The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 572: To Push Herself

A woman in armor stood with a bow in hand. Her beautiful face remained untouched by dirt, even after fighting for hours. Although she was only at the peak Earl stage, her technique was powerful enough to kill even middle Marquess stage devils. With this kind of power, many devils had tried to target her, but she was under heavy protection.

However, even without protection, she could defend herself with her own strength, as she had already proven by this point.

She had already fired many arrows from afar toward the devils. Each arrow left destruction in its path. At times, even peak Marquess or low King stage devils were forced to stop her arrows or any of her techniques.

Sylphia, the princess of the Ivory empire, was truly showing her skill and strength, to the point that even her own family’s troops were bewildered.

Was the princess always this strong?

If any devils slipped past the line of defense to reach her, she would put aside her bow and strike them with her elemental techniques. Her wind, which could turn into blades, was able to cut through middle Marquess stage devils. She also demonstrated a wide-area technique that threw the devils into disarray.

Her fame rose on the battlefield, but she was not the only woman drawing attention.

On another side of the battlefield, there was another woman who also shocked many people. Although she was not specialized in combat, her role was truly vital for the troops.

Angelica, the Saintess of the Heavenly Direction Church, played a widespread support role across the battlefield. Those near her had their strength boosted depending on their cultivation. As long as a person wasn’t dead, if they were wounded, they would be healed.

Many wounded troops recovered quickly and simultaneously, which was truly astonishing. It was far more effective than healing one by one.

With her technique, which not only boosted strength but also healed the troops, she was like a goddess on the battlefield.

Moreover, at this time, she was much different from her usual self in the church, where she wore elegant dresses befitting her status as a Saintess. Now, she wore a special outfit for battle, covered by unique armor designed specifically for her, which made her beauty and charm stand out even more.

Because of her strategic role, the devils had already marked her as a special target. However, she was positioned behind the line of defense and guarded by Paladin Knights.

Arthur, who was fighting not far from Angelica, was also there to ensure that no devils could harm her.

Not long after, the last wave of devils was trapped in a part of the fortress and dealt with by Sylphia using her technique. Suddenly, massive tree roots emerged from the ground and crushed the devils, who had no means of resisting her power. The roots moved like whips and sharp blades, killing every devil they touched.

After eliminating the devils, the roots suddenly crumbled and vanished like ash. It was not surprising, as the roots were merely a manifestation of the energy from the wood element’s energy.

Once the devils were dealt with, the fortress was finally secured and brought under the alliance’s control.

"Uwooo!"

"We won this battle!"

"Glory to the alliance!"

The shouts of many cultivators resounded loudly as they raised their artifacts. Although there had been casualties among the alliance forces, it did not diminish their spirit in victory.

"Her Highness is truly strong. I never knew she could do all of that. Some of her techniques have never even been used by other members of the imperial family. Could that be the result of her adventure?" one of the elder elves asked his colleague.

"No doubt," his colleague replied. "Just look at her cultivation. Her speed is like no other. And with Lord Aldrian accompanying her, she might’ve gained something that boosted her power. Who knows, maybe Lord Aldrian gave her rare pills or helped her create a new technique?"

"All battalion commanders, proceed to the next plan! Don’t get too caught up in the moment of victory!"

Suddenly, a shout from a middle Emperor stage cultivator of the Doria Empire echoed across the battlefield.

Hearing the order, many troops began organizing themselves and moved out of the fortress toward the rear, heading deeper into enemy territory.

Even though they had eliminated every devil inside the fortress, they could not fully rest yet. According to reports from other parts of the border, the devils were expected to send another wave of armies once the fortress was lost.

The alliance forces didn’t take long to form battle lines at the rear of the fortress.

True to the information, not long after the alliance completed their formation, thousands of devils appeared in the distance, charging toward them. In the sky, they saw the wyvern corps of the devils—hundreds of them, flying in from above.

"Fire element cultivators, get ready to attack the wyverns. Don’t let them break through the first line of defense," the commander ordered.

As the devils’ wyvern corps approached the alliance troops, followed by thousands of devils on the ground, suddenly, the atmosphere shifted. The night that already dark enough to obscure the surroundings, grew even darker with the sudden appearance of overcast clouds.

However, the strange thing was that the overcast clouds only covered the devils in the distance, which left many people confused. But then, it dawned on them, the clouds were actually a technique cast by someone. And true to their guess, they sensed Sylphia releasing a massive amount of energy.

Their hearts trembled. How could Sylphia cast a technique from such a distance? The incoming devils were still around ten kilometers away, yet she had cast a wide-area technique that far? The overcast clouds covered a radius of about ten kilometers, and when they considered the range and scale, it was nothing short of astonishing.

The people looked up at the clouds as rain began to fall, and the first to be hit were the wyvern corps of the devils. The devils, already prepared for any technique, raised their defenses using their own energy. They knew this was no natural phenomenon.

However, the moment the rain touched their defenses, a sizzling sound echoed. As the rain grew heavier, their defenses began to melt away.

"Be careful! This is acid!"

"Get out of the cloud area! Don’t touch the rain!"

Panic spread among the devils as they scrambled to escape the area, but the heavy acid rain slowed them down. Before most could get out, the acid had already broken through their defenses.

"Argh!"

"Uwargh!"

The bodies without defense under the acid rain were like paper slowly burning from a small flame. Their skin burned first, then quickly melted down to the bones. freewёbnoνel.com

One by one, the wyverns dropped from the sky, while the devil ground troops fell into chaos. The Duke stage devils and above began using their defensive abilities to protect themselves and the devil troops.

The casualties reached into the tens before suddenly, an Emperor stage devil slashed at the sky, splitting the clouds. The technique instantly broke, and the rain stopped. Sylphia felt her body tremble slightly from the setback caused by the broken technique.

She felt drained, having used a huge amount of energy to cast such a wide-area technique at that distance. She knew what she did was inefficient and wasted her energy, especially since her technique only took down a small number of devils despite its size and cost.

Strategically, she hadn’t achieved much—except to attract the amazement of those watching.

However, what she sought was not amazement from others. What she wanted was to train herself, to push herself to the limit, to test her strength. She knew she wasn’t this strong a few years ago, before she met Aldrian.

But after meeting him and officially becoming his lover, her power rose rapidly, especially after encountering that mysterious woman in her dream. That woman gave her something, which was comprehension and knowledge about the elements and new techniques.

There was no better place to test all the power she had gained since then than the battlefield. That’s why many in her empire were shocked when she displayed techniques that had never appeared before, because they were gifts from that mysterious woman.

Sylphia felt truly exhausted as she gasped for breath, her older brother Arion was already beside her, steadying her before she could collapse.

But suddenly, a warm feeling enveloped her, and her fatigue began to fade slowly.

She was slightly stunned and looked behind her, where she saw Angelica smiling at her. Sylphia smiled back and nodded in appreciation. With Angelica supporting her recovery, she would return to her prime condition in no time.

"What is that?" suddenly a soldier shouted as they looked toward the line of devils and noticed something strange.

What they saw was a large group of people who seemed to be wearing the robes of the Orthodox faction. However, the way they walked was quite strange, and their eyes appeared blank, as if they were puppets moved by strings.

"Those are undead," said one of the low Emperor stage cultivators from the church calmly.

Hearing this, the people were shocked.

Undead?

The devils were finally using one of their hidden cards.

The expressions of the troops turned extremely solemn. If the devils were using undead, then there had to be a necromancer among them. And if a necromancer was present, then there was a possibility that "she" would appear!

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