The battle

Clara sneered and she turned around to glance at Elsie with a smirk on her face, "Shall we begin?"

"Sure," Elsie shrugged with a raised brow.

Her expression deliberately returned to its indifferentness. The two hands brandishing the swords became increasingly tight. Seconds later, her foot abruptly took a step forward as she took a battling stance.

On the locale she moved to, the leaves flew up, spreading all around her. Dangerous yellow flames comprised of yellow stars violently surged on her body as her iris turned a bright yellow color.

Glancing at the yellow flames on Elsie's body, Clara sneered. Does she think she could beat her, a Green Star Level cultivator with just her strength of mere Yellow Star Level cultivator? A sense of ridicule aroused within her as she glared at Elsie

As Clara brandished a long saber in her hand, a green-colored flame comprised with green stars lit up on her body as her iris turned emerald green. Her saber slowly raised aloft, pointing at Elsie from distance away. Under the introspection of the sunlight, the edge of the saber radiated a lush glow.

The flames surrounding the both of them soared, and the temperature of the free ground instantly changed. All gazes of those present were locked on the two people. They wanted to witness how a mere Yellow Star Level cultivator would quell a Green Star Level cultivator. It was just too ludicrous to think.

Elsie slowly locked her eyes and inhaled and exhaled a deep breath as her eyes blinked nervously, "Shit just got real, help me when I can't hold on anymore."

Zamiel nodded in rejoinder.

Elsie's eyes suddenly shot open and the yellow flames on her body became much deeper. She tightly held the hilt of the two daggers as she stared at the woman with a sneer on her brims opposite her. They both exchanged glances. While Elsie's face brandished no emotion, Clara's sneer was growing broader.

Elsie ignored her broad sneer as she swiveled the swords in her hands and violently charged towards Clara with killing intent.

"Let's end this." As she charged forward, a furious roar filled with killing intent reverberated from her. Under the gapes of those present, Elsie violently surged towards Clara distant away.

Clara's expression however remained as calm as ever. She held her saber tightly as she watched Elsie who was violently surging towards her.

She abruptly shifted her legs and surged towards Elsie, her speed as smooth as a leaf gently falling from its tree to the ground.

Finally, the two interlaced with each other, and clashes of weapons could be heard by the surrounding audience. The moment they intersected, the saber in Clara's clashed with Elsie's swords, releasing a heavy pressure followed by a 'Clang' sound and some tiny sparks.

Elsie felt pressure on her as her feet took a step back. The pressure from Clara's saber continued to increase as it pressed down on her.

Gritting her teeth, she withdrew her swords as she took a twist deflecting the saber that was surging for her neck. Jumping up her feet, she stared intently at the woman standing opposite her and they both began to walk in circles, vigilantly watching each other.

After moments of vigilantly watching each other, Elsie's indifferent eyes glanced at the lady opposite her. Violent energy began to gather around her as the two swords in her hands began to tremble violently.

Her iris altered from a yellow color to a bright white, as her body lit up in white flames. The only difference was that no white stars were gathering around her which indicated it wasn't her cultivation.

The atmosphere of the open ground grew heavier. Sensing the abrupt energy rising from Elsie, Clara furrowed her brows as her expression became serious. She violently charged towards Elsie and the saber in her hand stabbed out violently, the sharp tip of the saber surged through the air, and with a 'clang' sound both weapons clashed.

As the two came into contact, the dominant and powerful force contained in both weapons caused the thousands of leaves on the floor to sweep up violently in mid-air.

The trees began to shake violently as a cause of the force from their weapon. Both weapons proceeded to clash together continuously, as they constantly aimed for each other's death regions.

The dangerous appearance of the heavy force caused by the impact of their weapons caused astonishments to broach on the faces of the surrounding audience, especially so for Elsie who was clashing on equal ground with Clara who is two whole levels higher than her.

"I have indeed underestimated you, but you haven't seen my real capability yet," Clara suddenly shot her eyes closed. Fierce Red flames lit up on her body as her iris turned bright red.

The Red flames transmitted to her saber as she stomped her feet heavily on the ground and an energy explosion blasted from where her foot was.

"Ssss..." All the surrounding audience took a long deep heavy breath as their eyes widened in astonishment.

