Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Chapter 551 The Final Trial

"Still not willing to give up?" Sugnir knocked away Peruvieri's longsword with one claw, and with the other claw, a fierce wind swept straight for her face, a mocking smile on his lips. "Your perseverance is indeed impressive, but the game should end now."

As soon as he finished speaking, blazing thorns sprang up from the ground and wrapped around his limbs.

"Here we go again. Can't you come up with something new?"

Sugniel frowned slightly, his arm muscles bulging, and the thorns wrapped around them should have snapped as before. However, as soon as he exerted force, a numbing sensation instantly spread throughout his body.

He froze, slightly surprised: "Was it poisoning? When did it happen...?"

He looked at the thorns that were wrapped around his body and suddenly realized what was going on.

It turned out that the thorns not only provided a medium for the flames to burn, but also silently injected toxins into his body with each contact.

Perhaps with Sugniel's strength, the poison could not completely imprison him, but this momentary delay was enough!

"Pepe, now!" Claire shouted with her last breath.

Peruvieri's eyes flashed with cold light as she endured the excruciating pain and sprang up like a taut bowstring.

She leaped into the air, the crimson blood on her longsword surging wildly. At that moment, she seemed to have concentrated all her strength, will, and desire for victory into this single strike.

"And so... we fall!"

Peruvieri's voice was like a declaration from the abyss, cold and resolute. She hovered high in the air, and the eerie phantom of the blood moon behind her suddenly expanded, staining the entire arena ceiling an ominous dark red.

The blood on the longsword was no longer flowing, but roaring and burning like boiling magma! She seemed to transform into a blood-red meteor falling from the sky, carrying the will to cut through everything, and fiercely slashed at the sluggish Sugniel.

This sword strike was so fast that it defied visual perception.

Sugnir frowned, forcefully activating his elemental power in an attempt to break free from the toxins' restraints and block this earth-shattering attack.

boom--!

A deafening roar and violent energy fluctuations spread outwards like a tsunami, carving deep trenches into the solid ground of the arena.

Smoke and blood mingled, obscuring everyone's vision.

"Did it succeed?" Karin, who was watching from the sidelines, poked her head out.

As the dust settled, everyone witnessed a scene they would never forget.

Peruvier knelt on one knee, her longsword pressed against the ground, breathing heavily.

Sugniel was knocked back several meters, but apart from a wound on his body, he was still standing there unharmed.

"How could this be? You couldn't even defeat him like this?" Karin exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, Sugniel dusted himself off and walked slowly toward the two of them again.

"Flame and poison, moon and blood... I see. This is quite interesting. Two dual-element contractors, no wonder you've come this far. It seems I need to re-evaluate you."

Sugniel's voice carried a hint of surprise, which quickly turned into greater interest. He walked slowly toward the two of them again, and this time, his eyes showed an even stronger determination toward his prey.

"However, that being said, I never said I wasn't a 'Dual Element Contractor'!"

The moment he finished speaking, his aura suddenly changed.

The previously unrestrained aura was suddenly infused with an extremely cold and viscous chill. Dark red blood light and icy blue freezing air, like two intertwined venomous snakes, coiled around his arms and clung to his claws. Soon, ominous blood mist emanated from those sharp claws.

"This is...blood element? How could this be?" Claire exclaimed in surprise.

“No need to be so surprised. We are the original lords, or as you would say, ancient relics. So, isn’t it normal for people like us to master multiple elemental forces?” Sugnir’s voice carried a hint of lazy mockery, as if he were stating something perfectly normal.

Peruvieri and Claire's hearts sank to the bottom. Dual-element contractors were already one in a million, but the dual power of blood and ice that Sugnir was displaying now had pushed them into an absolute dead end. Their power was almost exhausted, while their opponent seemed to be only just beginning to get serious.

"Alright, it's time to put an end to this boring farce."

His claws crossed, blood and cold energy mingling. With a slight smile, he thrust out.

Peruvier and Clévy's pupils constricted sharply, the shadow of death instantly looming over them. They could sense that they absolutely could not withstand this attack.

And at this critical moment!

boom!

A chilling coldness, far purer and more extreme than that emanating from Sognir, seemingly capable of freezing time and space itself, descended without warning.

In an instant, the air in the entire arena froze, and the flying ice shards were frozen in mid-air.

Suddenly, a tall and slender figure appeared in front of Peruvier and Clévius, catching Sugniel's attack with one hand.

"That's enough, Sugniel."

The icy voice instantly drowned out the aftershocks of the arena.

Sugniel's claws were caught by one hand, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes before he quickly withdrew his hands.

"Lord Rek'auth, what brings you here?"

However, Rek'os did not answer his question immediately. He calmed himself down briefly and turned to look at Peruvieri and Clévius.

"The trial is over. Peruvieri, Clévius, congratulations on successfully passing the trial." His voice was not loud, but it clearly resounded throughout the silent arena.

Upon hearing this, not only was Sugniel stunned, but even Peruvieri and Clévy looked up in disbelief.

“Big…” Sugnir was about to speak when he was interrupted by Rek'os’s glance back.

Those icy blue eyes swept over him indifferently, without any emotion, yet they silenced him instantly.

“Trials are no joke, and besides, they have already proven their strength. Sugnir, you’ve fallen into your old habit again.” Rek’Os crossed his arms, his tone calm, but his expression remained stern.

"Yes! I'm sorry..." Sugniel lowered his head, as docile as a kitten. This contrast almost made Karin, who was watching from the side, burst out laughing. She quickly covered her mouth and shrugged.

At this moment, Rek'os looked at the two of them again: "You've worked hard. Go back and get some rest today. Tomorrow I will personally hold the paladin conferment ceremony for you."

Rek'os's voice was calm and authoritative, like a decree, bringing this long and cruel trial to a final close.

Peruvieri and Clévy stood frozen in place, overwhelmed by exhaustion and sudden ecstasy, almost losing their balance. They had to support each other to keep from collapsing.

Although Sugnir was unwilling, he could only reluctantly suppress his aura and step aside in the face of Rek'os's absolute authority.