Volume 1, Chapter 47 – In the Name of Holy Light

The cracked floor.

At the center of that fractured ground, a massive greatsword stood upright, embedded in the marble in a way that seemed almost impossible.

“Haa…”

It had to be said that at this moment, whether it was the Paladin called Lancelot or any of the other Paladins present, every one of them showed an expression of utter shock at what had just happened.

By the Paladins’ general understanding, the strongest among the outsiders who came to this world were not even capable of lasting a single round against them.

After all, those outsiders had only arrived in this world barely over a month ago. No matter how talented they were, it was impossible for someone to grow to the same level of power the Paladins had honed over years, sometimes even over decades, of training.

But today, an exception had appeared.

“This power…”

Duansheng Tingyu’s eyes gleamed a deep, blood-red light.

Even though the greatsword behind him was still jammed firmly into the ground, his entire body radiated an overwhelming and oppressive presence.

Lancelot frowned slightly.

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“This aura…”

To his senses, the outsider before him was overflowing with negative energy.

If he had to describe it in detail…

It was violent, seething with destructive intent, and filled with the raw will to annihilate.

“It seems I’ll have to drive you out, no, to purify you with Holy Light!”

Realizing that something was off about Duansheng Tingyu, Lancelot’s expression grew increasingly stern.

“Stage of Light—”

A low chant escaped from deep within Lancelot’s throat, and in the next instant, a blinding brilliance erupted around him.

Not only was his longsword enveloped in light, this time, even the Paladin himself was completely shrouded in it.

And at the very moment Lancelot activated the skill called “Stage of Light,” Duansheng Tingyu suddenly moved.

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Without warning, the ground beneath his feet cracked with a heavy imprint, and his body instantly blurred, appearing before Lancelot in the blink of an eye.

“Using a skill that takes time to cast in the middle of combat… Paladin, so this is all you amount to.”

With a sneer on his lips, his fist clenched tightly, still slick with the blood dripping down his knuckles, and he drove it toward Lancelot’s abdomen with crushing force.

By all logic, that blow should have landed.

But…

Something unexpected happened again, shocking Tianyin once more.

The light surrounding Lancelot suddenly condensed into a wall of pure radiance, stopping Duansheng Tingyu’s punch dead in its tracks.

“I must admit, your strength surpasses that of any outsider I’ve ever seen.”

A deep, calm voice came from behind the wall of light.

“But if this is all you have—”

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The sentence ended there.

In the next instant, the Paladin wrapped in light burst through the wall, crossing the space between them in less than a blink.

“…”

Duansheng Tingyu didn’t say a word as he was approached at impossible speed, he simply attacked again.

In an instant, his fists were flying too fast for the naked eye to follow.

If it had been anyone else, they would have already been beaten to death by that barrage.

But Lancelot was different. The light that covered him repelled every strike automatically, as though alive. Beneath that glow, the Paladin merely watched quietly, showing no intent to retaliate.

“In the end, you’re too slow… and too weak.”

“This duel shall be purified by Holy Light.”

The moment those words were spoken, the tangible light around Lancelot suddenly detached from his body, wrapping itself around Duansheng Tingyu instead.

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And then, it bound him tightly, stopping his arm mid-swing before it could reach Lancelot.

No, more precisely, at that moment, Duansheng Tingyu’s entire body was enveloped by the radiance, immobilized completely.

“……”

The outcome was clear. It was without a doubt Lancelot’s victory.

Raising his longsword high, the Paladin’s gaze turned cold and solemn.

“In the name of Holy Light!”

But just as the sword was about to swing down, a sudden voice broke through the air.

“W-wait a minute…”