A Demon's Journey

In the meantime, Tiana stood on top of the stage as she stared at her opponent. Her opponent was the sixth prince of the Glerian Kingdom.

The sixth prince's name was Philip Rellas. And he was considered an extremely skilled lightning element, and his skill in using a Halberd.

Tiana stood ahead of Philip without any weapon. She was prepared to fight against him like this.

Philip showcased his Royal Aura as he tried to suppress Tiana with it. And it seemed to work as Tiana's aura suffered greatly under Philip's Royal Aura.

The announcer soon shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen! This is the semi-finals round that you all have been waiting for."

"On one side, we have Tiana Rhodes belonging to a secluded sect named Sacred Ice Aurora Valley Sect. However, this sect has produced a wonderful talent that has defeated many talented warriors from the other reputed sects. Even Christina from the Black Lake Sect has suffered defeat against her."

"On the other side, we have the Sixth Prince of the Glerian Kingdom, Philip Rellas! He is participating as a Red Crown Sect's disciple. As a man possessing the Royal Blood, he possesses strong abilities that have forced his opponents to admit their defeat. He is one of the favorites to win the Eclipse Battleground's Tournament as his charisma, strength, and his control over his element are off the charts! And till now, he has proven that he can indeed win this tournament."

"Sit comfortably and keep your eyes on these two contestants. You might miss something amazing if you take your eyes off them for a second. Stay focused and enjoy this battle," the announcer's shout caused the audience to cheer in response.

"Can Tiana Rhodes still give us a surprise by defeating the sixth prince? Or will the Sixth Prince defeat Tiana Rhodes and reach the finals? This would be the most entertaining battle of this tournament!"

Once the announcer spoke those words, the referee at the side added, "On the count of three."

"One… Two… Three…Start!" The referee was a little quicker than usual as he counted to three. Perhaps even he was excited about the battle that would occur right ahead of him.

Philip and Tiana gauged each other. Tiana decided to take the initiative and attacked Philip.

She raised her arm and pointed in Philip's direction, "<strong>Ray of Ice.</strong>"

A thin beam of pure white energy was launched at Philip. Philip immediately raised his arm and intercepted this beam with his Halberd that was empowered with Blue Lightning.

The halberd split apart the Ice Beam into five parts. Some parts were diverted in the sky, while some were diverted towards the ground.

However, this Ice Beam didn't strike Philip. It narrowly missed his body and struck the ground on which he stood.

While Philip dealt with this Ray of Ice, he didn't forget to keep his eyes focused on Tiana.

He noticed that she was moving her other hand and creating lots of Ice Stones.

Those Ice Stones were then thrown in Philip's direction. Unlike the Ice Beam that was a pure Spiritual Attack, this was a physical attack.

Philip wasn't scared, though. He raised his Halberd and struck those stones that appeared in his way.

The stone would shatter once the Halberd struck it. However, there were more than dozens of stones larger than Philip coming his way.

Moreover, the issue for Philip was that they were coming at different intervals.

He could have dealt with them all at once if they had arrived at the same time. However, he now had to wait until the last one arrived before having a close combat battle with Tiana.

As he struck the last Ice Stone that Tiana had prepared, he looked in Tiana's direction to launch his own attack.

However, Tiana had disappeared from that spot.

This was her true motive for throwing those Ice Stones at Philip. She was using them to block Philip's vision and change her position.

Philip was about to look around to find Tiana when suddenly he felt something restricting his upper body.

As he looked down, he noticed Ice Chains had been strongly wrapped around his body.

"How? When?" He was quite surprised as he didn't notice when Tiana launched this chain at him.

In fact, he didn't sense any attacking intent even when this chain began to restrain his movements.

"<strong>Blue Lightning Drive!</strong>" Philip utilized this technique, and his body was immediately covered with bluish-colored lightning. The Ice Chains around her began to crackle, and soon, Philip was free.

At this moment, Tiana also utilized her attack, "<strong>Arctic Python Chomp!</strong>"

A massive Python was launched at Philip, who had just been freed of the Ice Chains on his body.

Philip sensed this large python heading for him, but he wasn't flustered. In fact, he had used the perfect skill to deal with this kind of ability.

"<strong>Vortex Lightning Slash!</strong>"

This technique he had used was a fusion of his Lightning Element with an attack named Vortex Slash.

He slashed the large python with a strong energy that completely shook the Ardor that created the Python's body. And Philip's lightning element was strong enough to destroy any Ice Particles that it encountered.

Tiana was surprised that Philip could deal with this attack so easily. She had expected this attack to at least damage Philip.

But the reality was disappointing. Just when she was considering her next course of action, Philip ran straight towards her.

Tiana knew she couldn't allow him to get too close to her body. She immediately created a couple of Ice Walls ahead of her to get some time to think.

These Ice Walls didn't prove to be useful against Philip.

Philip ignored the damage dealt by these Ice Walls as he ran straight into them and broke them while approaching Tiana.

Tiana jumped back and narrowly dodged Philip's Halberd's thrust.

Tiana felt that she had an opportunity to attack Philip now that he was open. She raised her hand and launched, "<strong>Ice Flower: Lotus.</strong>"

A beautiful white-colored Ice Lotus was formed in her palm and thrown at Philip.

However, Philip was incredibly quick in recovering his posture and striking that Ice Lotus with his Halberd.

Once the Halberd struck the Ice Lotus, the Ice Lotus exploded while releasing a lot of Ice Energy into the surrounding.

Philip now realized that if he didn't possess the Blue Lightning Drive, this attack might have frozen him then and there. And he would have lost the battle.

Fortunately, he possessed the Blue Lightning Drive that protected him from this Ice attack.

"<strong>Ice Spears!</strong>" Suddenly, multiple Ice Spears were formed from the Icy Air in the surroundings.

They all targeted Philip's body from all directions. There was nowhere Philip could run to.

Philip was surprised that Tiana had such an attack in her mind. He then struck the ground with his Halberd's blade and discharged strong electric voltage from his body.

This electricity struck those Ice Spears and dispersed them before they could hit Philip's body.

Tiana was once again surprised as she sensed that attack's output. She thought with a frown on her face 'Why is he using techniques that require so much Ardor. His Blue Lightning Drive should already be putting a lot of strain on his reserves. Yet, he has used this kind of high Ardor Expending skill. Or does he have reserves that surpass normal warriors? Maybe that's why he can use these kinds of techniques.'

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