Seven Treasure Clan's crisis: Sacrifice

Looking at the spiked-haired man, I already knew that he was an incredibly strong man, stronger than low ranked titled douluos. If he attacked me now, the attack not only would injure me, it would cause great damage to our people.

I flapped my wing shooting me to the sky, moving away from the clan's people, She Long's gaze never abandoning me. 9 spirit rings appeared surrounding She Long's lance, one purple ring shining brightly. "<3rd skill: Rock Drill>!" rocks started accumulating over his lance tip until it formed a drill. She Long thrust his lance towards me while rotating his lance, the rock drill shot to me rotating at great speed with huge power.

It must be known that even low aged spirit skills used by high ranked spirit masters can become very frightening. Not only are they powered by more spirit power, but they are also influenced by the spirit evolution and comprehension of the user. This only amplificated at the titled douluo rank where people understanding of his spirit became the most important and their comprehension increase a lot. So even this less than 3000 years old skill is nothing less than a full out attack of a spirit sage.

Even with facing this attack I didn't flinch, it seemed that I was being underestimated, this attack may be able to kill me 6 months ago, but I am a new me now.

I held my sword with my right hands, putting my Mind Eye at maximum plus the help of the skull spirit bone, concentrating on the energy of my surroundings. Even in a battlefield where death is prevalent, emotions of wanting to protect your loved ones and wanting to keep alive bloom at their maximum brilliance. All of them focusing on my sword, I lifted my sword pointing at the drill, "<Sword Heart Protection+Life: Rho Aias>!" a white flower formed by 6 petals blooms from my sword's tip, creating a 6-layered barrier over it. If my Luminosité Eternelle focused on Life and is supported by Protection, this one is focused on Protection being supported by Life.

The Rock Drill crashed at the barriers, as an attack with its main property being penetration, it easily penetrated the first barrier that broke like glass, without lowering much the speed of the drill.

The drill continues piercing layers, each one stronger than the last one, each layer destroyed pushing me who only could keep my defense flapping my wings like mad, causing me some light internal injuries. I could finally stop the drill with the last 2 remaining layers, the drill having lost its power dissolved in sand.

"What are you playing?!" the Golden Crocodile shouted angrily while he faced multiples attacks "Finish him quickly!".

She Long muscles bulged showing his veins, he looked at me with a furious look "To stop my attack. Die!" his rings started shining, the tip of his lance started deforming, taking the form of a snake's head. She Long shot his lance towards me. The lance seemed to crawl the sky making a S movement while hissing.

I gulped seeing the attack (For him to use his spirit avatar. I will put all to stop it!) I thought resolutely closing my eyes. Holding my sword with both hands, I lifted it pointing to the sky. "<Sword Heart: Retalation>", all my previous aura given to my clan members was directed and absorbed by my sword that was being surrounded by a white and golden light. From my body, all my energy flowed towards my sword, healing all my wounds.

"I will return all the damage done to my people" I said opening my eyes that shined with a calm golden light. "EX-" raging aura expanding from my sword "-CALIBUR!" I swung my sword, a white-golden pillar over 10 meters wide shooting towards She Long's lance.

The lance hissed crashing the pillar. Just the impact was enough to make me flinch, the pressure at my arms was so high that I almost let go of my sword. For a moment both projectiles stopped in their clash, anyone being able to break the other.

"Haaaaaaaaaaa!" I put more strength on my sword, giving all my heart to it.

"You're too full of yourself" I listened a cold voice from She Long "There's no way for you to win this. GRaaaaaa!" She Long shouted. The Snake Lance's eyes shined with a red glow and started piercing my attack. It started slowly but it continued piercing forward my attack. My arms gave away, my sword dissipating due to low spirit energy and with it the Sword Heart dispersing in light particles.

The Snake Lance coming for me, its power seemingly not lowered at all.

I closed my eyes in fright waiting for a pain that I knew wouldn't last much, death being near, only for the pain to never come. Opening my eyes I saw a warm smile with blood flowing from her mouth.

I instantly recognized who she was, Maya stood in front of, around her eight spirit rings were floating around, showing that she was a spirit douluo. Her body wasn't normal as it seemed to have become something like a red ghost, her body formed by something similar to black blood that flowed all around. This didn't change the fact that She Long's Snake Lance was penetrating her stomach, even if it wasn't a mortal injury it would become one if not treated immediately.

"M-Maya" I stuttered in fright, approaching my trembling hand to her.

She only looked at me with a reassuring smile "Don't worry, young master. I would protect you with my life"

She turned around looking at She Long, even if she was trying to keep her cool self, I knew that she was experimenting an insufferable pain. "I lived my life full of resent, searching for my revenge until I was finally saved by the Seven Treasure Clan. I may be blocked at douluo rank or even father a son, never truly helping the clan. Today, I will finally repay my debt"

She turned her head to me, showing the most brilliant smile "Young master, you have a bright future, I know that you would make great things. Don't be blinded by little things and live a good life". Her rings started shining, the shiniest of what I never saw, powerful energy emitted by her.

"Crrrr" A crack appeared on one of her rings, followed by multiple cracks expanding at all her rings "<Blood Sacrifice>" each of her rings exploded one at a time, with each explosion, the aura around her increased, even more, her body made of blood flowing madly. "Be happy" were her last words before she exploded.

"Maya!" my shout being silenced by the loud explosion that covering all the battlefield in a red mist. Even with so much power, the explosion didn't damage me at all, quite the opposite, it seemed to hug me warmly, protecting me.

The mist started moving away as I broke crying, cursing my own weakness. If only I was stronger, I could have protected my loved ones. Maya always stood there, observing me. She always scared me appeared from nowhere, but she always had a smile in her face and I could confide in her. After my family, she was the closest to me, never considering her as a normal maid.

"That bitch!" My mourning was stopped by an angry shout. Cleaning my tears I saw She Long floating with his lance in his hands. He wasn't unscathed, It seemed that he tried to protect himself with an armor made with rocks. This armor couldn't last the attack and had fallen all apart, some pieces hanging around his body. Wounds were everwhere of his body coating all his body with blood, even his eyes were blood-shot. However, it didn't seem that he had any life-threatening injury.

"A futile suicide to only delay the inevitable" She Long spatted "At least, the bitch had died" he smirked.

"SHUT UP!" I shouted "Maya was more than a shit like you will arrive in all your life!". I was too exhausted to even use my spirit, not talking about blocking or evading.

She Long clenched his teeth "You can reunite with her in hell!" He shouted swinging his lance, shooting three rocks to me.