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The future story developments require some explanation. After this battle, Leimen and the six human sword saints will mostly meet their end. The future belongs to the new generation of young warriors. To explain their rapid growth, the author has long foreshadowed why only the "Holy Grail Knight" and "Black Ice Demon Knight" have unique names and hidden faces. What is the King of the Undead's mysterious purpose in the Orc Alliance? Those who guess correctly might have good luck in the new year. Meanwhile, Orc King Samanda won't retire immediately, and Chen Xuanfeng will still need to wait to ascend the throne.

In the future, five young human knights will bear the responsibility of resisting the orc invasion. This bears some resemblance to "Gundam Wing" in terms of character setup, and it seems the author has a penchant for drawing inspiration from other works, but the story remains engaging. Chen Xuanfeng's second type of battle aura will also be revealed. The perfect "Tiger Essence Blade" and "Divine Punishment Sword" will face off against the continent's number one divine weapon, the "Hero Sword" (which has never been officially announced, but it is the only human weapon that can clash with the "Divine Punishment Sword" and is also the last work of the Twelve Sages). The five elf races, the Mermaid Empire, forbidden spell casters, and nations like Yellow Dragon and Tiele will all play their roles in the coming conflict.

To shift from the first-person narrative to the third-person perspective, after the decisive battle at the Golden Great Plains and the subsequent conclusion, the author will wrap up the first part as the "Howling Wolf Scroll" and begin the second part, titled the "Heroic Wolf Scroll." This change is purely to adjust the writing style and will definitely not result in an unfinished story.

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Chapter 108: Falling Stars and Rain in the Crystal Dream

It wasn't just me who noticed the situation on the battlefield; the Orc King Samanda also personally intervened, joining several powerful orc sword emperors in charging toward the humans. No matter how many human sword saints Leimen had challenged in one-on-one duels before, these were his personal battles. However, with human priests now influencing the battlefield from behind their army lines, the rules of dueling had been broken. The orcs, while valuing strength, were not fools to be trifled with.

However, the humans were prepared. As soon as Samanda broke through the formation, a holy aura flashed, and three agile figures intercepted him.

"The 'Holy Grail Knights' and their 'Trinity Formation' again? A swarm of irritating pests," Samanda cursed, halting his advance to deal with the three flickering "Saint Ice Thorn Auras." Unlike my lunar-attribute "Holy Grail Battle Aura," the "Saint Ice Thorn Aura" of the "Holy Grail Knights" only reached sixty percent of my current power. However, their millennia of experience had honed this divine power to its peak. The "Trinity Formation" was specifically designed to counter the orc Lion Tribe's "Emperor Martial Overlord Art." Even though the combined strength of the three "Holy Grail Knights" didn't amount to half of Samanda's power, their well-practiced formation could severely disrupt the absolute balance of Samanda's "Emperor Martial Overlord Art" using the power of the "Saint Ice Thorn Aura." This was a classic case of "one thing countering another." For those at the "Saint Realm," this formation could be ignored if not broken, but for those like Samanda who relied on absolute balance for power, it was a direct counter that demanded his full attention.

Similarly intercepted was the "Ice Valkyrie" Zha, who had also entered the battlefield. Though Zha's power now matched Samanda's, having forgotten her past, even with the mastery of the Nine Yin Manual, she couldn't match Samanda's battle prowess honed through decades of life-and-death battles. Thus, although the "Saint Ice Thorn Aura" and "Trinity Formation" didn't completely counter her skills, they still managed to hold her back.

The Radiant Temple originally had nine "Holy Grail Knights," seven of whom were sword emperors. However, during the Northern Country incident, Apu Knight, who was ranked third in strength, was killed by me, and Lansino Knight also died after advancing to sword emperor. Now, only six sword emperor-level "Holy Grail Knights" remain. Nevertheless, humans had other experts. At that moment, over a dozen human sword emperors gathered in the human formation, successfully holding off the charging orc sword emperors with the coordination of mages and priests. Unfortunately, we had dispatched ten top sword emperors to deal with the "Holy Grail Knight" and "Black Ice Demon Knight," but these two sword saints had used teleportation magic to bypass the orc experts and directly confront Leimen, preventing our elite sword emperors from reaching the decisive battle in time.

My situation was different. To directly assault the human rear magic formation, I summoned the White Dragon "Winter's Night" and activated a sevenfold acceleration "Magic Aura." With the unity of human and dragon, we charged at the human rear at a speed rivaling the eagle tribe's "Sky Duke." The human army didn't expect my speed, and even the Light God's priests couldn't stop me in time. I broke through to the rear priest formation.

Human priests, like orc shamans, knew some martial skills, and long-time ascetic practitioners might have unique attack techniques. However, their combat power was no match for someone approaching the power of the Orc King. I jumped off the dragon's back and wielded the magic blade "Tiger Essence" in my left hand, instantly cutting down hundreds of Light God's priests into pieces.

However, a helper appeared immediately. A thunderous giant sword slash blocked my path, forcing me to stop. Our weapons clashed, and I easily pushed back the enemy, whose strength was inferior to mine. Yet, in that moment, I felt the enemy's unique power signature, and the massive greatsword further confirmed the identity of the helmeted female warrior standing before me, her identity concealed by her armor. "Dragon battle aura? And that 'Dragon Cliff Greatsword'... You are... Julia Ein? I never thought I'd see you here, after our parting at Sacred Dragon Mountain. You've broken through to the realm of sword emperors and become a true Dragon Queen Knight. I didn't expect to face you on this battlefield." After identifying the enemy, I was slightly stunned before speaking. Julia Ein was someone I met when I disguised myself as a "Holy Grail Knight" and accompanied a diplomatic mission from the Radiant Temple to Sacred Dragon Mountain. At that time, she was just a candidate for the Dragon Queen Knight and had sparred with me many times, making her the person I was most familiar with on Sacred Dragon Mountain.