CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: ANGEL, STILL FEELING COCKY?

When the Temple’s Holy Girl challenged them, Logan quickly stopped Lilith.

Ever since Diana attacked that high schooler just now, Logan had wanted to deal with her.

Now that Evelynna brought him this chance, Logan wasn’t going to let it slip.

He turned toward the stage. "I don’t mind the Holy Girl stepping in. What do the City Lord and the Priest think?"

On the stage, Priest Nancy was about to say no.

Before she could speak, Natalia pressed a hand on her shoulder.

Natalia picked up the mic and called out, "If you young people want to spar, I have no problem as City Lord."

"But watch yourselves. Don’t let anyone die. Got it?"

With Natalia’s okay, Logan looked back at Holy Girl Evelynna. "Go ahead."

Facing Logan’s challenge, Evelynna took a deep breath and ordered, "Team up!"

At her command, the angel Diana and the elf Siel moved at the same time.

They were fast—within a blink, they unleashed their skills.

"Holy Bolt Arrows!"

"Wind Seal: Blood Cultivation Realm!"

Dozens of glowing arrows came flying in. Logan dodged with Kerparos and Lilith.

But before he could strike back, his breathing seized.

What had been easy a moment ago now took all his strength just to draw a lungful of air.

This thing was trying to suffocate him.

Once he understood how the skill worked, Logan locked his eyes on the elf Siel.

"Lilith!"

At his call, Lilith shifted into Infernal Lord Form and shot toward Siel like a rocket.

"Mind Lash!"

A massive whip of mental power cracked out and cut off Siel’s casting.

"Damn it! Wings of Wind!" Feeling the threat, Siel made a snap choice, opened wind wings, and lifted off.

But just as she let out a breath, thinking she’d dodged the attack, Lilith spoke again.

"Demon Eye!"

In a blink, a pair of rose-red eyes appeared right in front of Siel.

The Mental Power whip, which she had just managed to dodge, suddenly shot out and struck her directly.

"Ouch! It hurts so much!" A sharp pain shot through her soul, and elf Siel could no longer keep up her spellcasting. She dropped her [No-Air Blood Cultivation Realm] spell.

After regaining his breath, Logan locked his eyes onto Diana.

Just a moment ago, while Logan was struggling to breathe, Diana had fired dozens of Holy Bolts, all aimed at his vital spots.

If it weren’t for Kerparos’ thick skin, which shielded Logan from the attack, he might have had to use his [Infernal Lord Form] to block them.

Clearly, Diana’s goal was to seriously hurt, maybe even cripple Logan.

Thinking this, Logan’s eyes turned cold. "Diana, you’re asking for death!"

Then he turned to Kerparos and said, "Follow me. Take her down!"

Kerparos let out a loud roar and his body started to grow.

His body, once the size of a calf, expanded until it was as tall as three stories.

Crack!

His huge tail wrapped around Logan’s waist and lifted him onto Kerparos’ back.

But before Logan could act further, Evelynna suddenly jumped from a corner, her sword pointing straight at Logan’s chest. "Your opponent is me!"

"Get out of the way!" This time, Logan didn’t hold back. He activated the [Skill Array] in his familiar’s space and shouted, "Infernal Lord Form!"

Giant demon wings burst from his back, like two sharp blades, rushing toward Evelynna.

In a hurry, Evelynna switched to defense, barely blocking Logan’s wings with her sword.

But before she could attack again, a strong force from Logan’s wings sent her flying backward.

Boom!

She crashed into the ground like a cannonball, and half of her leg was buried in the dirt.

She managed to pull herself out of the hole, ready to fight again—but found her leg shaking and her ankle swollen.

"Damm it!" Evelynna cursed under her breath, her eyes once again fixed on Logan—but he didn’t even look at her.

That feeling of being completely ignored sent a rush of anger through her. She clenched her teeth and growled, "That guy, he actually dared to ignore me!"

Fueled by anger, Evelynna gave orders to elf Siel and the angel Diana: "Don’t hold back. Teach him a real lesson!"

After receiving the command, Diana’s eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at Logan with a sneer. "You look really ugly after transforming!"

Then, golden flames of Inferno surrounded her, burning from head to toe.

As the fire died down, her power suddenly shot up. The whole training ground trembled.

Suddenly, a second pair of wings spread out from her back, and a glowing halo appeared above her head.

"Seraph! Transform!"

With those words, a spear made of holy light particles appeared in her hand.

