CHAPTER 274: CHAPTER 264: ADMONITION AND RELEASE

—— Water Prison Training.

The reason Yorkshire turned around to see another version of himself still frozen in that ice wall was because Andrew quietly cast a Water Magic called "Water Prison Training" on him.

In short, it’s a kind of magic that temporarily "separates soul and body."

And just like the "Long-range Water Needle/Zero-Distance Water Cannon," this "Water Prison Training" also has two modes—

First, it draws a part of the enemy’s Soul Will out of the body, with the spirit body in front and the physical body behind.

Second, it leaves a part of the enemy’s Soul Will in place while the physical body is in front. And this is exactly the current situation with Yorkshire.

In fact, Yorkshire has been released from the Ice Prison, but a part of his spirit body—namely, that "Yorkshire" he turned to see—remained in the Ice Prison under Andrew’s subtle Magic Effect!

Without a doubt, among the many Tier Four Water Magics in the "Water God Mark," "Water Prison Training" belongs to that small group of the highest difficulty.

The use of this magic, as the name suggests: it is a magic used for interrogating prisoners!

Perfectly suitable for dealing with the captured Yorkshire.

"Am I still frozen in the Ice Prison? No, that’s not right!"

Yorkshire, worthy of being the Saint Son, quickly realized, "If I hadn’t been released, I couldn’t have acted against that Frost Guard just now! So I must have been released, but at the same time, part of me remains in that ice wall!?"

Thinking this, Yorkshire was filled with disbelief, as there seemed to be no magic he knew of with such peculiar Magic Effect.

What kind of strange magic is this?

"Hoo..." Yorkshire took a deep breath, trying hard to steady his mind.

He didn’t know how Andrew did it, but based on his profound magical knowledge and accumulation, one thing was for sure: in this situation, generally if you defeat Andrew, the caster, the magic he cast on him would naturally break on its own!

Whoosh! Yorkshire immediately squatted on the spot. From seeing another version of himself in the ice wall to reacting, it actually took just a breath. As the Saint Son of the Magic Guild, Yorkshire showed extraordinary calmness and judgment.

He slapped his palm down hard on the ground.

He wanted to activate the "Earth Fire Pulse," transmitting the pulsating force through the ground into Andrew’s body on the opposite side!

This was the quickest way to launch a counterattack!

Andrew saw Yorkshire’s move, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. Even as adversaries, Andrew had to admit: the reaction, the judgment, was really fast and truly impressive! Well deserved of the title of Saint Son.

"But... it’s already too late." Andrew raised his hand, aimed at the "spirit body" of the Yorkshire behind the ice wall, and made a "grasping" motion through the air, "At the moment of soul and body separation, you actually no longer have the ability to fight back."

With Andrew’s movement, the "spirit body Yorkshire" immediately froze.

As if his throat was being choked!

At the same time, the movements of Yorkshire outside the ice wall also suddenly halted. His palm was less than an inch from the ground, almost touching it, but no matter what, he couldn’t truly reach the ground, unable to transmit the full-power Earth Fire Pulse into it!

This was precisely the Magic Effect of "Water Prison Training": when Andrew choked the throat of the spirit body through the air, Yorkshire himself also felt exactly the same suffocating sensation!

"What is this... What kind of magic is this?!" Yorkshire, stuck in a half-kneeling position on the ground, couldn’t move, his face gradually flushed red, and the previously arrogant and angry look in his eyes faded away.

Only shock and horror remained!

Previously, he summarized all the reasons for losing to Andrew and made targeted adjustments, very confident that in a rematch, he could definitely crack Andrew’s counterattack technique.

The result?

This time, Andrew used something on him that was not a counterattack technique at all.

But instead, a kind of magic that Yorkshire had never seen before!

"Wait, wait a minute..." Yorkshire stared firmly at Andrew, fear finally appearing in his eyes. This arrogant and prideful Third Saint Son, when truly feeling the breath of death, was as fearful as anyone else.

Andrew, however, was expressionless. He exerted force with his hand and gave a slight twist sideways.

Thus, the two Yorkshires inside and outside the ice wall simultaneously had their necks twisted to one side! And then with a thud, they fell.

Even until losing consciousness, Yorkshire found it hard to believe: his second confrontation with Andrew turned out to be such a one-sided crushing!

"Isn’t it that you won’t lose to the same person twice?" Andrew murmured as he gazed at Yorkshire who had fallen down, "The premise is that you’re still facing that same ’person’."

Truthfully, compared to the previous encounter, it’s not that Andrew experienced some qualitative leap in tier, whole power, magic, or counterattack technique.

But compared to that time, Andrew now had two additional things.

One is knowledge about Yorkshire.

After summarizing and reviewing, making targeted adjustments wasn’t something only Yorkshire did; Andrew did it too.

Thus came this targeted "Water Prison Training."

The special feature of Yorkshire lies in his extremely high attribution to the "Earth" element, surpassing the proportion of the "Fire" element.

Essentially, Yorkshire was no longer a Fire Mage but an Earth Mage. And judging from the previous encounter, Earth Mages seem to have exceptional physical defenses, surpassing ordinary Earth Fire Mages.

But in terms of Soul Defense, Yorkshire was actually inferior to ordinary Earth Fire Mages!

That’s when Andrew unlocked the most powerful Soul Class Water Magic he could currently unlock.

The very one he just cast, "Water Prison Training."

So, in truth, this is still the logic of a "counterattack technique."

And the second difference in Andrew from before is confidence.

"Previously, although I learned the counterattack technique, I wasn’t sure if my strength was truly enough to handle the Royal Court negotiations." Andrew thought to himself.

Always felt titles like Saint Son, Saintess, were quite imposing.

It wasn’t until he defeated Yorkshire head-on that Andrew was completely sure: now, he was at least on the same level as the Saint Son and Saintess of the Magic Guild.

This confidence is actually the most crucial factor.

Because he gained this confidence, Andrew insisted on continuing the negotiations.

Came up with the plan that Susan called a "gamble!"

"I must be crazy to come up with such a risky plan..." Andrew smiled awkwardly, stepping forward.

The scene was quiet at this moment.

The Frost Guard lay on the ground.

Yorkshire lay on the ground.

Andrew walked up to Yorkshire and looked down.

The Third Saint Son on the ground had completely lost consciousness but was not dead.

Andrew had not killed his opponent. Although, if he acted now, he could easily dispose of this Third Saint Son of the Magic Guild. Yet, sparing him to use as a bargaining chip in negotiations is the reasonable, wise choice.

However, Andrew’s plan was neither to kill nor to hold captive, but to... release.

Andrew planned to release Yorkshire.

To release the Third Saint Son of the Magic Guild that he had painstakingly captured with his own hands.