268: Chapter 268 Mason's Breakthrough! Sky Knight! Fear! Spare me!

In the sky, within the sorcery cage.

Rowan watched this scene, his gaze darkening.

He certainly wanted to stop it.

But the rune chains before him remained sturdy; the entrapment formation that Wizard Hurley was risking his life to maintain was not so easily broken.

He tried struggling a few times, and the chains creaked, yet they remained firm.

Rowan stopped his movements.

He thought of the sorcery formation he had asked Aurora to set up inside Gino City.

A cold arc slowly curled at the corners of his mouth.

Very well.

He was no longer in a rush to break free, simply watching quietly as Mason absorbed the power fed back by the scale within the blood-colored pillar of light.

A flash of crimson crossed his eyes.

Sacrificing one more Sky Knight... perhaps that would be safer.

In any case, whatever he has eaten, he will have to spit it all back out for me later!

Meanwhile, on the battlefield.

Mason felt great!

It was a feeling like never before!

The old, deep-seated injuries were completely healed!

The threshold of a Sky Knight, that chasm he had bitterly sought but could never cross, was slowly collapsing before him at this moment.

His heartbeat became increasingly powerful and resonant, like the beating of war drums, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

A faint, Blazing white halo began to emerge around him, like the brightest ray of dawn on the horizon at daybreak.

Mason closed his eyes, immersing himself heart and soul in this immense transformation.

His consciousness kept ascending within the blood-colored light, as if touching upon some higher-level rule—the Law of the Sky!

He felt as if he had broken free from the constraints of his body, extending toward higher and further places.

He felt the flow of the wind, the drifting of the clouds, the pulse of the earth...

He even felt the various laws hidden within the veins of the world, strict in order and interlocking.

Is this the realm of a Sky Knight?

So wonderful!

Looking down upon all living things, controlling heaven and earth!

Until a certain moment—Mason suddenly opened his eyes.

He gently clenched his fist, feeling the vast, ocean-like power within his body, and an uncontrollable smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

He had done it!

Finally, he had done it!

After paying so many prices, he had finally stepped into this coveted realm!

Then, he soared into the sky!

Blazing golden Battle Qi pulled a long trail of light behind him, like a shooting star flying in reverse, straight into the clouds.

He hovered high in the sky, looking down at the land below, feeling the thrill of controlling everything; the pent-up frustration in his chest was swept away, replaced by an unprecedented sense of grandeur.

On the ground, Wizard Hurley saw this scene and felt a sense of relief.

Finally, it was a success...

However, at the very moment his mind relaxed.

Crack!

A crack appeared on the rune chains trapping Rowan.

Immediately following, the cracks spread rapidly like a spiderweb, covering the entire chain cage.

Wizard Hurley's expression changed, and he wanted to reinforce it, but his magic power had been completely exhausted during this consumption, and his body was empty.

He could only watch helplessly as the cracks continued to widen and deepen, until finally—Boom—!

The rune chains shattered with a bang, turning into countless fragments that dissipated into the air.

Rowan regained his freedom.

As for Wizard Hurley, it was as if all his strength had been drained, and he collapsed to his knees.

He violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his face deathly pale, his aura withered to the extreme.

...In the sky above the battlefield.

Rowan walked out of the shattered sorcery formation, his robes flapping in the wind.

He raised his eyes, looking at the Dawn Knight Mason, who was also standing in the air not far away.

And Mason, at this moment, looked back at him.

The two men's gazes collided violently in mid-air.

"Rowan, right?" Mason spoke, his voice icy and filled with bone-deep hatred: "Thank you for giving me the time to successfully break through."

He paused, his gaze becoming even colder: "Next, it is my turn to properly thank you!"

Rowan did not answer immediately.

He simply observed Mason quietly, his gaze lingering for a moment on his golden Battle Qi, which was like the breaking of dawn, and then looking at his hateful gaze, as if realizing something, then he raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled faintly: "No need to thank me, it is I who should thank you!"

He paused, the arc of his mouth deepening slightly, carrying an indescribable meaning: "You know... hehe..."

Upon hearing this, Mason felt his chest tighten suddenly.

Looking at the smiling expression on Rowan's face, an uncontrollable rage surged in his eyes: "You are courting death!!!"

Before the words had even faded, Mason's figure moved.

There was no probing; his first move was with full force!

A Blazing golden halo blossomed from his body, illuminating half the sky like the sun.

The halo condensed rapidly in the void.

Eventually, it transformed into a massive Battle Aspect—the Blazing Light Unicorn Battle Aspect, with a body of Blazing white and mane like gold!

It lowered its head, aiming the horn on its forehead at Rowan, and with its four hooves stepping on the air, it charged fiercely!

Every step left golden footprints in the void.

Seeing this, Rowan narrowed his eyes, but he did not dodge or avoid it.

He lightly raised his hand, tracing lines of flame, and the incomparably domineering Crimson Tiger Battle Manifestation condensed once again!

