Chapter 509

Turtledove stood there, holding a katana in her hand, and said elegantly, "Your aura is quite impressive. It's indeed quite stressful to fight the two of you at the same time."

Her words made Elosa slightly startled.

"Two people?"

A trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, and then she sensed something. She looked to the side and saw Maple's figure walking up the stairs step by step.

Maple raised his head and looked up, then looked at Elusa, and said to her calmly, "Go up, Elusa. The enemy up there is very suitable for you to train."

Because he interfered with the plot, Elusa and Jellal didn't have much to do with each other, and they didn't even know each other.

Letting Elusa go up to deal with Jellal wasn't because he had any ill intentions towards Jellal and wanted someone who was supposed to like him to kill him. It was purely because Jellal was a suitable target for him to hone his skills.

"Maple …"

Elusa looked at Maple.

Maple nodded slightly at her and added, "The enemy up there is one of the Ten Saint Magi. Your strength is already very close to the level of one of the Ten Saint Magi, and the only difference is your willpower. He is a very suitable enemy for you."

Because of his interference, Elusa's current strength was almost at the peak of an S-rank Magic Shooter, and she was almost at the level of one of the Ten Saint Magi. Although Jellal wasn't the weakest among the Ten Saint Magi, he hadn't reached the level of the Four Heavenly Kings, and the current Jellal only had the strength of an ordinary Ten Saint Magi.

Maple actually didn't care how strong Elusa's strength could grow, because any little bit of life energy he gave to the girl would be enough to transform her into an existence that surpassed the Phoenix.

However, there was nothing to appreciate about that kind of growth.

He had watched Elusa grow bit by bit from a little loli, and every growth was worthy of appreciation. The process of growth was the most important thing.

"Alright!"

When Elusa heard Maple's words, a hint of determination quickly appeared in her eyes. Without much hesitation, she directly went up the stairs to the top of the Paradise Tower.

Ban Jiu didn't try to stop her, because she knew that it was impossible for her to stop both the Fairy Queen and Fairy Night at the same time, especially Maple. According to the information she had gathered, this man's strength was unfathomable!

"I didn't expect to meet Fairy Night here, who is rumored to be no weaker than the Ten Saint Magi. This little girl greets you."

Ban Jiu looked at Maple and said with an elegant smile.

Strictly speaking, she wasn't a Magic Shooter, but a Magic Swordsman. It wasn't wrong to say that she was a pure Swordsman. What she cultivated was not magic, but swordsmanship.

It was precisely because she was a Swordsman that even though she knew that Maple was very strong, perhaps even stronger than her, she wouldn't deny herself. She still dared to draw her sword against him!

"It's been a long time since I've met a Swordsman."

"I'll give you a chance to draw your sword."

Maple looked at Ban Jiu and spoke with a trace of nostalgia. In this world of magic, it was indeed quite rare to meet a pure Swordsman.

Although Maple's tone made it seem as if there was an insurmountable gap between them, Ban Jiu wasn't angered by this. She lightly grasped the hilt of her sword and unsheathed it.

"I'm deeply grateful."

Swoosh!

As soon as she finished speaking, a glint flashed in her eyes. She took a step forward and instantly passed by Maple.

One second …

Two seconds …

Three seconds …

Ban Jiu slowly straightened her body and looked behind her. She saw that Maple was still standing in his original position, and a plain and simple sword had appeared in his hand.

It was this sword that had completely blocked all of her attacks in that instant. In that instant, what she felt from Maple's body wasn't an enormous amount of Mana. Instead, it was a Swordsman's Sword Intent that was similar to hers!

Moreover.

Compared to her Sword Intent, Maple merely stood there and didn't move much. Yet, she felt as if she was facing a sword peak that pierced through the clouds, one that she couldn't cross!

"This is … the Way of the Sword …"

Ban Jiu's eyes were filled with astonishment, and her voice trembled slightly. She didn't expect that Maple would use swordsmanship instead of magic.

Maple's expression was calm and calm. He lowered his head and looked at the sword in his hand. With a trace of nostalgia, he said, "I haven't used a sword in a long time."

"Please … enlighten me …"

Ban Jiu took a deep breath and slowly spoke.

She couldn't win!

Just from that simple exchange, she knew that she couldn't win against Maple.

The difference between them was far too great. Maple's Way of the Sword was far ahead of hers. His Sword Intent, which he held back, had already imperceptibly given her a sense of fear, as if her entire body was about to be sliced in half.

Even so, even though fear was born in her heart, she still didn't retreat. Because as a pure Swordsman, being able to see the greater Way of the Sword was more important than victory or defeat or life or death.

"Alright."

A hint of admiration flashed through Maple's eyes.

If this was in One Piece's world, he wouldn't have such an expression. That was because any random Swordsman in that world wouldn't be much weaker than Ban Jiu.

However, things were different here.

In the Fairies' world of Tails, in the world of magic, being able to resolutely walk down the path of Sword Dao would be the equivalent of going against the flow. This was incredibly difficult.

His opponent just so happened to be a woman. Not only that, she was a very charismatic and elegant woman. This was even rarer. She was like a tiny gemstone shining amidst countless grains of sand.

Maple gripped his sword.

He held back his sword intent without releasing it.

He didn't make any extra movements, nor did he have any extravagant postures. His swinging of his sword was simple and simple. However, he had reached the peak of Sword Dao!

* Whoosh! *

This sword light instantly flashed past Ban Jiu's raised sword and cut through her body. It instantly fell from the top of her head and finally stopped below her body.

Ban Jiu's movements froze in place. A crack soundlessly appeared on the sword in her hand. Then, the sword broke into two halves and fell to the ground.

"This is … a place even further than the path of Sword Dao …"

At this moment, she didn't feel any pain. Instead, she revealed a look of yearning, joy, and a bit of regret. Then, she slowly closed her eyes.

One second …

Two seconds …

Three seconds …

She didn't feel any pain.

She slowly opened her eyes in a daze and reached out to touch her body.

* Whoosh! *

As she moved, the cherry-colored kimono she wore soundlessly split into two halves. Even the bun and hairband that bound her hair also split apart and slid down to the sides.

However, what caused her to be in a daze was that when she reached out to touch her body, she didn't feel any wounds. From her forehead all the way down, she didn't feel any pain on her skin, nor did a single drop of blood flow.

"How could this be …"

An expression of shock and bewilderment appeared in her eyes. She looked in front of her, but Feng Ye's figure had long since disappeared. It was as if he had directly left after swinging his sword.

She closed her eyes slightly and quickly recalled the sword strike just now in her mind. In the end, she revealed a trace of shock.

Feng Ye's sword had sliced through her sword, sliced through her clothes, and sliced through her body from top to bottom.

However, this sword strike hadn't caused any damage!

No.

More accurately speaking, Feng Ye's sword had already sliced through the most basic structure of her body. It had sliced through the gaps between her cells and sliced through her body. However, it hadn't damaged any of her body's basic structures.

If it wasn't for the fact that her sword had been sliced through and her clothes and hairband had been sliced in half, perhaps she wouldn't have even noticed that she had been sliced through!

To be able to stab into her body and then pull it out without leaving any traces …

Such swordsmanship, such swordsmanship …

Miraculous!

After realizing this, Ban Jiu's mind went completely blank. This was a level of swordsmanship that she couldn't comprehend at all. That man's swordsmanship had actually reached such a level!