Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2350

"How can you become the Emerald Knight? We wear the same armor but only I carry the blood of Valeron!" Thrud said in outrage.

"Because despite your pompous self-appointed title, you are no Queen." Sylpha replied. "You weren't crowned in Valeron nor did you imprint the Royal Array and everything left by the First King.

"I did, just like I imprinted the power cores of the six great academies the day after my wedding. All you have is your stolen set of equipment and the cursed academy that you imprinted.

"Too bad that while Arthan was a coward and made it so that the power of the Golden Griffon would be split between him and his meat shields, Valeron was a true King! He fought his battles first-hand, never delegating or putting others into danger for his own ambitions."

"Are you telling me that…" Thrud tried and failed to complete the sentence.

Rarely would a Griffon experience despair but when they reached the white core, it would become a unique event. Yet that was how the Mad Queen felt and her throat was too tight to emit a single word.

"Exactly. The power that the Golden Knight pours into you and your army, every single Knight pours it only into me. And that's not all." An emerald sphere appeared in Sylpha's left palm and when she clenched her fist, the sphere turned into a shield.

An emerald shield made of pure Spirit Magic so dense that it had taken physical form.

"There's no such a thing as Saefel's Shield because the Royals are the shield of the Kingdom. The Emerald Knight is supported by his six elemental Knights and in turn, they are the Saefel Shield of the Royal family!"

The Queen moved on to the offensive, her body empowered to the point that the gap between her and the Mad Queen was gone. The six academies and the Royal Array they formed worked in a similar fashion to Silverwing's fortress.

Each one of them provided Sylpha with a constant stream of elemental energy that answered her will and was mixed with her mana, turning into Spirit Spells. Not only were they all Tower Tier, but the Queen could also instantly cast them as if they were bloodline abilities.

With the Saefel Sword now matching Arthan's and enveloped into a thick layer of Silverwing's Annihilation, Sylpha's mastery of the Royal Blade style immediately turned the tide of battle.

"How can this be?" Tessa was flabbergasted. "How come not even I have ever heard about this?"

"Because as long as Valeron had you guys, you were the only Royal Knights he needed." Tyris replied with a sad smile. "Valeron never intended to use the Royal Array himself. He was a true Awakened and a bright white core.

"Yet he knew that he wouldn't be there forever and that sooner or later his descendants should learn how to defend themselves. Valeron never meant to treat his children like helpless babies who needed his protection.

"Before abdicating the throne, he left everything they might need, but none of it would work if they were cowardly or neglected their training. Were Sylpha a mediocre mage, the influx of power would have already killed her.

"That's the real point of the Royal Ordeal. That's why only those I deem worthy can ascend to the throne."

"Thanks for the history lesson." Fyrwal nodded. "Valeron, I mean the Queen doesn't need us anymore but the kids do. I say we bring the When All Are One array to completion and bring in one member of each race."

"I like how you think." The Titania nodded and Warped them both below.

"We need three people. Care to join us?" She said to Vastor, Dawn, and Dusk.

"Me? A hero? I thought I'd be damned before it happened. After Lith, I get to be Valeron as well." The Master laughed in disbelief.

"Sure." The Horsemen said, yet they shuddered at the memory of Valeron's Blade Spell cutting Dawn's crystal asunder and almost killing her.