Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 849 - 425 The Story of the Spectral Saint Mage (Part 2)_2

Chapter 849: Chapter 425 The Story of the Spectral Saint Mage (Part 2)_2

Speaking to this point, the voice of the Spectral Saint Mage began to turn ice-cold, "However, Flo just didn’t understand her teacher’s painstaking efforts. She thought her teacher overvalued his modest abilities, refusing to impart the cultivation technique to her. She even left abruptly. The absolute certainty and its attraction that could affect even the gods were too great. She could no longer view it with a normal state of heart. She didn’t consider that if the teacher really held his technique in such high regard, he would not have mentioned it to her at all!"

"At that time, the teacher thought she was just acting on a whim and didn’t take it too seriously. He believed it would pass after she calmed down for a couple of days. Indeed, when the teacher went to look for her after two days, she seemed to have completely recovered, although she looked somewhat heavy-hearted. But her attitude towards the teacher was just as good as before. She didn’t mention what happened that day at all. However, what the teacher never expected was that this woman, with the heart of a serpent, had already planned her calculation against him."

"It was a clear day. The weather was very good, the sky was cloudless, and the sunlight was particularly abundant. The rich light element made the teacher, as a prodigy of Luminosity, feel very comfortable. The feeling of merging with the sunlight was extremely beautiful to him."

"Flo proposed a picnic to the teacher. He naturally agreed. He also told her that after the picnic, he would go into seclusion to break through to the 9th Rank. Once the teacher succeeded, he would request the monarch to decree their marriage and welcome her to his household. By then, he believed the monarch would at least bestow upon him an Earl’s title and the honor of Court Mage."

"They left Empire City and came to the outskirts. While they were enjoying the landscapes and water, suddenly, the teacher found they were surrounded. A large number of men in black blocked every possible escape route. These people even wrapped their heads with black cloth, leaving no skin exposed. As soon as they appeared, they launched a frenzied attack. At that moment, Flo seemed to be stunned, her cultivation approaching that of a Peak 8th Rank Mage, yet she seemed to have forgotten how to use magic. As a man, it was a given to protect one’s woman. Moreover, the teacher was very confident at that time. Relying on his Peak 8th Rank cultivation and the various powerful magic he had painstakingly researched, many of the men in black, although strong, were killed by him."

"But there kept coming more and more of them. Every one of them had a cultivation of at least the 7th Rank. The teacher felt it was very strange then. If these were people sent by the other two empires who had infiltrated, how could so many strong individuals remain undetected by the powerhouses of the Empire City? Continuing the battle would probably mean he and Flo could never escape. So, he made a decisive move and immediately broke through with Flo."

"At that moment, Flo seemed to have also come to her senses and began using various summoning magics to aid him. They rode her summoned beast towards Empire City to escape."

"Just when the teacher thought the enemies could no longer catch up, and they had broken through the encirclement, even seeing the distant walls of Empire City, suddenly, a chill invaded the teacher’s heart. When he looked down, he found a pitch-black dagger had been deeply stabbed into his chest. And the handle of the dagger was in Flo’s hands."

When they first began listening to the Spectral Saint Mage narrate this story, Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong, the brothers, were more vigilant, but as they listened, they gradually became immersed in the tale. Now, hearing this part, they couldn’t help but reveal expressions of disbelief, their hearts filled with shock.

"In that instant, Princess Flo’s expression was filled with ferocity. She muttered under her breath, ’Why, why wouldn’t you teach me the Chelonian Carapace Technique? Why? I didn’t want it to come to this.’"

"The teacher’s heart must have ached then, more than any physical wound could inflict. The cold inside his chest gradually numbed. He could feel his lifeblood gushing from the dagger. Even at that moment, the teacher couldn’t believe that it was his beloved Flo who struck him. He loved her so deeply! To be able to marry her, the teacher had practiced his cultivation day and night. It was all for the future happiness, joy, and pride they would share together. Yet, she plunged a poison-coated dagger into his left chest, where a normal person’s heart would be. That stab was so resolute. She knew full well that the teacher had no guard up against her. Moreover, she chose to strike at the moment he was most relaxed."

"It was then. More figures clad in black appeared from the front. They seemed to have been waiting there all along, anticipating everything that was unfolding. The previous assassination attempt was merely a prelude, and Flo’s stab was to ensure the teacher had no chance to escape."

"A somewhat familiar, icy voice sounded, commanding Flo: ’Kill him.’"

"Only at that moment did the teacher come to his senses. The instinct to survive made him quickly push Flo away and leap off her summoned beast. At that time, Flo seemed somewhat dazed too. Apparently, the act of stabbing him had caused a psychological change in her, and she did not immediately attack the teacher. Seizing this opportunity, the teacher produced a scroll. It was a gift from a scroll-making master, known as the Scroll of Fleeing Tracks. Instant parallel teleportation for twenty miles. They clearly had not expected the teacher to have such an item. That’s how the teacher broke free from the encirclement. Right at the moment the Scroll of Fleeing Tracks took effect, he still distinctly remembered Flo, having come to her senses, hastily driving her summoned beast to launch an attack on him. In that moment, her eyes bore only a cold murderous intent, with not a trace of her former tenderness."

"Do you think it was just Flo’s betrayal that made the teacher forsake his faith in Luminosity? You’re wrong. Were it only that, it wouldn’t have been enough to cause such a transformation in the teacher. Long Dangdang, you too are a prodigy of Luminosity, and you should understand how unshakeable one’s heart can be when chosen by the Luminous Goddess. However, it wasn’t just Princess Flo who betrayed the teacher; it was the entire world."

"Through the Scroll of Fleeing Tracks, the teacher escaped their assassination. At that time, he felt only coldness in his heart. All the beauty within seemed to disappear with Flo’s betrayal. But even then, he still didn’t hate her. He loved her deeply; no matter what, he wanted to believe the best of her. The appearance of that last figure in black made the teacher speculate that perhaps, Flo had been coerced into acting against her will. Although he knew well that she was a princess and that it was virtually impossible for anyone to coerce her, he still chose to think that way. He was just too naïve at the time."

"Flo’s stab had hit the teacher’s left chest. But she did not know that the teacher, unlike ordinary people, had his heart on the right side. So, although her poisoned dagger did grievously wound the teacher, it was not fatal. Enduring the pain, he found a hollow in a tree to heal. Relying on the elixir pills he had acquired in his travels, he first stabilized the vicious poison within his body, then slowly expelled the toxins using his body’s pure light element."

"The process was painful and lengthy. But the teacher knew very well that even if he wanted to confront Flo for an explanation, he had to wait until his body was completely healed. While hiding, he heard the bustle of people passing by the tree hollow multiple times, as if there was a massive movement of troops. Yet at the time, he hadn’t realized why these armies were being mobilized. He was so naïve back then."