate magic.

It's unrealistic to expect the talent magic of a master mage to be very effective against a third-stage powerhouse equivalent to a fusion mage, but as long as this taunting ability can temporarily divert the target's attention or even just cause an effect, it's considered a success.

A moment's lapse in concentration at a crucial moment can often determine the outcome of a battle.

Emery spent almost the entire night strengthening the undead Aya and the undead female captain, and the next day they were personally trained by the old lich.

However, the special training exercises on the second day were much easier for Emery than dealing with Shinshou Shinrai.

Her holy magic is quite powerful and comprehensive; it works very well as long as it doesn't encounter moves like the Divine Lightning that completely counter her.

Amelie passed the second day of special training smoothly, but the old lich did not make any more Death Essence Fruits as a reward, saying that the remaining rewards would be given after the competition.

Amelie didn't insist, because she could tell that making those fruits rich in the power of death must have taken a lot out of the old lich, and it wouldn't be good if she took too many in a short time and drained the old lich dry.

Anyway, the strength of the Undead Aya and the Undead Captain is enough to play support, so that's fine.

On the third day, the old lich stopped training Amelie and let her relax all day by eating, drinking, and sleeping, allowing her to adjust her body and mind to their best condition.

On the third night, which was the early morning of the fourth day, the mysterious powerful man whom the old lich claimed to be her old friend but was actually her old lover arrived as promised with her disciple.

It turned out to be a bride wearing a phoenix crown and a veil, and a female general dressed in golden armor and holding a long spear.

Chapter 258 Whoever wins is the senior sister!

The female general was very beautiful, wearing golden chainmail and a bright red cloak, with thick black silk stockings and dragon-patterned boots on her legs. From a distance, the tip of the spear in her hand looked like an ordinary red tassel, but upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be a ball of flame that had almost solidified.

Overall, this female general could definitely be described as heroic and imposing, but Emery only glanced at her a few times before looking away.

Because Amelie could sense that the female general's strength was probably no greater than hers, the bride next to her, adorned with a phoenix-embroidered crown, must be the old lich's lover, and also the great demon who committed numerous bloody crimes with the old lich a thousand years ago in the Eastern Continent.

No matter how Amelie looked at her, she felt that the bride was very ordinary, no different from any other girl who was about to become a wife, and she could not sense any spiritual power or pressure from her.

But if she were just an ordinary girl, how could she possibly walk in mid-air at night, and with each small step covering a distance of thousands of meters?

...Wow, that's amazing!

Amelie exclaimed inwardly, then noticed that the bride had noticed her gaze, but instead of being angry, she winked and smiled at her, seemingly as if to encourage her.

So Emery exerted her power again, and her golden right eye shone brightly.

Relying on the powerful magic of the fused organs, Emery finally saw through the clues, and then she was even more surprised.

Because the bride's fair and delicate body was actually fake; there was no one under the phoenix-embroidered crown and red veil... It was a ghost bride!

However, after her initial surprise, Emery breathed a sigh of relief.

That's more like it. How could someone who can date an old lich be a normal beauty? Now, a pink-haired skeleton paired with a ghost bride is a good match.

While Amelie was lost in thought, the ghost bride had already floated over with the female general.

"You're here?"

"coming."

The old lich and the ghost bride spoke one after the other, and then they just looked at each other and pretended to be aloof, leaving Amelie speechless.

Fortunately, the female general's personality was noticeably more cheerful. She jumped right next to Emerald, and without any hesitation, put her arm around Emerald's shoulder, smiling as she said:

"You're my junior sister? You're so cute, and you look so delicate and fragrant... I heard that a very powerful young lady from the Federation recently came to Shangying Kingdom. Could it be you, junior sister?"

...Are we that close? Why are you hugging and cuddling me right away?

Amelie thought to herself, but that was all she thought. What truly made her lose her composure was the word "junior sister," so she widened her eyes:

"Junior sister? What junior sister? How did I become your junior sister?"

These words immediately drew the attention of the two old men. The ghost bride remained silent, only watching with a half-smile, while the old lich suddenly became hesitant and even looked away guiltily in the face of Amelie's questioning gaze.

"Huh? Don't you know, Junior Sister?"

The female general was also somewhat surprised, and at the same time, the hand that was around Amelie's shoulder began to wander downwards, clearly indicating that she was also a seasoned womanizer:

"Your master is my master's wife, so aren't you my junior sister?"

"...Is that so, Mother-in-law?"

Amused, Amelie looked at the old lich with an innocent and pitiful expression, while pretending to be shy and leaning into the female general's arms. In reality, she was attacking the lower lane and secretly rubbing against the female general's long legs wrapped in black stockings below her golden chainmail.

"cough!"

The old lich could no longer feign death. He could only cough lightly, feigning seriousness, and under the ghost bride's ambiguous gaze, even the bones on his body seemed to turn red.

“My relationship with Hongyi is indeed more than just good friends… So, her disciples are older than you, both in terms of age and the time they joined the sect, so it’s perfectly fine for you to call her senior sister.”

"That's not necessarily true."

Emerald suddenly blinked, pinched the female general's leg, and ran off, nimbly leaping out of her arms, hands on her hips:

"Ranking senior and junior sisters based on age and time of entry into the sect is something only immortal sects do, right? Aren't we all heretics and evil sects? Wouldn't it be shameful to do the same thing as those prestigious sects?"

"Oh? Interesting girl, I'm starting to like you."

The ghost bride finally spoke. Her voice was gentle and alluring, just like a real bride on her wedding night, enough to make one's mind wander and become infatuated.