MMORPG: Rise of the Primordial Godsmith

Chapter 924: The Abyss vs. The Azure (2)



Whoosh!

With [Flash of the Azure Dragon] active, it went without saying that Noel had a difficult time keeping track of Valyr, even with the disparity that existed between their strength.

However, the old man was still able to track the young man down, adorning a faint smile after realizing Valyr was just heading straight at him.

"[Abyssal Serpent Style]..."

"[Bastion of the Boundless Abyss]!"

Getting the feeling that the young man's attacks would begin to deviate from merely utilizing spearmanship, Noel immediately activated one of his stronger defensive skills, casting a barrier around himself as he reminded himself not to use any of his stat-boosting skills against Valyr.

'After all, I'm just assessing how strong Valyr is,' thought the old man to himself. 'There's no reason to turn this into a fight to the death.'

Though, just as those thoughts lingered in his mind, the young man's next few moves caused him to begin doubting those same thoughts.

"[Four Paths Azure Magic Arts]..."

"[Dominion of the Azure Turtle]!"

Whoosh!

With Valyr as the center, a massive field of energy soon expanded before Noel's very eyes, engulfing him as his imminent surroundings took on a tinge of the dark blue Azure Energy had.

Feeling the domain take its effect on him as it slightly reduced his strength, Noel slightly frowned as he watched the young man raise his hands to the sky the moment the domain was formed.

"[Truth Weaver Scripture: Tetrad]."

"[Intent of Shadow Energy]."

"[Four Paths Azure Magic Arts]..."

"[Azure Phoenix's Lament]!"

Whoosh!

Without giving any telltale signs, the young man shot out a considerable amount of Azure Energy into the sky, causing it to expand and transform into a massive azure cloud.

Under the effects of [Dominion of the Azure Turtle], the azure cloud gained an imposing aura to it, imbuing the same feeling into all the azure phoenixes that began to rain from it soon after.

"[Blink of the Azure Dragon]!"

With that, the two continued sparring some more, prompting Valyr to unleash some of the techniques he'd yet to make use in an actual fight, like [Descent of the Azure Phoenix].

Of course, with Noel having only made one of his moves known to Valyr before the spar, many of the moves he unleashed had caught the young man off guard.

Though, with a knack for combat and strong spatial awareness, the young man was able to avoid most of them, having to rely on a couple of defensive skills for the ones he couldn't.

In the end, the two stood a few meters away from each other, looking at each other with exhaustion written all over their faces.

As for the training ground, it had now been dyed a mix of black and dark blue, its evenness now a mere thing of the past.

Catching his breath, Noel gripped on his spear as he looked at Valyr. "So... want to continue?"

"I'll pass." Hearing the question, Valyr immediately chose to stop the spar. "It's just a spar, not a fight to the death."

Taking in a few deep breaths, he then asked the old man with a faint smile. "Anyways, what's your verdict, Elder Noel?"

"With the moves you've shown so far, you'll greatly contribute if you were to be put in to the frontlines." Inwardly letting out a sigh of relief, Noel affixed his spear to his back as he responded to Valyr's question.

"Of course, with your main class being that of a blacksmith, you'd also be able to contribute greatly from the rear."

"In any case, I'm guessing you haven't made use of all the moves you have in your skill list yet, no?" asked Noel, to which Valyr let out some laughter before nodding.

"I could say the same to you as well," said the young man, sitting down after getting confirmation that their fight was over.

Wryly smiling in response to the young man's words, Noel made his way to where Valyr was

before sitting near him.

Looking at the young man for a bit, the old man eventually thought of a question he had

before meeting him, faintly mustering up the courage to ask it. "Say... do you think you could

contact the divine being that gave you Azure Energy?"

Raising his eyebrow in response, Valyr mulled over it for a bit before giving a slightly unsure

nod. "I could try. Why?"

"Oh, nothing much." Noel let out a faint chuckle at the question.

"I just wanted to ask if she could take me in as her student."