Amidst a heaven-shaking roar.

The next instant.

The two behemoths collided with a bang!

Golden light dust and crimson flame sparks scattered, and the shockwave spread in all directions...

Inside the Blazing Light Unicorn Battle Aspect.

Mason frowned.

He had assumed that after killing Duke Witton, Rowan would be at the end of his rope.

But the collision just now showed that this did not seem to be the case.

This is impossible!

The other party had been truly trapped by Wizard Hurley for so long.

This meant that he should have indeed been exhausted.

Mason's gaze swept across Rowan's slightly pale face, and he suddenly felt he understood something.

This guy is putting up a front.

He must be putting up a front.

Thinking of this, the doubt in Mason's heart was swept away, replaced by an even more Blazing fighting spirit.

"What are you pretending for?!"

The Blazing Light Unicorn charged again!

This time, he poured the power of his Blazing Light domain into the Unicorn Battle Aspect without reservation.

Pfft—!

The horn pierced into the Crimson Tiger's shoulder, and the golden light frantically dissolved the Crimson Tiger's flame body.

The Crimson Tiger's sharp claws similarly tore open the Unicorn's flank, and blood-colored patterns spread along the wound, beginning to erode that Blazing golden light.

The two Battle Aspects fought fiercely in the air.

No technique, no fancy moves.

Only the most domineering head-on clash!

"Come on! You can't fool me!" The light around Mason's Blazing Light Unicorn Battle Aspect flared even brighter.

He did not believe that after fighting Duke Witton and Wizard Hurley in succession, Rowan could not have suffered significant depletion.

In this situation, it was simply a contest of who had the deeper foundation.

He firmly believed that as long as he kept wearing him down, the one to die would definitely be the other party!

One collision. Two collisions. Three collisions. Ten times. Twenty times. Thirty times. ...

Until after dozens of hard collisions, the momentum of Rowan's Crimson Tiger Battle Manifestation showed no signs of weakening.

Mason's pupils constricted slightly, and a hint of hesitation finally appeared in his eyes.

"Impossible!"

He muttered in his heart.

Logically speaking, the other party's Battle Aspect should have collapsed long ago!

Why can he still maintain such high-intensity combat?

Could it be... that he really still has strength in reserve?

If that is the case...

He began to reassess the situation.

He had already successfully broken through to Sky Knight; this was the biggest goal of his trip.

As for killing Rowan.

Although he really wanted to, if the price was putting himself in danger, then it was not worth it.

Anyway, he had already successfully broken through.

As long as he returned to the Imperial Capital, he would have the freedom of the sea and the sky; with his status, he had plenty of ways to deal with the other party slowly.

There was no need to fight to the death here alone.

Thinking of this.

The fighting spirit in Mason's heart began to fade.

He decided to find an opportunity to retreat first.

However, just at this moment—

Rowan's Crimson Tiger Battle Manifestation suddenly paused for a moment.

Mason looked over, somewhat confused.

At this time, both sides' Battle Aspects were covered in wounds.

The Crimson Tiger was covered in golden Blazing light.

The Blazing Light Unicorn was also covered in crimson flame sparks.

Mason saw those indifferent vertical pupils of the Crimson Tiger.

There was no fatigue in that gaze.

Only a faint mockery.

Alarm bells rang in Mason's heart.

He was just about to retreat—

Eternal Winter Sovereignty: Polar Cold Silent Prison!

"What?!" Mason felt the surrounding temperature begin to drop sharply!

He looked down and saw that on the body of his own Unicorn Battle Aspect, those flame spark marks left by the Crimson Tiger were connecting in an inexplicable trajectory!

Those flame sparks seemed to come alive, spreading, intertwining, and merging along some profound path, outlining a huge pattern on the Unicorn's body—

It was the shape of a furnace.

A furnace made of flames.

Mason felt a sense of foreboding.

He was not prepared to fight anymore.

Just now, he had been blinded by anger and fury, which was why he had fought to the death with the other party regardless of everything.

In fact, there was absolutely no need!

He urged his Battle Aspect, preparing to retreat.

But just at this moment—

An ice crystal cage condensed out of thin air, appearing around his Battle Aspect, sealing and imprisoning him.

Seeing this, Mason's eyes narrowed, and he directly urged the Blazing Light Unicorn Battle Aspect to crash into the ice pillars.

Boom—!

The ice pillars shook, and a few cracks appeared.

Suddenly, he felt something strange.

He looked down and saw that on the body of his Battle Aspect, within the furnace pattern formed by the connecting flame sparks, a strange purple color began to emerge.

The purple was very faint, almost invisible at first, but it was deepening and spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The moment he noticed the appearance of the purple, Mason finally became terrified.

He could feel that his Battle Aspect was being annihilated and dissolved!

He raised his head, looking at the vertical pupils outside the ice prison that were still watching him with indifference.

He realized—

He might really die here?!

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But in the end, what came out of his mouth was a sentence that even he himself did not expect:

"Spare me!"