Watching Clara who was rushing towards her, Elsie's face turned ashen as slight astonishment flashed in her eyes.

Her body suddenly shot out violently and directly towards Clara in mid-air.

The white-colored flames around her swords became thicker.

Clara smirked evilly as she glanced at Elsie who was shooting violently towards her in disdain.

The red flame on her body grew heavier as her feet stepped on mid-air one more time and her body instantly turned into a black shadow as she shot towards Elsie.

Sensing the dangerous force that was surging towards her. Elsie clenched the hilt of her swords as she gritted her teeth and applied more speed surging towards Clara in full speed.

The moment the two finally interlaced, Elsie who clashed with Clara was voilently blasted away as she flew a far distance before her body furiously slammed on a tree and plunged to the ground.

She coughed hard as she spurted a mouthful of blood. She clutched her stomach and noticed she was bleeding.

It turned out that Clara's saber had been thrust into her stomach before she was blasted away.

"Elsie!" Both Zarin and Zamiel clamored her name anxiously they rushed towards her.

Elsie's body instantly trembled violently as a scene flashed in her eyes 'A cousin in an assassin clothing, a dead mother, the gun was cocked and before she could plead, a bullet penetrated her stomach taking her life away.'

Elsie clutched her hair as the scene continuously flashed in her eyes. Tears began to stream down her face as she roared like a mad person, "NO!! NO!! NOT AGAIN!!"

Clara who was floating towards her to finish her off abruptly stopped, she stood there stunned. Why was she acting as though she had lost her sanity? what is suddenly wrong with her?

She, however, ignored that thought as intense killing intent emitted from her body. She held her saber tightly ready to end Elsie's life.

Elsie who was undergoing a huge trauma didn't sense the danger that was about to befall her.

"Elsie, snap out of it now! if you don't, both you and I will die here. No, you will die here, Snap out of it!." Zamiel frowned as his face grew anxious. What was wrong with this girl?

As though she was dabbed by something, Elsie's eyes abruptly shot open. She glanced at her bleeding belly and averted her gaze.

Her hand tightly brandished the swords as white flames contained with yellow flames merged and surged upon her body.

A mixture of white and yellow colors appeared on her iris. She roared and violently surged towards Clara, " NO MERCY!!"

Olive and Zarin who were beside her we're stunned as they drew their heads back. What just happened? Elsie seemed so different!

Clara who was in mid-air jolted from shock the moment she heard Elsie. This new energy was beyond her. However, she ignored it and charged forward as well ready to clash head-on with her.

The two finally interlaced and just before their weapons could clash with each other, Elsie abruptly flashed and appeared behind Clara with an indifferent face and her Sword severed Clara's neck.

Clara's eyes dilated before her head rolled off her body as blood pumped out and her body plummeted to the ground from mid-air like a lump of meat.

"Ssss...," Some of the surrounding audience took deep heavy breathing while some rushed off to vomit. This was just too ruthless and disgusting.

Malek who was amidst the audience clenched his fist tightly, his eyes turned bloodshot. The sword in his right hand began to tremble violently and he roared as he rushed towards Elsie, "How dare you murder her?"

However, Elsie ignored him as she tossed one of her swords which penetrated through the air surging towards Malek, and then she moved her body and abruptly caught the sword before it could slit Malek's throat and severed his neck with her own hands.

His head gradually rolled off his body and his body plummeted to the ground like a lump of meat.

The remaining companions of Clara, Scrambled towards Elsie with killing intent filled in their eyes. At the same time, Olive and Zarin rushed out to protect Elsie.

However, Elsie who had already lost a lot of blood plummeted from mid-air and before she could plunge to the ground, a man's silhouette gently grabbed her falling body and wrapped her in his embrace.

Elsie tried to see who it was but her blurred eyes could not see the silhouette's face and she finally lost consciousness.

A cold aura emitted from the silhouette's body as he turned Clara's companions into ice statues. He glanced at Olive and Zarin who were about to fall him and his eyes narrowed dangerously telling them 'Do not even think of following me else...'

Olive and Zarin glanced at each other then back to the man's silhouette and with a raise of their hands innocently, they began to take a step back. They won't want to get on the bad side of this guy.