Gaston

As a domainist, Gaston George was already a powerful and significant figure in the transcendent world.

After all, high-level class rank transcendents were extremely rare, and their deeds were seldom heard of.

Mid-level class rank transcendents were already powerful enough to walk with their heads held high, and among them, he was a mid-tier domainist, naturally allowing him to look down upon most transcendent incidents he encountered.

Even so, Gaston’s expression at this moment was exceptionally solemn.

Since the opponent dared to secretly set up a barrier, they most likely did so specifically to deal with him.

If they dared to target him, it was highly probable they knew his identity, and knowing who he was while still choosing to attack proved their confidence in their own strength.

Such a person was definitely not simple.

Olivia Melianne had no intention of answering Gaston’s inquiry; she simply raised her finger, intending to end the battle quickly.

On her finger, the destructive-grade forbidden artifact Elemental Praise shimmered with a cold luster as elemental power swirled around it.

Wind!

With a thought from Olivia, savage winds manifested within the barrier, sweeping fiercely toward Gaston. Every strand of wind felt like a blade, seemingly capable of slicing through anything in its path.

An elemental mage?

The thought flashed through Gaston’s mind, assuming her transcendent path was that of an elemental mage.

This also reminded him of someone—a Transcender who had recently joined the Rose Legion. That person followed the path of an elemental mage and was also a woman.

Could it be her? But if it were her, there was no reason for her to attack him.

Gaston had never met the lady named Stella Elijah, and he had no time for deep reflection now. He immediately launched a countermeasure against the woman's attack.

"Within my domain, elements shall not exist."

As Gaston spoke, a subtle change occurred in the area surrounding him.

The savage winds dissipated the moment they entered that zone, unable to even approach Gaston.

The laws of heaven and earth within that area had been altered, and such laws were absolute. Unless influenced by a corresponding legal power, those laws could not be shaken.

This was the power of a domainist, a formidable existence of the fifth class rank.

Even an attack launched by an extraordinary forbidden artifact like Elemental Praise was actually affected by the opponent's domain.

Of course, this did not mean Elemental Praise was useless against a domainist; it was a process of mutual consumption.

Maintaining a domain was not unconditional; it naturally drained the energy of the transcendent.

Using specialized law power to eliminate elemental energy was a constant drain on the user.

If the elemental power were infinite, it could eventually exhaust the opponent until they could no longer maintain the domain, leading to victory.

However, Olivia did not want a slow war of attrition; she wanted a swift resolution.

Therefore, the elemental spells were merely meant to distract him; her true killing move was not there.

At that moment, Olivia unleashed her elemental powers again, as various elements erupted in an instant.

Fire, ice, and lightning surged wildly. Plants sprouted from the earth, and strands of wind slashed out once more. Light shone from above while darkness swallowed the ground below, and the earth itself cracked open in massive fissures.

Various attacks poured forth in a short span of time, causing Gaston to frown deeply.

No matter what kind of elemental attack it was, it was neutralized by his domain and could not get near him. He did not understand what his opponent was doing.

Did she really intend to fight a war of attrition with elemental power?

"Are you Stella?"

Gaston found a moment to ask the question, his suspicion toward the lady before him growing.

After all, in the Holy Kelidos Empire, the elemental mage was not a very common transcendent path.

Since the only elemental mage to appear recently was the lady named Stella Elijah, it was hard not to associate her with the woman in front of him.

Olivia still had no intention of answering.

The spiritual weapon Water Moon Dance, which she had used before, appeared in her hand once more.

The blue, translucent Water Moon Dance looked as exquisite as a work of art, but beneath that refinement lay quite formidable lethality.

In the next instant, her figure vanished from the spot.

Gaston had been watching Olivia closely, and his heart tightened the moment her figure suddenly disappeared.

Before he could even search for her, he sensed someone beside him. That person was Olivia.

Appearing abruptly next to Gaston, Olivia didn't hesitate to swing Water Moon Dance toward him. As she struck, the blade of the weapon erupted with a crimson glow.

Wrathful Slash!

Olivia displayed her techniques without hesitation. Since her goal was to eliminate him, there was no need to hide her methods.

Facing such an attack, Gaston reacted immediately.

His figure suddenly shattered into numerous fine, blue points of light, allowing him to evade Olivia’s slash in this manner.

Those many blue spots of light then floated away, reconvening in another area to take the form of Gaston once more.

This was none other than an ability of the Diviner path: Starpoint Flicker.

Indeed, Gaston followed the path of a Diviner.

It was a very rare transcendent path, but also an extremely troublesome one.

Transcendents on this path possessed various miraculous divination abilities. Often, they could uncover a person’s various details just by looking at them, possessing terrifying insight and judgment.

This was why the magic mirror had judged that Gaston might discover Olivia’s secret.

After all, he was a Diviner, and Diviners were the best at spotting discrepancies.

Seeing Gaston evade her attack with Starpoint Flicker, Olivia continued to use the teleportation ability of King's Domain, pursuing him like a shadow and launching a relentless barrage of slashes.

A domainist's domain could only manifest one rule at a time. Currently, the rule was to eliminate elemental power, but it could not affect Olivia’s other non-elemental abilities.

The two figures flickered rapidly back and forth within the area, their movements so fast they were a dizzying blur.