She quickly swung the spear, sending out countless glowing particles that sparkled in the air.

Seeing this, the audience all stood up.

Even the three people on the stage looked shocked.

Feeling everyone’s respect, Diana smiled slightly. "Logan, today I’ll show you just how big the gap is between a lowly human and a noble angel."

Just as she finished speaking, Diana raised her spear and rushed toward Logan.

But when the spear hit Logan, it didn’t even scratch his skin.

Diana hovered in the air, her two pairs of wings beating rapidly. She put all her strength into the attack, but still couldn’t leave a single mark on Logan.

A full-power strike in her Seraph form—yet it couldn’t break Logan’s defense?

That made Diana’s heart jump. Her eyes widened in shock: "This isn’t possible!"

"There’s nothing impossible!" Logan’s voice rang out as he grabbed the spear in Diana’s hand. "I’m using Lilith’s [Infernal Lord Form], Kerparos’ [Iron Hide], and my familiar’s [Defense Array] to take the hits for me. You’re not even worth hurting!"

Crack!

The sound of metal breaking was sharp and loud.

Diana’s full-power holy light spear was shattered by Logan with ease.

Looking at the broken pieces of the spear, Diana’s brain froze. All she could do was murmur: "No way... how could you use so many skills at once?"

"There’s nothing you can’t do if you just don’t know it," Logan said, then kicked Diana in the stomach.

With a loud boom, Diana shot up into the sky like a falling star.

Logan’s demon wings flapped behind him, and he followed her up into the clouds.

When both of them disappeared into the sky, the crowd stretched their necks, trying to see what would happen next.

"Diana!" elf Siel called from not far away, quickly starting a spell to help her.

Suddenly, a sharp blade rested against her neck, and a wave of mental pressure hit her like a flood.

"Don’t move, or I’ll kill you!" Lilith’s voice was cold and sharp.

At the same time, Lilith kept casting [Weaken Will] and [Mind Lash] to stop elf Siel from casting any spells.

At the same time, Evelynna, limping from her injury, stood again in front of Kerparos, her eyes full of seriousness.

Even though it had only been a few rounds of fighting, she knew clearly that the gap between her and Logan was huge.

But she still didn’t give up.

Especially when she saw Natalia’s eyes always fixed on Logan, Evelynna felt even more frustrated.

"I won’t give up!" she said, and the Philosopher’s Stone around her neck glowed. Her body was soon covered in golden Inferno. "Philosopher’s Stone Skill activated!"

"Seraph Form! Transform!" As Evelynna spoke, four angel wings, just like Diana’s, spread out behind her, and a halo of holy light appeared above her head.

Then, her four wings quickly pushed down, sending her high into the air.

"Logan! I won’t lose!" In mid-air, Evelynna was surrounded by holy fire, and a golden sword appeared in her hand.

But as soon as she rose to just a few tens of meters, her vision suddenly went dark.

Kerparos’ huge body completely blocked the light from her holy fire.

"Don’t bother my Master!" A warning voice came from Kerparos, who then swung a huge claw, as big as a truck, and hit Evelynna hard.

Boom!

Evelynna had shot up into the sky so fast, she came crashing back down just as quickly.

The audience could only see a cloud of dust. When it cleared, Evelynna was completely buried in the ground, like a carving in stone.

Seeing this, Nancy Priest lost her temper.

She jumped to her feet and was about to go help Evelynna herself.

But Natalia’s voice cut in: "Stay out of it!"

"What do you mean, stay out of it? Evelynna is hurt! I’m going to save her!" Nancy Priest was determined to go against Natalia this time. "Also, Logan let his familiar threaten an opponent’s life. We Temple won’t allow someone like him to join the Federal Genius Training Camp."

With that, Nancy Priest immediately called out a golden Griffin.

But before she could even get on its back, a shadow fell from the sky. A huge spider leg, like a steel needle, pierced right through the Griffin.

Nancy Priest’s face turned pale as a sheet. She turned and yelled at Natalia: "What did you do?!"

Natalia didn’t back down at all, even with Nancy Priest’s anger.

She spoke in an even colder voice: "When it comes to letting a familiar threaten others, your precious Holy Girl did way worse than Logan."

"Her angel familiar first attacked a high school student in the stands. Then, during the duel, she secretly attacked Logan’s weak spot. Those Holy Bolts didn’t hold back at all."

"So if Logan isn’t fit to be here, then Evelynna is even less so. Do you understand, Nancy?"

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