Ray was currently helping his mother with the formation, while Robert was having a showdown—holding Roxanne by the neck and fighting Jack at the same time. On the other side, Alicia was battling Elizabeth with her full power.
Alicia asked while fighting Elizabeth, "If you guys were so interested in inventors, then why aim at my daughter?"
Elizabeth replied, "We needed to kill an important character like the princess for our grand plan. Our plan was to create a war between this kingdom and the opposing kingdom so that the inventors would come to our side. But unfortunately for that kid Ray and his mother, our plan failed. We really needed the war between the kingdoms."
Alicia's eyes widened, and her anger exploded. Her attacks became more aggressive, which in turn made Elizabeth happy. She wanted Alicia to tire herself out faster. But she underestimated the force behind Alicia's strikes. Alicia was a great swordswoman.
The more she attacked, the smoother and more dangerous she became. She lost her cool for a few seconds, but then her concentration deepened along with her fury. Her speed increased. Elizabeth was having difficulty fighting back, though she was also not holding back. She couldn't afford to lose—or else she'd be in danger.
….
On the other side, Jack had been pressuring Robert, forcing him to back away until he hit the edge of the wall, sliding back. When he hit the wall, he lost his balance slightly, and Roxanne managed to break free from his grip.
Roxanne looked at Robert and said, "You've driven me crazy. I want to see how you're going to dodge two people's attacks."
Robert, on the other hand, shrugged his shoulders and stretched a little, then replied, "It was very difficult to defend and hold. But who said it's two against one?"
Roxanne smirked and asked, "Are you blind? Can't you see we're two against one?"
Diana appeared out of nowhere and said, "You're the one who's blind. He meant what he said. It's not two against one—it's two against two. Roxanne… or should I call you Nina? We never fought for real, have we? Let's go all out, then."
Nina looked at Diana furiously and said, "Diana! You're here! Good! We'll take care of Ray's backers completely and make him a slave to do all our work."
Diana smiled and said, "This time I won't go easy on you. Even if you're in Roxanne's body, you better be prepared. Last time, my soul cultivation was at the 5th Golden Stage when I fought against Daymond and his men. But now, it's at the peak of its golden stage. My control over this formation has increased as well."
Seeing Diana's formation attacks, even Robert and Jack would run away or dodge, not daring to let the attacks land. Watching this, Robert made his move and began pulling Jack away from Diana and Nina's fight.
Nina chuckled and said, "It's true I'd lose if I fought you like this. I'm going to use the pill Roxanne made in her good old days. This pill increases cultivation and body strength by twentyfold." After swallowing it, she added to Roxanne inside her, "Sorry Roxanne, I wanted to return your body without a scratch, but it seems it'll be in horrible shape after I'm done with this pill."
Diana chuckled and said, "Then I'll just stay far away from you and attack using formation only. What crazy person would want to go near you? I'll fight you when the side effects kick in."
Nina also knew that if she couldn't defeat Diana before the side effects hit, she'd lose the fight. But she had no choice but to take the pill. Since Diana came prepared and had set up formations ahead of time, other pills wouldn't work against her. Poison pills would also harm Nina's allies, so she couldn't use them unless absolutely necessary.
Nina started to attack using her full speed—which was twenty times faster than her usual. But when she punched toward Diana, it was just an illusion. Nina instantly realized Diana was using illusion formations.
And when she missed, she suddenly saw a huge, powerful attack coming from the side. Nina's eyes widened, as the attack had come out of nowhere. She tried to dodge by quickly moving sideways, but then another attack came from above. Nina started to move left. She had to dodge every single one. The ray attacks were coming from everywhere. She was losing a lot of stamina just trying to avoid them.
She is fighting while not seeing where Diana is, and her time is ticking. So she started to shout out loud and said, "Show yourself, Diana! Don't be a coward and face me." But she seemed to find no answer in return. So she still had to continue to dodge all the attacks while losing time.
…..
Robert looked to the side and said, "It seems my wives are showing off their moves. I guess I can't hold back either. Jack, was it? Be prepared. I'm coming."
Jack also knew he couldn't hold back, so he unsheathed his sword and began gathering fire into it.
Robert chuckled and said, "I always wanted to fight King Daymond and see this move of his."
Then, he started to generate lightning across his body and sword. He jumped lightly, then alternated jumps between each foot. The more he moved, the more friction he generated with the ground, building up the lightning. When everything was ready, he dashed at Jack.
Jack, who had prepared his full fire attack, looked serious. He could barely keep up with Robert's movements with just his eyes. Both of them were about to unleash massive moves.
Royal Fire Sword Techniques: Sovereign's Flame Judgement
Lightning Sword Style: Sky Flash Mirage
Jack's sword swung in a divine fire arc meant to cleave down, bind, and burn enemies in place—as if declaring royal judgment.
Robert moved at supersonic lightning speed, leaping through the air, becoming one with his sword, and charging at Jack mid-air.
Boom!
Their swords clashed with full power. The impact was so powerful that the entire kingdom began to shake. Even with Diana's formation, the tremors couldn't be stopped.