Realm of Myths and Legends

he flames were different colors, but the sizes varied.
Green, turquoise, yellow, blue, and white.

The intensity of the flames was different, but without a doubt, the white flame was on an entirely different level compared to the rest and was at least double the size of the other flames.
Followed by the white flame in levels of intensity was blue, yellow, green, and then turquoise.

However, there was another flame above him that held a greater level of intensity than all the flames that were below him combined.
It was a murky and milky colored flame, however, unlike the wild and untamed flames beneath him, this flame was compressed and controlled.
But, even though its appearance was much smaller than the other flames, its power was far greater.

There was an extraordinarily condensed flame headed straight towards Izroth.
Compared to the other flames, this one did not feel as alive.
But, Izroth was able to immediately tell that it was something extremely dangerous.
He pieced everything together and quickly came to a conclusion.

’I see, if the five flames on below me are Mirage and the others, then that makes the one above me Zephyr.
The flame heading towards me must be the sword strike he just used.
But, why am I seeing all of this? Does it relate to the system alert I just received? ’

Indeed, it was just as Izroth guessed.
Due to the new skill he acquired from his Soul Essence trait, he was able to ”see ” even with his eyes closed! The name of this trait skill was called Energy Vision Sense.

Trait: Soul Essence

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*New*-Energy Vision Sense: The user can feel and see mana, as well as, different forms of energy in their surroundings (Current Max Range: 164 meters).
Consumes 0.10(+0.05 per second active) Essence per 10 meters every second it remains active.
The greater the range and longer the skill remains active, the more Essence will be consumed.

On the ground, the white flame belonged to Ying Yue, the blue flame to Qi Jiguang, yellow to Mirage, green to Midnight, and turquoise to Omega.
Of course, Izroth had no idea what these different colors meant.

Just as the attack was about to hit Izroth, his body started to flicker in and out of existence.
Zephyr ’s sword strike hit nothing but empty air as it passed through the silhouette Izroth left behind.

At the same time, everyone became dumbfounded by what they witnessed next.
The afterimages of Izroth ’s silhouettes did not show him descending, but rather ascending.
In other words, he was still going up past the jump limit for players!

5 meters…

10 meters…

20 meters..!

Zephyr eyes widened from shock.
Impossible! How did that person manage to dodge his Warpath Blade: Unmarked Quick Drawing Arts?! It was undodgeable! Though the thing that left him completely speechless was the fact that Izroth was flying! No, it was still not quite flying, but it was much closer to what true flying than his own methods were.

Izroth ’s movements were similar to stepping and striding in the sky itself.
He was capable of moving in all directions which was something that even Zephyr was incapable of doing.
This was thanks to the Sky Steps skill attached to Izroth ’s Skystep Boots.
It granted him the ability to temporary step on air for twenty seconds.
Of course, this was reduced to ten seconds since he was currently in combat.

It did not take long for Izroth to arrive even higher up in the air than Zephyr.
He stopped at a height of around thirty meters which was ten meters above the maximum height that Zephyr could achieve.

A strong gust of wind blew around Izroth ’s Sword of The Storm as he invoked the skill Tempest Strikes.
Since Zephyr liked to attack in this same manner, Izroth felt that it was only right that he naturally return the favor.

Woosh! Woosh!

In one second, Izroth sent five blades of wind soaring towards Zephyr.

Zephyr tried to adjust his position to block Izroth ’s attacks, however, his air maneuverability was mediocre at best.
While he was able to successfully parry away two of Izroth ’s attacks, he was struck mercilessly by the remaining three blades of wind.
At that moment, he understood that being in the sky had been quickly turned from an absolute advantage into a disadvantage for him!

«Parried»

-1,122

«Parried»

-1,122

«Critical Hit»

-3,492

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This forced Zephyr to swallow his pride and concede the sky to Izroth! He hated to admit it, but he lacked the proper skillset for a battle in the sky.
He began to descend back towards the ground as he was continuously bombarded by Izroth ’s attacks.

”Freak…! ” Mirage could not help but exclaim.
He could fly! He was actually able to fly! Not only that, but he forced Zephyr, a rare NPC, to retreat back towards the ground.
Did this guy have to make it his job to ignore common sense?

Of course, Izroth would not allow Zephyr to retreat without paying a heavy price.
He made sure to take full advantage of Zephyr ’s lack of maneuverability and followed him down to stay within attack range.
Izroth did not let up on his assault as he shaved off a good portion of Zephyr ’s HP in a short period of time.

By the time Zephyr ’s feet touched the ground, his HP had dropped down to 35%! In that brief moment, while Zephyr descended, with his Flickering Steps active and Zephyr being practically defenseless, Izroth cut off 15% of his HP!

As soon as Zephyr ’s foot touched the ground, Qi Jiguang was there to personally greet him.

Bang! Boom!

Qi Jiguang ’s fist collided with Zephyr as a series of small explosions appeared at his side.

Izroth opened his eyes as the flames disappeared and everything around him returned to normal.
He rapidly descended from the sky along with his Sword of The Storm falling down at an incredible speed towards Zephyr.
It was followed by the sound of a loud thunderclap as a bolt of lightning crashed down.

Crrrrrrckle! BOOM!