96 – Conservation Sorcery

With the Divine Child and the Priest now shielded behind their knight, Felicia stood firm like a steel tower, blocking Teresa’s path like a protective mother hen. With her formidable defense, Teresa found no way to target those in the backline.

Felicia showed no intention of attacking, so Teresa nocked her arrow and drew her bow—but didn’t immediately release. The wings of light extending from either end of the wooden bow gathered power, the energy visibly intensifying.

Wenfu didn’t stay idle either. While Teresa charged up her shot, she activated her Divine Authority to transfer a portion of her power to Teresa, reinforcing her next Divine Authority attack.

A soft peach-colored aura fluttered like a thread, linking itself to Teresa’s light arrow.

Felicia, perhaps worried about the safety of her backline, made no move to interrupt Teresa’s charge-up.

Gold interwove with peach. Two radiant energies burst skyward from Teresa’s fingertips, surging into a storm of Divine Power.

The gust howled with power. Solid rock was shredded into fragments. In an instant, sand and stones went flying.

As tough stones crumbled to dust, the massive arrow of gold and peach tore through the air. Where it passed, the ground split open with jagged scars. Chunks of earth were hurled aside like crashing waves, turning the entire field of vision into a brilliant storm of light and dust.

Even Teresa was slightly surprised by the magnitude of the impact.

Charged light arrows were several times stronger than rapid-fire ones, but this leap in destructive power went beyond a simple multiplier.

The reason was clear—this was the result of a top-tier Priest Divine Princess’s blessing.

Teresa hadn’t forgotten: Felicia’s Divine Authority resistance wasn’t low, but among her four resistances, it was still the weakest—just 2.5 stars.

Before climbing the mountain, Teresa had already been thinking about how to crack Felicia’s armor-like domain.

Knowing her resistances at a glance, the answer was obvious: victory would be decided through Divine Authority.

But would it really be that easy?

Would Felicia really not be aware of her own weakness? Would she not take precautions?

In the blink of an eye, the dual-colored arrow was already at point-blank range.

At this distance, Felicia couldn’t possibly dodge it in time. She simply raised her Crown Greatsword in a defensive posture.

Blocking it head-on? Was that even possible?

Teresa frowned slightly. She didn’t believe Felicia was some hot-blooded idiot who didn’t understand the stakes. So why...?

Her keen vision caught the faint, confident smile curling at Felicia’s lips.

Could she really be confident in blocking such a massive Divine Authority-infused attack?

Impossible...

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The arrow struck Felicia’s sword, and the overwhelming power detonated on contact, engulfing Felicia in a Divine Power explosion.

Did it work!?

Wenfu, seeing this, was caught between shock and hope.

She was stunned that it had connected so easily. She had full confidence in her Divine Authority. Until now, no one had withstood an attack blessed by her. Every single hit had been a one-shot kill.

The damage multiplier was overwhelming—enough to crush any opponent of the same level.

But… why hadn’t Felicia dodged?

On Teresa’s side, her expression finally took on a rare seriousness.

Why was that?

As the chaotic burst of Divine Power faded, the Crown Greatsword still stood there—like a towering mountain, unmoved and inviolable.

Felicia hoisted the sword back onto her delicate shoulder, her amber twin-tails swaying gently. Even her hairstyle remained unruffled by the devastating attack.

“What…?”

Wenfu’s blue eyes were wide with disbelief. Looking at the seemingly untouched Felicia, she even began to question whether she had forgotten to activate her Divine Authority at all.

If the attack had been dodged or countered with Divine Authority, she would have accepted that. But taking it to the face and coming out unscathed? That was unacceptable for someone who believed so deeply in her own power.

Why?

Did Felicia’s Divine Authority resistance somehow match her sky-high physical defense? Was it so high that even such a devastating strike couldn’t faze her?

Or was this... her domain effect?

A domain that nullified Divine Authority? How was anyone supposed to fight that?!

She suddenly remembered that match during the Divine Princess preliminaries—no matter what was thrown at Felicia, she’d walked away without a scratch. A sense of despair crept in.

Maybe… challenging Felicia had been too reckless after all...

Feeling lost, she glanced at Teresa—only to see that the golden-haired girl remained as calm and composed as ever, her jade-glass eyes glowing faintly, her expression utterly serene.

The blue glow from the golden-trimmed butterfly hairpin at Teresa’s temple gently pulsed. Her emerald eyes shimmered with a faint radiance.

Wenfu had no idea what was happening. Her thoughts spiraled into baseless assumptions, making Felicia into some undefeatable monster—and in the process, shattering her own morale.

But Teresa knew exactly what was going on. Aside from initial surprise, her mind remained composed.

Felicia Zorsha [Throne’s Aegis]

Physical Resistance: 2.5

Magic Resistance: 4

Alchemy Resistance: 3

Divine Authority Resistance: 9

A 9-star Divine Authority resistance. Odd, right?

But as soon as you looked at her current physical resistance, everything became clear.

Her Divine Authority and physical resistances had been swapped.

Felicia herself definitely didn’t have the ability to switch her resistances. Teresa noticed a small blue symbol next to Felicia’s status bar—indicating she was under the effect of someone else’s Divine Authority.

The source: the shy Priest Divine Princess behind her.

Teresa scanned the Priest:

Name: Anna Akane

Domain: [Constant Domain] LV6

Physical Resistance: 3

Magic Resistance: 3

Alchemy Resistance: 2

Divine Authority Resistance: 2

Domain Effect: When HP falls below 20%, all resistances are reallocated to match the type of incoming damage.

Divine Authority: [Conservation Sorcery] LV7

Effect: Targets someone other than the user. Swaps the target’s four resistances. Current range: 5 meters. Cooldown: 40 seconds. (Scales with level)

So that’s how it is.

Without changing her expression, Teresa instantly understood their trick.

The Divine Authority level was still relatively low—the cooldown alone was forty seconds.

While Wenfu spiraled into panic, Teresa had already made her decision. She slung the bow onto her back and pressed her hands to the ground.

[Sacred Oblivion: Forge Blade]

Two earth-element blades took shape in her hands. Without hesitation, she charged forward.

Her action shocked all four of the others present—and stunned the viewers in the plaza.

Felicia was especially surprised.

Amazed that her bluff hadn’t fooled Teresa—and more importantly, shocked that a ranger could use a knight-class Divine Authority skill like weapon transformation.

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